Enterprise software

Enterprise software covers a wide range of vital IT management decisions, from operating systems to databases, from business applications to integration and middleware. Your software purchasing and development strategy is central to delivering successful IT systems, and we examine the products and trends that help IT managers make the right choices for their organisation.

August 13, 2021 13 Aug'21
GoStudent: Europe’s newest edtech unicorn

Europe’s biggest ed-tech unicorn reaches unicorn status and tests sector traditions
August 13, 2021 13 Aug'21
How to get API deployments right

Application programming interfaces are not the panacea for digital transformation and could even lead to escalating costs for problems that are better addressed through integration
August 12, 2021 12 Aug'21
NCSC for Startups initiative launched with Plexal

National Cyber Security Centre and Plexal will support startups to develop products to address the government’s cyber security priorities
August 12, 2021 12 Aug'21
Multicloud adoption on the rise

But IT decision-makers are wary of costs and worried that they have insufficient skills to maintain secure environments

Modern ERP breaks the chains

Modern ERP systems mean user organisations need no longer be stuck with hefty upgrades at times convenient to suppliers Continue Reading
Disaster recovery for SMEs: Five key areas to consider

We look at key disaster recovery considerations for SMEs, including why backup is not enough, how to create a disaster recovery plan, best-practice DR testing and DR as a service Continue Reading
Use ERP modernisation to drive efficiency and sustainability

Evidence of global warming is everywhere, and as organisations update legacy ERP, there is a golden opportunity to build in sustainability KPIs Continue Reading

Sonatype Lift aims to elevate ‘pull request’ analysis

Software supply chain automation is a perhaps un-loved sub-genre of the total information technology landscape. But this harsh reality is not so at Maryland-based Sonatype, the company that likes ... Continue Reading
The critical importance and utility of the modern mainframe

IT resilience and security is essential to today's businesses, so dependent are they on their IT systems. For some of those who have been around this industry more than a decade or two, this raises ... Continue Reading
One year on from the UK exams algo fiascos

Algorithms got themselves a bad name in the summer of 2020. This year’s Scottish Highers and rest of the UK A-Levels results have been algo-free. But not free of their usual class bias: private ... Continue Reading

Can a web app ever be truly secure?

Despite the wealth of vulnerability detection tools and practices, there remains a vast array of web application security breaches Continue Reading
Why identity is the central problem for the future of the internet

As debate rages over who has the right to control user identities online, is the concept of decentralised identity about to have its day? Continue Reading
Why a data-driven world should consider an oath of ethics

The Hippocratic Oath is perhaps the most widely known of Greek medical texts – and such an oath is needed in data science Continue Reading

How Zoom is keeping pace with demand for conferencing tools

Magnus Falk, CIO advisor at Zoom, offers insights on how the company is scaling up its resources to meet the growing usage of its service
CW500 Interview: Jonathan Midgley discusses artificial intelligence (AI)

Jonathan Midgley, director of engineering at Trainline, talks about artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on businesses
CW500 Interview: Daniel Hulme discusses artificial intelligence (AI)

Daniel Hulme, CEO of Satalia and director of University College London’s business analytics MSc, talks about artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on businesses