Enterprise software
Enterprise software covers a wide range of vital IT management decisions, from operating systems to databases, from business applications to integration and middleware. Your software purchasing and development strategy is central to delivering successful IT systems, and we examine the products and trends that help IT managers make the right choices for their organisation.
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News
01 Aug 2025
Met Police to double facial recognition use amid budget cuts
The UK’s largest police force is massively expanding its use of live facial recognition technology as it prepares to lose 1,700 officers and staff Continue Reading
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News
01 Aug 2025
Securing agentic identities focus of Palo Alto’s CyberArk buy
Palo Alto Networks is entering the identity security space with a multibillion-dollar acquisition, and plans to address growing concerns around protecting identities associated with AI agents Continue Reading
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Opinion
01 Aug 2025
The blind spot: digital supply chain is now a board-level imperative
Many companies lack visibility into complex digital supply chains, meaning hidden risks and regulatory exposure. Cyber security requires continuous mapping and board engagement Continue Reading
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News
01 Aug 2025
Ministry of Justice unveils strategy for safe, secure AI
A new chief AI officer, together with a framework co-developed with the Alan Turing Institute, form part of a three-year AI action plan at the MoJ Continue Reading
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Blog Post
01 Aug 2025
Elastic CPO: Standing on the (platform engineering) shoulders of giants
This is a guest post by Ken Exner in his role as chief product officer at Elastic. Exner writes in full as follows... It’s no secret that software developers are under intense pressure. Leadership ... Continue Reading
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News
01 Aug 2025
Microsoft, DISG launch AI agent accelerator programme
Microsoft and DISG’s programme will provide cloud credits, training and tools to local businesses as part of a national push to create ‘frontier firms’ where humans work alongside autonomous AI agents Continue Reading
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News
31 Jul 2025
ITU, IOWN further collaboration on next-gen photonics network
Collaboration forged between UN agency for digital tech and Innovative Optical and Wireless Network to achieve ‘a more sustainable and smarter world on a global scale’ Continue Reading
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News
31 Jul 2025
Microsoft reports massive cloud uptick as CMA questions licensing
The company’s latest quarterly results show that the Microsoft cloud is booming. But the CMA is not happy with how it’s winning business Continue Reading
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Blog Post
31 Jul 2025
AI that gets things done: how agentic transformation is reshaping Customer Experience
This is a guest blogpost by Richard Bassett, VP of CX Automation & AI, NiCE. In customer service, the most valuable AI isn’t the kind that talks – it’s the kind that acts. While much recent ... Continue Reading
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News
31 Jul 2025
Palo Alto Networks to acquire CyberArk for $25bn
The deal marks Palo Alto Networks’ entry into the identity and access management space amid the growing need to secure human, machine and emerging AI agent identities Continue Reading
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News
31 Jul 2025
Meta prepares for gigawatt datacentres to power ‘superintelligence’
Meta’s latest results show a big jump in datacentre costs as it builds out personal AI capabilities Continue Reading
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News
31 Jul 2025
ServiceNow targets ‘data hell’, eyes BI play
The workflow giant is building a data foundation for agentic AI and eyeing a slice of the business intelligence and analytics market Continue Reading
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News
30 Jul 2025
Be wary of enterprise software providers’ AI
IT leaders need to assess lock-in risk, data silos, a lack of openness, removal of discounts and product bundling in AI offerings Continue Reading
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Blog Post
30 Jul 2025
Don’t let the AI buzz drown out the value of data sovereignty
This is a guest blogpost by Rick Vanover, vice president, product strategy, Veeam. AI has been constantly held up as the latest ‘business-transformer’ and, according to the recent McKinsey Global ... Continue Reading
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News
30 Jul 2025
AI-enabled security pushes down breach costs for UK organisations
Organisations that are incorporating AI and automation into their cyber security practice are seeing improved outcomes when incidents occur, according to an IBM study Continue Reading
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Definition
30 Jul 2025
What is mobile CRM?
Mobile CRM, or mobile customer relationship management, enables those working in the field or remote employees to use mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, to access customer data and customer accounts wherever they are. Continue Reading
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Definition
30 Jul 2025
What is PL/SQL (Procedural Language/Structured Query Language)?
In Oracle database management, PL/SQL is a procedural language extension to Structured Query Language (SQL). Continue Reading
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News
30 Jul 2025
AI and machine learning engineers earn far less in UK than in US
While there is plenty of demand for artificial intelligence engineers, there appears to be a disparity of salaries in different countries Continue Reading
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Opinion
30 Jul 2025
GDPR’s 7th anniversary: in the AI age, privacy legislation is still relevant
Seven years after GDPR reshaped data protection, AI is forcing a fresh look at governance. GDPR’s principles remain critical, guiding ethical AI use, risk management, and trusted innovation Continue Reading
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News
30 Jul 2025
International AI Alignment effort tackles unpredictability
Given AI systems are probabilistic, a group of international experts are collaborating to ensure such systems operate in the best interest of society Continue Reading
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Blog Post
30 Jul 2025
Andela African developer training programme swells & excels
Andela operates a private marketplace of skilled digital talent with an adaptive hiring model that promises to give companies flexibility to deploy qualified technical talent where it is most ... Continue Reading
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News
29 Jul 2025
European Commission ignores calls to reassess Israel data adequacy
The European Commission is ignoring calls to reassess Israel’s data adequacy status in spite of concerns raised about its data protection framework and use of personal data in ‘repressive practices’ Continue Reading
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Blog Post
29 Jul 2025
The future of enterprise AI is built on data, not applications
This is a guest blogpost by Andy MacMillan, CEO of Alteryx Market consolidation has been rife in the enterprise IT market this year, the most significant move happening in late May with ... Continue Reading
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Opinion
29 Jul 2025
Burnout burden: why CISOs are at breaking point, what needs to change
CISOs face growing burnout as their roles expand beyond security, with high stress, low organisational authority, and short tenure. AI can help but change requires autonomy Continue Reading
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Opinion
29 Jul 2025
What comes next for VMware customers?
The VMware subscription changes tip the balance of the supplier/customer relationship towards Broadcom Continue Reading
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Feature
29 Jul 2025
Building digital resilience in retail
Retail is suffering economically and from hacking attacks. What steps can retailers can take to prevent cyber attacks, supply chain disruptions and migration downtime? Continue Reading
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Blog Post
29 Jul 2025
Stack Overflow on platform engineering, it's a people (not platform) thing first
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Peter O’Connor, senior director of engineering at Stack Overflow. Reminding us that platform engineering promises to tame ... Continue Reading
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News
29 Jul 2025
Logicalis targets APAC’s mid-market with ‘GSI quality’ services
The global technology service provider is banking on its ‘think global, act local’ strategy, a deep focus on application modernisation and security to differentiate itself in the region Continue Reading
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News
28 Jul 2025
Tesco IT problems lead to undelivered groceries and angry customers
Tesco customers have been left without groceries after IT problems disrupted deliveries from stores and fulfilment centres Continue Reading
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Feature
28 Jul 2025
Coding with GenAI: How businesses can manage the process
Managing generative AI use across the software development cycle may mean mixing and matching relevant tools, metrics and approaches Continue Reading
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Definition
28 Jul 2025
What is SAP Fiori?
SAP Fiori is a design system that specifies how SAP business applications should look, feel and behave across desktop and mobile platforms. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
28 Jul 2025
A role for AI and people in software lifecycle management
Consider this common scenario: a line-of-business manager has a great idea and wants IT to provide a software platform to support the new business initiative. It’s another IT project on a growing ... Continue Reading
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Feature
28 Jul 2025
Spinning the web of mutualistic technologies
An emerging network of mutualistic technologies will enable crucial contributions to support commercial opportunities Continue Reading
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News
28 Jul 2025
Microsoft opens first Southeast Asia research lab
Microsoft Research Asia’s Singapore facility will pursue breakthroughs in domain-specific foundation models and agentic AI for sectors like healthcare and finance, aligning with the country’s AI strategy Continue Reading
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Feature
25 Jul 2025
The emerging network of mutualistic technologies
Four major technologies are advancing large investments – and not only will these open new opportunities and applications, but each seem set to act as an enabler for the other technologies’ applications Continue Reading
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News
25 Jul 2025
Post Office will not compensate subpostmasters for IT outage
Subpostmasters were unable to trade for nearly two hours last week when a problem at a Fujitsu datacentre put the Horizon system offline, but they will receive no payment for lost business Continue Reading
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Feature
25 Jul 2025
Data, digital receipts and demanding customers
More UK retailers are switching from paper to digital receipts, but what are the benefits and challenges, and what are the tech implications? Continue Reading
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News
25 Jul 2025
Interview: Cambridge Consultants CEO Monty Barlow scans for tech surprises
Cambridge Consultants is a technology and consulting business unit of Capgemini. Its chief executive, Monty Barlow, talks about its heritage and vision for the future of digital technology Continue Reading
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News
25 Jul 2025
Why the Middle East is winning the quantum race
While Europe debates quantum cyber security policies, the UAE has implemented quantum-resistant algorithm requirements, offering crucial lessons for organisations preparing for the post-quantum era Continue Reading
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Blog Post
25 Jul 2025
Platform engineering - Anaconda: It’s a journey, not a destination
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Ken Thompson in his capacity as VP of engineering at Anaconda. Thompson writes in full as follows… Organisations are ... Continue Reading
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Definition
24 Jul 2025
What is SAP Planned Delivery Time (PDT)?
SAP Planned Delivery Time (PDT) is the estimated number of calendar days it takes for a company to receive materials or goods from an external vendor after placing a purchase order. Continue Reading
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News
24 Jul 2025
US seeks ‘unquestioned’ AI dominance
US AI action plan sets out aims to expand American dominance in the world of artificial intelligence Continue Reading
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Definition
24 Jul 2025
What is a mobile operating system?
A mobile operating system (OS) is software that enables smartphones, tablets and other devices to run applications and programs. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
24 Jul 2025
CNCF: Argo CD is top of the GitOps pops for Kubernetes
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) has shared results from the 2025 Argo CD End User Survey. Argo is an enterprise software suite of open source tools designed to underpin and enable ... Continue Reading
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News
24 Jul 2025
SAP Q2 2025: 9% revenue growth to €9bn, with steady pace in cloud ERP
Amid what SAP CEO Klein has called this year’s ‘economic uncertainty’, the supplier posted 9% revenue growth for Q2 2025, with cloud revenue up 24% Continue Reading
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News
24 Jul 2025
IBM chief confident AI isn’t eroding other parts of the business
Chairman, president and CEO Arvind Krishna talks of growth and margin expansion as Big Blue expects artificial intelligence to deliver internal savings of $4.5bn this year Continue Reading
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News
24 Jul 2025
UK loses second spot in global fintech to UAE
The UK has been pushed into third spot on global fintech market size data for the first half of this year Continue Reading
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News
24 Jul 2025
PUMA makes tracks to cloud-based telephony on Microsoft Teams
Multinational cloud telephony provider selected by leading global sports brand to accelerate its global move to cloud telephony by introducing local telco contracts with a fully cloud-based collaboration solution Continue Reading
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News
24 Jul 2025
Google chief says cloud spend is paying off
While Google’s public cloud business ramps up thanks to artificial intelligence, agentic search is the new frontier to conquer Continue Reading
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Feature
24 Jul 2025
The rise (or not) of AI ethics officers
Job titles vary, but the principles shouldn’t – put AI ethics in the org chart, fund it and give it authority, so that good intentions turn into trust, accountability and good business Continue Reading
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News
24 Jul 2025
Avaya accelerates Model Context Protocol for customer experience
Latest part of corporate evolution sees enterprise software provider accelerate innovation-first ‘moonshot’ initiative into core customer experience platform’s 2025 roadmap Continue Reading
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News
24 Jul 2025
AI’s uneven distribution widening diversity divide
Access to AI depends in many cases on salary, gender and company size, according to research Continue Reading
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News
24 Jul 2025
ServiceNow tackles ‘sidecar AI’ chaos with agentic workforce strategy
ServiceNow unveils agentic workforce strategy to orchestrate autonomous AI agents across business processes to help organisations avoid the complexity and problems with managing disconnected applications Continue Reading
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Opinion
23 Jul 2025
Is it time to rethink the OWASP Top 10?
The OWASP Top 10 serves as a key reference point for developers and security professionals, but with a new iteration on the horizon, we need to confront a hard truth: has it lost its effectiveness, or have we failed to implement it meaningfully? Continue Reading
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News
23 Jul 2025
CMA prepares roadmap ahead of Apple and Google SMS decision
The two major mobile ecosystems have provisionally been given Strategic Market Service status. Now the Competition and Markets Authority has set out a roadmap of measures Continue Reading
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Feature
23 Jul 2025
Predictive analytics in policing: Weighing up the pros and cons
While extensive powers of crime prediction are still some time away, policing is already making use of predictive analytics – but what are its benefits and risks? Continue Reading
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Opinion
23 Jul 2025
AI legislation in the UK - has anybody seen any?
The government has promised a consultation and legislation to govern the use of AI - but with nothing planned in the short term, is it leaving this essential consideration too late? Continue Reading
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News
23 Jul 2025
Judge questions HP’s ‘exaggerated’ Autonomy loss claim
Did HP pay 10% more than it needed to for Mike Lynch’s company? Continue Reading
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News
23 Jul 2025
Subpostmasters shoulder costs of Fujitsu’s Post Office IT outage
Fujitsu datacentre outage hit subpostmaster sales for two hours, leaving subpostmasters to seek compensation Continue Reading
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News
23 Jul 2025
Interview: Is there an easier way to refactor applications?
We speak to the inventor of OpenRewrite about how enterprise IT can manage code across thousands of source code repros Continue Reading
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Feature
23 Jul 2025
Business resilience needs comprehensive approach
The cyber attack on Marks & Spencer showed the vulnerability of even very established companies. But business applications resilience goes beyond cyber security basics Continue Reading
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News
22 Jul 2025
Colt targets crypto traders with low-latency connectivity
Connectivity service aims to give digital asset traders and enterprises deploying AI applications a performance edge by connecting cloud regions faster than native backbones Continue Reading
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Opinion
22 Jul 2025
Overconfidence in cyber security: a silent catalyst for CNI breaches
Many CNI organisations are perilously overconfident in their ability to manage and combat cyber risks, according to Bridewell research. This is leaving vital systems exposed. Continue Reading
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Definition
22 Jul 2025
What is SAP Business Suite?
SAP Business Suite is a bundle of enterprise software applications that integrate data, processes and functions for important areas such as finance, sales and human resources (HR), as well as offer industry-specific features. Continue Reading
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News
22 Jul 2025
ASEAN urged to seize 5G-AI opportunity
A report warns the region could miss out on economic opportunities as the growing digital divide between ASEAN member states threatens to undermine its competitiveness Continue Reading
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Definition
22 Jul 2025
What is SAP HEC (HANA Enterprise Cloud)?
SAP HEC (HANA Enterprise Cloud) is a managed, private infrastructure as a service (IaaS) offering that enables organizations to deploy and run SAP software applications on IT infrastructure managed by SAP. Continue Reading
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News
22 Jul 2025
UK government signs partnership with OpenAI
Deal sees firm behind ChatGPT collaborate with government on AI security research to explore investment opportunities Continue Reading
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News
22 Jul 2025
AI-driven predictive maintenance gaining traction
Study reveals recent technological trends, including digital twin technology, IoT and edge computing, are increasingly being used in predictive maintenance and AI Continue Reading
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News
22 Jul 2025
Interview: How OpenAI is making ChatGPT public and private sector-ready
We speak to OpenAI’s solution engineering lead, Matt Weaver, about enterprise adoption and making ChatGPT secure Continue Reading
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Feature
22 Jul 2025
Adding digital transformation firepower to Arsenal FC
Arsenal football club deploys customer experience and engagement systems from digital transformation partner to bring fans closer to the game while blending club traditions with a fresh approach to technology Continue Reading
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News
22 Jul 2025
AWS adds vector functionality to S3 object storage
S3 Vectors allows customers to store AI vector data in S3 object storage, a move that potentially allows for much cheaper storage of vectorised data usually held in vector databases Continue Reading
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Podcast
22 Jul 2025
App refactoring recipe: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
We speak to Moderne CEO and OpenRewrite inventor, Jonathan Schneider, about application modernisation Continue Reading
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News
22 Jul 2025
Hitachi Vantara claims Hitachi iQ the most complete AI stack
Hitachi Vantara says its approach to storage and AI offers the most comprehensive solutions, based on its industrial heritage and RAG-like functionality it claims others don’t have Continue Reading
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Opinion
22 Jul 2025
Why enterprise application strategies fail
Enterprise applications are vital for business, yet more than half of all projects fail to deliver a clear return on investment. We explore the common pitfalls and how to build a strategy that ensures success Continue Reading
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Blog Post
22 Jul 2025
Platform engineering - Percona: Driving data in the new normal
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Michal Nosek, senior enterprise architect at Percona. Nosek writes in full as follows... Platform engineering is about ... Continue Reading
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News
21 Jul 2025
Darktrace buys network visibility specialist Mira
AI cyber giant Darktrace buys network security firm Mira for an undisclosed sum, seeking to enhance the tech stack it offers to highly regulated sectors Continue Reading
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Feature
21 Jul 2025
How AI is shaping the future of business intelligence
As organisations race to build resilience and agility, business intelligence is evolving into an AI-powered, forward-looking discipline focused on automated insights, trusted data and a strong data culture Continue Reading
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Definition
21 Jul 2025
What is SAP MM (SAP Materials Management)?
SAP MM (SAP Materials Management) is a module in the SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA software suites that enables authorized users to centrally manage purchasing and inventory processes across an entire organization. Continue Reading
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News
21 Jul 2025
The Security Interviews: Jason Nurse, University of Kent
Jason Nurse, reader in cyber security at the University of Kent, discusses the psychological side of cyber and online safety, why placing blame on users as ‘the weakest link’ is wrong – and why security pros should think about user needs more Continue Reading
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Feature
21 Jul 2025
Meet the deepfake fraudster who applied to work at a deepfake specialist
A recruiter at voice fraud specialist Pindrop had a shock when they came face-to-face with the same deepfake job candidate not once, but twice. Hear their story and learn how to start to protect your hiring process Continue Reading
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News
21 Jul 2025
Government consults public on self-driving vehicles
The consultation will inform the creation of laws and regulations for autonomous vehicles as the government aims to begin piloting self-driving taxis in spring 2026 Continue Reading
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News
21 Jul 2025
Interview: Alexandra Willis, director of digital media and audience development, The Premier League
Digital media is core to engaging nearly two billion fans of Premier League football around the world, with data analytics and AI playing an ever-more important role Continue Reading
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Blog Post
21 Jul 2025
F5 expands AI-XOps automation & customisation controls
As part of a recent round of platform updates, the Computer Weekly Developer Network notes that F5 has announced new tools to reduce the complexity that cross-functional operations (XOps) teams ... Continue Reading
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Feature
21 Jul 2025
The role of customer data platforms
We look at where a customer data platform sits alongside other technologies that offer features to boost customer experience Continue Reading
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News
18 Jul 2025
DWP accused of shielding AI deployments from public scrutiny
Amnesty International and Big Brother Watch say Department for Work and Pensions’ ‘unchecked’ and opaque use of AI in the UK benefits system treats claimants as suspicious and is shielded from public scrutiny Continue Reading
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Feature
18 Jul 2025
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 Continue Reading
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News
18 Jul 2025
Peer warns IT suppliers against partnering with Fujitsu in government contracts
According to publicly available figures, Fujitsu has won over half a billion pounds in government business as prime contractor since January 2024, but there is more than what has been reported Continue Reading
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Quiz
18 Jul 2025
Sustainability quiz: Test your knowledge of the basics
Have fun testing what you know about climate change basics, contributing factors and potential solutions by taking this sustainability quiz. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
18 Jul 2025
Perforce puts agentic functions in test scripts
AI ubiquity is driving every vendor worth its salt to detail new functions in its platform. Where we (as the IT industry) were once obsessed with AI, then retrieval augmented generation and then ... Continue Reading
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News
18 Jul 2025
Charities struggle to find the skills to adopt AI
Charities are building pace with digital adoption, but in many cases a lack of skills stands in the way of properly utilising tech Continue Reading
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News
18 Jul 2025
First Post Office Capture conviction referred to Court of Appeal
A former Capture software user’s 1998 theft conviction is the first to be referred to the Court of Appeal Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2025
Estimated 96% of EMEA financial services sector not ready for DORA
Research from data backup provider Veeam indicates that vast majority of European financial services firms do not feel ready to meet the resiliency requirements of the EU’s DORA act Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2025
UK government plans to ramp up sovereign computer capacity
Isambard-AI and Dawn are two of the supercomputers that mark the beginning of the UK’s goal to deliver 420 Exaflops of computer by 2030 Continue Reading
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17 Jul 2025
Microsoft remains committed to AI in France
During its AI Tour event in Paris on March 26, 2025, Microsoft reiterated its commitment to investing more than it ever has before in France Continue Reading
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E-Zine
17 Jul 2025
CW EMEA: Vive la AI
In this quarter’s CW EMEA, we look at how one of the Netherlands’ leading technology education centres, Eindhoven University of Technology, fell victim to sophisticated cyber attacks. What unfolded in the university’s reaction is evidence that the hard work and preparation for such an event pays off. Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2025
Fujitsu outage crashes Post Office Horizon system
Japanese IT giant’s time serving the Post Office is due to end next year, but problems persist Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2025
Travelex replacing its software spine as part of cloud migration
The foreign currency supplier is replacing its legacy supply chain backbone to enable its migration to the cloud Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2025
ASEAN’s first driverless bus service debuts in Singapore
The fully autonomous shuttle will operate at Resorts World Sentosa, marking a significant step in Singapore’s push to integrate autonomous vehicles into its public transport network Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2025
Terrorist potential of generative AI ‘purely theoretical’
UK terror legislation advisor takes stock of the potential for generative artificial intelligence systems to be adopted by terrorists, particularly for propaganda and attack planning purposes, but acknowledges the impact may be limited Continue Reading
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Podcast
17 Jul 2025
Podcast: How (agentic) AI can help with unstructured data
In this podcast, MongoDB CTO Boris Bialek discusses how artificial intelligence can bring together multiple levels of corporate data to better automate processes and how agentic AI can be a key part of that Continue Reading
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News
16 Jul 2025
Hackbots biggest cloud security risk, slashing attack times to minutes
With cyber criminals using automated tools to steal data in minutes, organisations must focus on runtime protection and automated responses to combat the rising threat from AI and misconfigured cloud assets Continue Reading
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News
16 Jul 2025
Meta AI training will be challenged at Europe’s highest court, says data protection chief
The data protection commissioner for Hamburg believes Meta’s AI training should be stopped Continue Reading