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In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to NHS Digital about how technology is supporting the health service’s response to the coronavirus crisis and the increased demand for the 111 service. We examine the challenges of running a successful security operations centre. And we look at the emerging datacentre architecture based on composable infrastructure. 

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