Computer Weekly | Information Technology (IT) News, UK IT Jobs, Industry News

Latest News

Akamai’s cloud computing play gains momentum

The company’s compute business could eventually account for the majority of its revenues, surpassing its security and content delivery businesses, says its CEO Tom Leighton
Post Office IT boss failed to raise concern over false statements

Former Post Office CIO Lesley Sewell failed to raise concern over Post Office’s false stance on Horizon integrity
Signetbreedband taps Nokia to evolve network business services

Global comms tech provider announces partnership with Dutch managed network services provider to enable what it claims will be most solid and resilient business networking services in the Netherlands
HMRC Single Trade Window project hits turbulence

Less than a year into the programme to create a Single Trade Window as a digital gateway for traders, HMRC has already gone through a formal dispute resolution process with its supplier
Vodafone Business Ireland and RingCentral team for hybrid

Business division of telco and cloud comms service provider add Ireland to territories for unified communications and collaboration solutions designed to allow businesses to embrace the evolving landscape of hybrid work
Virgin Media O2 claims Shared Rural Network milestone

Community-owned island In the Hebrides becomes 150th site to benefit from improved mobile connectivity after operator deploys helicopters, boats and off-road vehicles to deliver and install a 4G mast to Isle of Eigg

Finland develops quantum algorithms for the future

Finnish researchers are focusing on a small set of quantum algorithms they believe will have a global impact
Post Office Horizon scandal explained: Everything you need to know

Computer Weekly has investigated the Post Office Horizon scandal since 2008 and is, in fact, part of the story. This guide contains essential information about the scandal
How to manage data privacy versus the growing grab bag of requirements

With a single worldwide approach to data privacy politically untenable, how can organisations best pick and mix what works for them?

Green coding - smartR AI: Cleaning up AI training & inference- CW Developer Network

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Oliver King-Smith, founder and CEO of smartR AI. The company insists that it is committed to developing life-changing ... Continue Reading
Mainframes and workload placement: Time for a dose of objectivity?- Write side up - by Freeform Dynamics

When Tony Lock and I interviewed Reg Harbeck, Chief Strategist at Mainframe Analytics Ltd, it was immediately obvious that we had different perspectives on the world. As a self-proclaimed ... Continue Reading
Green coding - Diagrid: Code efficiency yields 99% drop in CPU usage- CW Developer Network

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written in fully by Mark Fussell, co-founder and CEO, Diagrid. A diagrid is a framework of diagonally intersecting metal, concrete, or ... Continue Reading
What to expect from AI_dev EU, Paris 2024- Open Source Insider

The Computer Weekly Developer Network and Open Source Insider team are fond of extremely pungent cheese, good bread, the departure lounge at Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport and extreme deep ... Continue Reading

The UK may not have a choice on a ransomware payment ban

In the wake of renewed calls for lawmakers to consider enacting legal bans on ransomware payments, the Computer Weekly Security Think Tank weighs in to share their thoughts on how to tackle the scourge for good.
Embracing Industry 4.0? Don’t overlook Cloud ERP

With the convergence of digitisation, wireless sensors, 5G networking, automation, and powerful processing, Industry 4.0 is redefining manufacturing
Zero Trust: Unravelling the enigma and charting the future

A special interest group aims to start a long-overdue discourse on the merits, dangers, costs, and development of Zero Trust and IAM in information security