ANALYST REPORT:
The dread of any IT manager is in making a significant purchase of hardware or software to then find that they are 'locked in' to one supplier. But analyst Clive Longbottom asks, is this still the case?
EZINE:
In this week's Computer Weekly, the digital chief at Audi UK discusses how the car maker is tackling the slump in new car sales. One of the largest global malware botnets has been taken down, but how much of a blow will it be for cyber criminals? And we hear how one county council made huge savings on its SAP installation. Read the issue now.
ESSENTIAL GUIDE:
This report from WebRoots Democracy, a pressure group for e-voting, aims to answer the key questions surrounding online voting security and the potential e-voting systems.
EZINE:
In this week's Computer Weekly, we look at one of the oldest pain points for IT departments – software patching – and ask how to make it less complex across the enterprise. We examine the rise of Kubernetes, the open source container system. And we look at storage strategy to support a multicloud environment. Read the issue now.
EGUIDE:
IT leaders are used to doing more with less, but the pandemic has forced many organisations to reassess whether the way processes have always been run, is optimal. With people having to work from home, many organisations have needed to automate previous manual tasks, in order to remain operational.
EGUIDE:
Blockchain deployments are rapidly becoming mainstream. Nearly 40% of respondents' companies are deploying blockchain technology, rising to 57% amongst companies with over 20,000 employees. In part, this is due to increased awareness and understanding of what blockchain entails, particularly at Founder/CEO level.
ANALYST REPORT:
According to Gartner, vendors must demonstrate both "completeness of vision" and an "ability to execute" to be evaluated as a leader. Gartner's 2011 Magic Quadrant for Integrated Software Quality Suites evaluates IBM as a leader. Read the report to learn more.
EGUIDE:
Software as a service has seen a rapid increase in deployment since the pandemic. In this 15-page buyer's guide, Computer Weekly looks at the implications of its vast market, the issues it can cause through IT complexity and how to deal with SaaS governance.
EZINE:
In this week's Computer Weekly, we examine the minefield around datacentre planning permission across the UK, after government blocked a major development next to the M25. The metaverse is making inroads into the industrial world – is this the real future for the technology? And we analyse the trends changing the app market. Read the issue now.
