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10 reasons to consider migrating to new server technology by ComputerWeekly.com
October 19, 2010 - Next-generation server technology offers significant benefits on older technology, promising to reduce costs, improve manageability and increase flexibility.
2011–2012 IT Budget Benchmarks by ComputerWeekly.com
November 21, 2011 - The Corporate Executive Board IT Budget Benchmarking Survey assess IT spending, staffing, and outsourcing levels at more than 175 organizations globally, representing roughly US$38 billion in IT spend. Download for the latest IT budget trends.
2012 Security Outlook by ComputerWeekly.com
February 24, 2012 - This report from the Corporate Executive Board, based on extensive research with Chief Information Security Officers, identifies the top 10 security imperatives for 2012.
2012 Trends to Watch: Storage by ComputerWeekly.com
February 09, 2012 - Ovum analyses data growth, big data, disk shortages, public cloud storage, flash memory, and other storage trends.
22 November 2011: Read the latest issue of the UK’s leading technology publication, where we analyse the latest technology news and what it means for IT managers. by ComputerWeekly.com
December 12, 2011 - 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.
4G mobile phone (LTE) opportunities for employers by ComputerWeekly.com
November 29, 2010 - This Whitepaper is based on Juniper Research’s August 2010 report entitled: “4G LTE Hardware Opportunities: Subscribers, End User Devices & Vendor Strategies 2010 – 2015”.
8 tips to ensure your server technology supports your business growth by ComputerWeekly.com
October 19, 2010 - Servers are the workhorse of the modern business, and as IT demands increase, so your server technology needs to be able to grow and scale cost-effectively to meet future requirements.
Gartner: Five trends that will affect your cloud strategy by ComputerWeekly.com
April 23, 2012 - Businesses need to keep a close eye on the evolution of cloud based services to avoid wasting money and missing out on business opportunities.
Guidebook: Oracle Cloud Services by ComputerWeekly.com
May 10, 2012 - This independent report from analysts, Nucleus Research offers a critical assessment of Oracle’s Cloud Services.
How Micro-Electro-Mechanical systems are taking over mobile devices by ComputerWeekly.com
February 06, 2012 - In this report extract Juniper Research looks at the growing use of MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical systems) in mobile devices, tables, laptops and notebooks.
Microsoft Convergence 2012 by ComputerWeekly.com
May 01, 2012 - Nucleus Research assesses Microsoft’s plans to extend and develop the Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform.
Sustainability through Managed Print Services by ComputerWeekly.com
April 09, 2012 - Managed print services offer far-reaching environmental benefits, helping a business reduce its carbon footprint, in addition to significant cost savings, according to this report from Quocirca.
A clearer horizon. Do CIOs have more clarity about cloud computing? by ComputerWeekly.com
December 01, 2011 - This research from management consultants, Xantus, shows that while there is still a lack of clarity and a reluctance to fully commit to the cloud, there is a general acceptance from CIOs of the benefits and a growing commitment to develop those benefits.
Accenture Technology Vision 2012 by ComputerWeekly.com
January 23, 2012 - Download this report from Accenture to discover the 6 IT technology trends that will impact CIOs in 2012.
Airline IT Trends Survey by ComputerWeekly.com
June 24, 2010 - For the 11th year in succession, the Airline IT Trends Survey tracks the key technology trends in the airline industry. It demonstrates the role that the survey’s global benchmarks play in underlining the importance of IT within the airline industry, while also stimulating debate in boardrooms worldwide about the way ahead.
Analyst Insight: Is There a Smart City Market? by ComputerWeekly.com
May 10, 2012 - The value of the IT market for smart cities globally is approximately $35bn, according to this in depth analysis from Ovum.
Analyst's take: Benefits of Alpha ImageWorks 9000 for healthcare providers by ComputerWeekly.com
January 24, 2011 - Alpha ImageWorks 9000 centralizes patient records into a single, secure repository, providing easy access, accelerated processing time and billing, and significant time saving in reviewing patient records.
Analyst's take: Foglight helps telecomms company find savings and boost efficiencies by ComputerWeekly.com
January 12, 2011 - After implementing Foglight, a major telecommunications company gained the ability to monitor and control its entire IT applications infrastructure in greater depth avoiding downtime and extra support staff, while boosting efficiencies of business-critical applications and staff productivity.
Analyst's take: IBM Cognos Express helps efficient adoption of BI and PM technology by ComputerWeekly.com
January 28, 2011 - Senior managers who have balked at the cost and complexity of adopting technology such as business intelligence (BI) and performance management (PM) should consider IBM Cognos Express as a way to adopt these technologies while minimizing time to benefit, deployment costs, and support costs.
Analyst's take: Interactive MedicaLife Sciences Application Suite by ComputerWeekly.com
March 10, 2011 - Life Sciences is one of the fastest moving and most dynamic global industry sectors.
Analyst's take: Kronos Workforce Central return on investment by ComputerWeekly.com
February 25, 2011 - Kronos Workforce Central enables companies to reduce payroll error, reduce human resources management time and cost, and increase employee productivity by providing a centralized system for managing all the facets of the employee lifecycle.The solution can also increase visibility into labor issues and costs for improved decision making.
Analyst's take: Maximise success with Microsoft Dynamics by ComputerWeekly.com
March 09, 2011 - Microsoft partners that follow a structured methodology to sell, deliver, and optimize Microsoft Dynamics solutions can reduce their own cost and risk, focus on core competencies, and ultimately increase profits and customer satisfaction.
Analyst's take: Microsoft Dynamics CRM boosts customer service and company profits by ComputerWeekly.com
February 11, 2011 - 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.
Analyst's take: NetSuite reaps rewards for satisfied customers by ComputerWeekly.com
January 19, 2011 - Nucleus has found NetSuite customers are both satisfied and loyal, as NetSuite enables them to rapidly deploy ERP functionality that is integrated with other components without the cost and timeline of traditional on-premise systems.
Analyst's take: New Microsoft Visual Studio Team System offers more benefits to users by ComputerWeekly.com
January 21, 2011 - Microsoft Visual Studio Team System enables companies to increase productivity in development environments and adopt cost-reducing strategies such as follow the sun. Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate will give users more ways to achieve these improvements.
Analyst's take: Nucleus Research's top 10 IT predictions for 2010 by ComputerWeekly.com
January 26, 2011 - The cloud continues to drive both rapid ROI and new ISV business models. Beyond the cloud, expect 2010 to bring greater use of analytics, automation, and CRM, and a permanent shift in structural unemployment. Bid auf Wiedersehen to the vendors who still haven’t gotten it.
Analyst's take: Return on investment of IBM Cognos Software by ComputerWeekly.com
February 21, 2011 - Companies that use IBM Cognos software are able to improve productivity, reduce or avoid headcount, reduce financing costs, and increase profitability. These benefits are achieved because when employees can rapidly access and analyze data in consistent ways, they are better able to make business changes that both lower costs and increase revenues.
Analyst's take: Siemens PLM software revs up benefits for automotive industry by ComputerWeekly.com
February 02, 2011 - Siemens product lifecycle management (PLM) software for the automotive industry helps manufacturers leverage globalization, reduce time-tomarket, optimize resources, and ensure compliance and sustainability.
Analyst's take: Siemens product lifecycle management software solutions for aerospace industry by ComputerWeekly.com
January 17, 2011 - Siemens supports solutions for service and sustainment in the aerospace and defense industries that enable companies to reduce service costs and time cycles while increasing profitability across the service life of products.
Analyst's take: Sterling Fax Conversion Services boost productivity and reduce headcount by ComputerWeekly.com
February 04, 2011 - Sterling Fax Conversion Services automate the processing of faxed and paper-based purchase orders and invoices, resulting in improved productivity and reduced headcount, while increasing data accuracy and reducing cycle times.
Analyst's take: Surety's AbsoluteProof protects data integrity by ComputerWeekly.com
February 14, 2011 - Surety’s AbsoluteProof provides organizations with a means to ensure the veracity and integrity of electronic records, files, and other digital content over time, strengthening intellectual property protection while reducing risk.
Balancing the Mobile Data Load by ComputerWeekly.com
January 14, 2011 - The proliferation of mobile broadband devices along with the unlimited data bundles from the operators has led to network congestion and deteriorating network quality.
BMC Mainframe Survey 2011 by ComputerWeekly.com
September 05, 2011 - Big businesses are planning to grow their mainframe computer capacity despite the downturn this survey of 1,347 large mainframe users worldwide by BMC Software reveals.
Booz CIO briefing: Web 2.0 - lead now or get out of the way by ComputerWeekly.com
March 10, 2011 - Web 2.0 and new media technologies, such as blogs, wikis, and social networks, are spreading rapidly through companies, often without IT's direct involvement. This report from Booz&Co argues that CIOs and their IT departments must take the lead in these emerging technologies.
Booz&Co: M-Commerce Comes of Age. Collaborate to Succeed by ComputerWeekly.com
October 07, 2011 - This perspective paper covers the forces that are driving the m-commerce market, the benefits available, and the kinds of business models and partnerships that are seeking to achieve that credible scale over time.
BT rolls out Microsoft Sharepoint 2010 by ComputerWeekly.com
June 01, 2010 - BT is to roll out Facebook-style social networking services to its 100,000 employees, in a move it says will help staff collaborate more effectively on projects, whether they are in the office or working remotely.
Business IT guide for SMEs by ComputerWeekly.com
February 21, 2011 - Whatever the type of business, it’s rare to find one that doesn’t have a computer at its heart. Able to manage everything from accounts to stock control and customer communications, a company computer is a critical purchase which should be chosen taking the specific needs of the business in mind.
Business leaders agenda 2012 by ComputerWeekly.com
March 16, 2012 - This report from KPMG identifies business priorities across a wide range of geographies and industries, and assesses the economic outlook.
Capturing opportunity: Cleantech business booms by ComputerWeekly.com
May 01, 2012 - Cleantech is emerging as a suitable alternative source of energy or a means of reducing consumption of expensive resources, this report from Grant Thornton reveals.
Capturing the ICT Dividend by ComputerWeekly.com
December 01, 2011 - This report from Oxford Economics and AT&T shows ICT investment and productivity growth are closely linked - and European countries are lagging behind other parts of the world in both areas.
Case study: Microsoft Dutch HQ glimpses the future by ComputerWeekly.com
June 30, 2010 - Microsoft has turned its Dutch headquarters into a radical experiment which the company believes could point the way to the future of the workplace. Its office at Schiphol airport has done away with dedicated desks and offices and it has given employees the freedom to chose where, when and how they work.
CIO keeps Network Rail on track for £1bn transformation by ComputerWeekly.com
September 10, 2010 - Network Rail’s CIO, Susan Cooklin, says her biggest challenge is increasing the business literacy of her IT staff. She said the rail company faces a period of restructuring and budget pressures.
Closing the print security gap by ComputerWeekly.com
November 07, 2011 - This report provides an overview of the inherent risks when operating an insecure print environment and discusses the current market landscape while recommending some best practices for adopting an integrated information and print security strategy.
Cloud: Scaling to succeed in new business models by ComputerWeekly.com
May 02, 2012 - High-tech companies face challenges keeping pace with new cloud-based business models, this study from Accenture reveals.
Collaboration in the Cloud: everything to everyone, or too good to be true? by ComputerWeekly.com
January 07, 2011 - As we increasingly see technologies redefined with the suffix “as a service” are we entering a time of “everything as a service”? How will the future of the cloud change the way we work, bring new benefits to market and improve customer service? How can the cloud re-invent organisations?
Computer Weekly - 17 April 2012: How to ensure smartphone security by ComputerWeekly.com
April 17, 2012 - This week’s Computer Weekly examines the growing threat from smartphones being targeted by hackers and viruses as the devices are increasingly used for work. Hospitality giant Mitchells & Butlers talks about its migration to the cloud and the CIO of Airbus discusses his IT priorities and how he spends €500m a year on IT.
Computer Weekly - 27 March 2012: What the Budget means for IT by ComputerWeekly.com
March 27, 2012 - This week’s Computer Weekly asks what chancellor George Osborne's Budget means for the UK IT community and if he can deliver his goal to make Britain "the technology centre of Europe". Also you'll find the final part of our private cloud Buyer's Guide and we examine the options for choosing the right WAN optimisation strategy.
Computer Weekly - 28 February 2012: Taking UK government into the cloud by ComputerWeekly.com
February 28, 2012 - This week's edition asks, now that the the G-Cloud store is up and running, will the government's cloudstore transform the market for public sector IT buyers and suppliers? It also examines research that has indicated OS upgrades will attract a significant chunk of investment this year.
Computer Weekly - 3 April 2012: Data security best practice by ComputerWeekly.com
April 03, 2012 - This week’s Computer Weekly kicks off our Buyer's Guide to data security by looking at the changing role of the IT security chief. We also examine why flexible working is proving so slow to roll out and we talk to the UK's air traffic control operator about its ambitious desktop virtualisation project.
Computer Weekly - 8 May 2012: The changing face of retail IT by ComputerWeekly.com
May 08, 2012 - In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at the IT challenges facing retailers, as consumers turn increasingly to web and mobile shopping channels. Oracle president Mark Hurd talks about how the supplier intends to simplify IT infrastructures. And new government CIO Andy Nelson discusses how he plans to transform Whitehall IT. Read the issue now.
Computer Weekly Buyer's Guide to SME IT by ComputerWeekly.com
March 22, 2011 - Managers in small and medium sized businesses used to treat IT as a luxur y they could only just af ford.
Computer Weekly buyers guide: Mobile technology by ComputerWeekly.com
March 15, 2011 - As CIOs face increasing demands from end-users for access to mobile technologies, organisations are realising that mobile technologies can create profitable business opportunities.
Computer Weekly Special Report: Fujitsu by ComputerWeekly.com
January 26, 2011 - Fujitsu has been an insular company, with a market centred in Japan. Does it have what it takes to reinvent itself as a well-represented global player, with cloud computing at its heart?
Computer Weekly – 20 March 2012: The open data revolution by ComputerWeekly.com
March 20, 2012 - In this week’s Computer Weekly, Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude talks about releasing government datasets to the public and why open data will drive the next industrial revolution. We also review the latest test version of Windows 8 and see how it shapes up for tablet computers and business users and much more.
Computer Weekly – 24 April 2012: Are CIOs earning credibility in the boardoom? by ComputerWeekly.com
April 24, 2012 - This week’s Computer Weekly examines research that suggests CEOs want to invest in IT more than ever, but still see CIOs as technical experts and not business people. We review SQL Server 2012 and ask if Microsoft's database software is catching its competitors as well as concluding our Buyer's Guide to data security.
Configuration Management for Virtual and Cloud Infrastructures by ComputerWeekly.com
January 19, 2011 - The top seven things to consider when managing configuration for virtual and cloud infrastructures.
Conflicker Working Group - Lessons learned from Conflicker by ComputerWeekly.com
January 31, 2011 - In November 2008, Conficker A, the first of five variants of the malware, rapidly began infecting computers which had failed to install a Microsoft patch released just weeks earlier. In late December 2008, Conficker B added new mechanisms for distribution including USB storage devices.
CW Buyer's Guide: Customer Relations (CRM) by ComputerWeekly.com
October 05, 2011 - This nine-page Buyer's Guide to Customer Relationsip Management (CRM) analyses the factors CIOs and senior IT professionals will need to consider as they plan their CRM strategies.
CW Special report on Capita by ComputerWeekly.com
April 23, 2012 - Packed with graphs and diagrams, the report is essential reading for any organisation working with, or thinking of working with Capita.
CW+ Casio research: The meeting room marathon - a waste of corporate time ? by ComputerWeekly.com
July 28, 2010 - Meeting room technology problems are a genuine and largely ignored burden on large British organisations - a single IT manager is called upon to solve 447.2 incidents a year per company.
CW+ Open Group: Governance in IT and Architecture - TOGAF by ComputerWeekly.com
October 06, 2010 - This White Paper recommends additional definition of IT governance within TOGAF to strengthen an organization’s ability to effectively govern the architecture and make appropriate investment decisions.
CW+ Open Group: World-class enterprise architecture by ComputerWeekly.com
October 15, 2010 - This White Paper is intended to help organizations who are attempting to set up an enterprise architecture practice. It shows how organizations can use a modular, iterative, and incremental approach in order to develop an architectural capability that is otherwise a large and complex undertaking.
CW+ Quocirca report: Privileged user management by ComputerWeekly.com
October 18, 2010 - IT managers everywhere feel overwhelmed with the rising tide of security threats they have to deal with in the face of an increasing regulatory burden. It is not surprising then that they tend to overlook one particular area of IT security, which is the privileged access that they grant themselves and/or their colleagues in order to do their jobs.
CW+ Quocirca report: Reducing complexity and cost in mobile deployments by ComputerWeekly.com
October 04, 2010 - The automation of traditional paper based processes with technology can lead to unnecessary complexity. This leads to increased costs and other challenges which can be avoided if solutions are simple and fit closely to the business task in hand.
CW+ Quocirca report: Standardised battlefield SOA by ComputerWeekly.com
September 09, 2010 - Enabling Network Centric Operations through the provision of inclusive, adaptive information networks in harsh and rapidly changing situations.
CW+ Quocirca report: The evolving MPS landscape by ComputerWeekly.com
October 11, 2010 - Managed print services (MPS) offer organisations the opportunity to control costs, reduce the complexity of managing a heterogeneous infrastructure and improve business processes.
CW+ Roundtable: IT fights back to deliver business-related benefits by ComputerWeekly.com
July 09, 2010 - There is no question that the past two financial years have been tough – IT budgets have been cut and IT managers have been under pressure to deliver more for less. But attitudes are changing, things are looking up and there’s a renewed sense of optimism within IT departments.
CW+ XpertHR: Computer staff salary survey by ComputerWeekly.com
July 13, 2010 - Although pay levels are unlikely ever again torise as fast as they did at the end of the 1990s when fears about the “millennium bug” stoked thefires of an already over-heated job market – or to fall as fast as they did when the bug failed to bite– employers are acutely aware of the need to keep a close eye on short- and long-term pay trends.
CW+: Analyst's take: Benefits of Siemens product lifecycle management software for life sciences by ComputerWeekly.com
January 03, 2011 - Siemens product lifecycle management (PLM) Software for life sciences can help medical device manufacturers manage compliance requirements while supporting greater collaboration, ultimately reducing costs while improving patient outcomes.
CW+: Analyst's take: Cyber-Ark benefits privileged account management by ComputerWeekly.com
December 31, 2010 - Managing privileged accounts requires balancing accessibility and control while ensuring audit capabilities. Cyber-Ark enables organizations to increase administrator productivity while reducing risk.
CW+: Analyst's take: IBM Cognos software helps schools score top marks by ComputerWeekly.com
January 05, 2011 - IBM Cognos software helps K-12 organizations increase visibility and improve decision making, driving improved student performance, lowered cost of interventions, greater productivity, and lower operating costs.
CW+: Analyst's take: The benefits of IBM Cognos software for independent software vendors by ComputerWeekly.com
January 07, 2011 - ISVs that choose to embed IBM Cognos software are able to sell additional features and functionality, as well as increase win rates, average deal sizes, and overall revenue.
CW+: Analyst's take: The benefits of third-party SAP and Oracle support by ComputerWeekly.com
December 27, 2010 - Organizations running mature SAP or Oracle applications experience significant ongoing savings from third-party support. Nucleus found Rimini Street customers can reduce their annual license maintenance fees by at least 50 percent and avoid upgrade costs while extending the value of their software investment.
CW+: Architecture for deperimeterisation of IT security by ComputerWeekly.com
October 27, 2010 - De-perimeterisation is the term coined by the Jericho Forum to describe the erosion of thetraditional ‘secure’ perimeters, or ‘network boundaries’, as a mediators of trust and security.
CW+: Business opportunities in the North American mobile market by ComputerWeekly.com
December 16, 2010 - In May, 2010, Verizon Wireless told investors at Barclays Capital media and technology conference in New York that it expected to offer customers who signed up for its 4G services monthly “buckets” of data.
CW+: Compass: How to negotiate effective telecoms contracts by ComputerWeekly.com
October 22, 2010 - Effective negotiations and management of telecom contracts can have a measurable impact on a business’ financial performance.
CW+: CW 500 Club: How IPOS met the challenge of creating a global IT department by ComputerWeekly.com
March 15, 2011 - Managing a global IT department requires a global mindset, an understanding of different cultures, and an ability to fit the right approach to the needs of the organisation, CIOs at Computer Weekly’s 500 Club heard in February
CW+: Executive breifing - The Indian sub-continent mobile market by ComputerWeekly.com
January 07, 2011 - Juniper Research defines the Indian Sub Continent as encompassing the following five countries: Bangladesh; India; Nepal; Pakistan; and Sri Lanka.Despite comprising just five countries, the region – with more than 1.6 billion inhabitants – includes nearly a quarter of the global population.
CW+: How mature are companies' software quality management processes? by ComputerWeekly.com
December 15, 2010 - Today, maintaining a competitive edge while managing costs is the challenge that most organisations face. High up on the IT Directors‟ to do list is innovation in the way costs are managed and contained, while at the same time providing a dynamic and responsive IT service to the business.
CW+: How to build, secure, manage and measure IT workloads by ComputerWeekly.com
January 05, 2011 - Computing infrastructure today is highly versatile and this has many benefits for businesses. Unfortunately, it also has downsides; use that infrastructure unintelligently and costs can get out of control.
CW+: IDC Report - How to manage documents in the enterprise by ComputerWeekly.com
January 06, 2011 - In recent years C-level executives in many of the world's largest and most successful organizations have been forced to introduce a wide range of cost-cutting measures as macroeconomic forces continue to create a challenging and uncertain trading environment.
CW+: Leverage memory technology to cut data centre power consumption by ComputerWeekly.com
December 28, 2010 - Within modern data centers, virtualization has become the means of choice when it comes tooperating efficient server infrastructures for cloud and enterprise computing. On an individualsystem level, this translates into a massive increase of DRAM deployments per server.
CW+: Mobile payments market opportunities for business by ComputerWeekly.com
December 20, 2010 - The definition of a mobile payment is often open to interpretation and can differ from source to source. Juniper Research has a simple definition of a mobile payment as “payment for goods or services with a mobile device such as a phone, Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), or other such device.”
CW+: Mobile Voice over IP - opportunities and threats by ComputerWeekly.com
December 15, 2010 - Voice remains the most important element within the broader mobile telecoms market; however several threats exist to this mainstay of operator revenues. Indeed, the role that voice plays in the telecommunications ecosystem of the future will be very different from today owing to unprecedented structural, competitive and technology drivers.
CW+: MWD Strategic Insight: Understanding your requirements: online communities and team workspaces by ComputerWeekly.com
September 01, 2010 - An increasing number of organisations are considering how online communities and team workspaces can help them be more collaborative both internally and externally with customers and partners. If you’re thinking about, or have already started developing a strategy for an online community.
CW+: Open Group technical document: IT Specialist Certification (ITSC) Conformance Requirements by ComputerWeekly.com
October 21, 2010 - The Open Group IT Specialist Certification Program (the Program) is designed to validate the existence of those qualities and skills in a professional that enable the effective development, implementation, and operation of IT solutions.
CW+: Open Group technical report: IT Specialist Certification (ITSC) accreditation requirements by ComputerWeekly.com
October 22, 2010 - The Open Group IT Specialist Certification Program (the Program) is designed to validate the existence of those qualities and skills in a professional that enable the effective development, implementation, and operation of IT solutions.
CW+: Quocirca Report: Building a case for data centre infrastructure management by ComputerWeekly.com
July 29, 2010 - Measuring, monitoring and maintaining a data centre has often been viewed as a purely technical project. Business value can be significant - and explaining this can unlock budget for DCIM investments.
CW+: Quocirca Report: Cloud Computing - Taking IT to task by ComputerWeekly.com
August 02, 2010 - Much of the discussion around modern IT still revolves around purely technical aspects of a given platform, leaving many business people in the dark as to what true value of a new technical architecture actually is.
CW+: Quocirca report: Communications technology – be prepared to be flexible by ComputerWeekly.com
August 12, 2010 - Communications needs for many organisations are changing rapidly. Internally, there are always new technologies appearing and changes in working styles to deal with but there is now, increasingly, the influence of more social and consumer choices affecting the officially deployed systems.
CW+: Quocirca report: Digital Britain – opportunities and risks for UK businesses by ComputerWeekly.com
September 20, 2010 - Digital Britain is the UK government’s strategic vision for the UK digital economy. While social inclusion and rights protection are major themes, the plans will also have a significant impact on businesses.
CW+: Quocirca report: Enterprise performance management by ComputerWeekly.com
August 19, 2010 - Monitoring, measuring and reporting on the financial health of an organisation is a basic need that requires effective tools and processes to optimise the end result.
CW+: Quocirca report: Enterprise performance management cycle 2 by ComputerWeekly.com
August 19, 2010 - In February 2009, Quocirca interviewed 800 individuals across 8 geographies for their views on, and usage of, enterprise performance management (EPM) tools and processes.
CW+: Quocirca Report: How to automate your expenses – a guide for higher education and universities by ComputerWeekly.com
November 02, 2010 - Universities and other higher education establishments increasingly have to address the need for savings across the board. One area of focus has to be expenses from faculty members and others associated with the faculty.
CW+: Quocirca report: Managed print services programmes for SMBs by ComputerWeekly.com
September 08, 2010 - A review of Managed Print Services (MPS) programmes for SMBs and midmarket organisations.
CW+: Quocirca Report: Tackling printing costs in midmarket businesses by ComputerWeekly.com
August 03, 2010 - Midmarket organisations face the same challenges as their enterprise counterparts in reducing the complexity and cost of maintaining their print infrastructure.
CW+: Quocirca report: Telecoms re-invention - optimising the online customer experience by ComputerWeekly.com
August 24, 2010 - As networks, devices and media converge, telecoms companies have increasingly complex catalogues of products and services on offer to customers who are, in turn, becoming more aware that they can easily switch to other providers.
CW+: Quocirca Report: Utilising SOA in defence logistics by ComputerWeekly.com
August 03, 2010 - The logistics function within the defence arena presents distinct and complex challenges which can be mitigated through the adoption of a SOA architecture.
CW+: Quocirca report: Valuable business connections – a review for SMEs by ComputerWeekly.com
August 25, 2010 - The average small business is becoming highly dependent on multiple forms of digital communications, but the technology choices are increasingly complex and come at a cost.
CW+: Quocirca report: Web retailing - keeping the orders flowing by ComputerWeekly.com
August 12, 2010 - Whether it is selling books, groceries, gadgets or tickets, the volume of orders being taken online continues to grow. Ensuring that customers receive a prompt and personal experience, whilst remaining assured about security, is essential to the ongoing success of online retail.
CW+: Quocrica report: Managed hosting in Europe by ComputerWeekly.com
September 16, 2010 - The term “managed hosting” describes the provision of a ready to use IT stack including hardware and infrastructure software for thedeployment of applications.
CW+: Roundtable debate: The impact of IT consolidation on business growth by ComputerWeekly.com
December 14, 2010 - Organisations have been under pressure to make savings wherever possible and have consolidated their IT during the recession. However, along with the opportunities consolidation presents there are also challenges, and experts warn that any form of consolidation needs to be undertaken carefully.
CW+: Special report on Accenture by ComputerWeekly.com
August 16, 2010 - When Bill Green spelled out his vision for Accenture in a rare interview shortly after taking over as chief executive six years ago, he said the company would “dream up and build services so powerful and so exceptional that they will be required to compete in any industry, from financial services to manufacturing”.
CW+: Special Report on CA Technologies by ComputerWeekly.com
January 01, 2011 - CA Technologies is one of the world’s largest independent software companies with revenues of $4.4bn (£2.7bn). The IT infrastructure supplier specialises in software products that help users manage their mainframes and distributed computing environments.
CW+: Special Report on Oracle by ComputerWeekly.com
December 14, 2010 - This has been a landmark year for Oracle, the technology company headed by the charismatic and staggeringly wealthy Larry Ellison. Ellison, who is 65, has been chief executive officer since he founded Oracle in June 1977. He was listed the sixth richest person in the world in 2010.
CW+: Special report on Symantec by ComputerWeekly.com
January 01, 2011 - Since it was formed in 1982, Symantec has become renowned for its security and data management products and its anti-virus exper tise. “Big Yellow”, as the company is known after its distinctive logo, is living proof that security is big business.
CW+: Special report: Next generation mobile broadband – the opportunities by ComputerWeekly.com
November 09, 2010 - This Special Report for readers of Computer Weekly is based on Juniper Research’s two reports on LTE
CW+: The Open Group: Cloud buyers’ decision tree by ComputerWeekly.com
August 23, 2010 - This White Paper describes a Decision Tree that could be used to help you discover where Cloud opportunities and solutions might fit in your organization. It is put forward for discussion, with the intention that this discussion, and validation in the field, will result in a practical tool for use by enterprises.
CW+: The Open Group: Strengthening your business case for using cloud by ComputerWeekly.com
August 16, 2010 - What can you, as a buyer do to strengthen your business case for Cloud and keep your company competitive? What are some real-world success stories where companies have applied Cloud to solve specific business challenges? What business risks are clients facing which have influenced Cloud buying decisions?
CW+: The state of IT project management in the UK by ComputerWeekly.com
October 12, 2010 - Project management performance is improving but the environment is increasingly challenging. This final report from the ComputerWeekly Project/Programme Management Survey details the state of the art and offers insights and recommendations for greater project success.
Data Centre Migration, G-Cloud & Applications Store Programme Phase 2 – Technical Architecture Workstrand Report by ComputerWeekly.com
February 07, 2011 - This technical architecture provides a common foundation of software and hardware infrastructure principles for multiple business applications. The technical architecture provides the framework for interfaces, protocols, standards and products to be used in defining a platform that supports applications across UK public sector organisations.
Data Centre Strategy, G-Cloud & Applications Store for Government Programme – Founding Principles by ComputerWeekly.com
February 07, 2011 - The overriding goals for Data Centre Consolidation, the G-Cloud and the Applications Store for Government are:Reduce ICT costs;Provide open competition and create a vibrant marketplace enabling the best product at the best price;Create flexibility.
Enhanced Wi-Fi Companion: A Complete Wi-Fi Solution for Business Mobility by ComputerWeekly.com
June 08, 2010 - Businesses that want to deploy Pocket PCs or other Windows Mobile/CE based devices on their Wi-Fi networks will benefit from a solution that incorporates the latest data security and Wi-Fi innovations, CCX certification, and a user-friendly interface in a single, complete solution without third-party supplicants.
Environmentally-friendly mobile handsets and applications by ComputerWeekly.com
November 15, 2010 - The pressure on businesses to develop strategies which embrace environmental sustainability has increased dramatically in recent years, driven both by concerns about the long-term availability of fossil fuels and the impact of corporate activities upon the environment.
Equip technical staff with business expertise to get ahead by ComputerWeekly.com
December 03, 2010 - As outsourcing, global commerce and constantly improving technologycontinue to change the business world, specialized professionals like scientists,engineers and information technology (IT) workers are increasingly beingasked to take on more business-oriented tasks.
Euro crisis: Key questions CEOs and CIOs should ask each other by ComputerWeekly.com
April 02, 2012 - With a potential economic crisis looming in the Eurozone, Gartner offers a checklist of questions that CIOs and CEOs should ask each other.
European cross-border e-commerce by ComputerWeekly.com
January 17, 2012 - European consumers' growing use digital channels as part of their shopping experience is driving retailers’ focus on delivering efficient online, cross-border operations in Europe, this research report from Accenture reveals.
Evaluation of managed print service suppilers by ComputerWeekly.com
January 25, 2011 - In Quocirca’s evaluation of major providers of Managed Print Services (MPS) in Europe, Quocirca found that Xerox and HP lead the pack, due to their global scale and broad service capabilities. The analysis also showed that Ricoh and Lexmark have gained considerable ground, demonstrating effective maturity and service delivery excellence.
Fighting Economic Crime in the Financial Services sector by ComputerWeekly.com
March 26, 2012 - PwC examines the impact of Cybercrime on the financial services industry.
Fighting fraud in government by ComputerWeekly.com
January 13, 2012 - Public sector organisations are experiencing increasing levels of economic crime, including cybercrime, and are particularly at risk from being defrauded by their own employees and their suppliers, according to findings from PwC’s latest Global Economic Crime Survey.
G-Cloud Report: G-Cloud Programme - Strategic Outline Case by ComputerWeekly.com
February 07, 2011 - This Strategic Outline Business Case sets out the opportunity to reduce costs and enhance flexibility of centralised ICT services, covering both information services delivered to citizens and staff, and the underpinning technical and physical Data Centre infrastructure.
Gartner CIO briefing: The future of client computing by ComputerWeekly.com
November 02, 2010 - The desktop PC has had a prominent position within organisations for over 20 years,firmly establishing it as a de facto device choice for most users. But over the past fiveyears, some key trends associated with the desktop device - and its use withinorganisations - have begun to reshape the landscape.
Gartner: Attachmate's acquisition of Novell – what does it mean for Novell customers? by ComputerWeekly.com
February 08, 2011 - On 22 November 2010, Attachmate, a privately held software company based in Houston, announced that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Waltham, Massachusetts-based technology provider Novell.
Gartner: Best practices in virtualisation by ComputerWeekly.com
March 09, 2012 - Philip Dawson, Gartner VP offers best practice advice for organisations looking to virtualise their IT infrastructure.
Gartner: Decide now if you will become a money-making CIO by ComputerWeekly.com
January 24, 2011 - This report from Gartner describes six distinctly different styles of "money-making CIO" that are likely to evolve between 2011 and 2020.
Gartner: Deploying iPads on the corporate network by ComputerWeekly.com
March 16, 2012 - Tim Zimmerman, Gartner research director offers some practical advice to organisations wanted to use iPads on their corporate wireless networks.
Gartner: Five Roles for Government in Cloud Computing by ComputerWeekly.com
August 02, 2010 - As a consequence of tightening budgets and increasing uncertainties, government organizations are looking at how to leverage cloud computing as a model to ensure greater flexibility, lower costs, more-rapid provisioning and greater focus on areas that are more domain-specific.
Gartner: How to bridge the gap between business and social apps by ComputerWeekly.com
November 02, 2010 - The promise of creating value by harnessing collective activities is attractingorganisations to technology that connects employees, engages customers and partners inconversation, or boosts their R&D through crowdsourcing initiatives.
Gartner: Reducing storage costs by ComputerWeekly.com
March 16, 2012 - Gartner research director, Valdis Filks, offers tips to help businesses get to grips with escalating storage costs.
Gartner: Three actions to support governance as business gets social by ComputerWeekly.com
March 31, 2011 - While businesses are seeing the value of becoming more open through social collaboration, there is a tightening of regulations impacting corporate governance and, subsequently, IT governance.
Gartner: Top trends in network outsourcing 2011 by ComputerWeekly.com
February 02, 2011 - Most organisations had mandates in 2008 and 2009 to freeze or reduce spending on network services to match overall revenue performance, yet end-user requirements for mobility, video and cloud grew.
Gartner: Two-tier ERP suite strategy - considering your options by ComputerWeekly.com
September 01, 2010 - Increasing numbers of companies are evaluating a two-tier enterprise resource planning (ERP) strategy; running separate lower-cost regional solutions for small-tomidsize subsidiaries, despite, in many cases, already rolling out a global ERP system.
Global lessons in eHealth implementation by ComputerWeekly.com
April 02, 2012 - This report from KPMG, packed with case studies, looks at the drivers for innovation in e-health.
Guide to building an optimised and cost-effective datacentre strategy by ComputerWeekly.com
January 18, 2011 - The datacentre is increasingly the focus for the need to deliver greater value from IT at lower cost. The challenge for IT managers is to improve operational efficiency and deliver availability and scalability, but to do so with fewer resources.
Guide to using social media for customer support by ComputerWeekly.com
February 25, 2011 - Social Media is rapidly emerging as the next big frontier for customer engagement and interactions. This is projected to grow exponentially over the next 5-6 years as the usage and number of active users of Social Media sites and forums continues to grow.
Healthcare sector to shed pounds with mobile health applications by ComputerWeekly.com
November 26, 2010 - If the worldwide health system is not in crisis, it is under intense pressure and cost cutting trends in the light of the global downturn are only set to continue. For most hospitals and medical establishments budget allocations for IT were expected to be smaller in 2009 than in 2008.
How technology, media and telecoms companies can win the confidence of investors by ComputerWeekly.com
April 05, 2012 - Deloitte looks at the impact leadership has on company performance in the techonology media and telecoms sectors.
How to embed innovation in the corporate culture by ComputerWeekly.com
November 16, 2011 - This paper from Kurt Salmon identifies the common inhibitors to innovation and how to overcome them, and sets out some important principles that can help organizations establish innovation more firmly within their normal operations.
How to make the business case for de-perimeterisation by ComputerWeekly.com
November 09, 2010 - Computing history can be defined in terms of increasing connectivity over time, starting fromno connectivity and developing to the restricted connectivity we currently have today, withislands of corporate connectivity behind their managed perimeter.
How to manage a mobile phone fleet by ComputerWeekly.com
November 24, 2010 - The expectations, working methods and tools used by employees in all organisations have changed as a result of advances in communications technologies.
How to manage emerging technology in IT by ComputerWeekly.com
February 10, 2011 - Different Emerging Information Technologies (EIT) have different impacts upon a business. Some EIT should be used as technical tools for supporting business to make business more efficient or effective; othersshould be used as strategic tools for leading, not merely supporting, a business to make a difference.
How to select cloud formations for secure business collaboration by ComputerWeekly.com
November 09, 2010 - Cloud computing offers massive scalability - in virtual computing power, storage, and applications resources - all at almost immediate availability and low cost, and business managers are demanding their IT operations assess the benefits this new computing model can represent.
How to tackle information lifecycle management by ComputerWeekly.com
November 09, 2010 - Many information assets within an organisation have an associated value relative to thebusiness impact of an incident or threat that affects the confidentiality, availability,authenticity or availability of the information.
How to tackle risk lifecycle management by ComputerWeekly.com
November 10, 2010 - The Jericho Forum’s Collaboration Oriented Architectures (COA) enable enterprises that build COAcompliant architectures to operate in a secure and reliable manner.
How to tackle secure protocols and mobile management by ComputerWeekly.com
November 10, 2010 - For a truly mobile device, operating to de-perimeterised principles, a wireless connection is probably required to achieve optimal connectivity while roaming.
How to tackle trust management and business impact levels by ComputerWeekly.com
November 10, 2010 - Back in the time when businesses were predominantly “local” and to a large extent insulated from each others operations, it really didn’t matter very much how we defined the Business Impact of Information Risks, for we knew what we meant in each business and we didn’t have much need to share that meaning with others.
How to tie learning to business impact by ComputerWeekly.com
December 09, 2010 - Many organisations implement “learning engagements,” or training programmes, to increase employee satisfaction, realise better team performance, and improve communication.
How to use Collaboration Oriented Architectures by ComputerWeekly.com
November 10, 2010 - Collaboration Oriented Architectures (COA) describes information architectures that comply with the COA framework, which in turn is described in the associated COA Framework paper1.
Information security breaches survey 2012 by ComputerWeekly.com
April 24, 2012 - Rising security breaches cost UK billions over the last 12 months as cyber attacks reached record levels, according to the 2012 Information Security Breaches survey.
IPV6 Transition – Why the rush ? by ComputerWeekly.com
December 01, 2011 - This report from Ovum warns that enterprises need to recognise that they will need to move to IPv6, even if they have IPv4 addresses available. They should treat IPv6 like any other disaster recovery plan.
IT as a driver of M&A success by ComputerWeekly.com
March 09, 2012 - IT considerations are not given adequate attention or rigour in the due diligence prior to mergers and acquisitions, this report from Ernst & Young reveals.
IT hiring activity and salary changes for 2010 by ComputerWeekly.com
February 15, 2011 - Our IT division recruits permanent and contract professionals into financial servicesfirms, including investment banks, hedgefunds and asset managers, and companies inthe commerce and industry and professional services sectors. We recruit business technologists from support to CTO level.
IT in the UK SMB (Small and Medium sized Business) Sector by ComputerWeekly.com
January 04, 2012 - This report from Knowledge Peers and Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC), reveals what leaders of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs) think of IT – its strategic value, its potential, and the changing way in which it is being used in their organisations.
IT jobswatch - opportunities in retail by ComputerWeekly.com
February 21, 2011 - This quarters figures compiled by jobadswatch.co.uk show that during the fourth quarter of2010 the IT jobs market for permanent staff being recruited by retail organisations is up by5.1%.The growth indemand for IT staff in this sector shows 44.5% more vacancies being advertised than ayear ago.
IT Service Management: Optimizing IT performance and delivered business value by ComputerWeekly.com
June 28, 2010 - As enterprises expect and demand more from their IT and the organizations that provide it, IT functions need management frameworks and enabling technologies to help to deliver high quality IT services and cost efficiencies, to demonstrate delivered business value, and to increase IT-to-business alignment or integration.
Latest IT bonus figures - what are IT professionals earning ? by ComputerWeekly.com
November 18, 2010 - Bonus payments have long been a feature of the reward package for most IT professionals, but when the UKeconomy went into freefall during late 2008, many employers either reduced such payments or did away withthem altogether.
Leaders and Laggards in the Digital Economy by ComputerWeekly.com
March 28, 2012 - The digitisation index from Booz & Co reveals the business leaders and laggards in the digital technology and explains why it is vital to embrace it.
Low cost handsets & entry level smartphones by ComputerWeekly.com
February 02, 2011 - Though unprecedented changes have occurred in the last couple of years that have revolutionised the handset market, particularly at the top end of the market inhabited by smartphones, the low end market represents a continuing opportunity as emerging market individuals become connected in coming years.
Mobile adult industry is a sexy business opportunity by ComputerWeekly.com
November 29, 2010 - The global adult industry is among the largest in the world, estimated to be worth nearly $100 billion worldwide by 2006.
Mobile Apps Stores by ComputerWeekly.com
March 09, 2012 - Juniper Research analyses the growing market for mobile apps in this report extract.
Mobile augmented reality opportunities for business by ComputerWeekly.com
December 01, 2010 - The phrase “augmented reality” was coined by Boeing researcher Tom Caudell in the early 1990s to describe a digital display viewed through a headset which guided workers through electrical wires in aircraft. The term has since gained currency and is now taken to describe digital information overlaid on the physical world.
Mobile banking strategies - maximise your revenues by ComputerWeekly.com
December 06, 2010 - Juniper Research defines mobile banking as “the provision of banking services to customers on their mobile devices”: specifically we mean in the vast majority of instances “the operation of bank current and deposit or savings accounts”.
Mobile location-based services gaining ground by ComputerWeekly.com
November 24, 2010 - From the turn of the millennium until the end of 2007 MLBS (Mobile Location Based Services) had promised much, but delivered very little in terms of commercial applications. Even in Japan and South Korea, the most advanced markets for commercial MLBS, usage was disappointing.
Mobile messaging is the key to connecting communities by ComputerWeekly.com
November 25, 2010 - Few could have envisioned the global success of SMS (short message service) when the first text message was sent in 1992. SMS has crossed network and technology boundaries, and continues to find new applications, as well as providing inspiration for industry innovation as IP (Internet Protocol)-based messaging builds momentum.
Mobile Music Opportunities - market size, strategic analysis and forcasts by ComputerWeekly.com
February 24, 2011 - Music services on the mobile handset are uniquely positioned to become a key platform within the music industry. Since the turn of the millennium, sales of physical music – CDs etc. – have slowly declined yearon-year, largely as a result of online piracy.
Mobile phone app opportunities for business by ComputerWeekly.com
December 01, 2010 - Over the past 12 months, the global market for applications – fuelled by the astonishing and unprecedented activity experienced on Apple’s App Store and iPhone – has continued its stellar levels of growth.
Mobile ticketing opens doors of opportunity for business by ComputerWeekly.com
November 17, 2010 - Juniper Research defines a mobile ticketing user as “someone who stores a ticket on their mobile phone for later redemption” at the point of travel, the music venue, the cinema etc.
Mobile Web 2.0 - opportunities in advertising and presence-based services by ComputerWeekly.com
December 08, 2010 - The mobilisation of Web 2.0 is fostering new partnerships and rivalries throughout the value chain.
Network sharing - is it time to rethink the structure of the mobile industry? by ComputerWeekly.com
November 10, 2010 - Mobile network sharing – whether it is sharing tower sites or radio access network (RAN)components – is not a new concept in the industry. Despite the challenges associated, its meritas a cost-effective way to deploy or operate a mobile network has been evident for years.
New ways of working - Microsoft’s ‘mobility’ office by ComputerWeekly.com
June 14, 2010 - There is a common expectation among forward-looking companies that through the use of information technology new ways of working can be created that will enhance workplace conditions with such an effect as to improve employee satisfaction levels, increase productivity and ultimately impact positively upon company performance.
Nimble employers turn to agile project management by ComputerWeekly.com
November 25, 2010 - In spirit, both traditional and agile project delivery embody similar principles and practices that aim to deliver measurable results
Open Group technical document: The Single Unix Specification by ComputerWeekly.com
October 25, 2010 - This document is designed for users, developers, and implementors of open systems. It provides complete infor mation on what’s new in the Single UNIX Specification, Version 4, including POSIX.1-2008,with comprehensive reference material on every aspect.
Overcoming the insight deficit by ComputerWeekly.com
September 05, 2011 - Learn how you can empower your employees to make the most of big data and data analytics in this executive guide from the Corporate Executive Board.
Overcoming the IT challenges of successful carve-outs by ComputerWeekly.com
March 21, 2011 - Technology has long been a critical element of M&A transactions. Done right, it can be a key driver of value, enabling business processes to operate more efficiently. Done wrong, it can have devastating consequences.
Ovum briefing: The cloud computing strategies of major telcos by ComputerWeekly.com
December 15, 2010 - The major global telcos have led the competitive march from telecoms into cloud computing, and are now widely seen as credible players in cloud computing services including infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS).
Ovum: Business tips for using SMS and web chat by ComputerWeekly.com
February 21, 2011 - Web chat and SMS offer ways for enterprises to broaden channel support and personalize customer service without spending on complex solutions. While both solutions offer business benefits via customer outreach and support capabilities, they are currently two separate solutions.
Ovum: The changing face of multi-national mobility by ComputerWeekly.com
January 25, 2011 - Many multinational corporations (MNCs) aim to have a more centralized and unified approach to mobility, which they see as an essential component of their unified communications (UC) and broader ICT strategies.
Powering the data centre by ComputerWeekly.com
January 16, 2012 - A look at alternative approaches to managing energy for cost and/or sustainability reasons in data centres.
Re-birth of the IT Budget? by ComputerWeekly.com
June 24, 2010 - Against a backdrop of increased use of software that is generally more sophisticated, flexible, scalable and easy to use than it was 5 years ago, this research set out to explore the impact of having to maintain a plethora of different software solutions in today’s cash-strapped corporate environment.
Re-birth of the IT Budget? by ComputerWeekly.com
June 24, 2010 - Against a backdrop of an increased use of software that is generally more sophisticated, flexible, scalable and easy to integrate than in times gone by, this research set out to explore the impact of having to maintain a plethora of different software solutions from different vendors in today’s cash-strapped corporate environment.
Rethinking Managed Print Services (MPS) by ComputerWeekly.com
November 08, 2011 - This paper from Quocirca outlines the need for Managed Print Services (MPS) and why organisations that are operating a heterogeneous print environment should consider an independent MPS provider to proactively manage and transform their print infrastructure.
Scan and Go - Transport Ticketing on the Mobile by ComputerWeekly.com
January 14, 2011 - This Whitepaper focuses on transport mobile ticketing. The full end-to-end mobile commerce transaction involves the purchase, storage and redemption of tickets on the mobile device.
Security strategy essential to keep ahead of rapidly changing threats by ComputerWeekly.com
January 27, 2011 - This 12-page Buyer’s Guide to Security aims to help CIOs and senior IT professionals decide when to rely on what is provided by infrastructure suppliers and when to turn to IT specialists.
Service-Oriented Cloud Computing Infrastructure (SOCCI) Framework by ComputerWeekly.com
January 17, 2012 - Download the Service-Oriented Cloud Computing Infrastructure (SOCCI) Framework from the Open Group.
Smartphone market set to expand as vendors vie for position by ComputerWeekly.com
November 24, 2010 - The Smartphone market is characterised by increasing competition on one hand and healthy growth prospects in the medium-term on the other. Barriers to entry are high for most players, owing to the global nature of the mobile industry and the consequent financial strength required to enter the market.
Smart Organisations by ComputerWeekly.com
October 26, 2011 - Download this report to learn how your organisation can use smart technology to drive innovation and enhance your competitive position, without breaking the bank.
SOA Reference Architecture by ComputerWeekly.com
January 17, 2012 - Download the Open Group Service-Oriented Architecture reference architecture.
Software Licensing and Subscription by ComputerWeekly.com
August 05, 2011 - This research from Freeform Dynamics, based on a survey of end users, identifies the challenges faced by IT departments and suppliers on software licensing, and offers advice to organisations on dealing with software licensing.
Special report on Dell by ComputerWeekly.com
February 16, 2011 - It was the company that came from nowhere to revolutionise an entire industry. Dell, originally a provider of desktop PCs, was instrumental in changing the way that the IT business worked.
Special report on EMC by ComputerWeekly.com
November 15, 2011 - This special eight-page indepent report from Computer Weekly, packed with graphs and diagrams, is essential reading for anyone doing business, or thinking of doing business with EMC.
Supplier profile: HP at pivotal point as CEO defines new direction by ComputerWeekly.com
February 07, 2011 - If ever a company was at a pivotal point in its history, HP is it. With the controversial departure of its CEO, a new leader at the helm, and with several significant recent acquisitions under its belt, the 70 year-old company faces significant challenges as it attempts to maintain its direction.
Sybase Mobility Guide - a downloadable book by ComputerWeekly.com
March 10, 2011 - This guide from Sybase is full of examples of mCommerce at work. The benefits range from speeding up economies to life-changing improvements. For merchants, operators and banks, the new channel offers another way to grow business and revenues while meeting the financial needs of customers.
Tablets and connected devices - future opportunities for business by ComputerWeekly.com
December 09, 2010 - The tablet market is characterised by intense interest from a multiplicity of players on one hand, and a virtually untested market place on the other.
Technology Industry Survey 2012 by ComputerWeekly.com
October 21, 2011 - This exclusive research reveals what IT professionals really think about technology, their employers, and their careers
Technology Industry Survey2012 by ComputerWeekly.com
October 21, 2011 - Whether it is an inappropriate ‘tweet’, an internetsecurity scandal or a story of the fastest growingcompany in the world, technology, be it for theright or wrong reasons, has become regular frontpagenews.This survey aims to give a snapshot of thetechnology industry from the inside.
The 11 security commandments - Jericho Forum by ComputerWeekly.com
November 10, 2010 - The Jericho Forum commandments define both the areas and the principles that must be observed when planning for a de-perimeterized future.
The Banking Industry Architecture Network and TOGAF by ComputerWeekly.com
February 20, 2012 - This paper from the Open Group reveals how banks can benefit from combining complementary industry frameworks on enterprise architecture.
The big returns from big data by ComputerWeekly.com
April 05, 2012 - Organisations can earn an incremental ROI of 241 percent by using big data technology to examine large and complex data sets, according to this report from Nucleus Research.
The business benefits of switching to mobile TV by ComputerWeekly.com
November 22, 2010 - Over the past two years, the mobile TV landscape has changed dramatically.
The capability approach to enterprise architecture by ComputerWeekly.com
January 13, 2012 - A capability-led approach to enterprise architecture provides the rigour and structure that will allow companies to ‘do EA properly’ and deliver real business value, this paper argues.
The Cyber Savvy CEO: Getting to grips with today’s growing cyber-threats by ComputerWeekly.com
September 05, 2011 - The recent surge in cyber attacks has forced organisations to align cyber security efforts across all of their operations, rather than focusing on IT, but CEOs now need to take the lead in protecting their organisations, this report from PwC argues.
The data sharing paradox. A guide to small business on data sharing and security by ComputerWeekly.com
September 30, 2011 - This small business report looks at the degree to which small businesses are sharing data, the ways in which they are doing so and the real and perceived risks. It shows how these risks can be mitigated.
The future of Government operations: Digital citizen survey by ComputerWeekly.com
May 02, 2012 - This report from Accenture looks at the challenges facing the public sector in offering digital services.
The Future of Innovation Management: The Next 10 Years by ComputerWeekly.com
September 05, 2011 - Download this report from Arthur D Little to learn 5 key innovation concepts for CIOs and CTOs.
The future of work: Expections of the next-generation workforce by ComputerWeekly.com
September 21, 2011 - This report from Cisco provides insight into the mindset, expectations and behaviour of the world's next generation of workers and what this will mean for businesses in preparing to accommodate the demands of this workforce.
The global state of the PMO: The IT perspective by ComputerWeekly.com
May 05, 2011 - This benchmarking study from ESI International identifies the trends impacting the project management function in IT industry in three areas: PMO maturity, measuring and reporting on PMO effectiveness, as well as training involvement.
The global state of the project management office by ComputerWeekly.com
May 05, 2011 - This global benchmarking study from ESI international identifies the key challenges and successes experienced by project and programme management offices (PMO) and draws recommendations for the future.
The Impact of E.U. Internet Copyright Regulations on Early-Stage Investment by ComputerWeekly.com
February 20, 2012 - This study from Booz&Co reveals industry concerns that anti-piracy measures will deter venture capital organisations from investing in internet start-ups.
The mobile print enterprise by ComputerWeekly.com
February 09, 2012 - Quocirca looks at the case for mobile printing in the enterprise and suggests best practices for a mobile print strategy.
The next wave of digitisation: setting your direction, building your capabilities by ComputerWeekly.com
September 05, 2011 - Companies need to make significant investments in digital skills and technologies if they are to meet the needs of their customers, Booz&Co argues in this report.
The Open Group Service Integration Maturity Model (OSIMM) Version 2 by ComputerWeekly.com
January 17, 2012 - Download the Open Group Service Integration Maturity Model (OSIMM).
The reality behind the hype: Government cloud computing by ComputerWeekly.com
November 23, 2011 - This article from Gartner offers advice to public sector organisations thinking of deploying cloud computing and assess the progress made by governments in their use of the cloud.
The tablet market: consumer trends and market segmentation by ComputerWeekly.com
February 09, 2012 - The Boston Consulting Group shows how consumer tablets are creating new opportunities as the market grows and segments.
The value of mobile and social to CRM by ComputerWeekly.com
March 16, 2012 - Adding mobile access and social collaboration to CRM delivers significant benefits, this report from Nucleus Research reveals.
The work/life report: The Hybrid Organisation: Technology by ComputerWeekly.com
June 15, 2010 - The enterprise must be ready to embrace technologies that facilitate the blurring of the boundaries between work and life, in order to maximise the productivity, insight, innovation and collaboration gained from investments in its people, as well as technology itself.
Time to Rethink the IT Stack by ComputerWeekly.com
November 23, 2011 - In this report Ovum calls for a rethink of the traditional IT technology stack, to ensure better interoperability and adaptability.
TOGAF® and SABSA® Integration by ComputerWeekly.com
October 11, 2011 - This paper from the Open Group, documents an approach to enhance the TOGAF enterprise architecture methodology with the SABSA security architecture approach to create one holistic architecture methodology.
Trends in business intelligence by ComputerWeekly.com
January 18, 2011 - Several important technology changes, social trends and customer needs are driving the future development steps and functionality of Business Intelligence solutions, this report from Birchman reveals.
Trust and security in the cloud by ComputerWeekly.com
February 01, 2011 - This study from analyst Freeform Dynamics gives guidance on security for organisations considering Software as a service.
Ultrabooks & Mobile Computing by ComputerWeekly.com
January 05, 2012 - In this report extract, Juniper Research looks at the market challenges and opportunities of ultrabooks, the next generation of note book PCs.
White paper: Building a Flexible IT Architecture by ComputerWeekly.com
March 18, 2011 - Tools such as service-oriented architecture and business processmanagement are increasingly important to building an IT infrastructurethat meets customer needs and responds to market demands.
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