Cloud computing use cases

GANs vs. VAEs: What is the best generative AI approach?

The use of generative AI is taking off across industries. Two popular approaches are GANs, which are used to generate multimedia, and VAEs, used more for signal analysis. Continue Reading

SambaNova aims to meet generative AI challenges

The vendor's new platform enables enterprises to build generative models with their own data. The approach aims to resolve privacy and data ownership problems with generative AI. Continue Reading

A strong security culture comes from within

The experience of managed service provider Littlefish demonstrates the benefits of developing a company-wide appreciation of security Continue Reading

White House cybersecurity plan collides with SecOps reality

The White House Cybersecurity Strategy sets lofty goals. But recent market research suggests a significant number of enterprises don't follow existing SecOps best practices. Continue Reading

Global fixed and mobile business broadband to flourish from 5G

Improvements in quality of services and changes in the way business buyers use 5G network services will drive uptick in enterprise comms in the office and on the road, finds Omdia study Continue Reading

CDO interview: Athina Kanioura, chief strategy and transformation officer, PepsiCo

Multinational food, snack and beverage firm PepsiCo is halfway through a five-year digital transformation strategy that aims to create ‘a totally different company’ Continue Reading

Cisco, HPE plug holes in cloud security portfolios

Hewlett Packard Enterprise also unveiled plans to acquire Athonet, an Italian company that provides cellular technology for private 4G and 5G networks. Continue Reading

Eglon to leave Agilitas this summer

Chief marketing officer shares his reasons for leaving as he is thanked for his service to the channel player Continue Reading

Amid slow growth, Josh James back as Domo CEO

With revenue at a standstill over the past three months and little growth projected for the next three, the vendor's founder is back in his old role, with growth as his main goal. Continue Reading

UK National Audit Office slams mistakes as ESN bill soars to £2bn

Financial watchdog bites UK government in report investigating £2bn Emergency Services Network project, which has been plagued by delays, budget overruns and rows over value for money Continue Reading

7 examples of sustainable marketing

Organizations can help the environment, society and their bottom line at the same time with sustainable marketing. Examples include charity partnerships and social transparency. Continue Reading

Qualtrics' customer experience tools enter rage-filled times

Qualtrics rolls out new customer experience tools while it ponders a buyout from Silver Lake, a private equity firm. Continue Reading

New integration links Teradata's VantageCloud with Azure ML

The data management and analytics vendor's integration with the tech giant's cloud service for ModelOps aims to better enable joint users to build, train and deploy ML models. Continue Reading

long to String in Java

The easiest way to convert from a long to a String in Java is to add the long to an empty set of double quotes with the plus operator. If that's not good enough, here's a list of other conversion ... Continue Reading

UK government introduces revised data reform bill to Parliament

Designed in close collaboration with technology businesses, the UK government is re-introducing an updated version of its Data Protection and Digital Information Bill to Parliament, which civil society groups say upends key safeguards Continue Reading

Five-minute interview: Erik Nicolai, Workspace 365

Another candidate answers the questions and reveals a little bit more about themselves and their role in the channel. This time, we chat to Workspace 365 founder Erik Nicolai Continue Reading

How ForgeRock is tackling identity management

ForgeRock CEO Fran Rosch has set the identity and access management software supplier on a path to deliver a frictionless identity experience without compromising security or privacy Continue Reading

Procurement AI: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

We speak to BT’s procurement chief about the role of artificial intelligence and how conversational AI will improve workflows Continue Reading

OpenSSF welcomes member ‘commitments’

The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) has a membership base, obviously, but joining this cross-industry organisation hosted at the Linux Foundation isn’t just a question of signing up for a ... Continue Reading

Executive interview: BT chief procurement officer, Cyril Pourrat

BT Sourced is part of BT Group and aims to tackle the telecommunications giant’s multibillion-pound spending. We speak to its procurement chief Continue Reading

Women on Boards: how to get there, how to flourish there

Having a good network, listening to advice, taking on more responsibility coupled with drive and commitment can help women reach a place on the board Continue Reading

Best practices for strong IoT design SLAs

Companies that hire designers to develop their IoT systems should shop around first and ensure that they have strong and comprehensive SLAs. Continue Reading

Research examines security operations proficiency issues

Instead of looking at where security operations teams excel, Enterprise Strategy Group asked security pros where teams are least proficient. Learn where and how to fix it. Continue Reading

Biden administration raises software liability questions

This Risk & Repeat podcast episode discusses the White House's National Cybersecurity Strategy and its proposal to hold technology companies liable for insecure software. Continue Reading

What are the best file managers for Mac devices?

If the native macOS file manager is lacking, IT can look to third-party options for advanced features. Commander One, ForkLift and Path Finder are three alternatives to consider. Continue Reading

Vishing attacks increasing, but AI's role still unclear

The volume of vishing attacks continues to rise. But threat researchers say it's difficult to attribute such threats to artificial intelligence tools and deepfake technology. Continue Reading

HubSpot intros AI tools to make content creation easier

The new AI tools are aimed at marketing, sales and customer service teams that create websites and blogs. They also provide customers with a natural language chat-based experience. Continue Reading

IT worker evidence reveals a toxic Post Office IT helpdesk that discriminated against subpostmasters

IT worker tells public inquiry that the Post Office Horizon helpdesk was toxic, rudderless and racist Continue Reading

AI in the Netherlands: Talent, data and responsibility

Applied researchers in the Netherlands are working to bring AI to a higher level Continue Reading

Culture eats technology in digital transformation

Digital transformation without culture change is an empty phrase, but get the balance right and you can reap rewards Continue Reading

Databricks adds new ML modeling tool to lakehouse platform

The machine learning modeling tool eliminates the need for users to manage complex serving infrastructures by enabling them to launch machine learning models as REST APIs. Continue Reading

Nine in 10 enterprises fell victim to successful phishing in 2022

Egress annual email security risk report breaks down impacts of email-based phishing attacks and data loss, and the effect these can have on organisations in terms of staff retention and morale Continue Reading

Epicor swoops for ISV partner

Financial planning player Epicor adds more depth to portfolio with the addition of established developer DSPanel Continue Reading

Top 5 metaverse events in 2023

The metaverse is changing and evolving at a fast pace. Here are some events where businesses can learn more about this immersive technology and how to use it. Continue Reading

Nationwide goes cloud native to transform payments

Nationwide Building Society is moving retail payments from on-premise systems to a cloud-native platform Continue Reading

Dutch hospitals underestimate impact of cyber attack

IT failures in acute care healthcare organisations in the Netherlands have considerably increased since 2010, affecting patient care and stressing the need to improve IT security in hospitals Continue Reading

Salesforce joins generative AI ranks with Einstein GPT

The CRM giant capitalizes on GPT 3.5 tech, weaving generative AI into code creation, Slack tools and customer interactions. The vendor also launched a $250M AI investment fund. Continue Reading

What can security teams learn from a year of cyber warfare?

With the passing of the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, we reflect on the ongoing cyber war, and ask what security leaders can learn from the past 12 months Continue Reading

Taking back control: Could a distributed model breed a better AI?

AI tools such as ChatGPT are trained on datasets scraped from the web, but you don’t have much say if your data is used. Technologist Bruce Schneier says it’s time to give control of AI training data back to the people Continue Reading

String to long in Java

The one correct way to convert a String to long in Java is with the parseLong method of the wrapper class. The constructor conversion approach is deprecated! Use parse instead. Continue Reading

Mobile operator Three cuts datacentre cooling energy usage through EkkoSense deployment

Mobile operator Three enlisted the help of EkkoSense to reduce the amount of energy used to cool four of its legacy datacentres as part of a cost- and carbon-cutting initiative Continue Reading

Jitterbit acquires low-code Zudy

Data integration, automation and API-development company Jitterbit has acquired Zudy, a no-code/low-code (NC/LC) application development platform provider. Zudy’s platform, Vinyl, is used by a ... Continue Reading

Spring Budget 2023: Campaign calls on government to ‘fix or ditch’ IR35

Ahead of next week’s Spring Budget, contracting authority ContractorCalculator is calling on freelance IT workers to join campaign centred on getting government to ‘fix or ditch’ IR35 tax rules Continue Reading

Can the UK keep its fintech crown?

In this week’s Computer Weekly, two years after the Kalifa report laid out a roadmap for continued fintech sector growth, UK entrepreneurs and startups are worried about the lack of progress. We look at the top tech trends in retail and find out which companies are leading the way. And we examine six ways to slash IT emissions. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

APAC IT leaders bullish on tech spending

Over half of respondents in this year’s IT Priorities study have bigger IT budgets as they continue to make strategic investments in cyber security, cloud and automation, among other areas Continue Reading

10 top AI and machine learning trends for 2023

Multi-modal learning, ChatGPT, the industrial metaverse -- learn about the top trends in AI for 2023 and how they promise to transform how business gets done. Continue Reading

U.S. agencies look to existing rules for crypto, Web3 regulation

While the EU is considering new cryptocurrency regulation, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is focused on heightening enforcement of existing rules. Continue Reading

Police raids target 'core' DoppelPaymer ransomware members

A coordinated law enforcement effort last week resulted in raids and arrest warrants against 'core members' of the infamous DoppelPaymer ransomware group. Continue Reading

9 practice questions on twisted-pair network cables

Take this practice quiz on twisted-pair cables, sampled from 'Networking Essentials: A CompTIA Network+ N10-008 Textbook,' to test your understanding for the certification exam. Continue Reading

New high-volume agent connectors highlight Fivetran update

The data ingestion specialist's latest platform update focuses on enabling users to ingest high volumes of data to fuel real-time analysis and adds a new private deployment option. Continue Reading

7 key benefits of mobile device management for businesses

Mobile device management tools offer several benefits, like improved productivity and enhanced security, to organizations that use mobile devices for business tasks. Continue Reading

An introduction to twisted-pair cable wiring

This excerpt from 'Networking Essentials: A CompTIA Network+ N10-008 Textbook' provides an overview of twisted-pair network cables and acts as a study tool for the exam. Continue Reading

How to avoid the double-hop problem with PowerShell

IT pros who manage with PowerShell will run into the double-hop problem and use CredSSP to work around it. This tutorial offers a more streamlined way to avoid that roadblock. Continue Reading

Considerations for configuring twisted-pair cables

In this Q&A, author Jeffrey Beasley discusses what students who plan to take the CompTIA Network+ exam should know about twisted-pair cables, from configuration to troubleshooting. Continue Reading

Fintech industry calls for regulatory change to help struggling consumers

Fintech trade body calls for regulatory changes to allow fintechs to broaden services for people struggling in the cost-of-living crisis Continue Reading

How to evaluate cloud vs. on-premises MDM, EMM or UEM

Organizations should consider whether an on-premises or cloud MDM or UEM platform is best. Determine how to make the decision and, if that decision is cloud, migrate without issues. Continue Reading

Podcast: 2023 compliance and storage outlook

Geopolitical instability casts its shadow as organisations must think about cyber attacks, data location and what to do if things change quickly. We talk to Mathieu Gorge, CEO of Vigitrust Continue Reading

Over 50s and IR35: How retired IT workers could help close the tech sector skills gap

With the UK government wanting to get more people who took early retirement in the wake of the pandemic back to work, recruitment experts ponder if encouraging them to work on a freelance basis could close the IT sector’s skills gap Continue Reading

How to create an incident response playbook

Working from an incident response playbook can speed organizations' responses to cyber attacks. Find out how to build repeatable playbooks to use for different types of incidents. Continue Reading

Channel round-up: Who’s gone where?

Another busy week across the industry, with some notable personnel moves that impact the channel Continue Reading

How to upload and download files with PowerShell FTP script

By using the .NET WebClient class and PowerShell, Windows admins can upload and download files to FTP. Review the general process and corresponding examples to get started. Continue Reading

Guinness World Records goes digital

Guinness World Records has been around since 1955. Over the past 20 years, it has transformed from book publishing to consultancy and digital content creation, most recently marshalling NetSuite Continue Reading

Lords Committee to investigate use of AI-powered weapons systems

House of Lords to investigate the use of artificial intelligence in weapons systems, following UK government publication of AI defence strategy in June 2022 Continue Reading

Microsoft integrates GPT into Power Apps and AI Builder

The tech giant's new Power Platform features enable enterprises to use OpenAI’s GPT technology to create their own AI-powered bots or summarize and create content. Continue Reading

Microsoft's new Dynamics 365 Copilot uses generative AI

Copilot accelerates routine tasks for marketing and sales teams like creating email responses and collecting customer insight data, intensifying the AI race in CRM software. Continue Reading

Capita continues divestment strategy with HR sell-off

Firm sells off more of the portfolio as it continues to trim the focus to its two core businesses, Capita Public Service and Capita Experience Continue Reading

How to get mainframe modernisation right

Around a third of mainframe modernisation efforts fail, but that doesn’t need to be the case if organisations can harness the best of mainframe and distributed architectures, according to Rocket Software Continue Reading

Government announces Science and Technology framework

The government has announced the first major work completed by its recently launched Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Continue Reading

Advantages of Java

There are almost too many advantages of Java to list, but this top 10 list covers the key Java advantages driving the ongoing adoption of the JDK and the JVM. Continue Reading

Software enables new business model for Sweden-headquartered car manufacturer

One of the many things software now does with cars is to enable ‘mobility as a service’, a new business model that provides people with freedom of movement, without the cost and hassle of ownership Continue Reading

Top trends in tech, and retail’s early adopters

We identify the retail industry’s early adopters of what McKinsey deems the top tech trends. Continue Reading

Fintechs bemoan sluggish Kalifa response

Two years after the release of the UK government’s Kalifa financial technology report, entrepreneurs warn progress is being hampered by a continuing Brexit headache and slow regulatory reform. Continue Reading

Benelux CIO interview: Richard Ventre, SHV Holdings

In his role at Netherlands-based SHV Holdings, Richard Ventre is tackling the challenge of enabling a diverse set of digital transformations across a range of industries. Continue Reading

Swedish government launches accelerated digitisation plan

The Swedish government has launched a four-year plan which will help to digitally transform the country’s public sector. Continue Reading

MWC 2023: Dryad, Vodafone team to bring wildfire detection technology to Spain

Berlin-based environmental IoT startup teams with leading operator to bring its wireless environmental sensor network to Spain, supporting the ‘ultra-early’ detection of wildfires across the country Continue Reading

Where is the ‘economic value’ of open source?

The Linux Foundation has analysed the state of open source software value to specifically look at the ‘economic value’ of open source. Its work may suggest that companies perceive the greatest ... Continue Reading

The race to net zero: Six ways to slash IT infrastructure emissions

Strategies aimed at successfully cutting climate risk can appear to be stymieing business sustainability. How can the industry remain productive? Continue Reading

Latest Asigra platform targets SaaS backup for MSPs

Asigra's forthcoming SaaSBackup platform lets Asigra data protection technology protect SaaS backups. MSPs will be able to sell SDK connections through a new marketplace. Continue Reading

FlashBlade//E to open up new opportunities in Australia

Pure Storage’s FlashBlade//E will enable the storage supplier to target medical imaging and remote backup workloads and attract new customers in Australia Continue Reading

Computer says no. Will fairness survive in the AI age?

New forms of regulation will be needed to safeguard against the risks posed by AI Continue Reading

Java double decimal precision

The precision of a double in Java is 324 decimal places. But the Java double isn't always as precise as you think it should be. Sometimes even simple, two decimal Java double calculations yield ... Continue Reading

Real world Java applications

Java runs on over 4 billion devices. That means Java applications of importance run on systems all over the world. Here are the top 10 applications of Java technology today, plus a look at what the ... Continue Reading

Disadvantages of Java

The benefits of the Java language and platform abound, but there are disadvantages to Java as well. Here we examine the top Java disadvantages and evaluate how critical these problems really are. Continue Reading

Civo creates ultra-high performance Kubernetes on Intel SGX

Civo is a cloud-native service provider powered only by Kubernetes, a state of being that enables the company (by its own classification) to call itself a pure-play cloud player. The company, in ... Continue Reading

The 7 benefits of Java

The 7 benefits of Java that Sun Microsystems bragged about in 1995 are just as relevant today as they were then. Here's a look at 7 Java benefits and an analysis of what they mean for software ... Continue Reading

U.S. lawmakers renew push on federal privacy legislation

Policymakers want federal data privacy legislation limiting businesses' ability to collect data on individuals and banning targeted advertising to teens under age 17. Continue Reading

How to test PowerShell code with Pester

PowerShell's Pester troubleshooting tool lets users write and run tests. Learn how to install the tool and examine a step-by-step Pester test example. Continue Reading

Healthcare Strategies: Improving Pharmaceutical Partnerships

Host Alivia Kaylor interviews two Walgreens employees about specialty pharmacies providing personalized care through digital tools. Continue Reading

Why you should plan to migrate to Exchange 2019 soon

An upgrade to the latest Exchange version will bring added functionality for end users and security enhancements. But it will also help ease the transition to Exchange vNext. Continue Reading

A question at HR Tech: Will ChatGPT take HR jobs?

ChatGPT has sparked interest about its effect on HR. It could offer HR new capabilities, such as generating job ads, but there are concerns about errors and bias. Continue Reading

The rise of automation and governance in MLOps

MLOps can make many of an organization's operations more efficient, but only when its automation capabilities are paired with effective governance strategies. Continue Reading

Integer vs. int: What's the difference?

What's the difference between an Integer and int in Java? Here we compare these two Java data types for usage, performance and when to choose an int or an Integer in your code. Continue Reading

White House unveils National Cybersecurity Strategy

The strategy will focus on ensuring closer collaboration on cyber security between government and industry, while giving software and other tech companies a bigger role in combatting threats due to their resources and expertise Continue Reading

MWC 2023: 5.5G to deliver true promise of 5G

As 5G adoption accelerates, industry leaders are already getting ready for the next-generation of mobile technology, and looking at new 5G innovations that are strengthening the sector's foundations Continue Reading

13 incident response best practices for your organization

An incident response program ensures security events are addressed quickly and effectively as soon as they occur. These best practices can help get your organization on track fast. Continue Reading

Dell Q4 numbers add to picture of PC woe

Vendor joins Lenovo and HP in describing a tough end to last year, as commercial and consumer demand for hardware dropped Continue Reading

Reveal Windows file server permissions with PowerShell's help

An unauthorized permissions change on a file share could lock out other users. Learn how to automate a report that shows permissions on the server to find these problems fast. Continue Reading

UK and US Strategies for Public Private co-operation on Cyber

Given support from a critical mass of those employers who are serious about addressing their own skills needs, plus those of their supply chain and customer base, we should be able to use the LSIP ... Continue Reading

TigerGraph enhances fundamentals in latest platform update

Following recent updates that centered on query languages and machine learning, the graph database vendor's newest update includes new data ingestion and DevOps capabilities. Continue Reading

MWC 2023: Ooredoo upgrades networks across MENA in partnership with Nokia, Huawei

Comms tech providers tasked to modernise parts of leading MENA and Asia operator’s existing networks, including deploying new sites and preparing for potential future launch of 5G Continue Reading