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Public cloud: Data sovereignty and data security in the UK

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The UK government’s decision to designate datacentres as critical national infrastructure (CNI) in September 2024 signalled its ambition to build a digital economy that is secure and globally competitive. But behind the headlines about protecting against cyber crime and IT blackouts lies a more complicated reality – a sector grappling with policy uncertainty, reliance on…

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EU law could usher in transformative change to digital ecosystems

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In October 2024, the European Commission (EC) published its Digital fairness fitness check report as part of a continued effort to evaluate the effectiveness of European Union (EU) legislation with consumer protection laws. Specifically, it evaluated the efficacy of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, the Consumer Rights Directive, and the Unfair Contract Terms Directive. The…

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Why CISOs should build stronger bonds with the legal function in 2025

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For chief information security officers (CISOs) still looking to set some professional goals for the New Year, or to expand on a list they’ve already compiled, consider strengthening the relationship with your organisation’s legal function. You may well have already spent a great deal of time building bridges with company lawyers. After all, it’s now…

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Top 10 AI and storage stories of 2024

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Artificial intelligence (AI) has hit the headlines and the datacentres, but with it comes a range of performance and operating considerations that impact storage as much as any other IT discipline. In this review, we look at the key demands of AI processing on data storage, the type of storage AI requires, and the suitability…

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Top 10 data and ethics stories of 2024

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In 2024, Computer Weekly’s data and ethics coverage continued to focus on the various ethical issues associated with the development and deployment of data-driven systems, particularly artificial intelligence (AI). This included reports on the copyright issues associated with generative AI (GenAI) tools, the environmental impacts of AI, the invasive tracking tools in place across the…

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Interview: Wendy Redshaw, chief digital information officer, NatWest Retail Bank

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Wendy Redshaw, chief digital information officer (CDIO) at NatWest Retail Bank, has had a distinguished career leading technology-led change in some of the world’s biggest financial services organisations. Now, she’s using that experience to drive even more innovation. After four years as CIO for collaborative technology solutions with Deutsche Bank, Redshaw says she was eager…

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Are you on the naughty or nice list for responsible AI adoption?

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Over the past year, artificial intelligence (AI) has proved its worth as a long-term investment for businesses. It brings a range of perfectly wrapped presents to the table, making a significant impact on productivity, efficiency, and automation across business functions. With almost 40% of companies worldwide already using AI in some form, it’s undeniable that…

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Podcast: Storage and AI training, inference, and agentic AI

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In this podcast, we look at storage and artificial intelligence (AI) with Jason Hardy, chief technology officer for AI with Hitachi Vantara. He talks about the performance demands on storage that AI processing brings, but also highlights the extreme context switching it can result in as enterprises are forced to pivot between training and inferencing…

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Six trends that will define cyber through to 2030

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Guessing the future is always a difficult task. Six trends for the next five years seem more apparent than others, and it will be interesting to re-read this article in 2029 to assess its accuracy. In the meantime, the six trends standing out as top priorities, in no particular order, are: Preparing the post-quantum cryptographic…

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Schwarz Group partners with Google on EU sovereign cloud

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Google has partnered with retail giant Schwarz Group to deliver what the pair claim is truly secure and sovereign cloud-based collaboration for German and European regulated industries. Through the partnership, Schwarz Group’s StackIT, the cloud provider for the retailer, which operates as an independent company offering sovereign cloud capabilities, will provide client-side encryption of customers’…

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