Strategy
In our on-demand society instant business is an expectation
There's a growing demand for instant access plug and play solutions from startups, says Sean Harrison Smith
Despite all the fake news, ODI chief Sir Nigel Shadbolt remains 'resolutely optimistic about the emancipating power of good data'
The UK needs to treat data as infrastructure in the same way as roads and the power grid
Businesses are using 'digital transformation' purely for marketing purposes, says Co-Op CDO Mike Bracken
Co-op Group digital head Mike Bracken gives Computing his view of what digital transformation really is
John Lewis Partnership's Paul Coby: CIOs need to be techies, business people and visionaries
But John Lewis doesn't have, or need, a chief digital officer - 'Everybody ought to be a CDO in some way these days', says Coby
Rio Tinto: Autonomous trains now driving 20 per cent of pit-to-port kilometres in Australia
Rio Tinto has probably been working on autonomous vehicles for longer than Google or Apple
Paul Coby: John Lewis Partnership investing in new merchandising, order management systems, and web front-ends
Invest in automated warehouses and logistics, but make the most of legacy ERP systems rather than junking them, advises Coby
'No evidence' that government understands the seriousness of Brexit for data protection
A Lords report says that there is 'no prospect of a clean break' with the EU when it comes to data sharing
Don't just sit on your backup data, use it!
New research from Computing reveals that much can be done with backup data, and that only a fifth of organisations are so far making effective use of it
Outsourcing and cloud use set to rise among UK organisations
Bimodal or 'two-speed' IT also set to increase, although firms admits concerns over the skills and experience needed to run this model
GDPR - don't ditch the data
Peter Ruffley, chairman at Zizo, warns against the danger of letting IT departments have full say over GDPR compliance, at the risk of losing important data
Digital transformation at Saunderson House - lessons learnt
Nick Rosser, head of IT at wealth management firm Saunderson House, explains how his firm approached its digital transformation journey, and what lessons he has for other firms on the same path
Why the GDPR is good for you
With consumer trust at an all-time low, when companies embrace the privacy principles that underpin GDPR they will attract more customers
Deadline for the UK IT Industry Awards is fast approaching!
Last opportunity to get entries in for your chance to win in the industry's most coveted awards
Europe versus Google: EC applies record-breaking £2.1 billion anti-trust fine
European Commission says that Google promoted its own services in search results, denying competitors opportunities
Democratisation of data can lead to organisational problems, says expert panel
Democratising data puts power in the hands of staff instead of managers, which can bring with it a whole host of problems, warn experts at a recent Computing event
Tesco, Sainsbury's and Morrisons all considering electronic shelf-edge pricing - but not for implementing 'surge pricing'
Retail industry consultant criticises press reports of supermarkets introducing 'surge pricing' as 'fake news'
US government appeals to Supreme Court for right to take any data from anywhere
Tech companies are between a rock and a hard place
'IT companies being led by the clueless', says Memset co-founder
Kate Craig-Wood, MD and co-founder of cloud hosting firm Memset, explains the scale of the challenge in trying to recruit a diverse IT team
Over a third of major UK companies have appointed a CDO
More UK CDOs have a background in marketing than technology
400-year-old government agency modernises with Citrix collaboration solutions
Remote working has enabled multiple cost savings at Registers
How GDPR will affect marketing
DLA Piper's Rachel DeSouza explains what marketers need to consider with GDPR on the horizon
SMBs prefer MSPs for security deployments
More than half of US SMBs now use an external service provider; that number will rise as the need for security grows.
These are the top 5 concerns IT leaders have about the GDPR
The lack of clarity is making business leaders nervous
UK businesses are still under-prepared for the GDPR - and some don't even know what it is
Small organisations are less likely to be ready than large ones
