Month: February 2026

BCS Consultancy survey finds demand for datacentres is growing apace, but power constraints and skills shortages are hampering delivery and operations

Banks prepare to discuss a new payments infrastructure that would remove heavy reliance on US firms

When it comes to the environmental impacts of AI, should big tech firms or enterprises, and their IT departments, be expected to “do their bit” to limit the potential environmental fallout of the technology's growing usage?

Are negotiated software renewal fees binding? Dell is arguing that this provision in Tesco’s VMware 2021 contract amounts to a commitment

UK government says half of all small businesses have been cyber breached in the recent past as it urges them to ‘lock the door’

Microsoft Azure provided ‘the bulk’ of provision when Unilever went all-in on cloud in 2023, but now Google will be the ‘destination’ for the multinational’s cloud and data platform

While Microsoft Azure makes up ‘the bulk’ of Unilever’s underlying infrastructure, Google claims it is providing the ‘backbone’ as hyperscalers work with the all-cloud multinational on its agentic AI deployment

British Transport Police will deploy facial recognition for six months despite calls for the government to halt its rapid expansion of the technology

Sustainability initiatives continue to drive competitive advantage in addition to cutting costs, reveals Kyle Myers of colocation giant CyrusOne

The fallout from the Post Office scandal is a recurring theme of reporting for Computer Weekly, and in this week’s ezine, we find out how the organisation’s efforts to address the shortcomings of its Horizon software have resulted in it being hit with a multimillion-pound IR35-related tax bill. We also sit down with Checkout.com CTO Mariano Albera to find out how he’s applying his knowledge of e-commerce to the finance sector, and why coding will always have a special place in his heart. In the third and final instalment of the AI security buyer’s guide, we take a look at how the technology can both help and hinder enterprise IT security strategies. And, rounding out the issue, we find out how five different charities are using CRM and digital experience technologies to bolster donations. Read the issue now.