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MWC26 Doha: Qatar positions itself as a global technology hub

Published in MWC26 Doha: Qatar positions itself as a global technology hub on 11.11.2026

The event brought together global telecoms leaders, policymakers and technology companies as Qatar seeks to expand its digital economy, strengthen regional connectivity and turn investments in AI and infrastructure into international business opportunities

Data dive: Mapping UK councils’ hyperscale dependence

Published in MWC26 Doha: Qatar positions itself as a global technology hub on 10.11.2026

More than half the DNS records that route UK councils’ email and websites resolve to Microsoft, Amazon or Google – though 99.7% publish anti-spoofing controls

Post Office to reach ‘milestone’ and eventually dump Fujitsu by September 2027

Published in MWC26 Doha: Qatar positions itself as a global technology hub on 10.11.2026

Supplier’s controversial relationship with the Post Office will come to an end by the beginning of September next year at the latest

Gartner Symposium: Who is in control of AI?

Published in MWC26 Doha: Qatar positions itself as a global technology hub on 10.11.2026

CIOs were asked to consider what will happen as AI advances to so-called ‘super intelligence’, and how these things will be managed and secured

Civil servants hit by Capita pension failure may take lead from teachers’ union compensation victory

Published in MWC26 Doha: Qatar positions itself as a global technology hub on 10.11.2026

A legal victory for teachers, who faced unlawful delays in receiving their pensions, could set precedent for those afflicted by civil service pension outsourcing disaster

Datacentres of the future will be built differently, says Gartner

Published in MWC26 Doha: Qatar positions itself as a global technology hub on 10.11.2026

Gartner’s Henrique Cecci tells CIOs to fix workload placement, lock in capacity early and plan for sovereignty, as he takes the message to Gartner IT Symposium this week

Google Cloud London outage: Continuity lessons for IT leaders

Published in MWC26 Doha: Qatar positions itself as a global technology hub on 10.11.2026

Cloud outages reveal that infrastructure resilience does not equal business resilience. Mapping dependencies, defining failover authority and testing recovery plans are essential

A chilling warning of AI-powered cyber attacks

Published in MWC26 Doha: Qatar positions itself as a global technology hub on 10.11.2026

In this week’s Computer Weekly, the National Cyber Security Centre has warned businesses to prepare for AI-powered cyber attacks – just as hackers target retailers’ fridges across Europe. Our latest buyer’s guide examines the carbon footprint – and cost – of public cloud. And we find out what Ukraine’s tech sector has learned from the country’s years at war with Russia. Read the issue now.