Big data analytics
Big data analytics is the process of examining big data to uncover information -- such as hidden patterns, correlations, market trends and customer preferences -- that can help organizations make informed business decisions.. See complete definition.
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News
01 Oct 2025
Interview: Wayne Barlow, head of terminal products, Bloomberg
Techie turned business leader Wayne Barlow heads up the development of Bloomberg’s customer-touching terminal software Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
01 Oct 2025
Why AI agent projects are stalling in production
A Confluent technology strategist explains why multi-agent workflows become brittle monoliths and how access to real-time, streaming data is key to the success of agentic AI deployments Continue Reading
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News
30 Sep 2025
Cloud provider publishes ‘tech sovereignty’ plan for UK
In the face of mounting data sovereignty concerns across Europe, UK cloud provider Civo lays out high-level plan for how the government can retain control and access of its data should the geopolitical situation sour Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
29 Sep 2025
JLR tentatively restarts production, following £1.5bn government backing
Jaguar Land Rover is to resume car production after a £1.5bn government loan guarantee amid its cyber attack fallout. Debate is growing over the bailout and insurance Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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News
29 Sep 2025
Women’s Rugby World Cup premiered GenAI for broadcast match analysis
England’s triumph at the Women’s Rugby World Cup also saw the debut of generative AI for real-time broadcast rugby match analysis Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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Blog Post
26 Sep 2025
Using your AI investment wisely: the case for smaller models with bigger impact
This is a guest blogpost by Kris Kang, Head of Product, AI, JetBrains Bigger models, more parameters, higher benchmarks. There is often a fixation on scale in the discourse around AI, making it ... Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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Opinion
26 Sep 2025
What UK CIOs get wrong about AI and cloud … and how to fix it
UK firms are chasing AI and cloud combinations without clarity, risking failure. Success needs clear use cases, skills, a data strategy, agile methods, and focus on business value Continue Reading
By- Andy Bevan
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News
26 Sep 2025
Microsoft hides key data flow information in plain sight
Microsoft’s own documentation confirms that data hosted in its hyperscale cloud architecture routinely traverses the globe, but the tech giant is actively obfuscating this vital information from its UK law enforcement customers Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
25 Sep 2025
Government might support Jaguar Land Rover supply chain to mitigate cyber attack impact
The government is considering buying car parts from JLR’s supply chain to sell them on to the company once it recovers from the August cyber attack Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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News
25 Sep 2025
Co-op declares cyber attack damage cost £206m
Co-op reveals £206m costs from April cyber attack, with revenues hit, member data stolen and shelves emptied, exposing major retail supply chain vulnerabilities Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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News
24 Sep 2025
Internet shutdowns in Africa on upward trajectory
A comparative analysis of internet shutdowns in African countries highlights how the tactic is increasingly used to repress dissent and political opposition, depriving millions of people and businesses access to vital digital tools that sustain their social, economic and political life Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
24 Sep 2025
NCA arrests man following cyber attack that disrupted air travel
The NCA has arrested a man in West Sussex over the cyber attack on Collins Aerospace that disrupted Heathrow and other EU airports. He has been released on conditional bail Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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Feature
24 Sep 2025
Engagement-based advertising models are coming for AI
Tech companies are eyeing ad-driven revenue streams to offset a possible investment market recession. Without proper oversight, this risks immense user exploitation Continue Reading
By- Kyle Hiebert, Computer Weekly
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News
23 Sep 2025
Podcast: How to get value from unstructured data
In this podcast, we talk to Nasuni founder and CTO Andres Rodriguez about the obstacles to getting the most value from enterprise unstructured data, especially via metadata Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
23 Sep 2025
Jaguar Land Rover extends cyber attack-induced shutdown to October
Jaguar Land Rover is extending its production shutdown caused by the 31 August cyber attack into next month, as government ministers drop by and supply chain workers lose wages Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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News
23 Sep 2025
EU to shut door on Big Tech in financial data sharing
US tech giants to be excluded from EU’s Financial Data Access initiative, which enables the sharing of certain customer financial data Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Feature
19 Sep 2025
Can LLMs understand scientists?
Research suggests large language model outputs are still too opaque, biased and inconsistent for recommending scientific experts Continue Reading
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Feature
18 Sep 2025
The challenges posed by AI tools in education
Artificial intelligence tools to enhance productivity are being developed for use in multiple sectors, but are they sufficiently reliable for use in education or do they create other problems? Continue Reading
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News
17 Sep 2025
Techcombank wields data and AI to drive customer engagement
By unifying data on the Databricks platform, the Vietnam bank has built AI capabilities to deliver hyper-personalised offers to 15 million customers and expand its footprint beyond its traditional affluent base Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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News
15 Sep 2025
Amnesty: AI surveillance risks ‘supercharging’ US deportations
Amnesty International says AI-driven platforms from Palantir and Babel Street are being used by US authorities to track migrants and revoke visas, raising fears of unlawful detentions and mass deportations Continue Reading
By- Tiago Ventura, Computer Weekly
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News
12 Sep 2025
EU Data Act comes into force amid fears of regulation fatigue
The EU Data Act will potentially give users control of device data, and boost data sharing, cloud switching and competition while raising compliance demands Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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Feature
12 Sep 2025
How AI can help to optimise supply chains under pressure
Globalisation boosted trade for decades, but crises, tariffs and climate change have made supply chains more fragile. Companies are responding with AI, nearshoring and planning Continue Reading
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News
10 Sep 2025
Jaguar Land Rover admits data has been compromised in cyber attack
The car maker revealed that data was stolen in the cyber attack that began on 31 August, as its production line continues to be affected Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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News
09 Sep 2025
UK AI sector balloons by 85% to 5,800 companies from 2023 to 2025
A Perspective Economics study commissioned by DSIT sizes the UK AI sector at 5,800 companies, an increase of 85% over two years Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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E-Zine
09 Sep 2025
AI help for pet parents
In this week’s edition of Computer Weekly, we do another deep-dive into the latest freedom of information request revelations that have emerged pertaining to Police Scotland’s use of Microsoft cloud technologies. Ex-Googler Kate Balingit, and head of digital innovation at Mars Pet Nutrition, opens up about how artificial intelligence is transforming pet care for the company’s customers. We also take a closer look at the possible impact the UK government’s devolution agenda could have on cloud spending trends within local authorities. And, in our final piece from this round of buyer’s guides, we delve into how platform engineering is affecting how enterprises approach DevOps-related projects. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
05 Sep 2025
Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack keeps workers at home
The recent cyber attack on Jaguar Land Rover is keeping workers out of the plants as possible attack group identity becomes public Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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News
04 Sep 2025
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team chooses SAP Cloud ERP to gain edge
Formula 1 team Mercedes-AMG Petronas has chosen SAP Cloud ERP to help it comply with upcoming regulatory changes from the FIA Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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Feature
03 Sep 2025
Ethical challenges of LGBTQ+ data protection
America has rolled back data protection policies for the LGBTQ+ community, but what does that mean for the rest of the world? Continue Reading
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News
02 Sep 2025
Cyber attackers damage Jaguar Land Rover production
Jaguar Land Rover reports a cyber attack has ‘severely disrupted’ its vehicle production and retail operations, recalling similar attacks on other prominent British brands this year Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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Feature
02 Sep 2025
Interview: Holland & Barrett CDO preparing a Michelin star-worthy data strategy
Holland & Barrett’s chief data officer discusses the framework – and reasons – behind the retailer’s multi-layered data strategy Continue Reading
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Podcast
02 Sep 2025
Agentic AI: Storage and ‘the biggest tech refresh in IT history’
We talk to Jeff Denworth of Vast Data about a future where employees are outnumbered by artificial intelligence agents and even smaller enterprises may need supercomputing levels of resources Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
29 Aug 2025
ICO publishes summary of police facial recognition audit
The UK data regulator has released a summary of its facial recognition audit of two police forces Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
29 Aug 2025
Home Office ‘backdoor’ seeks worldwide access to Apple iCloud users’ data, court documents confirm
A court filing states that a government order against Apple would give it the capability to access communications and metadata of customers using the iCloud service anywhere in the world Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor
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News
28 Aug 2025
Microsoft refuses to divulge data flows to Police Scotland
Tech giant Microsoft is declining to share key information with Police Scotland about where the sensitive data it uploads to Office 365 will be processed, leaving the force unable to comply with UK-wide data protection laws Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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Feature
21 Aug 2025
European digital sovereignty: Storage, surveillance concerns to overcome
As China and the US increase surveillance capabilities, are European companies caught in the middle of a data security storm? Continue Reading
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News
21 Aug 2025
UK equality watchdog: Met Police facial recognition unlawful
The UK’s equality watchdog has been granted permission to intervene in a judicial review of the Met Police’s live facial-recognition (LFR) technology use, which it claims is being deployed unlawfully Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
21 Aug 2025
Reserve Bank of India proposes framework for AI adoption in India’s finance sector
India’s central bank has proposed a framework to guide artificial intelligence adoption in the financial sector, along with recommendations to build shared infrastructure, implement safeguards and promote financial inclusion Continue Reading
By- Mastufa Ahmed
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News
21 Aug 2025
Interview: Simon Goodyear, chief information and technology officer, Redwood Bank
Redwood Bank’s new IT boss is a problem solver who wants to eradicate every unnecessary Excel spreadsheet Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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21 Aug 2025
How Jetstar is tapping data analytics
Low-cost carrier Jetstar is using the Snowflake data platform to optimise the number of meals to carry onboard and to generate flight schedules, among other data analytics initiatives Continue Reading
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E-Zine
21 Aug 2025
CW APAC – Trend Watch: Business intelligence and analytics
Artificial intelligence is changing the landscape of business intelligence and analytics. In this handbook, Computer Weekly looks at the ways in which the technology is shaping the future of the field, the importance of building trust in data, and why Standard Chartered is modernising its governance. Continue Reading
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Feature
20 Aug 2025
Is it time to build an AI factory?
If AI is to deliver real benefits, firms need to scale its deployment. Developing an internal AI factory, akin to a digital factory model used by some, is one option Continue Reading
By- Mark Chillingworth, Bury Hill Ltd: Business writing for leaders in business and technology
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News
20 Aug 2025
Without a data strategy, AI will just scale your chaos
Snowflake’s chief data analytics officer, Anahita Tafvizi, explains why a data strategy focused on governance, consistency and accuracy is the only way to build artificial intelligence that users will trust Continue Reading
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News
18 Aug 2025
Okta: AI adoption fuels problems for identity management
Okta research indicates the emergence and growth of novel security problems, connected with the spread of AI agents and non-human identities Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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News
15 Aug 2025
Zendesk CTO on the new era of customer experience
Zendesk once pushed its AI vision, but now customers are leading the charge. Its CTO, Jason Maynard, explains how this reversal is creating roles like the ‘bot manager’ and shaping the future of customer experience Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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Feature
15 Aug 2025
The UK’s Online Safety Act explained: what you need to know
In this essential guide, Computer Weekly looks at the UK’s implementation of the Online Safety Act, including controversies around age verification measures and the threat it poses to end-to-end encryption Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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Blog Post
13 Aug 2025
Is document management the real hero of the AI boom?
This is a guest blogpost by John Bates, chief executive officer of SER Group. If you hadn’t noticed, document management (DM) is having a moment. Gartner had previously phased out the term in ... Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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News
13 Aug 2025
SAP touts Business Suite as key to enterprise AI
The German software giant pitched its Business Suite set of integrated applications for the AI era, along with the SAP Joule copilot as the future orchestrator of business workflows, at its customer conference in Melbourne Continue Reading
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Podcast
13 Aug 2025
AI in pet health: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
We speak to Mars Pet Nutrition’s head of digital innovation, Kate Balingit, about using computer vision with smartphone photos to assess pet health Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
13 Aug 2025
ODI tells EU to balance AI safeguards with innovation promotion
The Open Data Institute has published a manifesto to guide European Union data and artificial intelligence policy formation Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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News
12 Aug 2025
Workday research: 75% of employees will work with artificial intelligence, but not for it
Workday research finds 75% of workers like AI as a teammate, but only 30% want it to be the boss. Trust in the technology may grow with use, but human focus, clear roles and governance are key Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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News
12 Aug 2025
Salesforce research: CFOs zealous for agentic AI
A Salesforce study says chief financial officers have shifted from agentic artificial intelligence caution to putting the technology front and centre of their business strategies Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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News
12 Aug 2025
Ola’s Krutrim builds ‘AI-first’ sovereign cloud for India
Krutrim is building a vertically integrated technology stack to make AI affordable, scalable and sovereign for Indian businesses while catering to the country’s linguistic needs Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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Feature
11 Aug 2025
Will CDPs deliver on the marketing promise of personalisation?
Customer data platforms are being touted by suppliers as the means to deliver the single customer view after which organisations have long lusted. Will the promise finally be delivered? Continue Reading
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News
11 Aug 2025
Watching the watchers: Is the Technical Advisory Panel a match for MI5, MI6 and GCHQ?
Dame Muffy Calder is chair of the Technical Advisory Panel (TAP), a small group of experts that advises the Investigatory Powers Commissioner on surveillance technology. Do they have what it takes to oversee the intelligence community? Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor
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News
08 Aug 2025
Cloudera touts hybrid data platform to power enterprise AI boom
At its Evolve APAC 2025 conference in Singapore, Cloudera promises to end the compromise between on-premise data control and public cloud convenience with its hybrid data platform Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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News
07 Aug 2025
Interview: Kirsty Roth, chief operations and technology officer, Thomson Reuters
As a technologist who also runs corporate operations, Thomson Reuters’ CTO believes her tech background gives her a unique edge as the business information group looks to transform its products with AI Continue Reading
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News
06 Aug 2025
Government looks at tech to tackle peak electricity demand
Forecasting, AI, smart meters and electrical vehicle batteries are part of an ambitious project to reduce the use of fossil fuels on the UK's energy grid Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
06 Aug 2025
Maybank inks RM1bn deal with Microsoft
The five-year deal will see Malaysia’s largest bank accelerate its digital transformation efforts, building on its current strategy to embed AI across the organisation and enhance its technological capabilities Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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Feature
06 Aug 2025
Hadoop vs. Spark for modern data pipelines
Hadoop and Spark differ in architecture, performance, scalability, cost and deployment. They offer distinct strengths for modern cloud-native data pipelines. Continue Reading
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News
04 Aug 2025
Agentic AI a target-rich zone for cyber attackers in 2025
At Black Hat USA 2025, CrowdStrike warns that cyber criminals and nation-states are weaponising GenAI to scale attacks and target AI agents, turning autonomous systems against their makers Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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News
04 Aug 2025
Integrated platforms offer lifeline to Singapore’s F&B sector
A partnership between payments firm Adyen and restaurant operating system provider Atlas is helping merchants to streamline operations, slashing errors by up to 80% and boosting sales as the sector faces record closures Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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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
By- Tim Grieveson
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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
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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Blog Post
30 Jul 2025
Enough waiting: it’s time for government mandates in infrastructure data management
This is a guest blogpost by Andy Berry, CEO of VertiGIS. Working across infrastructure and geospatial technology, you have a front row seat to what effective digital transformation looks like. In ... Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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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
By- James Hodge
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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
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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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
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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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
By- Tim Grieveson
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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
By- Madeline Bennett, Mowser Media
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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
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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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
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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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
By- Mary Branscombe, Computer Weekly
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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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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
By- Anthony Young
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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
By- Stéphane Larcher, LeMagIT
- Yann Serra, LeMagIT
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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
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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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
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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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
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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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
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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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
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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Feature
16 Jul 2025
Pure Storage profits from all-flash, as-a-service and cloud focus
Storage profile: Pure Storage evolves its all-flash offer across multiple workloads while embracing cloud models in data management, as-a-service and containerisation Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
16 Jul 2025
Securonix tackles security data deluge with AI-driven platform
As security data volumes grow and security budgets tighten, Securonix is betting on its AI-driven platform to help businesses manage threats cost-effectively, says its CEO Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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News
15 Jul 2025
Ada Lovelace: using market forces to professionalise AI assurance
The Ada Lovelace Institute examines how ‘market forces’ can be used to drive the professionalisation of artificial intelligence assurance in the context of a wider political shift towards deregulation Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
14 Jul 2025
Technology fuels successful FCA fight against unauthorised financial services
The UK finance regulator is using data and technology to identify websites and apps that could cause financial harm Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
11 Jul 2025
UK to create ‘governance framework’ for police facial recognition
Home secretary Yvette Cooper has confirmed UK will regulate police facial recognition, citing police reticence to deploy systems without proper governance, but declined to say if any new framework will be statutory Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
11 Jul 2025
UK online safety regime ineffective on misinformation, MPs say
A report from the Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee outlines how the Online Safety Act fails to deal with the algorithmic amplification of ‘legal but harmful’ misinformation Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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Blog Post
10 Jul 2025
How to lay solid data foundations for AI
This is a guest blogpost by Jamie Hutton, CTO of Quantexa. A Salesforce study has that around 33% of executives view AI as overhyped. But this scepticism may be misdirected. As Quantexa we are ... Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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Opinion
10 Jul 2025
SAP’s Christian Klein – cloud, data, AI: How to harness new engines of progress
SAP’s chief executive outlines the triadic philosophy behind the company’s approach to business AI Continue Reading
By- Christian Klein
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News
09 Jul 2025
NAO says government should employ data analytics to tackle fraud
The National Audit Office recommends public bodies share and manage data in a way that prevents fraud and saves taxpayers’ money Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
08 Jul 2025
Interview: Vivek Bharadwaj, CIO, Happy Socks
The clothing manufacturer’s IT chief has a foot in every aspect of the tech stack – and is placing data and AI at the centre of future digital strategy Continue Reading
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News
07 Jul 2025
Tech firms complicit in ‘economy of genocide’, says UN rapporteur
A UN special rapporteur has called for technology firms operating in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories to immediately halt their activities, in wider report about the role corporate entities have played in the Israeli state’s ongoing ‘crimes of apartheid and genocide’ Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
07 Jul 2025
Interview: Data processing for particle physics at Cern
We speak to Cern principal scientist Archana Sharma about pattern recognition, machine learning and quantum technology Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Opinion
04 Jul 2025
From the FBI to F&A: lessons learnt in safeguarding systems and data
One chief information security officer shares her experience of marshalling what she learned at the FBI for business security, with a particular focus on finance and accounting Continue Reading
By- Jill Knesek
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News
03 Jul 2025
How GoTo’s high-stakes cloud shift is powering its AI future
The Indonesian tech giant has migrated half its infrastructure to Alibaba Cloud, paving the way for AI initiatives to solve real-world business problems and support local languages Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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News
02 Jul 2025
DDN targets enterprise-shaped hole in its AI storage offer
Specialist in AI and HPC storage DDN has oriented towards higher performance array products more suited to the enterprise as it aims at $1bn in turnover for 2025 Continue Reading
By- Stéphane Larcher, LeMagIT
- Yann Serra, LeMagIT
- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
30 Jun 2025
Gartner: Build trust in data before betting the business on AI
At its Data & Analytics Summit in Sydney, Gartner analysts advised businesses to prioritise data trust over artificial intelligence hype and outlined the coming era of autonomous business processes guided by AI agents Continue Reading
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News
27 Jun 2025
Ciaran Martin: AI might disturb attacker-defender security balance
The founder of the National Cyber Security Centre spoke with Computer Weekly at Infosecurity Europe 2025 about how artificial intelligence might disturb the attacker-defender security equilibrium Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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News
27 Jun 2025
MPs propose ban on predictive policing
MPs are attempting to amend the UK government’s forthcoming Crime and Policing Bill so that it prohibits the use of controversial predictive policing systems Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
20 Jun 2025
Election workers’ data stolen in cyber breach of Oxford City Council
Oxford City Council election workers had personal information stolen by cyber attackers in an attack over the weekend of 7-8 June. The council has stated that most disrupted systems are back online Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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News
20 Jun 2025
UK data reforms become law
UK passes wide-ranging data protection reforms to ‘simplify’ organisations’ sharing and processing of data, but questions remain whether changes will be accepted by European Commission when renewing UK data adequacy Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
18 Jun 2025
Workday UK head Dan Pell: Managing AI agents requires system of record
Speaking with Computer Weekly at Workday’s Elevate 2025 event in London, its UK and Ireland general manager discussed what it will mean to manage digital labour Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor