Why immutable buckets are a worthy risk management tool

Immutable buckets offer businesses benefits in terms of data compliance, backup, archiving and security

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Office 365: A guide to the updates

6 team collaboration tools for Apple iOS users

Liberty gets go-ahead to challenge Snoopers’ Charter

Civil rights organisation Liberty has been given the go-ahead to challenge in the High Court controversial surveillance legislation it believes breaches UK citizens’ rights

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UK needs urgent response to online fraud, says NAO

Online fraud is the most commonly experienced crime in England and Wales and demands urgent response, a report by Parliament’s independent public spending watchdog has concluded

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NCSC rolls out four measures to boost public sector cyber security

Active Cyber Defence measures will immediately help to improve basic cyber security across UK business and government departments, says NCSC

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The second coming of private cloud: Righting the wrongs of previous deployments

The first generation of private cloud failed to hit the mark with enterprises, but things have improved

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Security Think Tank: Focus on high risk by automating low-risk patching

How should organisations address the need to keep software up to date with security patches without it costing too much or being too labour intensive?

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The paranoid Mac traveler’s 10-point data protection checklist

Lucky he was sort of dropping by, huh?

Beach reads for techies 2017

Danish shipping giant Maersk recovering from major Petya cyber attack

Company confirms attack took down its IT system across multiple sites and business units, but has now been contained

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Which iPhones and iPads can run iOS 11?

Print management a UK public sector GDPR blind spot

Print and document management is a potential blind spot for the public sector when it comes to compliance with the GDPR, a survey has revealed

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Key lessons from ‘Petya’ ransomware attack

While the cyber security community is still working to understand the latest ransomware attack that has reportedly hit 60 countries, there are key lessons to be learned

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AI monitors NatWest communications to ensure advice is appropriate

NatWest is testing out artificial intelligence technology that listens to the conversations between its advisers and customers to help keep them compliant

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How Donald Trump has nudged French CIOs still further from US cloud storage

French CIOs are looking at alternatives to storing data with US-based suppliers

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Royal Society and British Academy call for data governance body

The Royal Society and the British Academy have jointly released a report urging the UK government to set up a public body to oversee data use

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Microsoft consolidates its mobile management tools under Azure

Here’s what really matters when it comes to AI and mobile apps

2 useful Google Docs features you probably aren't using

App-based banking continues its ascent in the UK

The number of people banking from their mobile phones is increasing as more services are made available through the channel

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The big four cloud firms are set for price war over serverless computing, suggests 451 Research

Cloud industry price wars could enter new phase, as demand for serverless computing services grows, suggests 451 Research

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Security Think Tank: Patching is vital and essentially a risk management exercise

How should organisations address the need to keep software up to date with security patches without it costing too much or being too labour intensive?

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IoT Tech Day showcases Benelux innovation

At the latest annual internet of things event in the Netherlands, the IoT moves from the geek's shed to the industrial plant, with some fantasy thrown in

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Ocado Technology completes two-week self-driving van trial in Greenwich

Ocado Technology opens up about how self-driving vans could revolutionise grocery deliveries in urban areas in the years to come

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Project management is key to driving business success

Project managers are struggling to keep up with the fast pace of business development, leading to project failures

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How Vegas is using IoT and Cisco to improve the city experience

Las Vegas’s chief innovation officer explains how the city has partnered with Cisco to deliver internet of things technologies that will help improve visitor experiences

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10 years on, iPhone still needs to change the world

10 years -- The Evolution of Apple's iPhone

How the iPhone begat shadow IT and enterprise mobility

Better question, but even harder to answer

Cyber security in industrial controls systems poor, says Crest

A lack of standards-based technical security testing is putting industrial control environments and critical national infrastructure at risk of cyber attack, a report reveals

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Cyber preparedness low among UK councils, survey shows

Confidence among UK local authorities about being prepared and well equipped to deal with a cyber attack is relatively low, a survey has revealed

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Lack of accountability and investment blamed for NHS cyber attack

An approach built on partnerships, sharing and mutual accountability is essential to ensure a cyber-safe NHS, according to BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT

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Nutanix makes hybrid cloud push with Calm and Xi Cloud

Hyper-converged pioneer to extend on-premise OS to the cloud with plans to span the datacentre and public cloud using Calm, plus forthcoming hybrid cloud services via Xi Cloud

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Mingis on Tech: What Cisco announced at Cisco Live

Questions raised over long-term ultrabook support

A report from Greenpeace on e-waste highlights a growing problem in the maintainability of modern laptops

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Purism aims to push privacy-centric laptops, tablets and phones to market

A Chromebook can increase the protection of air gapped computers

We’re undervaluing collaboration

Security Think Tank: Can low-cost security defeat malware?

How should organisations address the need to keep software up to date with security patches without it costing too much or being too labour intensive?

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Victims of latest global ransomware attack urged not to pay

Victims of the latest global ransomware attack are urged not to pay, while some researchers claim to have found a local kill switch or vaccine

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Half of highly skilled EU workers in UK are considering leaving

Retaining IT staff might be as much of a challenge as retaining them after Brexit as EU workers get itchy feet

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DVLA aims to slash IT costs by moving to public cloud and open standards

Agency’s IT strategy for 2019/20 will see a concerted move to deprecate legacy systems, deploy applications in the cloud and develop in-house IT

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Finnish government scraps paper and digitises archives

The government in Finland is digitising 94 shelf kilometres of documents to save millions of euros and make the information easier to access

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Cisco Live 2017: A tale of shifting skills and increased security

Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins and Apple CEO Tim Cook explain how technology adoption is changing how organisations view skills and security

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FAQ: How to get the macOS ‘High Sierra’ public beta

Why Apple’s future’s up on ransomware

The price of security: surprisingly affordable

6 ways to prevent burnout in your IT staff

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Apple's iOS 11 adds macOS-like features for better productivity

Another global ransomware attack underway as reports of Petya exploit spread

Latest cyber attack appears to be based on the same EternalBlue exploit used by the WannaCry ransomware that hit the NHS in May

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IBM Watson holds court at Wimbledon 2017

The All England Lawn Tennis Club is again playing doubles with IBM at its annual championship, this time with assistance from a virtual Fred Perry

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Security Think Tank: Key coping strategies for effective patch management

How should organisations address the need to keep software up to date with security patches without it costing too much or being too labour intensive?

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What ever happened to Google Docs' Android add-ons?

Microsoft, please stop doing things for our own good

Co-op digital chief Mike Bracken quits to focus on digital government consultancy

The former GDS chief is leaving the Co-op to work on advising governments around the world on their digital strategy

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Stronger cyber resilience culture needed to combat threats

Closer collaboration between departments such as business continuity and information security could help raise staff awareness to counter the cyber threat, according to industry experts

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French aeronautics and aerospace manufacturer optimises datacentres

High-tech manufacturer outsources datacentre management to support its digital transformation

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Google fined €2.4bn by European Commission for abusing internet search dominance

Company’s practices amount to an abuse of its dominant position in general internet search, stifling competition in comparison shopping, says European Commission

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BT launches free London Wi-Fi and phone calls

Londoners and tourists to get free Wi-Fi and calls from BT as the company replaces phone boxes with digital services units

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Hard to find positives for IT industry one year into Brexit

An economist, a business consult and a tech trade body representative give their verdict on prospects for the UK as Brexit negotiations finally get under way

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IT contractor-led campaign to crowdfund legal challenge to IR35 reforms goes live

Public sector contractors urged to back campaign to explore legal challenge to revamped IR35 tax avoidance rules

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To gain diversity we must ‘redefine’ how tech is perceived

To encourage more minorities into IT, Google’s head of diversity and inclusion in Europe claims the industry needs to redefine the stereotypes around what a job in tech entails

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Danish mobile payments users get lock-screen and Touch ID technology

Holders of Denmark’s national debit card can use their fingerprints to instigate payments

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With Cisco, Apple weaves itself into enterprise infrastructure

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Windows Server gets aboard the fast train

How iOS 11 makes mobile management easier

At its annual WorldWide Developers Conference (WWDC) earlier this month, Apple offered its first preview of iOS 11, which ships this fall and has tremendous potential for enterprise iPad and iPhone deployment. With major enhancements for the iPad Pro, Apple has finally delivered a tablet that can replace a laptop or desktop for the vast majority of users. As a result, iOS 11 will likely drive more adoption of the iPad in enterprise environments.

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Sometimes you really can tell by the smell

A.I. starts to deliver in the enterprise, at last

Dubai-based logistics company automates backup through cloud

Cloud backup and storage automation are key to supporting expansion at Middle East logistics company, CWT-SML

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Middle East retailers urged to embrace e-commerce platforms

E-commerce in the Middle East makes up a tiny proportion of the region's GDP, but this will change as Amazon stokes the market

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Palo Alto Networks confident of taking security into SaaS era

Security platforms could make it easier to take products to market and improve firms’ security posture by making innovative products easier to consume, but the biggest winners could be the platform providers

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News UK dumps tape for backup with Zadara cloud storage

News publishing corporation saves up to 40% on hardware and software costs by switching in-house hardware for a cloud-first policy, using Zadara cloud storage as a backup target

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Windows 10 quick tips: How to protect your privacy

IDG Contributor Network: Highest paying tech skills and certifications in 2017: there are some surprises

11 ways Apple’s iPhone changed the enterprise

AA blames password reset email glitch on ‘internal error’

Automobile Association apologises for sending out password reset confirmation emails to a small selection of customers in error, which led some to assume the company may have been hacked

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Security Think Tank: Apply risk-based approach to patch management

How should organisations address the need to keep software up to date with security patches without it costing too much or being too labour intensive?

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Court ruling on Apple’s Irish datacentre planning dispute delayed by ‘shortage of judges’

The outcome of a judicial review into Apple's plans to build a datacentre in County Galway was delayed on Friday 23 June because of a shortage of judges, it has emerged

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Santander launches video mortgage application service

Spanish bank to roll out video technology for mortgage services at 63 branches in the UK following a successful trial

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Business as usual at Parliament after cyber attack

Both Houses of Parliament are to meet as scheduled after a “sustained and determined cyber attack” at the weekend

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A full 10 years later, the iPhone still dominates...for now

Memo to IT: You do know that a mobile phone is still a phone, right?

Please, PLEASE tell us he's not in sales (or IT)

How to cure ‘corporate amnesia’ with knowledge management software

When does support end for... Office 2007?

How hyper-convergence is changing the shape of IT

Computer Weekly looks at how the hyper-converged market is hotting up, pulling together the latest analyst research findings

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Why total bans on remote work don't remotely work

6 useful R functions you might not know

Why entrepreneurship is the only escape from AI-fuelled unemployment

Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England, predicts up to 15m people could lose their jobs due to AI. Society must adapt

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Housing developer rolls out HCM to pave way for stock market listing

Bonava, which provides affordable and sustainable housing in Northern and Eastern Europe, rolled out HR technology in record time to meet a deadline to list on the Stockholm Stock Exchange

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Security Think Tank: Strategise, prioritise, automate and use cloud to improve patching

How should organisations address the need to keep software up to date with security patches without it costing too much or being too labour intensive?

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Côte banishes planning ‘pain and anguish’ from menu with Anaplan

Restaurant chain has replaced spreadsheets with Anaplan financial planning software as it seeks more strategic control over growth

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Which iPad should you buy? iPad Pro vs. iPad mini 4 vs. just iPad 2017

8 reasons why you should strengthen your iOS passcode today

Echo Show Ships on Wednesday, Buy 2 and Get a $100 Discount Right Now - Deal Alert

Why users don't always know what they need

The economic concept of revealed preference can often tell IT managers more about what their users want than users themselves

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Datacentre decisions: Converged vs hyper-converged infrastructure

Converged and hyper-converged infrastructure are ready-tested ways to put compute and storage into the datacentre. But which should you choose for your deployment?

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MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor speaks about ‘expanding universe’ of BI

Co-founder and CEO of MicroStrategy takes the long view on business intelligence and sees its universe expanding with mobile technologies

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Swedish fintech Klarna gains full banking licence

Swedish online payments provider Klarna becomes one of “the largest banks in Europe” after being granted an EU-wide banking licence by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority

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Russian hackers traded thousands of UK officials’ credentials

Login credentials of tens of thousands of UK officials were traded online after a 2012 data breach at LinkedIn, an investigation has revealed

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Virgin Media hit by second router security risk in two weeks

Virgin Media has been forced to act on a second security risk warning about its wireless routers in as many weeks

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One year on and one week in - what does Brexit mean for tech?

A good Brexit deal for the UK will rely on getting a good deal for the UK tech sector

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Microsoft: No, it's not an audit

And that's why he's the specialist

Cloud firm gets Infinidat hybrid flash to save £250,000 on storage

Brightsolid replaced EMC and NetApp storage with 1.2PB of Infinidat hybrid flash to help win council contract that saw local authority save £250,000 in yearly storage costs

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Best of VMworld Awards 2017 nominations now open until 18 August

Read the criteria for the Best of VMworld Europe User Awards and find out how to submit your nomination

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British Army draws on infrastructure refresh and automation to power DevOps drive

Army opens up about how a move to adopt a software-defined datacentre setup has helped DevOps to take hold in the organisation

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Most SAP users plan to stick with older ERP due to costly Hana migration

Survey finds many SAP users are considering augmenting their existing enterprise resource planning with cloud applications rather than go to S/4 Hana

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Q&A: DisruptDC co-founder sees the need for a government/tech nexus

How IT should prep for Apple's public OS betas

Is Chrome OS right for you? A 3-question quiz to find out

Ucas reworks university admissions access with API

Over the next few years, the existing access to Ucas' systems will be switched off. Universities will need to use new APIs, powered by MuleSoft

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IT glitch brings rail ticket machines down in the UK

A failure related to a single software and systems supplier meant thousands of commuters in the UK were unable to buy tickets

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Some government departments lost up to 40% of IT contractors after IR35 changes

Differing approaches to IR35 tax reforms meant some Whitehall teams were harder hit than others by the changes introduced in April 2017

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Insurance industry transformation will mirror travel sector through insurtech

Insurtech is gaining momentum, and companies in the sector of all sizes and ages can learn from startups

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Voice biometrics still relatively unheard

Authentication system could help reduce UK fraud by making it hard for fraudsters to glean information from contact centres

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Dimension Data puts its muscle behind Apple in the enterprise

Amazon Prime Gets You 50% off Razer Wildcat Controller for Xbox One, Windows 10 PC - Deal Alert

Red Hat launches open source hyper-converged infrastructure

Infrastructure bundles OS, hypervisor and storage software components from the open source distributor and is aimed at SMEs and remote office use cases

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Security Think Tank: Ad hoc patching is inadequate

How should organisations address the need to keep software up to date with security patches without it costing too much or being too labour intensive?

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Oracle 2016-17 results: cloud revenue up 60%, overall growth 2%

Oracle’s full-year and fourth quarter results for fiscal year 2016-17 indicate 2% growth in overall revenue, with cloud representing 12% of total. Executives are once again bullish on cloud ERP growth prospects

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Financial institutions need to rethink security, say analysts

Financial services providers need to rethink their approach to information security, according to the results of a global survey

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Case study: Future Facilities trials VR to pinpoint datacentre performance problems

Datacentre performance simulation software provider Future Facilities opens up about its virtual reality trials, and how the technology could change the way the entire industry operates

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Waitrose joins John Lewis for Jlab 2017

The 2017 JLab will see Waitrose, John Lewis and JLP Ventures band together to mentor and develop several retail technology startups

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How the public sector can use AI to streamline digital services

Chatbots have the potential to reduce the load on contact centres. A recent Capita workshop explored the impact of this and other emerging technology

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Russian hackers targeted election systems in 21 US states

Russian hackers targeted voting systems in nearly 50% of states in the 2016 US presidential election, officials have revealed in testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee

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Lenovo's new workstation is 'Tiny' but packs a punch

FAQ: Microsoft drafts new Windows Server upgrade blueprint

Queen’s Speech praised for certainty on data protection

The Queen’s Speech has been praised for removing any doubt about the UK’s commitment to data protection

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Business urged to block WannaCry as Honda halts production

Businesses are being urged to ensure that they are not vulnerable to WannaCry ransomware after a vehicle manufacturer discovered an infection on its networks

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Microsoft admits Windows 10 disables third-party security software

Microsoft has admitted Windows 10 disables some third-party security software, but claims this is purely because of compatibility issues

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Architecting the digital enterprise

A survey of 9,000 IT leaders in 90 countries shows that the fastest-growing areas of demand in IT this year is for enterprise architects. It is not a skills shortage, but an adoption lag

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EU’s new digital chief grilled by MEPs, but avoids controversial questions

New commissioner designate for the digital economy and society will be responsible for EU policy across a wide range of technology and telecoms areas

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Dubai extends test run for flying taxis

Dubai transport authority RTA extends trials of autonomous flying cars

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The human apprentices behind robotic automation

IT apprentices are helping large businesses transform their back-office processes through software robots

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Q&A: AppDynamics CIO sees SaaS as the future of mobile management

Application performance management (APM) software provider AppDynamics knows the value of a good SaaS platform, both in terms of offering workers the tools they need while keeping control over access to corporate apps and data.

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AMD fleshes out EPYC datacentre server processor strategy

AMD is preparing to go head-to-head once more with Intel in the datacentre, with the release of its EPYC server processor family

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Mingis on Tech: Is the iPad Pro (finally) ready for the enterprise?

Are Android bug fixes worth $510 when buying a phone?

4 ways blockchain is the new business collaboration tool

GDPR: Five myths you will encounter on your compliance journey

The General Data Protection Regulation comes into force in May 2018. We explore common myths surrounding GDPR

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Testing was key to Rio Olympics cyber security success

Two years of testing in the run up to the Rio 2016 Olympics were vital to ensuring cyber defences were effective, according to the chief information security officer for the games

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Why the Amazon Dash Wand could bring down box box retailers

2 handy yet hidden Chromebook security features

The Microsoft security hole at the heart of Russian election hacking

Tesco customers miss out on deliveries due to tech fault

A glitch in the supermarket’s store-side systems has meant Tesco’s deliveries to customers have been delayed

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Property developer A2Dominion picks Hyperoptic broadband services

Housing developments in London and the South East will receive ultrafast FTTP broadband services under the new agreement

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Web hosting firm agrees to pay $1m ransomware demand

South Korean hosting firm Nayana agrees to pay more than $1m to restore data that was encrypted by a ransomware attack on its Linux servers on 10 June 2017

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Nordic CIO interview: René Engman, Viking Line

Viking Line CIO tells Computer Weekly about his strategy for meeting the upcoming EU General Data Protection Regulation

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IDG Contributor Network: Take another look at wireless charging

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Analyst tips Microsoft Azure to overtake AWS as cloud revenue market leader in 2017

US analyst house Pacific Crest claims Microsoft is on course to surpass AWS in revenue terms later this year

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Salford City Council adopts Microsoft Azure to deliver hybrid cloud vision

Greater Manchester-based local authority, Salford City Council, is following up its foray into private cloud by adopting Microsoft Azure

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Republican contractor exposes personal data of nearly 200 million US voters

A misconfigured database containing the sensitive personal details of more than 198 million US voters was left exposed to the internet by a firm working on behalf of the Republican National Committee

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Hovis boosts job applications after HR tech roll-out

Baker and flour miller expects a quick payback from HR technology project

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Apple is the top IT vendor, says Gartner

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Emirates Islamic uses blockchain to reduce cheque fraud

Islamic finance firm is using a combination of blockchain technology and QR codes to minimise the use of fraudulent cheques

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Abu Dhabi uses surveillance tech to protect Grand Prix

Police use surveillance technology and monitoring software to ensure public safety when Formula One visits the UAE each year

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Windows 10 quick tips: 6 ways to speed up your PC

Computing GCSE entries rise by 9% year on year

The increase in students who have entered themselves for the 2017 GCSE computing exam seems small compared with previous years

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McKinsey AI research finds slender user adoption outside tech

McKinsey Global Institute research finds artificial intelligence adoption to be exiguous and experimental outside the technology sector, but registers rapidly growing investment

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Managed crowdsourcing model: Another ‘made in China’ idea

Chinese suppliers are using managed crowdsourcing to help them provide high-volume services to their customers

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6 months using Office and a MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

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The Macedonian surveillance scandal that brought down a government

Macedonia has been accused of using surveillance technology for covert spying - the subsequent political protests were instrumental in the ruling party losing power after 10 years

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British & Irish Lions engage with fans via cloud platform

Fans of the British & Irish Lions rugby team are being offered more ways to digitally engage with the team while it is on tour in New Zealand

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MEPs propose ban on encryption backdoors

A European parliamentary committee has proposed a ban on backdoors that allow governments to access encrypted communications

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Bahrain’s central bank creates fintech testing environment

Regulatory sandbox will enable fintech companies to test out their products and services

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Hyper-convergence: the good, the bad and the ugly

Hyper-converged technologies are gaining traction, but what can they do for your organisation

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Q&A: How TiVo’s CIO manages disparate mobile platforms

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Russia’s startups and corporations hook up at Startup Village

Annual IT event Startup Village in Russia saw blockchain take centre stage and support from the country’s government

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North Korean Lazarus botnet linked to WannaCry attack

US-Cert puts out an alert on DeltaCharlie, a distributed denial of service tool from North Korean hacker group Lazarus

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Amsterdam targets tech talent

Dutch capital is working hard to become Europe’s tech startup capital, but startups need skilled engineers and the country has a general shortage of tech talent

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BrandPost: Not Your Grandparent’s Company: Bringing the Workplace into the 21st Century

Great R packages for data import, wrangling and visualization

Buying Slack could give Amazon another enterprise toehold

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Greggs bakes in business change programme with SAP

UK baker and food-to-go retailer says it has significantly advanced its business change programme with a full panoply of SAP software

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Three fined £1.9m over emergency communications failure

Telecoms regulator Ofcom has hit mobile operator Three with a £1.9m fine after a loss of service left customers unable to contact the emergency services

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10 ways to prevent breaches and minimise impact

Attackers are continually adapting to security technologies to fly under the radar, but taking action in 10 key areas can reduce the risk of breaches and minimise their impact, according to a resilience expert

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Apple is 'pervasive in the enterprise', says IBM

IDG Contributor Network: Critical updates to Windows 10, XP and Vista for June Patch Tuesday

With iOS 11, Apple focuses on enterprise users

The price of security is eternal phone calls

Mozilla upgrades Firefox: More processes, please!

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As EU mobile roaming charges end, industry frets over impact

As consumers celebrate the end of mobile roaming charges across the EU, the industry is facing up to the challenges of implementing the new rules

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Retailers urged to change approach to demand forecasting

To achieve optimal fulfilment performance, retailers must now forecast how consumers will shop and understand the influences behind purchasing decisions

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University College London hit by ransomware attack

University restricts access to several IT systems and file shares to halt spread of malware

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Finnish mobile operators opt-out from free EU roaming

Finnish mobile operators have been exempted from new European Union data roaming rules for now

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Google's Pixel 'sales numbers' don't tell the whole story

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Apple's profound iPhone plans for healthcare

Government objections to faster broadband USO ‘risible’

Lord Mendelsohn hits out at 10Mbps broadband universal service obligation contained in the Digital Economy Act, saying the government’s broadband ambitions are too weak

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Majority of Brits would use artificial intelligence, survey finds

The level of trust for using artificial intelligence for customer services has increased among British people, although they may have little choice as businesses flock towards the technology

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PaloAlto Networks partners with US Girl Scouts on security skills

Palo Alto Networks is partnering with the Girl Scouts of the USA to develop cyber security badges to foster knowledge of the topic and support interest in the profession

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Rogue cell phone surveillance gives rise to mobile threat defense

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Windows XP: All dead, or just mostly dead?

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Baby Boomers taking to social media in greater numbers

Older adults are more connected than ever before, says Ofcom, with almost half of 65 to 74-year-olds now having a social media profile

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Government stresses continuity of broadband policy after election

At the Connected Britain conference in London, digital minister Matt Hancock recommits to already-established broadband and mobile networking policy

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British Airways to outsource contact centre work

British Airways is evaluating technologies from an outsourcing company as an option to replace contact centre staff

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Risk of major database attack, warns Rapid7

There will be a major database attack in the next year, unless businesses act to put in appropriate protection measures, a security firm has warned

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Gatwick and six other airports to hold international hackathon

Trans-global hackathon aims to develop applications to improve air passenger experience

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Cloud service maturity up in the Nordics

Nordic businesses are increasing their use of the cloud, but more work is needed to make investments support business strategies

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The new dock on an iPad is the first sign of the Mac apocalypse

8 big improvements in Apple’s High Sierra Safari browser

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Microchips implanted in hands could be in use for payments in 20 years

UK consumers are becoming more accepting that biometric authentication will become the norm for payments

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Storage performance testing vital, says ex-Morrisons IT chief

Former Morrisons head of technology says testing and monitoring storage performance is key to avoiding outages and getting the benefits from infrastructure upgrades

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Lancaster University begins datacentre research to establish cloud latency causes

Researchers, in collaboration with Microsoft and others, want to stamp out data processing delays in datacentres to improve user experience and energy efficiency

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Palo Alto Networks set to drive new era in security innovation

Palo Alto Networks announces a cloud-based application framework the company claims will enable its security platform to disrupt and change the security industry completely within a decade

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HR technology essential to cutting-edge customer service, say big businesses

If you can’t get your internal HR systems right, the business will suffer – Jaguar Land Rover, Lufthansa and Russia’s Sberbank explain why

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Lufthansa Systems ‘crowdfunds’ BI to mine flight data

Open source business intelligence tool enables airline to gain new insights from a decade’s worth of ticket sales

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Dubai to replace passport control with biometric border check

System developed by UK startup which creates a digital passport for each individual will be used at Dubai’s main airport

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Microsoft resurrects Windows XP patches for second month straight

More enterprises are building their own custom mobile apps

University of Edinburgh and Huawei collaborate on joint data lab

University is setting up a research and development lab dedicated to distributed data management and processing, with help from Chinese company

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Irish cloud provider opts for Tegile hybrid flash storage

Savenet gets 70TB of Tegile hybrid flash in a move that sees Huawei spinning disk arrays replaced as main storage and replaced with hybrid flash for cloud-based services

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Rubrik Alta adds Hyper-V and Nutanix AHV to backup appliance

Rubrik backup appliance now support all major physical and virtual server platforms in flash-equipped boxes that range from a few tens of TB to the hundreds

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TfL develops artificial intelligence app on Facebook Messenger

Transport for London has begun using chatbots on Facebook Messenger to provide a level of automated customer service

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Ford commits to London tech community with innovation centre

Ford is opening an innovation centre in east London to tap into the London tech scene

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UAE telco Etisalat to pilot 5G

CTO says company is committed to trials and commercial launch of 5G in the UAE and the rest of the Middle East

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GE Digital extends asset performance management portfolio with ServiceMax

GE Digital increases the reach of its Predix platform with robotics and artificial intelligence to tackle inefficiencies in industrial processes

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Nordic CIO interview: Juha Penttilä, Valio

CIO at Finnish dairy company is trying to make its IT department proactive rather than just fixing problems

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The Evolution of the MacBook

Supreme Court to look at mobile privacy. Uh-oh.

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London Tech Week: Brexit won’t harm London tech sector, says city’s mayor

London mayor Sadiq Khan opens London Tech Week and says Brexit will not hold back the city's growing tech sector

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Wickes customers hit by ‘system-wide’ online ordering problems

Computer Weekly understands a “system-wide” issue is affecting the home improvement firm's online delivery bookings, as well as its click-and-collect services

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Telematics firm on track for growth with managed SIMs and IoT

Fleet-tracking company Protrack is using a managed SIM card and internet of things services to improve its customer services posture and enter new markets

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Slack: Tech industry stereotyping risks scaring off junior engineering talent

Slack software engineer, Carly Robinson, says technology firms need to build empathetic and inclusive working environments to retain junior talent

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Virgin Media patches routers after researchers find flaw

Virgin Media has patched its wireless routers to fix a flaw that could allow attackers to gain unauthorised administrative-level access to the devices

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Tips for buying hyper-converged systems

Hyper-converged infrastructure has become a commonly used term. But what is it? And is it necessary for your organisation

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CIO interview: Dan Ziv, TouchNote

We find out from Dan Ziv, CIO of TouchNote, what it takes to create a successful app and how companies should assess new technology platforms

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Apple takes on Facebook with its own Messages Bots

The evolution of the Macintosh

Intel and Microsoft-Qualcomm are at odds over Windows 10 ARM emulation move

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British Airways IT outage: What went wrong with its datacentre?

BA has blamed “human error” for its bank holiday datacentre outage, but the Uptime Institute suggests there may be more to it than that

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Avvo CTO: Tech leaders must embrace failure to get best work from DevOps teams

Speaking at the Lead Developer conference in London, Avvo CTO Kevin Goldsmith warns tech leaders not to punish DevOps teams for project failures

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Infosec17: UK business should be working on GDPR compliance, says ICO

With less than a year to the deadline for compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation, all companies should have assessed what they need to do and should be working on that, says the Information Commissioner’s Office

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The Barcode Warehouse deploys ServiceNow to streamline managed services

Customisation of cloud-based tool has enabled ruggedised mobile devices company to streamline its business processes

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Patent group prepares for tough data protection laws by moving HR to the cloud

CPA Global to replace ERP-based HR system as it gears up to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation

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Apple gives productivity booster shot to iPad Pro

Windows 10 Redstone: A guide to the builds

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Infosec17: Society needs to address encryption dilemma

There needs to be a discussion about how to balance the interests of privacy, security and the tech industry, says Infosecurity Europe Hall of Fame inductee

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Non-EU IT professionals in the UK at an all-time high

Survey shows IT business analysts, architects and systems designers, web design and development specialists are the most common skills being brought in

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The Evolution of iOS

Blockchain integration turns ERP into a collaboration platform

Hey, those variables don't grow on trees, y'know!

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Watchdog fails to audit intelligence agencies’ sharing of surveillance data with industry

New privacy concerns raised after intelligence watchdog confirms it has never audited or inspected the way intelligence services share sensitive surveillance databases with industry partners

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BT introduces customer-facing CIO roles

As part of its overhaul in terms of how it serves its largest clients, BT has set up a team of internal CIOs to speak for enterprise and public sector customers within the wider group

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Islamic State supporters shun Tails and Tor encryption for Telegram

Confidential communications show terror group’s supporters are turning to simple mobile phone messaging apps to exchange messages and distribute propaganda

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Smart farming, IoT only way to feed growing population, says Beecham report

A report from IoT sector analyst Beecham says the agricultural industry will need to embrace smart farming methodologies to support the growing human population

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How to fix Android's Smart Lock Trusted Places feature

6 lesser-known browsers: Free, lightweight and low-maintenance

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NVMe flash storage: What are the deployment options?

NVMe offers to unleash performance potential of flash storage that is held back by spinning disk-era SAS and SATA protocols. We run through the key NVMe deployment options

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Dubai Airports automates resource planning

Airports in Dubai are using automation software to co-ordinate resources such as check-in gates and aircraft stands

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Infosec17: CheckRecipient crowned UK’s most innovative cyber security firm

Venture capital-backed machine learning technology developer startup wins national competition to find most innovative cyber security company

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Rethink risk through the lens of antifragility

Antifragility is an exciting alternative that fuses value and risk, and CIOs and IT executives are well positioned to help

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IBM, Sesame Workshops reveal AI & Apple iPad child literacy plan

The top 5 mistakes enterprise devs make when building mobile apps

The future of enterprise tech lies in apps -- largely mobile apps that deliver the same functions across virtually every platform for mobile devices, desktops and online. But the past, as in legacy processes and app portfolios that are sometimes decades old, can still get in the way of that future.

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10,000 points of failure, but only one is the user

There's no Office free ride on Apple's new 10.5-in. iPad Pro

How to save on mobile plans: Look beyond the Big Four carriers

Free Windows tools, ready for the taking

Infosec17: IoT security regulation coming, warns Bruce Schneier

A security expert urges the security industry to engage with government to ensure that regulation of IoT security is smart regulation

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WWDC: Apple plays catch-up

WWDC 2017: An enterprise perspective on Apple’s iOS 11

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Nominations open: Most influential women in UK technology 2017

Computer Weekly’s 2017 awards for the most influential women in UK technology are now open for nominations

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Dell EMC grows as HPE loses ground to white box server providers

The latest Gartner server market share figures show that Dell has gained ground following the acquisition of EMC

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Challenger bank technology arm hires former ABN Amro IT executive as CIO

Bank and banking technology supplier Fidor hires an experienced banking CIO to support its international expansion

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DevOps success relies on supportive and communicative senior leaders, research shows

The 2017 State of DevOps Report highlights why supportive, communicative and visionary senior leadership is a must for agile software development to succeed

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HPE Discover: Hybrid IT will dominate, in-memory computing to rise

Hewlett Packard Enterprise declared a positive hybrid on-premise and cloud future for IT at its Discover 2017 conference in Las Vegas, while heralding in-memory computing as new vista

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Infosec17: WannaCry could be demise of ransomware

WannaCry could lead to the decline and even demise of ransomware due to its poor implementation and its role in underlining the importance of defending against this threat, says a security expert

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Many non-voters would vote if they could do it online

An online voting system would increase turnout in general elections if it was available in the UK

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Apple squelches commitment critics with new iMacs

Now THAT'S what we call a rounding error!

Mingis on Tech: The alphabet soup of mobile device management

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IT careers: Should you leave?

Lloyds bank staff will move to IBM in outsourcing deal

About 1,500 IT staff at Lloyds Banking Group will join IBM as part of an IT infrastructure outsourcing agreement

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Executive interview: Brian Kelly, chief security officer, Rackspace

The IT security business is a cat-and-mouse game to thwart attacks, and arm-wrestling determined hackers who adapt their code until they succeed, says Rackspace CSO

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Network tech helps BT customers cut carbon emissions

Telco claims it is now making 22% of its total group revenues from products contributing to the reduction of carbon emissions

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UK voters worried that election will be targeted by hackers

Online voting is being held back in the UK because of fears that cyber criminals could influence the results

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Infosec17: Recruit agile people for agile security teams

Organisations should enlist agile people to join agile security teams that are able to deal with the continually changing cyber threat landscape, say security team leaders

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HSBC launches global social network for businesses

HSBC Bank is helping its business customers connect with potential partners through a digital hub

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Outlook vs. native apps in Windows, MacOS, iOS, and Android

Microsoft’s two-year-long effort to rework its Outlook applications and server software continued to advance with Monday’s announcement that the software developer is adding the ability to add and edit contacts in Outlook on Apple's iOS.

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BrandPost: Putting People First: The Power of Employee Engagement

Apple's Android upgrade jabs don't tell the whole story

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WWDC 2017: Everything you need to know about Apple and AR

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Insurance giant Allianz opens up about how DevOps success is fueling its move to cloud

The German financial services giant reveals details of how a year-long push to embrace DevOps has set the scene for a move to cloud

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Object storage will be 'huge' in stateless world of web and mobile

SNIA Europe director says traditional SAN and NAS are not built for the stateless world of web-based apps and workloads, with object storage set to become dominant

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Vodafone mobilises against fake news and hate speech

Mobile network operator has introduced new global rules to prevent its advertising from appearing on outlets that create and share hate speech and fake news

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Tieto and Verisec to develop eID for Sweden’s public sector services

Suppliers are reacting to the rapid adoption of digital government in Sweden with electronic ID technology that will replace passwords

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UK firms stockpiling bitcoins for ransomware attacks

Large UK firms are prepared to pay out more than £136,000 on average to cyber criminals who launch ransomware attacks, a survey has revealed

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IDG Contributor Network: How drones are advancing civil engineering and surveying

FAQ: How Microsoft plans to upgrade Office 365

Not the kind of job security we were looking for

Healthcare CIO advocates a faster move to the cloud

Europe faces shortage of 350,000 cyber security professionals by 2022

European companies are expected to go on the world’s biggest cyber security hiring spree in the next 12 months, driving demand for cyber talent that will far outstrip supply, a report has revealed

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Apple's WWDC 2017 announcements: First thoughts for the enterprise

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How Windows 10 changes enterprise mobility management

New London restaurant orders up secure Wi-Fi service

Kiln, a new Thai restaurant in Soho, demonstrates the criticality of network services to support digital transformation in the SME sector

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NetApp to launch SolidFire-based HCI hyper-converged appliances

NetApp HCI will comprise hyper-converged infrastructure appliances based on SolidFire flash storage with QoS and compute from an unnamed supplier later in 2017

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Ultimate guide to older Office apps: Microsoft cheat sheets

IDG Contributor Network: Dealing with NIST's about-face on password complexity

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Security Think Tank: Scan, educate and back up to block email threats

What strategies should organisations follow to block malware attachments which continue to account for two-thirds of malware infections that result in data breaches?

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GE digital facility in Paris introduces its first set of startups to customers

The first five software developers to graduate in GE's Foundry are now in front of the company’s customers

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Pros and cons of CRM software

Computer Weekly reviews the latest research into the leading customer relationship management and customer experience software providers

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Mixed reactions to PM's calls to regulate cyber space to prevent terrorism

Prime minister Theresa May’s call for regulation of the internet to prevent terrorism planning has drawn support from some quarters but criticism from others

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Mass collection of data on population ‘illegal’, UK court told

Investigatory Powers Tribunal hearing challenges GCHQ over legality of mass surveillance, as government plans moves to control encryption

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Middle East CIO interview: Bob Mulumudi, RAK Ceramics

Bob Mulumudi faces the most complex task in his long career – bringing together 15,000 staff and globally disparate IT systems in the world’s biggest ceramics company

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3 steps to better IT career management

IDG Contributor Network: Amazon Go is a great mobile solution, but for the wrong problem

Ultimate guide to Office apps: Microsoft cheat sheets

Just one more reason to love Mondays

Welsh village gets first taste of 4G connectivity

The village of Staylittle in mid-Wales can now receive 4G mobile broadband after years of patchy connectivity

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Inside the trillion-dollar selfie industrial complex

May's Windows numbers: Windows 7 digs in

Security Think Tank: Equip employees to guard against malicious malware

What strategies should organisations follow to block malware attachments which continue to account for two-thirds of malware infections that result in data breaches?

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Telefónica increases use of renewable energy to fight climate change

Telecoms operator behind UK’s O2 mobile network doubles down on existing commitments to renewable energy sources in the fight against climate change

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The top 5 mobile security threats

GDPR about change management, says startup DPO

There are threats and risks associated with the GDPR, but one data protection officer believes organisations should focus on the business opportunities instead

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Doug Cutting, ‘father’ of Hadoop, talks about big data tech evolution

In a Q&A interview, the “father” of Hadoop, Doug Cutting, talks about the cyber-security applications of the stack, as well as Hadoop’s evolution

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Hyperscale cloud giants sought as tenants for Scotland's 'largest' datacentre build

Developers of the newly opened site are hoping to follow Ireland's lead by positioning Scotland as a place where the hyperscale cloud giants can set up shop

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Extreme Networks bulks up with Avaya networking purchase

Extreme Networks is looking to challenge networking sector giants with its third major purchase in recent months

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Trump loses tech over Paris Agreement decision

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Still time for DevOps latecomers to gain ground on early adopters, claims Dora CEO

DevOps research and assessment CEO Nicole Forsgren claims there is still time for enterprises late to the DevOps game to play catch-up

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Kmart cyber attack highlights PoS vulnerabilities

The cyber attack on Kmart should be a major wake up call for retailers to review the security of their point-of-sale systems, say security experts

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Financial malware more than twice as prevalent as ransomware

While ransomware continues to make the headlines, particularly in the wake of WannaCry, research has revealed that financial threats are 2.5 times more prevalent

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The Dell Latitude 5285: A hybrid tablet primed for business

IT buyer’s guide: The Dell Latitude 5289 2-in-1

The Dell Latitude 5289 2-in-1 provides a twist on the traditional business laptop, introducing a rotating hinge that enables its screen to lie flat against the back of its keyboard. Beyond its rotating, touch-screen display, however, the Dell Latitude 5289 delivers about what you would expect from an average business laptop -- which could be a selling point depending on how its unique form factor fits your workforce.

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How the old pro does it

May's browser numbers: IE + Edge skid persists

6 small ways Android O will make your phone smarter

British Airways confirms investigation under way into bank holiday datacentre power failure

Airline says investigation will focus on ensuring the IT problems of the bank holiday weekend will never be repeated

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Catching phish: How to avoid users getting hooked

Effective IT security boils down to user education. We find out how one company got on with testing its staff

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Apple has paid App Store devs over $70 billion

Sample dashboard: Monitor server processes

Shopping centre giant intu launches startup incubator programme

Intu has partnered with L Marks to launch a startup incubator programme to help advance UK retail and cater to modern consumer habits

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Security Think Tank: Don’t blame employees – give them secure working environments

What strategies should organisations follow to block malware attachments which continue to account for two-thirds of malware infections that result in data breaches?

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IR35 reforms: HMRC denies claims that online tax status assessment tool returns unreliable results

HM Revenue & Customs hits back at research that suggests its IR35 online assessment tool is hindering public sector organisations in determining the tax status of off-payroll staff

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Enterprises struggle with emergency patching

Companies are struggling to maintain emergency patch cycles, despite the fact that enterprise reliance on legacy systems often means emergency patches are an everyday fact of life, a survey shows

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Business applications embrace IoT, blockchain to face future

Next-generation ERP systems could intersect with IoT, blockchain and smart contracts to drive a new wave of automation aimed at operational efficiency

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NHS loses digital director Beverley Bryant to private sector

The director of digital transformation at NHS Digital has led several key technology programmes in the health service, but is moving to work for a supplier

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Why we love online calendars (and our bosses)

Windows 10: A guide to the updates

Why and how men in the technology industry have helped women progress

Many have argued gender parity will not happen in the technology industry without help from the top. Since the top is predominantly male, we’ve reached out to some of the men in the industry who are helping to drive tech equality

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Top UK firms’ websites violate key GDPR principle

Just over one-third of all the public web pages of leading UK companies that collect personal information violate a key principle of new European data protection regulations

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