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Computer Weekly ISSUE DATE: 13 November 2018

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DOWNLOAD THIS WEEK'S ISSUE FEATURED STORY Who stands to benefit most from the IBM-Red Hat mega-merger? IBM has placed its biggest bet yet on open source as it looks to offset the downturn in enterprise demand for its traditional, on-premise offerings by courting enterprise cloud buyers.

THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS Quantum leap and the encryption challenge The predicted processing power of quantum computers is likely to make existing encryption algorithms obsolete. We examine whether quantum key distribution is a viable solution. READ MORE → Make way for IoT data In the first part of our buyer’s guide to storage for the internet of things, we look at the impact the internet of things will have on storage, from the sheer volume of data and the radically different types of data created, to the types of storage needed, such as flash, object and cloud. READ MORE → Porsche Informatik accelerates software development with OpenShift private cloud The automaker’s software arm is using a Red Hat private cloud to develop new trading platforms. READ MORE → Procuring innovation across the public sector The Crown Commercial Service’s technology director talks about how the government’s procurement agency is working to make buying easier, drive innovation and shake up the public sector. READ MORE → Bryan Glick, Editor in Chief DOWNLOAD THIS WEEK'S ISSUE

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