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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?

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 14 Mar 2016

EBOOK: To celebrate Computer Weekly's 50th anniversary, the National Museum of Computing, which holds the print archives of the magazine, has scanned the first issue of Computer Weekly. We have made this available to download.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 09 Sep 2016

EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, we find out how the UK's power networks need to be digital transformed to be ready for renewable energy – and the role of open source. Wi-Fi 6 was meant to give a boost to wireless connectivity – we examine why adoption has stalled. And we look at what a quantum datacentre might be like. Read the issue now.

Posted: 13 May 2022 | Published: 17 May 2022

EZINE: In this handbook, focused on storage in the Asia-Pacific region, Computer Weekly looks at how container applications can make companies more agile, the cost benefits of data storage and the most common data storage myths that need to be debunked.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 13 Feb 2020

EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, we talk to the scientists behind the UK's gene sequencing work during the coronavirus pandemic to find out how cloud and data analytics enabled their success. It's three years since GDPR entered into law – we assess its progress. And we examine low-code software development for a small business. Read the issue now.

Posted: 27 May 2021 | Published: 01 Jun 2021

EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, the proliferation of ethical frameworks has done little to change how artificial intelligence is developed – we look at the challenges. We examine the future of the UK semiconductor sector as the government launches a review. And we hear how NatWest has put data at the heart of customer strategy. Read the issue now.

Posted: 13 Dec 2022 | Published: 13 Dec 2022

WHITE PAPER: In this paper Intel IT explores a proof of concept study that examined the viability of abstracting the client operating system from the hardware platform using virtualization.

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 | Published: 21 Nov 2008

CASE STUDY: Researchers found that by creating a dynamic IT environment- standardized, centralized, automated, and mobile-California can achieve a greener, more secure computing complex that improves productivity, delivering greater efficiency at a lower cost to taxpayers and the environment.

Posted: 27 May 2009 | Published: 27 May 2009

WHITE PAPER: Intel IT is evaluating solid-state drive (SSD) technology to better understand the benefits to users and the impacts on the enterprise. We have initiated a proof of concept (PoC) study that includes extensive benchmark testing as well as deployment of notebooks with SSDs to the Intel workforce.

Posted: 27 May 2009 | Published: 05 Jan 2009

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn how the new Real Application Testing capabilities in the Oracle Database 11g allows database administrators to adapt to changes easily, lower their testing costs and reduce hardware and software investments.

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 | Published: 14 Oct 2008