EZINE - In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the British Library about the enormous storage challenges of digitising its printed archive; we examine the state of the UK IT jobs market and the skills that are most in demand by employers; and we look at case studies of the best virtualisation projects. Download the new issue now.
Posted: December 12, 2011 | Published: December 12, 2011


Topics:  Business Management | Business Systems | Cloud Computing | Storage Hardware | Storage Security | Training Software

WHITE PAPER - An IT modernization project will be unique to your business, and to successfully manage it you'll need the appropriate tools, resources, and best practices throughout the process. Read this paper to get a framework for initiating your modernization efforts.
Posted: March 2, 2012 | Published: March 2, 2012


Topics:  Application Infrastructure | Application Portfolio Management | Applications Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Systems | Software Migration | Software Project Management | Software Upgrades

WHITE PAPER - Microsoft Dynamics CRM enables organizations to improve customer service, effectively manage marketing and communications, and increase sales productivity, ultimately driving increased profits and reduced costs.
Posted: October 21, 2011 | Published: February 11, 2011


Topics:  Business Communications | Business Processes | Business Systems

WHITE PAPER - This paper discusses the relationship between business intelligence and IT and how you can align them for a competitive edge.
Posted: May 21, 2012 | Published: May 21, 2012


Topics:  Balanced Scorecards | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | IT Best Practices | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Systems

WHITE PAPER - Business intelligence (BI) allows organizations to better understand, analyze, and even predict what's occurring in their company.
Posted: June 9, 2008 | Published: June 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Process Management | Business Systems | Customer Satisfaction | Dashboards | Data Management | Decision Support Databases | OLAP | Reporting Software | SMBs | Spreadsheets

ANALYST REPORT - Interest in offering employee-owned notebook programs (also referred to as "BYO", “BYOC” and “Bring Your Own Computer”) is growing due to better technology, rising user demand and increasing pressure on organizations to reduce costs. A realistic preparedness assessment is critical to meeting business objectives and avoiding additional costs.
Posted: February 21, 2011 | Published: February 21, 2011


Topics:  Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | IT Industry | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Systems | Remote Computing | Remote Network Management | WAN

WHITE PAPER - Read this white paper for an overview of cloud computing along with Oracle's cloud computing strategy and significant features of Oracle business intelligence 11g, Oracle's market leading BI platform that has been architected to support both cloud and non-cloud deployments.
Posted: October 26, 2010 | Published: October 19, 2010


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Systems | Cloud Computing | Data Management | Oracle (Product)

VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT - This online learning destination for IT professionals provides you with one interactive site that satisfies your need to expand your data center knowledge. Choose from three different classroom topics, each delivering its content in a variety of formats, including webcasts, podcasts and e-publications.
Posted: March 31, 2011 | Premiered: March 31, 2011


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Desktop Virtualization | IT Best Practices | IT Systems | Server Management | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - IT environments are becoming increasingly complex as trends like cloud computing, virtualization and mobility gain traction. Utilizing a lead service provider (LSP) approach can free up IT and let external, highly skilled experts handle issues. Read this white paper to learn more about how this new IT strategy can benefit your business.
Posted: May 1, 2012 | Published: March 1, 2012


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Customer Support Software | IT Management | IT Service Management | IT Systems | User Experience | Vendors

WHITE PAPER - Many organisations implement “learning engagements,” or training programmes, to increase employee satisfaction, realise better team performance, and improve communication.
Posted: October 21, 2011 | Published: December 9, 2010


Topics:  IT Consulting Services | IT Governance | IT Systems | IT Workforce

WHITE PAPER - This paper examines how virtualization has become such a hot topic that the number of virtualization techniques, tools, and technologies is into the dozens, and that’s just from Microsoft. Some of the benefits of virtualization include hardware cost savings, configuration optimization, less disruption, and easier reallocation of resources.
Posted: February 24, 2011 | Published: February 24, 2011


Topics:  IT Industry | IT Systems | Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 | Operating System Virtualization | Operating Systems | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Virtualization Security

WHITE PAPER - Discover how a gap analysis can reveal areas where the reality and long-term vision of your organization are diverging and provide the momentum  needed to start adopting service management best practices. Find out how gap analysis can help your company identify what it does well and how to achieve its goals.
Posted: April 13, 2012 | Published: April 13, 2012


Topics:  Best Practices | CIOs | IT Auditing | IT Best Practices | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Service Management | IT Systems | ITIL

WHITE PAPER - This paper examines that many organizations want to take advantage of the speed, security, reliability, and flexibility of Windows 7, and how it is possible to minimize interface shock for users by leveraging Group Policy to make Windows 7 look more like Windows XP.
Posted: March 20, 2011 | Published: March 20, 2011


Topics:  IT Industry | IT Management | IT Systems | Network Management | Software Architectures | Software Infrastructure | Software Migration | Windows | Windows 7 | Windows XP

WHITE PAPER - The purpose of this document is to help the security practitioner responsible for their organization’s risk estimation function to utilize The Open Group Risk Management Frameworkin an ISO/IEC 27005 structured process.
Posted: October 24, 2011 | Published: February 2, 2011


Topics:  IT Service Centers | IT Services | IT Systems | IT Workforce

DATA SHEET - Leading companies are adopting service-oriented architecture (SOA) as a means of dealing with changing markets, competitive pressures, and evolving customer needs. This data sheet provides a brief overview of the Oracle SOA Suite and highlights key benefits.
Posted: May 14, 2009 | Published: May 14, 2009


Topics:  BPEL | Business Activity Monitoring | ESB | IT Systems | Oracle (Product) | QOS | RFID | SOA | SOA Governance | Web Services Management