IT efficiency and sustainability

News 11 Mar 2024
Vinnova launches National Digital Advancement project

Swedish state innovation initiative invests in a network of regional research and development centres Continue Reading
News 08 Feb 2024
Swedish CIO contributes best practices for ethical use of artificial intelligence

IT leaders are scrambling to keep up with AI technology, but many are losing sight of its ethical impact – and what CIOs need to do to ensure responsible use Continue Reading

Opinion 21 Dec 2022

IT Sustainability Think Tank: Solving the IT energy efficiency and usage crisis

Against a backdrop of rising energy costs and supply uncertainty, cutting the amount of power their ICT estate consumes can also help enterprises curb their carbon emissions Continue Reading
News 20 Dec 2022

TSB hit with huge fine after IT migration disaster

TSB has been fined nearly £50m due to failings during its IT migration catastrophe Continue Reading
News 19 Dec 2022

GitHub CEO: Artificial intelligence will not replace developers

Artificial intelligence will enable developers to learn at their own pace and become more productive rather than take over their jobs, says GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke Continue Reading
Opinion 16 Dec 2022

IT Sustainability Think Tank: The role of ICT in delivering net-zero and energy efficiency

Against a backdrop of rising energy costs and supply uncertainty, cutting the amount of power their ICT estate consumes can also help enterprises curb their carbon emissions Continue Reading
Opinion 15 Dec 2022

IT Sustainability Think Tank: Risk and resilience – two sides of the same climate coin

Against a backdrop of rising energy costs and supply uncertainty, cutting the amount of power their ICT estate consumes can also help enterprises curb their carbon emissions Continue Reading
News 14 Dec 2022

How India is moving towards net zero

Home-grown companies and multinational firms are doubling down on sustainability efforts, but more needs to be done to improve datacentre efficiency and avoid greenwashing Continue Reading
News 13 Dec 2022

Crime Stoppers Tasmania debuts new reporting portal

Reporting tool will enable the public to share crime-related information with law enforcement agencies to support policing in Tasmania Continue Reading
News 08 Dec 2022

Need emerges for sustainable network infrastructure transformation

Survey of IT decision-makers and 1,200 office workers across EMEA region reveals that infrastructure users are committed to change but demand more positive action and greater understanding from leadership Continue Reading
News 07 Dec 2022

Survey: Most want green IT but many won’t get it soon

IT – and storage in particular – consume huge amounts of energy but sustainability targets are proving to be elusive, according to a survey commissioned by Pure Storage Continue Reading
News 07 Dec 2022

Vingroup to run SAP systems on Google Cloud

The Vietnam conglomerate and EV maker is planning to migrate all its SAP systems to Google Cloud in a move that is expected to reap cost savings and improve product quality Continue Reading
News 05 Dec 2022

How HashiCorp is driving cloud provisioning and management

HashiCorp CEO Dave McJannet talks up how the company is supporting cloud provisioning in a hybrid environment and its investments in Asia-Pacific to capitalise on the region’s growth potential Continue Reading
News 04 Dec 2022

How Bosch is driving Industry 4.0 in India

Bosch India is leveraging advanced analytics and artificial intelligence to detect manufacturing defects and plans to tap quantum computing for material simulation Continue Reading
29 Nov 2022

How to stop data retention from killing the planet

Our society has a serious digital hoarding problem – at a cost to the environment. What can be done to address it? Continue Reading
E-Zine 29 Nov 2022

How to stop data retention from killing the planet

In this week’s Computer Weekly, there’s a hidden environmental cost to the vast volumes of data being generated – we examine what can be done to address it. We talk to the CISO of consumer reviews site Trustpilot, about building trust in IT security. And we look at what IT leaders can do if they inherit a toxic team environment. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
News 26 Nov 2022

Nominations open for Computer Weekly Innovation Awards APAC 2023

Computer Weekly is looking for nominations for the annual Innovation Awards to honour digital transformation initiatives in Asia-Pacific that have transformed organisations in six industries Continue Reading
News 23 Nov 2022

UK tech sector given four-point plan to cut carbon emissions by more than 80 million tonnes

According to a report by Tech Nation, leasing renewably powered office space, switching to plant-based food when catering events and curbing business travel would significantly bring down the UK tech sector’s carbon emissions Continue Reading
News 23 Nov 2022

AI accountability held back by ‘audit-washing’ practices

Algorithmic auditing will be useless in holding artificial intelligence accountable until there are common standards, approaches and goals that scrutinise systems at each stage of development and deployment, says think-tank Continue Reading
Definition 21 Nov 2022

benchmark

A benchmark is a standard or point of reference people can use to measure something else. Continue Reading
News 21 Nov 2022

Genome lab puts Vast Data’s rapid I/O to work on patient data

French government-backed SeqOIA ditched its Lustre-based storage after it reached performance limits and files got corrupted. That got fixed by a Vast Data QLC flash-based array Continue Reading
News 18 Nov 2022

Post Office scandal inquiry’s expert IT witness ‘troubled’ by his findings

Controversial Post Office Horizon system lacked the integrity required to trust accounting data and contained ‘joke’ coding akin to an ‘overly engineered mousetrap’, inquiry told Continue Reading
News 16 Nov 2022

Applying blockchain, Kafka and MongoDB in green energy trading

Energy trading platform Powerledger has leveraged the power of blockchain, Kafka and MongoDB to make its mark in renewable energy trading in Australia Continue Reading
Blog Post 15 Nov 2022

COP27: Protecting the IP behind smart grids

In October, electric vehicle (EV) charger manufacturer Andersen, went into administration. These devices are supposedly smart; they communicate with servers and in the future, will offer a way for ... Continue Reading
News 15 Nov 2022

Inside Singapore’s public sector IT strategy

Adopting a platform approach with products that can scale across the board and building a strong engineering bench are some of the key aspects in Singapore’s public sector IT strategy Continue Reading
News 14 Nov 2022

CaixaBank robot answers the most customer questions

AI-based virtual assistant at Spanish bank is now used by over four million customers Continue Reading
Feature 11 Nov 2022

An encouraging new conversation around sustainable IT, says Nordic CIO

What started as a whisper a decade ago has become distinctly audible chatter among IT leaders sharing best practices on how to protect the environment Continue Reading
News 07 Nov 2022

Gartner Symposium: Welcome to the age of force multipliers

Tech has always been asked to do more with less. Gartner says that if applied correctly, smart IT decisions offer multiple benefits simultaneously Continue Reading
News 07 Nov 2022

UK climate tech startup investment doubles in 2022

Climate technology investment has nearly doubled in the UK over the past year and is growing globally, but questions remain over how to scale capacity and whether the necessary change will occur in time to prevent climate catastrophe Continue Reading
Feature 04 Nov 2022

Computer simulation at work for the future of nuclear fusion

Nuclear fusion works, just not yet well enough. Learn how software simulations running on modern supercomputers and data science are lighting up possible paths forward Continue Reading
Feature 04 Nov 2022

4 sustainability leadership tips from Impossible Foods founder

Impossible Foods' Patrick Brown is proof that a focus on climate action can drive market success. Here are four sustainability mindset tips that IT leaders can use for themselves. Continue Reading
Feature 03 Nov 2022

Why companies should be sustainable and how IT can help

Pressure is mounting for the business sector to address its environmental footprint and become more sustainable. Here's a look the key drivers and how technology can help. Continue Reading
News 03 Nov 2022

Why technology change is slow at larger firms

Firms that commit to a single cloud provider and a lack of investment in improving developer productivity can drive up costs and slow down the pace of change, technology leaders say Continue Reading
Opinion 02 Nov 2022

Can crypto recover from the crash of 2022?

What does the crypto wipeout of 2022 mean for an increasingly turbulent economy and can crypto bounce back in the months and years ahead? Crucially, how will regulators react? Continue Reading
News 01 Nov 2022

UK hybrid workers feel the strain

Survey reveals that UK homeworkers suffer most in Europe from a poor working experience, in turn leading to knock-on negative effect in customer experience due to lack of space Continue Reading
News 31 Oct 2022

EE takes AIR for greater energy efficiency in revamped 5G radio net

BT Group mobile division deploys Swedish comms tech provider’s Massive MIMO radio equipment across key UK sites, accelerating 5G deployment Continue Reading
News 24 Oct 2022

Berlingske Media to go all-digital in 2023

Danish publisher moves national daily newspaper fully online as it cuts costs and reacts to changing customer habits Continue Reading
News 21 Oct 2022

Execs feel leadership strain in the new normal of work

Research finds flexible work policies as the leading factor that has improved company culture over the last two years, but burnout is on the rise globally and executive experience scores for overall satisfaction at work have dropped markedly Continue Reading
News 19 Oct 2022

Gartner: Hero CIOs are needed again to save businesses

During the pandemic, IT enabled businesses to remain operational. As the economic crisis worsens, business executives are once again reaching out to CIOs Continue Reading
Opinion 19 Oct 2022

IT Sustainability Think Tank: Helping IT leaders avoid falling victim to greenwashing

How can IT leaders separate fact from fiction when weighing up a tech supplier’s sustainability claims? And, crucially, what are the dangers or risks enterprises face if they do not do their due diligence on the green claims of their providers? Continue Reading
Definition 18 Oct 2022

polarity

Polarity is when an entity contains two distinct and opposite poles that can either attract or repel each other. Continue Reading
Opinion 17 Oct 2022

IT Sustainability Think Tank: Assessing a supplier’s sustainability credentials

How can IT leaders separate fact from fiction when weighing up a tech supplier’s sustainability claims? And, crucially, what are the dangers or risks enterprises face if they do not do their due diligence on the green claims of their providers? Continue Reading
Opinion 13 Oct 2022

IT Sustainability Think Tank: How IT buyers can verify the green claims of their supply chain

How can IT leaders separate fact from fiction when weighing up a tech supplier’s sustainability claims? And, crucially, what are the dangers or risks enterprises face if they do not do their due diligence on the green claims of their providers? Continue Reading
News 12 Oct 2022

Santander and Google offer tech to help businesses smooth move to cloud

Dual Run service from Google will be built on top of Santander technology known as Gravity Continue Reading
Feature 12 Oct 2022

IT sustainability strategies: Why enterprises need to start with the datacentre when going green

Enterprises are under pressure to curb their carbon emissions and become more environmentally friendly entities on multiple fronts, including in the datacentre Continue Reading
Opinion 10 Oct 2022

IT Sustainability Think Tank: What IT leaders need to know about greenwashing

How can IT leaders separate fact from fiction when weighing up a tech supplier’s sustainability claims? And, crucially, what are the dangers or risks that enterprises face if they do not do their due diligence on the green claims of their providers? Continue Reading
Opinion 07 Oct 2022

IT Sustainability Think Tank: Getting to grips with greenwashing

How can IT leaders separate fact from fiction when weighing up a tech supplier’s sustainability claims? And, crucially, what are the dangers or risks that enterprises face if they do not do their due diligence on the green claims of their providers? Continue Reading
Blog Post 06 Oct 2022

Why electric vehicles are the next big step for developers working in sustainability

In this guest post, Rollo Home, head of product at national mapping agency Ordnance Survey, sets out the opportunities for software developers to get more actively involved in sustainability ... Continue Reading
News 06 Oct 2022

Tech Nation and PwC launch joint climate tech accelerator

The Net Zero X programme by Tech Nation and PwC will help climate tech companies to overcome common growth challenges and scale faster Continue Reading
Blog Post 05 Oct 2022

IT and sustainability: The 21st century paradox?

This is a guest post by Han Chon, managing director for ASEAN at Nutanix There has been much discussion around how technology can be used to accelerate sustainability efforts, from green IT to ... Continue Reading
04 Oct 2022

How tech is helping retailers reduce food waste

Retailers from supermarkets to coffee shops are connecting with mobile apps and tech firms to reduce food waste. Continue Reading
E-Zine 04 Oct 2022

Putting APIs to work

In this week’s Computer Weekly, our latest buyer’s guide looks at application programming interfaces (APIs) and how they can connect internal and external business processes. We examine the challenges and opportunities of using AI in healthcare. And we find out how retailers are turning to specialist apps to reduce food waste. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
News 03 Oct 2022

Digital transformation is brewing at Heineken

In a presentation at the Digital Transformation Week conference in Amsterdam, Heineken’s data management director revealed some of the ways the company is using information technology to transform Continue Reading
News 30 Sep 2022

How Endowus is leveraging Kafka and microservices

The Singapore-based financial technology company built a distributed microservices architecture to ensure its investment platform remains resilient at all times Continue Reading
Feature 29 Sep 2022

Carbon copies: How to stop data retention from killing the planet

Our society has a serious digital hoarding problem, which is coming at a cost to the environment. But what can be done to address it? Continue Reading
Feature 28 Sep 2022

AIOps for storage: Potential huge benefits, but lots of lock-in

Applying artificial intelligence and machine learning to storage can help to predict bottlenecks, diagnose I/O issues and recommend upgrades, but suppliers’ products are largely limited to their own hardware Continue Reading
E-Zine 27 Sep 2022

Making digital a key ingredient at Mondelez

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to snack giant Mondelez, the owner of Cadbury, about how AI and data are transforming its business. SAP is increasing support costs for the first time in years – we assess the impact on customers. And a Ukrainian tech CEO tells us how his company kept going despite the Russian invasion. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
News 23 Sep 2022

How Great Eastern is transforming its IT organisation

Singapore-based insurer Great Eastern made painstaking efforts to rid itself of legacy systems and transformed its IT organisation to become nimbler by building up its cloud and DevOps capabilities Continue Reading
Definition 22 Sep 2022

watt-hour (Wh)

The watt-hour, which is symbolized Wh, is a unit of energy equivalent to one watt of power expended for one hour of time. Continue Reading
News 22 Sep 2022

Inside SolarWinds’ observability playbook

SolarWinds’ CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna talks up the company’s observability playbook and offers a glimpse into its technology roadmap Continue Reading
News 22 Sep 2022

American Express recruiting thousands of tech professionals

Amex will add 5,000 IT professionals to its workforce in 2022 as digital products and services become the staple of the finance sector Continue Reading
News 20 Sep 2022

India ramps up on AI amid talent and scalability challenges

Indian organisations are speeding up deployments of AI across multiple sectors, but legacy systems, siloed data and a shortage of AI-specific talent will stand in the way of greater adoption Continue Reading
News 19 Sep 2022

How Mondelez is driving change with tech

From empowering citizen developers to deploying drones to monitor the health of cocoa trees, Mondelez has been firing on all cylinders to disrupt the old ways of doing things Continue Reading
Podcast 16 Sep 2022

Energy crisis IT impact: Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

In this special edition of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Gartner analyst Tiny Haynes discusses datacentre energy management. Continue Reading
Blog Post 15 Sep 2022

Has Putin started a server revolution?

The European Commission wants Member States to reduce consumption. “Demand reduction is fundamental: it lowers energy bills, ends Putin's ability to weaponise his energy resources, reduces ... Continue Reading
News 15 Sep 2022

Airtel to deploy edge computing platform

Bharti Airtel will deploy its multi-access edge compute platform across India to support edge computing applications in manufacturing and other industries, as India gears up for 5G Continue Reading
News 13 Sep 2022

Blancco works with charity to provide IT for African schools

Blancco is providing data sanitisation and erasure software to The Turing Trust so that old IT equipment can be securely reused by school children in Sub-Saharan Africa, instead of adding to world’s growing e-waste problem Continue Reading
News 12 Sep 2022

Lloyd’s of London is digitally transforming through the front door

Centuries-old financial services organisation is transforming its complex IT infrastructure through digital data Continue Reading
News 08 Sep 2022

The changing role of CIO in Sweden

New technologies and evolving business models are changing the missions of IT leaders around the world – and in most cases, the result is slightly different from one country to another Continue Reading
News 06 Sep 2022

ScottishPower charges up connectivity with BT

Leading UK telecoms provider enters into strategic partnership with Glasgow-based integrated energy company in to help connect renewable growth and provide integrated and bespoke telecommunications services to approximately 100 locations across the UK, France, and Germany Continue Reading
News 05 Sep 2022

UK payments upgrade to add more than £3bn to GDP, but much more on offer

UK GDP will increase when its ageing payments infrastructure is replaced with the latest technology to enable real-time payments Continue Reading
Feature 05 Sep 2022

How water conservation and management floats on cloud

From the cloud comes our water supply – an essential building block and life support system increasingly underpinned by IT infrastructure Continue Reading
News 02 Sep 2022

Ericsson claims sustainability gains with tri-sector 5G radio

Swedish comms tech provider makes further inroads into more sustainable networks with the introduction of a new triple-band, tri-sector radio that is said to be able to do the job of nine radios Continue Reading
News 31 Aug 2022

Singapore to expand 5G coverage to seaport

The maritime hub will be testing the use of 5G in a range of maritime operations, including remote pilotage of vessels and drone delivery of components to ships Continue Reading
Definition 31 Aug 2022

apparent power

Apparent power is a measure of alternating current (AC) power that is computed by multiplying the root-mean-square (rms) current by the root-mean-square voltage. Continue Reading
News 29 Aug 2022

Thinxtra teams up with Hong Kong’s LBS on smart hygiene

Australia’s Thinxtra will supply its battery-powered IoT devices to monitor hygiene and environmental conditions in residential and commercial venues in Hong Kong Continue Reading
Feature 25 Aug 2022

ESG for IT: How CIOs can drive environmental sustainability

Sustainability as a business initiative has rocketed up the priority list as investors, consumers and legislators demand accountability from businesses. Here's how IT can help. Continue Reading
Blog Post 25 Aug 2022

Network sustainability: an unspoken source of carbon emissions

In this guest post, Alissa Starzak, global head of public policy at web application security firm Cloudflare, sets out what can be done to green-up the information superhighway. As the internet ... Continue Reading
E-Zine 23 Aug 2022

How digital technology rescued Merlin

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the CTO of Merlin Entertainments – operator of Legoland, Sea Life and Alton Towers – to find out how digital saved the company when Covid shut all its theme parks. We look at how software and data analytics can help to track – and reduce – greenhouse gas emissions. And Southern Water explains how data helps to support its most vulnerable customers. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
Opinion 19 Aug 2022

IT Sustainability Think Tank: Why IT and procurement teams must work together to go green

It takes a village to build a credible and robust IT sustainability strategy, so who should enterprises be collaborating with to make their green IT goals a reality? Continue Reading
News 17 Aug 2022

The Turing Trust receives first batch of donated Govia Thameslink computers

Train operator plans to donate 600 computers to the charity, which will refurbish them and send them to schools in Malawi Continue Reading
Opinion 17 Aug 2022

IT Sustainability Think Tank: Collaborating with consultancies to go green

It takes a village to build a credible and robust IT sustainability strategy, so who should enterprises be collaborating with to make their green IT goals a reality? Continue Reading
News 17 Aug 2022

How BE Switchcraft is using RFID to streamline manufacturing

The Australian switchboard manufacturer has rolled out a radio frequency identification system to track production jobs and streamline manufacturing processes Continue Reading
News 15 Aug 2022

Royal Mint turns to Circular Computing for remanufactured Lenovo laptops

BSI Kitemark for laptops supplied by Circular Computing intended to certify remanufactured products that are ‘as good as’ brand new devices Continue Reading
Opinion 15 Aug 2022

IT Sustainability Think Tank: Collaboration key to achieving ESG goals faster

It takes a village to build a credible and robust IT sustainability strategy, so who should enterprises be collaborating with to make their green IT goals a reality? Continue Reading
Opinion 12 Aug 2022

IT Sustainability Think Tank: Embedding GreenOps into enterprises

It takes a village to build a credible and robust IT sustainability strategy, so who should enterprises be collaborating with to make their green IT goals a reality? Continue Reading
News 12 Aug 2022

SMEs overwhelmed by distraction of comms technology, networking platforms

Study from collaboration workspace and targeted networking platform provider reveals small and medium-sized enterprises are becoming overwhelmed by the noise and distraction of social media channels Continue Reading
Blog Post 11 Aug 2022

West London datacentres: What can be done to ease the pressure on the grid?

In this guest post, Ian Shearer, managing director for Asia-Pacific and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at Park Place Technologies, weighs in on what can be done to reduce the impact that ... Continue Reading
Opinion 10 Aug 2022

IT Sustainability Think Tank: How IT and procurement can collaborate for a more sustainable future

It takes a village to build a credible and robust IT sustainability strategy, so who should enterprise leaders be collaborating with to make their organisation’s green IT goals a reality? Continue Reading
Blog Post 10 Aug 2022

EV batteries and vehicle-to-grid tech needed for Europe's net-zero future

In this guest post, Aidan McClean, CEO of online electric vehicle hire firm UFODRIVE, sets out why the UK’s successful ‘Vehicle to Grid’ trials show that increasing electric car ownership can ... Continue Reading
Opinion 08 Aug 2022

IT Sustainability Think Tank: Why cross-business collaboration is key to achieving green IT goals

It takes a village to build a credible and robust IT sustainability strategy, so who should enterprise leaders be collaborating with to make their organisation's green IT goals a reality? Continue Reading
Podcast 05 Aug 2022

Podcast: How storage AIOps is revolutionising hybrid cloud ops

We talk to Tintri about storage and AIOps, which is the application of AI and machine learning-based software to monitor storage infrastructure to be able to detect patterns and predict failure, the need to upgrade, and so on Continue Reading
Opinion 05 Aug 2022

IT Sustainability Think Tank: How partnerships can help enterprises reach their green goals

It takes a village to build a credible and robust IT sustainability strategy, so who should enterprises be collaborating with to make their green IT goals a reality? Continue Reading
News 04 Aug 2022

Financial Ombudsman Service mining for gold in cloud HR and finance

The Financial Ombudsman Service is reaping the benefits of the cloud-based human resources and finance system it implemented last year Continue Reading
Opinion 04 Aug 2022

Reimagining ethical digital technology

With ever-increasing digitisation leading to greater dependence on a range of digital technologies, enterprises need to urgently look at how they can incorporate ethical and social considerations into the tech they develop Continue Reading
News 04 Aug 2022

Shipyard workers don smart glasses in 5G testbed

Shipyard workers at Singapore’s Keppel Offshore and Marine can view work instructions on their smart glasses, pull out real-time data about their equipment and receive remote guidance in a range of operational tasks Continue Reading
News 03 Aug 2022

New EU due diligence law needs amending to stop tech sector abuse

European corporate due diligence directive seeking to transform how companies approach their human rights and environmental risk is welcome, but without further changes, it will fail to effectively curb tech firms’ harmful practices, claims international non-profit Continue Reading
News 03 Aug 2022

Understanding the metaverse

At this year’s South by Southwest in March, many events – not surprisingly – revolved around the metaverse. But what's happened since? Continue Reading
Opinion 03 Aug 2022

IT Sustainability Think Tank: How collaboration and partnerships enable a circular economy

It takes a village to build a credible and robust IT sustainability strategy, so who should enterprise leaders be collaborating with to make their organisation’s green IT goals a reality? Continue Reading
News 02 Aug 2022

UK safety tech sector sees strong revenue and employment growth

Safety tech is now one of the fastest-growing sectors in the UK tech industry, with jumps in revenue, investment and employment Continue Reading
News 02 Aug 2022

VMware CEO defends Broadcom deal

Raghu Raghuram is confident that Broadcom will invest in growing VMware through a broad portfolio of assets that will serve its entire customer base, not just its biggest customers Continue Reading
News 01 Aug 2022

Estonia is building AI Gov Stack

Data scientists in Baltic nation are creating a repository of software code that provides building blocks for digital services Continue Reading