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  • An era of post Moore's Law computing?

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 29 Aug 2024
  • Every now and then Computer Weekly asks the question of whether Moore’s Law is still relevant. Gordon Moore presented his vision of how computing would evolve in an article published in April 1965. ...

  • Accessibility and digital exclusion

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 14 Aug 2024
  • Imagine if one day in your job, you have to ask someone to find the radio button on  a Windows PC or a Mac that you are supposed to click, because your screen reader is unable to tell you where it ...

  • Can regulators rein in Google's excesses?

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 08 Aug 2024
  • The ruling against Google in a case of anti-competitive practices, filed by the US Department of Justice, reveals the extent to which Google will attempt to thwart legislators. Court documents show ...

  • CrowdStrike reveals Windows weakness

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 24 Jul 2024
  • The bug that impacted 8.5m PCs last week was, says, CrowdStrike due to an update it refers to as “Rapid Response Content”, which is delivered as a “template instance”. This is data stored in a ...

  • New government, new approach to IT?

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 05 Jul 2024
  • There is a long shopping list of policies the incoming government needs to execute to drive the UK forward over the next five years. And while it may not seem like a high priority, getting the IT ...

  • An industry-wide agreement is needed to identify AI-generated content

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 19 Jun 2024
  • With the UK general election coming on July 4th, there is very real concern that this election and others around the world are being influenced by artificial intelligence-powered (AI) content ...

  • Prepare for Copilot+ & AI PC migraine

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 24 May 2024
  • 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 ...

  • The right tool for the job

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 16 May 2024
  • Without data, a company does not exist. This was one of the answers Lotar Schin, AI centre of excellence lead at Hungarian commercial bank, OTP Bank made during a panel discussion at the recent ...

  • Datacentres can play a bigger role in grid sustainability

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 01 May 2024
  • While improvements in energy efficiency have kept electricity consumption in datacentres in check, according to the International Energy Agency, to reach net zero, emissions must halve by 2030. ...

  • SaaS: With AI, every which way you lose

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 22 Apr 2024
  • The latest spending forecast data from analyst firm Gartner shows that spending on datacentres is set to increase 10% in 2024. This is largely being driven by hyperscalers riding the generative AI ...

  • VMware changes are hurting users in education

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 10 Apr 2024
  • VMware has been officially part of Broadcom since November 2023. On March 14 2024, a hundred days on from the acquisition, CEO Hock Tan wrote a blog post stating: “We overhauled our software ...

  • Tech impact of council budget crisis

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 06 Mar 2024
  • Councils around the UK are looking at how to save money as they struggle to keep a tap on inflation and rising costs. Local services are being cut and council taxes are being hiked. None of this is ...

  • Birmingham: There is a lesson for every CIO

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 21 Feb 2024
  • A few years ago, Oracle announced a big win, when it was selected by Birmingham City Council to replace a heavily customised SAP system, which was originally implemented in 1999.Socitm advisory was ...

  • A powerful case for more open data

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 08 Feb 2024
  • A panel discussion at the recent State Open Con 24 conference has shone a spotlight on the red tape, inefficiency and political moves that prevent opening up data sets to tackle a crisis affecting ...

  • Why government IT needs a better approach to budgeting

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 02 Feb 2024
  • Defra minister, Mark Spencer was recently asked to give an update to how the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is coping with its plans to renew ageing IT systems. The ...

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