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July election under threat from Russia, China and North Korea

Dame Margaret Beckett, chair of a joint parliamentary security committee writes to the prime minister urging the government to prepare for foreign states interfering with the 4 July election
Over 700 subpostmasters exonerated by new legislation

Parliament has approved a law that will see hundreds of subpostmasters with wrongful convictions exonerated as one of the government’s final acts before the general election
AI, automation, private networks top UK enterprise tech agenda

Survey examining technology agenda for UK enterprises highlights that business priorities over the next 12 months include increasing sales, reducing operating costs, and growth via new business areas or geographies
Paula Vennells removed Horizon reference in Royal Mail prospectus

A reference to Horizon was removed from Royal Mail prospectus by Paula Vennells in the eleventh hour
Networks emerge as catalyst for digital business success

Global networking trends report for 2024 reveals continued measurable impact of the network in advancing business goals, with 72% planning on deploying integrated network management platforms over the next two years
AI set to improve network operational efficiency by 40% or more

Study of telecom and IT engineers exploring artificial intelligence’s impact on the network sees almost universal belief in need to upgrade fibre-optic networks to support more AI traffic

CIO interview: Belinda Finch, CIO, IFS

Belinda Finch, CIO at enterprise technology company IFS, talks about the changing face of the c-suite and the opportunities for CIOs who want to progress from leading an IT team to running the whole company
The CMA anti-trust investigation into AWS and Microsoft explained: Everything you need to know

After regulator Ofcom raised red flags about the anti-competitive behaviour of Amazon Web Services and Microsoft, the UK cloud market was referred to the Competition and Markets Authority – here’s why
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

Green coding - CloudBolt: Cloud efficiency... beyond dollars, pounds & pennies- CW Developer Network

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written in full by Kyle Campos, chief technology & product officer at CloudBolt Software. The cloud ROI company, CloudBolt ... Continue Reading
Prepare for Copilot+ & AI PC migraine- Cliff Saran's Enterprise blog

A few years ago, ARM-based laptops were the kind of chips that ended up powering low-cost Chromebooks. MediaTek system on a chip devices used to offer a low cost alternative to the more powerful ... Continue Reading
Observability and Security: Thoughts on the Cisco-Splunk Acquisition- Write side up - by Freeform Dynamics

The tech world is now trying to work out exactly what the news of Cisco's acquisition of Splunk signifies, and for good reason. This merger has the significant potential to reshape the ... Continue Reading
Green coding - Cloudinary: Could a JPEG successor render greener?- CW Developer Network

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network (or CW Developer Network or Green Software Development) by Dr Jon Sneyers, senior image researcher at Cloudinary. Sneyers argues that ... Continue Reading

How the next government could rewire the state

Overhauling the way government uses and exchanges data could dramatically improve public services
Think Tank: Helping CIOs navigate the green IT landscape

CIOs and IT leaders must take action now to ensure they have an accurate overview of the carbon emissions, energy use and sustainability of their organisation's overall activities. But how should they go about this?
Think Tank: How CIOs can navigate the green IT landscape

CIOs and IT leaders must take action now to ensure they have an accurate overview of the carbon emissions, energy use and sustainability of their organisation's overall activities. But how should they go about this?