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Interview: Dominic Redmond, group CIO, PageGroup

The recruitment firm’s IT chief is looking to use data-enabled technologies, including automation and artificial intelligence, to enhance workplace activities and boost employee productivity

SAP user group chair warns of AI low-hanging fruit risks

Computing

UK and Ireland SAP User Group Connect 2025 conference kicks off with a warning about economic uncertainty and AI misselling

UK full-fibre overtakes FTTC for first time

Computing

Study finds FTTP connectivity in the UK now mainstream with competition intensifying, but with pricing and operational models facing increasing pressure, raising questions about business sustainability

Mandatory digital ID paves way for surveillance and exclusion, MPs hear

Computing

It is currently unclear how the UK’s government’s proposed mandatory digital ID scheme will help with its stated goal of curbing illegal migration and working

SASE, SD-WAN evolve as enterprises prioritise unified network security

Internet, Technology

Research confirms trend that software-defined wide-area network implementations are increasingly tied to security, with the continual rise of cyber security incidents worldwide only accelerating this dynamic

Hong Kong FWA services market set for 9.6% growth

Internet, Technology

Special administrative region sees increase in fixed wireless access market being driven by extensive 5G network coverage and local operators’ efforts to expand FWA services and position it as an alternative to traditional fibre broadband services

Google Cloud withdraws complaint with European Commission over Microsoft’s cloud licensing tactics

Computing

More than a year has passed since Google filed a complaint with the European Commission, outlining its concerns over Microsoft’s licensing tactics, and now the internet search giant has withdrawn it

Interview: Mariano Albera, CTO Checkout.com

Computing

Checkout.com’s CTO has spent most of his career in the e-commerce industry – and now he is applying what he learned to the finance sector that serves it

A framework for software development self-service

Computing

Keeping software developers happy is an essential ingredient in IT project success. Developer self-service is the way forward, but with guardrails

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