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Salesforce confirms rumoured Slack acquisition for $27.7bn
Salesforce has announced a $27.7bn stock and cash acquisition of Slack ahead of the virtual iteration of its Dreamforce 2020 event
Re:Invent 2020: AWS CEO Andy Jassy on redefining hybrid cloud
Amazon Web Services’ Re:Invent user conference has moved online this year, with the firm’s CEO using the opening keynote to explain how AWS’s take on hybrid cloud has changed over time
Covid-19: Cyber criminals will target vaccine programmes
Interpol issues a global alert to law enforcement as the UK becomes one of the first countries to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for use
Are datacentre operators prepared for a potential no-deal Brexit?
Datacentre operations are resilient and forward-thinking by nature, yet pitfalls and cost impacts are looming large with a potential no-deal Brexit on the horizon
NHS whistleblowers at risk due to poor IT policies
In this week's Computer Weekly, our investigation into NHS practices shows how poor IT policies are putting whistleblowers at risk. Our buyer's guide examines the networking implications of the surge in remote working. And we assess how well the public cloud giants responded to the demands of the coronavirus pandemic Read the issue now.
Latest News
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Covid-19: Cyber criminals will target vaccine programmes
Interpol issues a global alert to law enforcement as the UK becomes one of the first countries to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for use
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Comms giants flow to edge of Amazon to boost enterprise 5G
Vodafone and Verizon announce partnerships with cloud giant to offer edge computing for use cases including autonomous vehicles, security, smart cities, healthcare and live interactive video streaming
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Double extortion ransomware will be a big theme in 2021
Defenders will see heightened levels of cyber crime next year as criminals pivot their attacks from data encryption to exfiltration
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CIO interview: John Davison, First Central Group
For the last nine years, John Davison has provided an IT strategy to drive business operations. Automation is the next phase of that strategy
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CIO interview: Danny Attias, CDIO, Anthony Nolan
Digital transformation takes on a whole new purpose when it's helping to save lives – but leading IT for a charity also has its satisfying technology challenges
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Three continues UK 5G roll-out
UK operator now offers 5G in 154 towns and cities serviced from over 800 sites across the UK and announces partnership with Ericsson that includes roll-out of 5G and improvements to 4G network
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In Depth
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The end is nigh: Are datacentre operators prepared for a potential no-deal Brexit?
Datacentre operations are resilient and forward-thinking by nature, yet pitfalls and cost impacts are looming large with a potential no-deal Brexit on the horizon
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Covid-19 crisis has speeded up contact centre digital transformation
Pandemic has accelerated digital transformation in many business sectors, including contact centres such as those of the University of Huddersfield and UK Power Networks
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A safe bet: How Covid-19 is fuelling investor interest in the datacentre industry
With demand for cloud and colocation capacity soaring on the back of the Covid-19 pandemic, datacentres are looking like an increasingly attractive bet for the investor community. Computer Weekly finds out why
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E-Handbook | December 2020
Manchester United praised for swift response to cyber attack
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E-Zine | December 2020
How retailers are using technology to survive
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E-Handbook | November 2020
Windows 10: How the client operating system is evolving
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E-Zine | November 2020
CW Nordics: Bank branch closures continue as digital banking grows
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E-Handbook | November 2020
A Computer Weekly buyer’s guide to intelligent workload management
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Blogs
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Data day job- Downtime
A senior lecturer in management at the University of Exeter has suggested a number of wise-cracking robots have the emotional intelligence required to make them suitable for leadership roles. ... Continue Reading
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AWS DevOps Guru: the mahatma's machine learning mantra- CW Developer Network
If Jamie Oliver (other celebrity chefs are available) launched a service named Tastiest Ever Chef, you might not think it that unusual… but it’s a brand naming convention that we don’t often find ... Continue Reading
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Why cater to neurodiverse people in the workplace?- WITsend
As part of the 2020 Computer Weekly diversity and inclusion event, in partnership with Spinks, we ran a number of workshops in the leadup to the day covering a range of different topics relating to ... Continue Reading
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Neural lingual cure-all: Unbabel open sources Machine Translation (MT) tool- Open Source Insider
Babel is a term long associated with language and many of us have read the Tower of Babel pages on Wikipedia and elsewhere. When doing this, if nothing else, you can get some bible study in and ... Continue Reading
Opinion
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SIEM and SOAR are far from mutually exclusive
SIEM and SOAR have much in common, but there are key differences between the two that may influence the best fit for your organisation. What should security pros consider when making a choice?
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Alerts are great, it’s what you do with them that counts
SIEM and SOAR have much in common, but there are key differences between the two that may influence the best fit for your organisation. What should security pros consider when making a choice?
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How to modernise identity governance and administration
Modernising identity governance and administration (IGA) capabilities is essential for organisations to manage identities effectively to ensure they remain competitive, compliant and secure
Videos
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Diversity and inclusion in tech: What is neurodiversity?
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Diversity and inclusion in tech: How to be an effective ally
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Being LGBTQ+ in science and tech – Alfredo Carpineti
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How to practice better allyship – Suzanne McGovern
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Advocacy and allyship - Dame Stephanie Shirley
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Supporting black people in the UK tech sector - Ronda Zelezny-Green
