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Top 10 end-user computing stories of 2019

IT has been looking at how desktop computing can enable employees to become more productive by using new forms of collaboration and enterprise social media platforms. Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 end-user computing stories of 2019.

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  • A Computer Weekly buyer's guide to the future of collaboration

    Businesses are using collaborative software to operate in revolutionary new ways. In this 13-page buyer’s guide, Computer Weekly looks at:

    • How a new generation of collaborative software could prove a knowledge management boon. But when so many channels are in use, Peter Ray Allison questions if this may only contribute towards information overload.
    • The use of content collaboration platforms enabling businesses to create an agile and modern digital workplace
    • Chromebooks as collaboration clients, both in Google-oriented and mixed-platform environments

  • Collaboration software in the era of Gen-Z

    Collaboration software enjoyed a skittish youth in the late 1990s, during the heyday of knowledge management, promising more than it typically delivered.

    But, as social media has saturated our lives from the advent of Facebook onwards, collaboration software for business took on a new lease of life. Slack has been one of the emblems of this, and Microsoft Teams is shaping up as riposte from a supplier who has long been in the collaboration game, most notably with Sharepoint.

    But has the new generation of collaboration software also stoked communication overload, as the lead article in this e-guide explores?

    Also in this guide, Computer Weekly’s sister site SearchContentManagement offers a chart comparing Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Spark.

    And lest we think collaboration software is the exclusive domain of cool American West Coast software firms, our own UK Ministry of Defence here shows itself managing some of its activities around the world through a cloud-based collaboration tool that was designed by a former Royal Navy IT expert.

    The entry of digital natives born in the 1990s – so-called Generation Z – into the workforce means employers need to up their collaboration software game, we discover in this report from a ServiceNow conference, “Knowledge 18”, in Vegas this year.

    From this e-guide you will also learn how Microsoft is dominating the Software as a Service space thanks to its strength in collaboration software.

    More broadly, another of Computer Weekly’s sister sites surveys the unified communications and collaboration industry in what looks to be a year of growth, fuelled by the emerging and ubiquitous technology of modern artificial intelligence, as well as APIs.

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  • CW Benelux August 2019: Dutch academic seeks the personality behind the cyber criminal

    There is at least one person behind every cyber attack, but beyond that insight, very little known is about them. Rutger Leukfeldt, senior researcher on cyber crime at the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement, has been trying to get inside the minds of hackers.

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  • A Computer Weekly Buyer's Guide to Enterprise social networking

    Companies are discovering the many advantages of communicating through social networking platforms. In this 14-page buyer's guide, Computer Weekly looks at how they can revolutionise collaboration, the options available for retailers and the pitfalls of communication overload

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  • CW Middle East - Oct-Dec 2019: Saudi banks trial biometrics in ATMs

    Biometric and blockchain technologies are being used in tandem to provide ID verification at Saudi Arabian cash machines.

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  • A Computer Weekly buyer's guide to API management

    Application programming interfaces define the correct way for a developer to request services from an operating system. In this 14-page buyer's guide, Computer Weekly looks at how they provide connectivity, the key role of digital bonding, and the importance of keeping APIs up to date and secure.

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  • Computer Weekly – 6 August 2019: Using tech to boost staff morale

    In this week's Computer Weekly, we look at the emerging technologies being used to improve employee experience and raise staff loyalty and motivation. The CIO of the Football Association explains how IT is changing the way the national game is administered. And we examine the growing role of AI in preventing cyber attacks. Read the issue now.

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  • Computer Weekly – 21 January 2020: How to avoid becoming the next Travelex

    In this week's Computer Weekly, we look at the lessons learned from the ransomware attack on Travelex and how other firms can avoid the same fate. As Microsoft ends support for Windows 7, we examine the issues for the many remaining users of the operating system. And healthcare CIOs explain the tech challenges facing the NHS. Read the issue now.

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  • The myth of email as proof of communication

    Increasingly, there is a need for organisations to be able to prove the content of communications between themselves and other parties. Analyst group Quocirca looks at the options.

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  • Computer Weekly – 2 October 2018: The most influential women in UK technology

    In this week's Computer Weekly, we announce our annual list of the 50 most influential women in UK technology, and talk to this year's winner, Code First:Girls CEO Amali de Alwis, about the challenges of achieving diversity in IT. Also, our latest buyer's guide looks at the future of collaboration software. Read the issue now.

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  • Jargon Buster Guide to Voice over IP (VoIP)

    In this Jargon Buster, we'll explore some key definitions around Voice over IP, and look at how VoIP fits into the wider unified communications landscape.

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  • April ezine: Looking to the future

    An issue looking at the growing attraction of bundles for small customers plus a look at network security issues.

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  • MicroScope – May 2018: Bundles deliver surprise package for SMEs

    An issue looking at the growing attraction of bundles for small customers plus a look at network security issues.

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  • MicroScope – September 2019: Helping digital transformation

    The channel is helping customers to digitally transform their businesses to keep up with trends and plan for the future

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  • Email security: Never more important

    In this e-guide, we look at why businesses need to address email security with a combination of awareness training and automated tools to reduce the likelihood of infection and speed up the detection of and response to email-borne threats.

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  • Marketing software moves closer to centre of the CIO's vision

    In this e-guide: Software for marketing, from content marketing through customer experience management to marketing automation, and the rest, has not been as central to the vision of CIOs as ERP and the full panoply of IT infrastructure: storage, security, networking, data centres, and all of the above delivered by way of the cloud.

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  • CW APAC - March 2020: Expert Advice: Security Operations Centre

    In this handbook, focused on the security operations centre in the Asia-Pacific region, Computer Weekly looks at these challenges, runs through the variety of SOCaaS options available and offers steps to create an effective team.

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  • Computer Weekly – 12 December 2023: Shaping the modern workplace

    In this week's Computer Weekly, we examine how the shift to cloud services and the need to deal with a hybrid workforce have changed modern IT. The emerging area of computational storage promises performance boosts for demanding workloads – we look at the challenges. And we find out how Zoom plans to exploit GenAI. Read the issue now.

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  • CIO and leadership survey 2017

    This survey of 80 CIOs and IT leaders by Coeus Consulting shows the technology and financial trends facing IT leaders and businesses.

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  • CW APAC: August 2023 – Expert advice on storage and backup

    In this handbook, focused on storage and backup in the Asia-Pacific region, Computer Weekly looks at why 3-2-1 backup is still relevant, how researchers are overcoming restraints found in typical DNA storage systems, Dell's latest offerings and the future of HDDs.

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  • MicroScope - January 2020: SMEs and managed services

    In this issue of MicroScope, we look at the channel opportunity in the SME customer base as they look for managed services support, our roundtable discussion looks at the transformative appeal of unified communications, and consider why software development houses are switching to no-code. Read the issue now.

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  • The rise and rise of SD-WAN in post Covid-19

    So much has been up in the air in the wake of the onset of Covid-19 and the lockdowns and stay-at-home orders issued by various governments around the world. But there has been one thing that is pretty fixed: the rise and rise of software-defined wide area networks (SD-WANs).

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  • Customer service technologies emerge bloodied but unbowed from Covid-19 pandemic

    The pandemic caused many businesses to reassess their approach to customer experience. Customers were changing their behaviour, their channels, their brands and suppliers and organisations had to adapt. Download this exclusive e-guide and read more about the transformative impact of the pandemic on customer service and experience.

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  • HBR: Improving Employee and Customer Experiences Through Workflow Digitisation

    A recent study on workflow digitisation by Harvard Business Review Analytic Services reveals the positive impact it can have on businesses – especially the most digitally mature. Read the full report to learn more about the state of workflow digitisation, how to overcome its challenges, and ways you can start reaping its benefits.

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  • Digital transformation: bridging the paper and digital gap

    Enterprises are increasingly turning to traditional managed print service providers to improve process efficiency across both paper and digital information, says this report from analyst group, Quocirca.

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  • Computer Weekly – 7 November 2023: How ExxonMobil is leading with data

    In this week's Computer Weekly, we talk to the leader of ExxonMobil's data organisation, about the energy giant's strategy to establish enterprise-wide principles for the use of data. As the UK's Online Safety Act comes into force, we examine the tech sector's concerns over the laws around end-to-end encryption. Read the issue now.

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  • March ezine: Making tracks to SD-WAN growth

    SD-WAN is a technology on the rise and there are clearly plenty of channel opportunities out there for those that get a firm grip on deployment and installation

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  • A Computer Weekly buyer's guide to communications as a service

    As communications needs evolve, organisations must keep pace with the latest services available. In this 15-page buyer's guide, Computer Weekly looks at how we arrived at current-day comms systems, the growing popularity of CPaaS and the advantages of cloud-based offerings in the new normal of hybrid working.

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  • A Computer Weekly Buyer's Guide to Microsoft Office 365

    Microsoft Office used to be a simple thing. You'd buy a box of software, install Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint – and that was it. But that all changed with the launch of Office 365. In this 13-page buyer's guide, Computer Weekly looks at Microsoft's subscription-based enterprise software offering.

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  • MicroScope – June 2020: The surge in home working

    The shift by many to home working has created opportunities and challenges for the channel as it looks to help customers through the changes. Also discover the importance of diversity in your workforce, and how Covid-19 is affecting IT events

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  • Computer Weekly – 16 July 2019: Reaping the benefits of digital transformation at Defra

    In this week's Computer Weekly, we check out the digital transformation at Defra, and see how the government department is preparing for Brexit. The new technology chief for the NHS explains how he's going to bring the health service into the digital age. And we examine how to make a success of enterprise social media platforms. Read the issue now.

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  • Is the Netherlands keeping up with modern pace of digital change?

    In this quarter's CW Benelux ezine, we ask whether the Netherlands is suffering from digital delusion and if it is losing ground in the digital world.

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  • Unified Communication: “It should work as easily as a telephone call!”

    This article in our Royal Holloway Information Security series explains the security implications of unified communication.

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  • What is Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)?

    The concept of Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) is the process of measuring, analyzing, and optimizing the performance and UX of your digital applications and services. By focusing on how users interact with your platforms you will be able to identify issues or bottlenecks faster than before. Read on to learn more about this.

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  • A Computer Weekly Buyer's Guide to Digital Transformation

    The future of organisations depends on their handling of digital transformation. In this14-page buyer's guide, Computer Weekly looks at how the IT operation can lead strategy, whether network security is keeping up and what can be learned from GE's digital journey.

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  • What Is an AI-driven Enterprise?

    Inside this e-book, “What Is an AI-driven Enterprise?” you’ll learn about the evolution of AI, what constitutes an AI-driven business, and the building blocks that can enable your organization to attain that status.

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  • Crucial considerations for implementing a SIEM solution

    Outsourcing SIEM management to cybersecurity specialists eliminates infrastructure costs, simplifies compliance, and provides 24/7 protection. Read more on outsourcing SIEM so you can scale securely.

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  • Are you making optimal enterprise collaboration purchases?

    In this 10-page buyer's guide, Computer Weekly highlights what the IT leader needs to know to decide on the future of the organization's communications strategy.

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  • Generative AI: Unleashing Innovation and Exploring Its Impact

    The potential of generative AI is unlike any technology in recent memory, with potential application across a high number of use cases. And while this revolution of AI can seem daunting, organizations can leverage the new technology to gain many benefits and seize the opportunity of AI. Read this white paper to discover more.

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  • MicroScope – April 2022: Can life ever really be simple for partners?

    In this issue, discover whether simplifying programmes and interactions with partners is achievable, and what barriers stand in the way for vendors looking to make life easier. Also read about why reskilling in a post-pandemic world is key to boosting industry, and learn about what to expect from the manufacturing sphere over the next year

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  • February ezine: Look to the future

    An issue with plenty of predictions about what the year ahead holds for the channel

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  • Computer Weekly – 25 July 2023: Getting comfortable with data

    In this week's Computer Weekly, we talk to the head of IT at furniture retailer DFS about building trust in data. The vulnerabilities in MOVEit software continue to attract new victims – we assess the impact of the breaches. And we find out how online investigators are trawling social media to gather evidence of war crimes. Read the issue now.

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  • MicroScope: Chart course to Covid-19 recovery

    Customers have had to react to changes caused by the pandemic, so what decisions have they made in the past year? In this issue, we explore how businesses have adapted to the new normal, different approaches to remote working, and take a look at the challenge of sustainability

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  • CW APAC: Trend Watch - business response to coronavirus

    With countries the world over reeling from the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak, which has meant sweeping changes both economically and socially, Computer Weekly looks at how firms in the Asia-Pacific region have adapted to what has so quickly become the new normal.

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  • MicroScope – May 2023: Vendors need to listen and learn

    In this month's MicroScope ezine, we look at why it is vital that vendors listen to partners and act on the feedback. We also look at what's next for HP's advancing sustainability programme, Amplify Impact. Read the issue now.

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  • A Computer Weekly buyer's guide to network cost and bandwidth optimisation

    Coming in under budget for appropriate network performance takes some strategic nous. In this 15-page buyer's guide, Computer Weekly looks at how companies can gain effective global coverage, what can be done to optimise networks in a shift towards hybrid working and why leaders should consider best practices carefully.

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  • SWG: Answering FAQs

    To battle proliferating web-based threats, many organizations have adopted a secure web gateway (SWG) in order to filter malicious content. For leaders interested in augmenting their SWG knowledge, this e-book can serve as a comprehensive guide. Tap into the book to unlock answers to FAQs about SWGs.

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  • Quocirca: Selecting a cloud printing platform

    As IT teams are faced with managing printing across a hybrid workplace, cloud printing platforms offer a way of tracking, monitoring and securing print in the office and at home. With untrusted devices, such as home printers, posing a threat to IT security, cloud print platforms that support zero-trust environments should be deployed.

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