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February 09, 2022 09 Feb'22
How Carrefour is lowering its Oracle footprint

Migrating core business applications requires a multi-pronged approach, so what remains on-prem, and where does SaaS fit?
February 01, 2022 01 Feb'22
Dutch software engineers join campaign for research funding

Software researchers from all over Europe are sounding the alarm: to maintain a strong international competitive position, more financial resources must be committed to software research
January 27, 2022 27 Jan'22
Nightmare Log4Shell scenario averted by prompt, professional action

Prompt and professional community response to the Log4Shell disclosure means the dangerous and widespread vulnerability has not been exploited to the extent many had feared
January 26, 2022 26 Jan'22
PwnKit bug endangers Linux distributions worldwide

Qualys researchers share intel on a memory corruption vulnerability in a program installed by default on every major Linux distribution

How open source is shaping data storage management

Open source data storage offers a great deal of flexibility, but unlocking its benefits will require strong technical resources to meet requirements such as stability, high availability and security Continue Reading
Finland brings cryostats and other cool things to quantum computing

Not only is Finland the clear leader in refrigeration technology for quantum computers, but it also leads in fundamental research into the underlying quantum information theory Continue Reading
How Forensic Architecture uses tech to protect human rights

Forensic Architecture speaks to Computer Weekly about how it uses various digital technologies to investigate human rights abuses around the globe, including the pushback of migrants over the Greek border and the killing of Mark Duggan by London police Continue Reading

Trousseau turns up truss torque for Kubernetes

Protecting access to sensitive data in Kubernetes is complicated. Some would go far enough to say that the security layer in Kubernetes is not optimal. Named after the French for ‘truss’ or ‘turn ... Continue Reading
Codefresh combats 'stale DevOps' with pipeline-speed optimisations

Code does go ‘stale’, of course. Software application development code (and many of the data reserves, pools, sets, marts, warehouses and lakes) that programmers engineer into the fabric of modern ... Continue Reading
Low code goes open source: Appsmith is the Ferrari-factor

People (well, British people, Americans and many others) think that the name Smith is a comparatively dull moniker to be blessed with and that Ferrari speaks of Italian flair and passion. In truth, ... Continue Reading

A trial relying on computer evidence should start with a trial of the computer evidence

Learning from the Post Office Horizon scandal - the most widespread miscarriage of justice in recent British legal history Continue Reading
The value of open source in Europe

Open source offers immense benefits across the private and public sector and enables organisations to tap into world-class expertise Continue Reading
How software development will change in 2022

Businesses need a pipeline of software-enabled functionality that has to be delivered quickly and reliably without overworking software teams Continue Reading

Locked in by choice: Why the Italian Defence Department is switching to open source office

The Italian Defence Departnment plans to replace Microsoft Office with an open source equivalent on 100,000 desktops
Locked in by choice: Why Munich is dropping open source for Microsoft

Munich has saved €11m by moving to open source. Now, in a move seen as highly political, lord mayor Dieter Reiter is planning a return to Microsoft
Locked in by choice: why the city of Rome is championing open source software

The city of Rome is advocating a move from Microsoft to open source. Councillor Flavia Marzano explains why cloud computing has not ended the open source debate