The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast team started the year discussing Harry and Meghan, registered the course of the Covid-19 public health crisis on enterprise IT throughout the year, and finished 2020 with reflections on Read more…
The past 12 months have seen an unprecedented surge in cybercriminal activity, with two key trends explaining much of the increase – the Covid-19 pandemic introduced new attack surfaces and opportunities for malicious actors, while Read more…
Wipro will take over the IT units and 1,300 employees at German wholesaler Metro, as part of an IT outsourcing deal worth up to $1bn (£745m) over nine years. The Indian supplier will pay £36m Read more…
The year of the Covid-19 pandemic has provided a huge boost to remote working and, by extension, use of the cloud and cloud storage. Computer Weekly’s storage content reflects this in the volume and content Read more…
Digital skills are not only becoming increasingly important for day-to-day life, but are also becoming so prolific in the workplace that many argue most roles need some knowledge about tech. Despite its importance, many adults Read more…
In 2020, IT departments have demonstrated how quickly they can adapt to provide essential end-user computing services to enable employees to work from home during the coronavirus lockdown. The policy to deploy laptops for “road Read more…
Although so-called extended reality (XR) software has been around in various shapes and forms for years, business interest in the technology has risen dramatically since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Many organisations that had previously been Read more…
The Nordic countries have all the ingredients to lead the world in enterprise IT. Perhaps best known for its vibrant tech startup scene, the region is never far from the front when it comes to Read more…
A key area of IT deployment that came on strongly in 2020 has been the use of containers as a means of application execution. Containers are a method of virtualisation that allows for application instances Read more…
The UK government is likely to spend more with consultants in 2021 in areas including technology as a result of the need to fill the skills gap in the public sector, due in part to Read more…