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Virgin Media O2 taps Juniper to upgrade core IP backbone for 800G readiness

Need for increased data capacity and flexible scalability highlighted by 32% traffic growth on its mobile network,16% growth in broadband data downloads and a peak traffic load of 22TB over the past year Continue Reading

10 benefits of adopting project portfolio management

Project portfolio management takes a centralized approach to managing projects and focuses on aligning projects with company goals. Learn how it adds value to project management. Continue Reading

AWS opens Melbourne region, to invest $4.5bn by 2037

Amazon Web Services’ new Melbourne cloud region will better serve Australian customers such as ANZ Bank and is expected to benefit over 2,500 full-time jobs in the country Continue Reading

5 examples of e-commerce content marketing strategies

Content marketing strategies with personalization, thought leadership research, SEO and diverse content types can help e-commerce companies reach and engage more customers. Continue Reading

4 main types of artificial intelligence: Explained

AI technology can exceed human performance in many areas, but it is still no match for the human brain. Learn about the four main types of AI. Continue Reading

AI vs. machine learning vs. deep learning: Key differences

AI terms are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same. Understand the difference between artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning. Continue Reading

HR budgets, tech spending will be flat this year

HR tech spending will increase slightly, although some investments may be harder to track given the rise of WorkTech. Continue Reading

Google faces new DOJ lawsuit over advertising technology

The DOJ alleges that Google maintains an illegal monopoly over advertising technology used by website publishers and advertisers. Continue Reading

5 AI risks businesses must confront and how to address them

Some risks associated with implementing AI systems are familiar to enterprise leaders; these five are unique to AI. Here's how to address them. Continue Reading

How to formulate a winning AI strategy

Executives are aware of the value artificial intelligence in its many forms can bring to enterprises yet devising a viable AI strategy can be as complex as the technology itself. Continue Reading

Can Microsoft Teams send text messages?

As more companies move to remote work, IT teams can enable sending text messages through Microsoft Teams for quicker and easier communication among users. Continue Reading

Risk & Repeat: Another T-Mobile data breach disclosed

This podcast episode discusses the latest T-Mobile breach -- the third in less than three years -- in which a threat actor stole personal data from 37 million customer accounts. Continue Reading

9 top applications of artificial intelligence in business

The use of AI in business applications and operations is expanding. Learn about where enterprises are applying AI and the benefits AI applications are driving. Continue Reading

Customer data, encryption key stolen in GoTo breach

GoTo's breach update follows the recent disclosure made by GoTo subsidiary LastPass, which similarly lost significant sensitive customer data in a breach last year. Continue Reading

How AI and marketing will influence our future

AI changes marketing strategies by using predictive analytics and automating some time-consuming tasks to increase efficiency; however, there are considerations as you adopt AI. Continue Reading

The top 5 benefits of AI in banking and finance

The strategic deployment of AI in banking and finance can bring substantial benefits. Learn about how AI tools are transforming financial services and the risks to be mindful of. Continue Reading

Chinese IoT suppliers expose UK businesses to espionage and data theft

Chinese companies supplying network components, known as IoT modules, post a greater long-term threat to UK security than the now banned 5G supplier Huawei, according to a study by a Chinese expert and former diplomat Continue Reading

7 key benefits of AI for business

Leading AI experts expound on seven areas where artificial intelligence technologies can improve business operations and services. Continue Reading

Arrow gets the nod from Lenovo to take on TruScale

Distributor Arrow will deliver Lenovo’s infrastructure-as-a-service offering globally, adding it onto the list of products available on its cloud platform Continue Reading

How to migrate to a media asset management system

What is media asset management, and what can it do for your organization? It's like digital asset management, but it aims for better video and multimedia storage and maintenance. Continue Reading

AI use cases in banking create opportunities, improve systems

AI has become increasingly more common in the banking industry and has found a home sifting through data, improving back-end systems and assisting with customer service. Continue Reading

How to become an artificial intelligence engineer

Learn what it takes to launch a rewarding career as an AI engineer, including required skills, responsibilities, qualifications, educational opportunities and top salaries. Continue Reading

UK insurers need to up their game on cyber gaps, says PRA

Gaps and limitations in how insurers respond to cyber risk need to be addressed, according to the Bank of England regulator, the Prudential Regulation Authority Continue Reading

Microsoft offers developer guidance on green software tools

Microsoft, UBS and others back developers' use of open source carbon-aware tools. Two case studies -- one enterprise and one academic -- demonstrate green software tools in action. Continue Reading

How do big data and AI work together?

Enterprises are leaning on big data to train AI algorithms and, in turn, are using AI to understand big data. The results are pushing operations forward. Continue Reading

IT’s shift to the cloud: Veeam’s data protection report in detail

With half of servers in the cloud, most backup and nearly all disaster recovery cloud-centric, the shift to the cloud is significant – but container backup is one area that is yet to settle down Continue Reading

Nationwide Building Society CIO to join Co-operative Bank

Gary Delooze to join Co-operative Bank as CIO after six years heading up Nationwide Building Society’s IT department Continue Reading

IT budgets under pressure spur tool consolidation

As the tech industry suffers layoffs and slowing growth, IT organizations such as Boeing are handing some of their IT vendors pink slips of their own. Continue Reading

5 ways to enable secure software development in 2023

Security teams have to help developers ensure security software development, but in today's rapidly scaling cloud environments, it's a challenging task. Continue Reading

Evaluate Wi-Fi mapping tools and best practices

As Wi-Fi is now a critical component of enterprise network connectivity, Wi-Fi mapping helps teams evaluate their wireless coverage. Learn the basics of Wi-Fi mapping. Continue Reading

SSRF attacks hit 100,000 businesses globally since November

There has been a dramatic increase in attacks exploiting the ProxyNotShell/OWASSRF exploit chains to target Microsoft Exchange servers Continue Reading

Fake online contest makes Yahoo! most phished brand of Q4 2022

Yahoo! was the most frequently phished brand during the last three months of 2022, according to a report Continue Reading

SMEs keen on embedded finance, but more choice needed to increase take-up

Suppliers to small and medium-sized enterprises need to offer more choice when embedding financial products in their services if take-up is to increase Continue Reading

Executive interview: Andrew Roughan, CEO, Plexal

Plexal CEO Andrew Roughan talks about how tech startups collaborate with the government to transform public services, the barriers to entry, and how the process can be improved Continue Reading

Samsung completes KDDI 5G SA network slicing field trial, inks Nokia patent licence

Korean tech giant makes further strides in 5G in first demonstration of network slicing using RIC on a live 5G SA network with leading Japanese operator, and signs patent agreement with Finnish comms tech provider to combine 5G technology expertise Continue Reading

Vodacom lands 2Africa subsea cable in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

What is described as ‘transformative’ subsea cable lands at the Vodacom facility in Gqeberha at South Africa’s Eastern Cape to provide a gateway to direct international connectivity for faster, more reliable internet services in the country and drive digital inclusion Continue Reading

GraphQL API Security: 5-things developers should know

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written in full by Sandeep Devarkonda in his role as VP of customer success at Hasura.  Hasura is known for its technology designed to ... Continue Reading

BBC under scrutiny over its digital strategy

In this week’s Computer Weekly, the BBC faces in-depth scrutiny over its digital plans – we take a look at progress. Do you need to keep data forever? We examine the technologies behind infinite storage. And we find out about the digital transformation challenges in vehicle dealerships. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Best project portfolio management software and tools in 2023

Project portfolio management software and tools in 2023 promote strategic management of projects and agile tactics. Read our PPM list for guidance on which tools do what. Continue Reading

What Microsoft's new investment in OpenAI means for Google

The investment was expected as ChatGPT drew immediate worldwide attention. Observers now look to Google to see how the dominant search vendor will respond to ChatGPT's popularity. Continue Reading

IT services industry looks to cyber, cloud consulting for growth

Service providers are looking to cybersecurity and cloud consulting services -- particularly those that optimize clients' existing resources -- to sustain their growth in 2023. Continue Reading

The ins and outs of indefinite storage

Indefinite storage addresses the issue that archived data may need to be kept well beyond the lifespan of the technology it was written for. We find out what it is and why you might need it. Continue Reading

Decision intelligence changes operations across industries

Decision intelligence speeds up the process of delivering data to decision-makers efficiently, improving operations across industries including retail, healthcare and trucking. Continue Reading

BBC assures UK Parliament digital transformation plans are on track

MPs probe broadcaster’s senior management over plans to reconstruct organisation to be fit for purpose in modern media industry and satisfy multiplatform needs of licence fee payers. Continue Reading

Try out PowerShell grep equivalents with these examples

Though less well known than grep, PowerShell cmdlets such as Select-String have extensive search capabilities in their own right. Explore use cases for both in this tutorial. Continue Reading

AI tools list for developers

Smart systems are changing the way organizations create modern software. Here's a list of 10 AI tools that every development team should think about integrating into their workflow. Continue Reading

8 cybersecurity roles to consider

Cybersecurity is an exciting and increasingly important field with a wealth of career opportunities. Explore eight cybersecurity roles and the skills, talent and experience required. Continue Reading

5 steps to identify and fix Windows 11 performance issues

Windows 11 administrators may encounter numerous desktops with varying performance issues. Follow these steps to identify the root cause of the performance issues and fix them. Continue Reading

CIO interview: Ed Higgs, group director of IT shared services, Rentokil Initial

The pest control provider has consolidated 77 datacentres globally to just three – but with a corporate culture of acquisitions, there’s still a lot more to do Continue Reading

SMEs upping security investment in face of growing threats

Research from Datto has provided an update on attitudes across the customer base, and findings from S-RM has underlined ongoing problems developing in-house expertise Continue Reading

Trellix automates patching for 62,000 vulnerable open source projects

Since revealing startling statistics about the prevalence of a 15-year-old Python vulnerability, Trellix says it has helped fix almost 62,000 vulnerable projects in the past four months Continue Reading

Compare the top 13 CDP software products in 2023

CDPs, which vendors may sell as standalone products or as subsets of CRM systems, help organizations build detailed customer profiles. Top CDPs include Emarsys and Oracle Unity CDP. Continue Reading

Experts applaud expansion of Apple's E2E encryption

Amidst growing privacy concerns and data breach threats, Apple launched Advanced Data Protection for U.S. customers last month to secure almost all data stored in iCloud. Continue Reading

NGX: Turkish arrays to challenge US mainstream storage vendors

Ankara-based NGX offers block, file and unified storage with use of cache and RAM to speed access. Software-defined storage, cloud and NVMe-over-fabrics are also coming Continue Reading

The rise of fraud in pop culture is impacting consumers’ digital trust

Shows such as The Tinder Swindler and Inventing Anna were big money-earners for Netflix in 2022, but Onfido’s Mike Tuchen says their popularity risks damaging consumer trust Continue Reading

Royal Society calls on public sector to pilot privacy tech

The Royal Society says public sector bodies should lead the way in piloting privacy-enhancing technologies to unlock the value of data without compromising privacy and data rights, but lack of standards and incentives mean adoption is slow Continue Reading

UK government reveals further ESN contract details

Latest chapter in UK Emergency Services Network saga sees termination of Motorola contract for comms equipment and supplies, software packages and software development services Continue Reading

NCSC warning over cyber risk to charity sector

Cash-strapped charities without the resource to tackle their resilience deficit are increasingly at risk from malicious actors, says the NCSC Continue Reading

More than 1,000 tech roles chopped at Capital One

US bank makes tech job cuts as its digital transformation moves into a new phase Continue Reading

Cloud egress costs: What they are and how to dodge them

We look at how cloud providers charge to move data from their cloud, including to other providers and between storage in the same cloud, and what you can do to mitigate “bill shock” Continue Reading

Is composable business most essential technology trend to meet challenges of 2023 and beyond?

By 2024, Gartner believes that 70% of large and medium-sized enterprises will have composability as a key criteria for new application planning Continue Reading

FAA outage highlights importance of high availability

An outage of a critical FAA system highlights a need for enterprises to ensure availability and recovery of critical systems, even if industry best practices aren't attainable. Continue Reading

4 tips to find cyber insurance coverage in 2023

The cyber insurance industry is settling down but isn't without challenges. Read up on cyber insurance in 2023 and how to get the most from your organization's coverage this year. Continue Reading

Royal Mail making limited progress on ransomware recovery

Royal Mail asks customers to hold back from sending post overseas as some services get back on track, while a report warns that disruptive attacks on critical infrastructure are set to become more common Continue Reading

California privacy law might push online age verification

The California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act goes into effect in 2024, meaning businesses with users under the age of 18 should start preparing to comply soon. Continue Reading

Evernote and Notion take aim at enterprise collaboration market

Notion and Evernote -- best known as personal note-taking apps -- are pivoting to serve as enterprise collaboration tools. Are they viable options yet? Continue Reading

How to select a security analytics platform, plus vendor options

Security analytics platforms aren't traditional SIEM systems, but rather separate platforms or a SIEM add-on. Learn more about these powerful and important tools. Continue Reading

Latest Google Cloud AI shines spotlight on retail automation

AI-powered automated inventory tracking systems aren't perfect. However, retailers with high rates of lost sales from missing items in stores could still achieve a decent ROI. Continue Reading

How cloud-managed Wi-Fi simplifies policy and AP controls

Cloud-managed Wi-Fi provides IT groups with several benefits, including policy enforcement, network management and consistent AP configuration across multiple sites. Continue Reading

6 cybersecurity buzzwords to know in 2023

Enterprise Strategy Group research indicates many organizations will increase cybersecurity spending in 2023, and with that comes an evolving set of vendor buzzwords to sort out. Continue Reading

How common is commonsense AI?

'Machines like Us' co-author Ron Brachman explains what it would take to build common sense into AI systems and the benefits of doing so. Continue Reading

10 AI use cases in manufacturing

Manufacturing companies are turning to AI to streamline the way they do business and increase efficiency. Here are 10 common use cases. Continue Reading

Sustainability goals should focus on business practices first

In this Q&A, Schneider Electric's Michael Lotfy discusses why and how organizations need to step up efforts to reduce CO2 emissions to meet carbon reduction targets. Continue Reading

3 enterprise ROBO backup factors admins should think about

Remote office data backup comes with its own unique challenges and considerations. Backup type and media can be affected by the ROBO locations and staffing needs, so choose wisely. Continue Reading

Effective business continuity requires evolution and a plan

Investment in business continuity is one of the best ways to get an organization back on its feet during and after an incident. Updated plans are critical to avoid a crisis. Continue Reading

T-Mobile data breach affects 37M customers

T-Mobile said a threat actor first began using an API in November to obtain the personal data of 37 million customer accounts, though no financial data was affected. Continue Reading

Risk & Repeat: Breaking down the LastPass breach

This podcast episode discusses the fallout of the recent LastPass breach, in which a threat actor stole encrypted logins and unencrypted website URLs from the password manager. Continue Reading

Bulk of security sales will go through the channel

Forecasts from Canalys around the prospects for the year ahead make it clear partners have a crucial role to play in delivering security technology Continue Reading

Troubleshooting the most common issues with Windows 11

When Windows 11 administrators encounter an issue with a desktop without a clear fix, they should perform general troubleshooting steps in a specific order to minimize risk. Continue Reading

Barclays Eagle Labs awarded Digital Growth Grant over Tech Nation

Barclays Eagle Labs incubator to take over Tech Nation’s role in administering UK government digital growth grant amid backlash from startup ecosystem Continue Reading

Tech workforce cuts accelerate with Alphabet layoff

Citing economic concerns, Google's parent company, Alphabet, is laying off 12,000 employees. That puts the total number of tech layoffs in 2023 at more than 30,000. Continue Reading

Multi-tenancy, faster recovery headline Arcserve UDP 9.0

Arcserve's Unified Data Protection 9.0 adds better recovery for Microsoft SQL and Oracle databases and a multi-tenancy console, and paves the way for future cloud integrations. Continue Reading

Snowflake acquires Mobilize.net tools to aid cloud migration

The vendor purchased SnowConvert, a set of tools designed to automate some of the onerous coding work required to migrate data out of on-premises databases to the cloud. Continue Reading

4 ways HR can support and develop managers

Managers may be inexperienced and require help facing today's business challenges. Learn how HR leaders can help managers succeed in their roles. Continue Reading

10 steps to achieve AI implementation in your business

Maximizing the value of insights into your business, industry and competition requires a thoughtful, creative, experimental, incremental and team approach to deploying AI. Continue Reading

The evolution of containers: Docker, Kubernetes and the future

Container technology is almost as old as VMs, although IT wasn't talking about the topic until Docker, Kubernetes and other tech made waves that caused a frenzy of activity. Continue Reading

Can the economic slowdown propel digital innovation?

The economic downturn is starting to hurt the major tech firms but it is going to be interesting to watch how they react. Any changes they make will have a profound impact on how corporate IT ... Continue Reading

DataCore software-defined storage helps car firm avoid breakdowns

Bontaz used to face regular IT outages that took too long to recover from. Then it got DataCore software-defined storage and the ability to rapidly recover from downtime Continue Reading

How the cost of living crisis is impacting IT

The worsening economic climate is leading to job cuts across the IT sector, with Microsoft only the latest to announce thousands of layoffs - but CIOs will still struggle to find the talent they urgently need Continue Reading

Veeam survey finds ransomware blocks digital transformation

Annual report shows secular trend to the cloud and increased use of containers, but prevalence of ransomware attacks means digital transformation is hindered Continue Reading

Atempo plots course to containerised backup with S3 storage

Containerised modularised backup services will allow integration with third-party systems and backup storage unified onto S3 object storage for cost and analytics purposes Continue Reading

Five-minute interview: Armin Neumaier, Cisco ThousandEyes

The latest to share an insight into their career and life is the head of partner and channel sales EMEA at Cisco ThousandEyes, Armin Neumaier Continue Reading

How Mondelez is driving change with tech

From empowering citizen developers to deploying drones to monitor the health of cocoa trees, snack company Mondelez has been firing on all cylinders to disrupt the old ways of doing things Continue Reading

How the Australian Red Cross coped with a donation surge

The Australian Red Cross adopted Boomi’s integration platform to manage the surge in donations in response to the floods in New South Wales and Queensland earlier this year Continue Reading

Top IT predictions in APAC in 2023

Robotics, cross-cloud data mobility and cyber insurance are some of the key trends that will shape Asia-Pacific’s technology landscape in 2023 Continue Reading

CW APAC January 2023 – Trend Watch: CIO Trends

As we enter a new year, it remains vital for IT leaders to keep track of the latest developments across the industry. In this handbook, focused on CIO trends in the Asia-Pacific region, Computer Weekly looks at predictions for 2023, how the Australian Red Cross managed a donation surge, Mondelez’s digital transformation and Singapore’s public sector IT strategy Continue Reading

Year-on-year growth down to more customers, says Ocado

As the customer landscape shifts, Ocado reports year-on-year revenue growth in the last quarter of 2022, bolstered by a successful Christmas Continue Reading

WhatsApp’s £4.8m fine raises questions for organisations using behavioural advertising

The Irish Data Protection Commissioner has fined WhatsApp, owned by Meta, in a case that will raise questions for organisations that rely on contracts rather than consent to comply with GDPR when offering behavioural advertising Continue Reading

Deloitte: Four major comms trends to navigate in year ahead

Consultancy’s predictions for the coming 12 months highlight challenges from macroeconomic headwinds, complex capital funding, sustainability and the transformation towards more tech-centric models Continue Reading

Retool mobile, a shiny spanner for native iOS & Android apps

Enterprise software application development uses ‘tools’. Embracing the notion of virtual software-based spanners and wrenches enough to name its company after this reality, Retool describes itself ... Continue Reading