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Feature
18 Feb 2025
Google Gemini 2.0 explained: Everything you need to know
Google Gemini 2.0, announced in December 2024, will enhance generative AI with multimodal capabilities and agentic AI features, integrating across Google services. Continue Reading
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Podcast
18 Feb 2025
Reflecting on the Change Healthcare cyberattack, one year later
In the year since the start of the Change Healthcare cyberattack, the sector has had to confront its systemic security challenges and reflect on the incident's widespread impact. Continue Reading
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Feature
18 Feb 2025
What we can learn from 2024's top 5 healthcare cyberattacks
2024's top healthcare cyberattacks each affected millions of patients, revealing vulnerabilities and showing how critical a strong cybersecurity system is to secure patient data. Continue Reading
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Definition
18 Feb 2025
What is defense in depth?
Defense in depth is a cybersecurity strategy that uses multiple security measures to protect an organization's networks, systems and data. Continue Reading
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Feature
18 Feb 2025
ChatGPT search vs. Google: How do they differ?
ChatGPT brings a fresh take on internet search with conversational AI, but Google retains key advantages. Discover how these two platforms stack up and differ. Continue Reading
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Feature
18 Feb 2025
How PBMs limit access to MS therapies
Pharmacy benefit managers inflate specialty generic prices, restrict pharmacy choice and increase patient costs, leaving many life-saving multiple sclerosis therapies inaccessible. Continue Reading
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News
18 Feb 2025
DeepSeek-R1: Budgeting challenges for on-premise deployments
The availability of the DeepSeek-R1 large language model shows it’s possible to deploy artificial intelligence on modest hardware. But that’s only half the story Continue Reading
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News
18 Feb 2025
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS vulnerability exploited in the wild
Palo Alto Networks says threat actors used a publicly available PoC exploit in attack attempts against firewall customers with PAN-OS management interfaces exposed to the internet. Continue Reading
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News
18 Feb 2025
U.S. healthcare spending soars on diabetes, heart diseases
Cardiovascular diseases were the costliest conditions, while U.S. healthcare spending on type 2 diabetes beat out other single conditions, according to a new study. Continue Reading
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Definition
18 Feb 2025
What is a reasoning engine?
A reasoning engine is an iterative software system that mimics human problem-solving capabilities, making inferences or reaching conclusions based on rules, logic and established facts or data. Continue Reading
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News
18 Feb 2025
EY: Industrial companies worldwide stunted in emerging technology use
Businesses globally are spending more on emerging technologies year-on-year, but struggle to expand experimental use cases, finds EY’s sixth annual Reimagining Industry Futures study Continue Reading
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News
18 Feb 2025
Evolve IP teams up with Cavell to share market insights
Comms channel player working with market watcher to make sure partners can identify opportunities provoked by an evolving landscape Continue Reading
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Feature
18 Feb 2025
CVS Health: 3 steps to achieving health equity accreditation
CVS Health received URAC's health equity accreditation by assessing how standards fit into its existing health equity strategy. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
18 Feb 2025
The Private AI Infrastructure Imperative: A Practical Perspective
Early experimentation with generative AI (‘GenAI’) through generic cloud services has left many organisations questioning where to go next. While services like ChatGPT or AI features embedded in ... Continue Reading
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Definition
18 Feb 2025
What is a botnet?
A botnet is a collection of internet-connected devices -- including PCs, servers, mobile devices and internet of things (IoT) devices -- infected and controlled by a common type of malware, often unbeknownst to their owners. Continue Reading
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Feature
18 Feb 2025
Chinese companies on DoD CMC list: Tech giants on the list
Several Chinese tech giants including Huawei, Tencent and CATL are now on the U.S. Chinese Military Companies list due to security concerns. Continue Reading
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Definition
18 Feb 2025
What is a protocol data unit (PDU)?
A protocol data unit (PDU) is the basic unit of exchange between entities that communicate with a specified networking protocol. Continue Reading
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News
18 Feb 2025
South Korea plots to become home to world’s largest AI datacentre
Construction of a datacentre that is projected to be 3GW in size is set to start later this year in South Korea Continue Reading
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Definition
18 Feb 2025
What is the Nessus vulnerability scanning platform?
Nessus is a platform developed by Tenable that scans for security vulnerabilities in devices, applications, operating systems, cloud services and other network resources. Continue Reading
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Definition
18 Feb 2025
What is NRZ (non-return-to-zero)?
NRZ (non-return-to-zero) is a form of digital data transmission in which the binary low and high states, represented by numerals 0 and 1, are transmitted by specific and constant direct current (DC) voltages. Continue Reading
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Definition
18 Feb 2025
What are social engineering attacks?
Social engineering is an attack vector that relies heavily on human interaction and often involves psychological manipulation of people into breaking normal security procedures and best practices to gain unauthorized access. Continue Reading
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News
18 Feb 2025
Cyber Monitoring Centre develops hurricane scale to count cost of cyber attacks
A non-profit company aims to measure the impact of cyber events on the economy using a 1 to 5 scale borrowed from hurricane classification Continue Reading
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Blog Post
18 Feb 2025
SLM series: ABBYY - A strategic recalibration of the tech arsenal
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network (CWDN) written by Maxime Vermeir in his role as senior director of AI strategy at ABBYY. Vermeir writes in full as follows... On the ... Continue Reading
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News
18 Feb 2025
Meta’s planned subsea cable will exceed circumference of Earth and support AI innovation
Meta’s planned 50,000 km subsea cable will be the world’s longest and connect the five major continents Continue Reading
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News
18 Feb 2025
MSP cuts costs with Scality pay-as-you-go anti-ransomware storage
Autodata gets Scality as-a-service for on-site immutable storage via Artesca, to allow customers to rapidly recover from ransomware and at the same cost per terabyte no matter the volume Continue Reading
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News
18 Feb 2025
CPX 2025: Check Point CEO talks up hybrid mesh security
At CPX 2025 in Bangkok, Check Point CEO Nadav Zafrir outlined a vision for network security centred on hybrid mesh architecture and AI-powered capabilities Continue Reading
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18 Feb 2025
Navigating the practicalities of AI regulation and legislation
What CIOs need to know about the global patchwork of existing and upcoming laws governing AI – and what CIOs need to be doing about them Continue Reading
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18 Feb 2025
AI Action Summit: Global leaders decry AI red tape
The focus of previous AI summits on the safety of artificial intelligence systems has been replaced by concerns there is too much regulatory red tape, which politicians and AI developers have argued is holding back innovation Continue Reading
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E-Zine
18 Feb 2025
AI Action Summit calls for a rethink of regulation
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we report from the AI Action Summit in Paris on how easing red tape is overtaking safety as a priority. We examine the AI regulations that IT leaders need to understand. And we talk to the UK government’s AI minister about the country’s artificial intelligence opportunities. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Feature
18 Feb 2025
Achieving hospital price transparency for compliance, patients
Ensure compliance with CMS' hospital price transparency rule while making pricing data consumer-friendly to help patients shop for affordable care. Continue Reading
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Tip
18 Feb 2025
12 steps to effectively implement IT automation
IT can't automate everything in its purview -- and certainly not all at once. But there are tried-and-true steps IT organizations can follow to automate workflows safely. Continue Reading
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News
17 Feb 2025
‘Times are hard’ for fintech but latest report reveals glimmer of recovery
Fintech investment in the UK hit a four-year low last year, as the wider EMEA region saw the lowest numbers in eight years Continue Reading
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Feature
17 Feb 2025
Digital twins extend to biological systems
The use of digital twins in industrial, manufacturing and architectural firms is well known - now we can also include medical science, pharmaceutical research and agricultural management use cases Continue Reading
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News
17 Feb 2025
The Security Interviews: Yevgeny Dibrov, Armis
Armis CEO Yevgeny Dibrov talks about how his military service and intelligence work opened the door into the world of cyber security entrepreneurship Continue Reading
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News
17 Feb 2025
AI-driven personalisation appealing to UK shoppers, says research
Retailers should be using artificial intelligence to increase brand loyalty through personalisation, according to research Continue Reading
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Feature
17 Feb 2025
The irresistible marriage of AI and XR
Not long ago, the metaverse was on the lips of everyone in technological media. However, coverage has moved to the new technology darling of AI – but crucially, both technologies are synergistic Continue Reading
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News
17 Feb 2025
Rapid7 channel programme emerges from partner dialogue
Security player’s director of global partner programmes outlines the process and ambitions that supported its recently launched PACT offering Continue Reading
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Feature
17 Feb 2025
AI models explained: The benefits of open source AI models
In this guide, we explore how to get started with open source AI models and go over how they support your enterprise IT strategy Continue Reading
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News
17 Feb 2025
Channel moves: Who’s gone where?
Last week saw ATSG solidify its management structure after the Evolve IP merger, plus some personnel moves at BCS, Fivetran, Armis and Rimes Continue Reading
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News
17 Feb 2025
Liverpool reinvents customer service through digital platform
Liverpool City Council wants to improve residents’ experience of dealing with the council, and sees digital technologies as key to achieving its goal Continue Reading
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Blog Post
17 Feb 2025
SLM series - Qt: Practical code experiences from the command line
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Peter Schneider in his role as senior product manager at Qt Group. Schneider writes as follows… On the question of whether ... Continue Reading
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Opinion
17 Feb 2025
Opinion: Saudi plans to be an IT superpower, but challenges lie ahead
Impressions of Saudi Arabia during Leap 2025: Big plans ahead, but challenges in physical and digital infrastructure, and in transition from public to private sector dominance Continue Reading
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Feature
17 Feb 2025
RAG AI: ‘Do it yourself,’ says NYC data scientist
New York City council data scientist says organisations should get their hands dirty with open source AI as his teams build AI apps to check for duplicates in legislative documents Continue Reading
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Feature
17 Feb 2025
A path to better data engineering
Data engineering requires expertise in programming and data management, and now IT leaders need to include large language models in their data strategy Continue Reading
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Opinion
16 Feb 2025
How to get employees to take cyber risk more seriously
To combat risky cyber security behaviour, organisations must move beyond awareness training and cultivate a culture where security violations are personally felt and socially unacceptable, leveraging existing values, real-world impacts, and even humour Continue Reading
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News
14 Feb 2025
Kenyan AI workers form Data Labelers Association
A group of Kenyan data workers whose labour provides the ‘backbone’ of modern artificial intelligence systems set up the Data Labelers Association to improve their working conditions and raise awareness about the challenges they face Continue Reading
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News
14 Feb 2025
SailPoint IPO highlights importance of identity
Security player’s distributor views move as a moment that validates the market, as well as its involvement with the vendor Continue Reading
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News
14 Feb 2025
SAP data cloud, Databricks integration aims to unify AI data
SAP unveiled a Business Data Cloud platform and Databricks partnership to support customers in AI projects, which analysts bill as an important evolution of data management. Continue Reading
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News
14 Feb 2025
NHS launches breast cancer AI trial
The trial will see 700,000 women taking part in artificial intelligence-based screening for breast cancer, looking at whether use of technology can help identify signs of cancer earlier Continue Reading
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News
14 Feb 2025
Channel catch-up: News in brief
Geographic expansion, partner programmes, fresh warehouses and attempts to increase trust levels in artificial intelligence have all been happening over the past few days Continue Reading
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News
14 Feb 2025
Gartner: CISOs struggling to balance security, business objectives
Only 14% of security leaders can ‘effectively secure organisational data assets while also enabling the use of data to achieve business objectives’, according to Gartner Continue Reading
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Blog Post
14 Feb 2025
Maximising agentic AI’s impact: the importance of a strong data foundation
This is a guest blogpost by Sumeet Arora, chief development officer at ThoughtSpot. The new wave of AI has arrived in the form of agentic AI, and it is already making significant strides in the ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
14 Feb 2025
SLM series - SUSE: Balanced realities for AI model use cases
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Ian Quackenbos aka Ian Q. Quackenbos leads the AI Innovation & Incubation team (technology & product) at SUSE and ... Continue Reading
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News
14 Feb 2025
Government launches consultation on plan to streamline business through e-invoicing
Government announces 12-week consultation on electronic invoicing as part of its plan for change Continue Reading
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News
14 Feb 2025
Lenovo CSO: AI adoption fuels security paranoia
Doug Fisher, Lenovo’s chief security officer, outlines the company’s approach to security and AI governance, and the importance of having a strong security culture to combat cyber threats amplified by the use of AI Continue Reading
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News
14 Feb 2025
Government renames AI Safety Institute and teams up with Anthropic
Addressing the Munich Security Conference, UK government technology secretary Peter Kyle announces a change to the name of the AI Safety Institute and a tie-up with AI company Anthropic Continue Reading
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News
14 Feb 2025
Top cryptography experts join calls for UK to drop plans to snoop on Apple’s encrypted data
Some of the world’s leading computer science experts have signed an open letter calling for home secretary Yvette Cooper to drop a controversial secret order to require Apple to provide access to people’s encrypted data Continue Reading
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Blog Post
14 Feb 2025
Should the UK spend hundreds of billions on AI?
This week the European Union (EU) announced a €200bn InvestAI fund, to build out sovereign artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. This follows on from the Trump administration’s $500bn Project ... Continue Reading
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Tip
13 Feb 2025
How to use data center wind turbines for sustainable energy
Wind power is a promising way for data centers to cut carbon footprints. Despite challenges, evolving technology offers efficient turbines for substantial electricity generation. Continue Reading
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News
13 Feb 2025
Trump actions could undermine EEOC AI bias efforts
The Trump administration has removed EEOC AI bias guidance. Experts say states and courts might take the lead in regulating AI hiring practices. Continue Reading
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News
13 Feb 2025
Users eye LaunchDarkly experiments boost with Houseware buy
LaunchDarkly customers envision fresh opportunities for app development and business alignment with a new data warehouse option on the back end. Continue Reading
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News
13 Feb 2025
Aggressive deregulation creates risky business environment
Through DOGE, President Donald Trump is cutting work and funding to federal agencies to overhaul business rules and regulations in the U.S. Continue Reading
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Opinion
13 Feb 2025
Entrust sells certificate business: Implications and actions
Entrust selling its certificate business to Sectigo isn't the only change that enterprises will face when it comes to the future of digital certificates. Continue Reading
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Tip
13 Feb 2025
17 common QA interview questions and answers
Use these typical QA interview questions -- broken into basic, intermediate and advanced -- to progress from the screening interview to the final stages and land the job. Continue Reading
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News
13 Feb 2025
Salt Typhoon compromises telecom providers' Cisco devices
Salt Typhoon's latest campaign exploits older vulnerabilities in Cisco edge devices to gain access to the networks of several telecom companies, including two based in the U.S. Continue Reading
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News
13 Feb 2025
Brightline to pay $7M to resolve Fortra hack lawsuit
A judge approved a $7M settlement to be paid by virtual mental health provider Brightline over the 2023 Fortra hack claimed by Clop ransomware actors. Continue Reading
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Tip
13 Feb 2025
8 steps to improve data visualization literacy
Data visualization literacy is a crucial element of analytics -- it helps you communicate findings. These eight steps can help you improve your DVL. Continue Reading
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News
13 Feb 2025
IT orgs expand business observability beyond their own walls
Business observability could soon become a part of your IT environment, even if you're not the one who originally thought of it. Continue Reading
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News
13 Feb 2025
UK accused of political ‘foreign cyber attack’ on US after serving secret snooping order on Apple
US administration asked to kick UK out of 65-year-old UK-US Five Eyes intelligence sharing agreement after secret order to access encrypted data of Apple users Continue Reading
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Feature
13 Feb 2025
How an advanced analytics tool can clean up 'clinical waste'
MultiCare Health System has seen success with an advanced analytics-based clinical decision support tool to reduce unnecessary healthcare utilization. Continue Reading
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News
13 Feb 2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confirmed as HHS Secretary
The Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as HHS Secretary in a controversial vote, despite criticism over his anti-vaccine views and opposition from many physicians. Continue Reading
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Tip
13 Feb 2025
Optimize code using binary notation
Code optimization can be more creative than compilers and instruction-level parallelism. Here are specific ways to optimize code using hardware resources with high-level languages. Continue Reading
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News
13 Feb 2025
EU looks to ramp up sovereign tech as Trump trade war begins
Trump’s trade war is now looking at the EU, with tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. Could US tech be in the firing line? Continue Reading
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News
13 Feb 2025
Confluent, Databricks partner to simplify AI development
With a new integration, joint customers can more easily access real-time streaming data to develop, deploy and maintain trusted AI models and applications. Continue Reading
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News
13 Feb 2025
Exploring healthcare's third-party risk management gaps
Health IT practitioners understand the scope of third-party risks, but barriers to employing effective third-party risk management strategies persist. Continue Reading
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News
13 Feb 2025
Cisco rides the AI boon
Cisco reported a 9% revenue increase, driven by AI demand. The company plans to launch new AI infrastructure products, focusing on enterprise data center trends. Continue Reading
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Definition
13 Feb 2025
What is a denial-of-service attack?
A denial-of-service (DoS) attack is a security threat that occurs when an attacker makes it impossible for legitimate users to access computer systems, networks, services or other IT resources. Continue Reading
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News
13 Feb 2025
Advania UK unveils unified leadership team
To integrate its recent acquisitions, Microsoft partner Advania UK has established a structure to oversee all operations Continue Reading
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News
13 Feb 2025
Baltic skills programme to help reduce European skills gap via Africa
Lithuanian project sets out to connect professionals in Africa with European businesses in need of skills Continue Reading
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Opinion
13 Feb 2025
Why the channel is vital in the AI leadership race
The government is hoping its recent AI opportunities action plan will give business and our economy a boost, but where are the opportunities and what role will the channel play in its success? Continue Reading
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News
13 Feb 2025
Insight lists AI, security and 5G among channel opportunities
Channel player Insight is the latest to share its view of which trends are worth getting involved with this year Continue Reading
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News
13 Feb 2025
Interview: Why Samsung put a UK startup centre stage
The launch of the flagship Galaxy S25 smartphone from Samsung showcased AI innovation from a company spun out of Oxford University Continue Reading
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Blog Post
13 Feb 2025
SLM series - Cotera: 10 key SLM facts for software engineers (and businesses)
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Tom Firth, co-founder of Cotera. Cotera is an AI operating system (OS) that unifies support tickets, feedback and product ... Continue Reading
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News
13 Feb 2025
UK government sanctions target Russian cyber crime network Zservers
The UK government has imposed sanctions on a Russian cyber crime syndicate responsible for aiding ransomware attacks, targeting the group and individual members Continue Reading
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Tip
13 Feb 2025
Compare generative AI vs. LLMs: Differences and use cases
While large language models like ChatGPT grab headlines, the generative AI landscape is far more diverse, spanning models that are changing how we create images, audio and video. Continue Reading
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Tip
13 Feb 2025
History of generative AI innovations spans 9 decades
The dominance of Nvidia chips, emerging technologies like agentic and embodied AI, and knockoffs of ChatGPT are among the latest milestones powering GenAI's business future. Continue Reading
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News
12 Feb 2025
Docker Inc. CEO swap has analysts anticipating a sale
Industry watchers see the takeover by a former Oracle exec as the precursor to merging with a broader software development portfolio at a larger company. Continue Reading
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Tip
12 Feb 2025
Understanding the 3 types of CRM systems
To get the most out of a CRM system, organizations must decide whether an operational, analytical or collaborative CRM system is right for them. Continue Reading
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News
12 Feb 2025
Thomson Reuters win not telling of other AI fair use lawsuits
A judge rules in favor of the media company. However, the decision will likely not significantly affect generative AI lawsuits still waiting for a court ruling. Continue Reading
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News
12 Feb 2025
Arctera CEO: Focus is on new capabilities for backup products
Data backup vendor Arctera, which consists of former Veritas businesses, will continue to sell these products separately as it looks to improve and expand its offerings. Continue Reading
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Definition
12 Feb 2025
What is high-touch customer service?
High-touch customer service is a category of contact center interaction that requires human interaction. Continue Reading
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Tip
12 Feb 2025
RAID 5 vs. RAID 6: Capacity, performance, durability
RAID 5 and RAID 6 both have their pros and cons. Find out which RAID configuration is right for your organization. Continue Reading
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Podcast
12 Feb 2025
Early lessons on SDOH data integration across health plans
A new NCQA study found that while SDOH data collection is feasible, health plans face various challenges ranging from siloed data systems to inconsistent coding. Continue Reading
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News
12 Feb 2025
Fortinet discloses second authentication bypass vulnerability
Fortinet disclosed CVE-2025-24472 in an updated advisory that confused some in the infosec community because it stated that 'reports show this is being exploited in the wild.' Continue Reading
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Conference Coverage
12 Feb 2025
LEAP tech conference promises expansive insights, opportunity
The LEAP 2025 conference promises insights on the future of tech from key trailblazers. Check this guide regularly for the essential news and post-conference assessments. Continue Reading
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Podcast
12 Feb 2025
Unpacking claim denials in light of public backlash against payers
Claim denials fuel public frustration with U.S. healthcare; high denial rates, AI use and payer policies spark calls for change, including more transparency in medical billing. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
12 Feb 2025
What to expect from F5 AppWorld 2025
Keen to tighten our grasp on the application delivery landscape (as we always are), the Computer Weekly Developer Network team is off to F5 AppWorld 2025. Staged in the (it has to be said, ... Continue Reading
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News
12 Feb 2025
Physician enthusiasm for healthcare AI rises, concerns linger
While 68% of physicians report advantages to healthcare AI, many physicians have lingering concerns regarding privacy risks, EHR integration and a lack of oversight. Continue Reading
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Guest Post
12 Feb 2025
How network engineers can prepare for the future with AI
The rapid rise of AI has left some professionals feeling unprepared. GenAI is beneficial to networks, but engineers must have the proper tools to adapt to this new change. Continue Reading
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Feature
12 Feb 2025
Deploying a mental health app for underserved populations
A Texas-based FQHC is offering a mental health app to its uninsured and underinsured patients at no cost, expanding critical access to mental healthcare. Continue Reading