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Infinity SDC has sold off its Romford facility to Norwegian colocation player, Green Mountain, whose backers claim the move will change the way other UK-based operators approach sustainability

In this weeks Computer Weekly, as sustainability rises up the corporate agenda, IT leaders say more collaboration is needed to meet climate goals. Microsoft faces further calls for greater transparency over software tools used to monitor employees. And the cyber security industry warns over an increasing loss of talent. Read the issue now.

Back in the early days of business computing, operators accessed the back-end system - such as a mainframe or minicomputer - via a green screen terminal. Terminals were disposable devices. No one ...

In this handbook, Computer Weekly looks at what it takes to make it in Asia-Pacifics cyber security industry.

Website application security firm Cloudflare has published a review into the cause of the short-lived outage that rendered hundreds of websites inaccessible.

Every digital tool deployed by the Singapore-based services firm is aimed at augmenting the performance and experience of its employees, says TDCX’s group CIO, Byron Fernandez.

Businesses can use risk management tools in Microsoft Office to covertly monitor the activities of employees on work-issued computers. The software company provides tools in its Microsoft Office 365 suite that can be used by employers to read the emails of staff, monitor how long they spend on calls and how many meetings they attend.

After seven years in the job, there are still fresh challenges for the IT leader, including a second digital strategy to deliver.

Increasing environmental concerns have made companies consider the circular economy model. In this 17page buyers guide, Computer Weekly looks at how organisations can become more sustainable, whether Amazons server pledge will catch on and how CIOs can adapt their procurement strategies to fight climate change.

In this weeks Computer Weekly, the former CEO of bed retailer Dreams explains how digital, data and communication helped turn round a failing company. The UK government has a new digital strategy – but it all seems rather familiar. And we talk to the tech firms trialling a four-day working week. Read the issue now.