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Next UK government must be prepared to legislate on AI, say MPs

The House Science, Innovation and Technology Committee says the next government should be ready to legislate on artificial intelligence to plug any regulatory gaps
Blackpool Council courts datacentre developers

Blackpool Council is seeking the support of the datacentre community for its bid to create a sustainable technology campus that will capitalise on the town’s proximity to transatlantic undersea cables
How APAC organisations are taking to VMware moves

Large organisations in ANZ are looking for transformation rather than a like-for-like replacement for VMware, while those in India have already adopted a dual-supplier strategy
Interview: EU data chief Ulrich Ahle on Gaia-X obstacles

EU data scheme Gaia-X is trying to plug the UK into Europe’s planned digital single market, as opposition mounts to efforts to extend the reach of Europe’s vast and controversial data laws over global supply chains
5G innovation fuelling deal flow and growth pipelines

Study highlights how business and enterprise market will become essential to commercial success of 5G industry, with network slicing and private wireless networks becoming areas of focus
Openreach claims record for broadband upgrade locations

Latest steps in UK’s leading broadband provider’s plans to go fully digital sees ultrafast full-fibre technology made available to 14 million homes

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
Neom: The tip of the tech iceberg in the Saudi desert

What is known about plans for Saudi Arabian smart city Neom could be just the tip of the iceberg

Green coding - Keepit: Tapping into code’s potential for greener backup services- CW Developer Network

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Keepit CTO, Jakob Østergaard. Keepit is known for its SaaS-based backup and recovery services technology platform that ... Continue Reading
Green code - New Relic: GreenOps sprouts new shoots- CW Developer Network

This is guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Siva Padisetty, New Relic’s CTO. Padisetty writes in full as follows… Companies don’t have to sacrifice their bottom line to ... Continue Reading
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

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?