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Busting myths around diversity in tech
In October 2020, Octopus Energy embarked on an internship programme designed to prove that you don’t need to be a white man to flourish in the tech industry
Case study: Allica Bank is using APIs to transform finance
How tech is making finance more accessible than ever
The effect of Covid-19 on digital transformation at Trafford Council
In an emergency, is it better to stick with what you know or take a risk?
The risks and rewards of evergreen IT
Evergreen IT will become the default model for new technologies, predicts RSA CIO David Germain, but securing evergreen systems requires an holistic approach
Making the UK Ship Registry watertight for the digital era
Catapult CX built a digital vessel registration and management solution to ensure the UK Ship Registry was shipshape and ready for the future
Going cloud native at the FT. An interview with tech director Sarah Wells
'Don't try to do everything at once. Start with infrastructure as code and automation. Don't go for microservices and containers too early...'
Open source at the edge. An interview with SUSE CTO Thomas Di Giacomo
Di Giacomo talks about the IoT, Kubernetes, Linux and the importance of continuing to support legacy tech while venturing towards new horizons
How the British Council began to re-assess 85 years of data
The British Council, a cultural relations organisation reaching across borders, had decades of information, but struggled to access and use it
Changing Beds: How one IT leader left London for the country life
Ed Garcez, Director of Transformation of Central Bedfordshire Council discusses how both the capital and rural communities have responded to the pandemic
Worcester source: How a rural council keeps things connected in a crisis
Chris Middleton hears how Worcestershire County Council’s Geoff Hedges isn’t hedging his IT bets during lockdown in rural England
Harrow in the furnace: How one London IT leader delivered change in lockdown
Chris Middleton speaks to Ben Goward, ICT Director of Harrow Council, about the challenges of supporting a big organisation in lockdown – from a standing start
Covid-19: How G4S has coped with the lockdown
Nick Folkes, Group CIO of G4S, explains that his organisation has benefited from its long-term digital transformation programme, with most services already in the cloud. But there were significant challenges early on in the lockdown period, especially...
Covid-19 response at Worcestershire County Council: Not just keeping the lights on
Geoff Hedges, digital transformation manager at Worcestershire County Council explains how his organisation is keeping processes running smoothly whilst adding additional services to help both internal and external customers - all whilst ensuring morale...
Interview: Nimisha Patel, CIO of the Year
“I always wanted to be a CIO, but there were times I thought I would never make it,” says CIO of the Year Nimisha Patel
When hunting for a new IT solution, understand the problem first
Ian Hill of BAM Group warns against being distracted by bells and whistles
Insurance IT has moved on from 'building software': an interview with RSA's Group CIO David Germain
Computing talks to insurer RSA's Group CIO David Germain about running IT that can support nine million customers across 140 countries - while respecting increasingly challenging regulatory compliance, including data protection
Diversity in tech starts in schools: an interview with Cypher Coder's Elizabeth Tweedale
Computing talks to Cypher Coders CEO Elizabeth Tweedale about founding new tech businesses and diversity in the IT industry
GitLab's Jason Yavorska on trends in the DevOps tools market
GitLab's product management director on progressive delivery, feature flags and evidence gathering
Digital transformation at 150-year old insurer: CIO Interview with James Holmes
James Holmes, CIO of North P&I Club, discussing his organisation's digital transformation and use of machine learning to improve critical business processes
Trainline's machine learning could save travellers £340 million this year
The SplitSave feature uses machine learning, with Trainline's massive data repositories, to efficiently calculate the best way to save customers money
Are you gambling on cybersecurity?
Cybersecurity is a high stakes game and people aren't aware of the risks, says professional poker player and statistician Liv Boeree
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