The chip shortage is real, but driven by more than COVID
Demand for lower-end processors and a belief that the supply chain would never fail have fuelled shortages. The first step in response is patience.
Analysis
How the cloud and big compute are remaking HPC
HPC projects require massive quantities of compute resources. Pairing simulation and specialised hardware with the cloud powers future breakthroughs,
5 enabling technologies for hybrid and multi-cloud architectures
Multi-cloud architecture can be expensive and complex. These tools can facilitate provisioning, automation and resiliency.
How enterprise customers are bringing pandemic-driven cloud costs under control
Cloud costs can’t grow out of line with revenue. Here are the tools to right-size cloud environments and software development approaches.
The Windows 11 rollout: Microsoft’s most-botched announcement ever
The 'Big Reveal' for Microsoft's new operating system wasn’t so big and revealed very little. And what it did reveal was often wrong.
Why worry with Windows 11 when the market has Chromebooks (and Chrome OS)?
What does Windows 11 really bring to the table? Better security (maybe) and Android compatibility, yes. But don't Chromebooks already have that covered?
5 AI start-ups leading MLops
From data preparation and training to model deployment, these start-ups offer state-of-the-art platforms for managing the entire machine learning lifecycle.
What enterprise needs to know about Windows 11
Computerworld has collected some of the most salient points about the upcoming Windows 11, the ones enterprise IT admins will most need to know.
Inside CMDB, a data warehouse for IT environments
A configuration management database enables an organisation to manage, control, configure, and identify assets across the organisation.
AI is now core to business success
New survey of business leaders and data scientists indicates that AI initiatives are delivering business value but challenges still exist.
IT asset disposal is a security risk CISOs need to take seriously
Sensitive company and personal data often leaves organisations on disposed devices. Data may be at risk when equipment is recycled.
Out in IT: A work-in-progress for the LGBTQ+ community
LGBTQ+ IT professionals share their experiences navigating careers in an industry that hasn’t always been welcoming and still has a long way to go.
Microsoft: All things must end... even Windows 10
Support for the OS ends in four years. Before Windows 10 launched in 2015, Microsoft declared it would only offer updates for 10 years.
7 big ways Windows 11 changes Windows 10
How is Windows 11 different than Windows 10? Our hands-on look at a leaked early build of Windows 11 begins to answer that question.
Why businesses need a data integration platform
With every organisation generating and accessing multiple data sources, an integration platform ensures every team has the data they need.
From legacy to the cloud: The 3 stages of enterprise modernisation
COVID-19 has pushed many organisations to confront legacy tech sooner than expected, but getting old systems to the cloud doesn’t happen overnight.
How IoT cloud services stack up against DIY
AWS, IBM and Microsoft, with the capacity to handle massive data sets, machine learning, and AI in the cloud, have created managed services to support IoT, but is that best for enterprises?
Outlining the needed evolution of videoconferencing
Videoconferencing, which became a critical lifeline for many companies during the COVID-19 pandemic, only really works when everyone plays well together.
Microsoft's plan to remake Windows — what that might mean
In two weeks, Microsoft plans to unveil the "next generation" of Windows. But isn't Windows 10 supposed to be the last generation of the ubiquitous OS?
How customers choose a cloud-based CI/CD platform
Hosting CI/CD in the cloud can both speed up interactions between development pipelines and source code repositories and make life easier for developers.
Five Reasons Why the Channel Is Turning To AI-Powered Observability
The modern IT environment has grown to become a complex web of various applications, cloud environments, databases, and devices. All these tools aim to support an increasingly distributed workforce, which requires access to resources at all times from anywhere in the world. While these tools are making this possible, it has created new challenges companies must overcome. However, this has simultaneously created new opportunities for the channel to provide solutions directly addressing these challenges.. Read more
