Hosting Exchange Server off-site may appeal to businesses getting comfortable with the idea of cloud computing and its various advantages, but is it really a good idea? 

Access this white paper to learn how you can monitor and manage public cloud investments including Infrastructure as a service (IaaS), Platform as a service (PaaS), and Software as a service (SaaS), to validate and optimize service quality. 

If you are looking for smarter ways to approach file sharing in your commerce environment, you are probably thinking about outsourcing or moving to the cloud. This evaluation from IBM, supported by research from Vanson-Bourne, can help by showing you critical factors to consider. 

In this exclusive Gartner report, compare the top vendors offering public cloud IaaS with a graphical, easy to understand representation of each vendor's standing in terms of ability to execute and completeness of vision. Access the link within for a link to the full report. 

This paper examines the types of verification services used in the escrow industry. It discusses why verification has become a best practice for both the users of software and the developers creating the applications, as well as a solid recommendation by the lawyers who advise them. 

This survey of more than 3,500 cloud computing users in eight countries uncovers current user attitudes towards the cloud and their experience in adopting cloud computing. Access these findings to discover the answers to key cloud questions now. 

Readers of this e-guide document will learn about the different ways to approach data center outsourcing, including assessing services-oriented architectures for infrastructure and software. IT professionals will benefit from this document in learning how to evaluate, select and manage relationships with potential data center outsourcing partners. 

In this expert e-guide, find out how you can evaluate cloud computing services to find the best fit for your company. Review critical factors to consider, such as cost, SLAs, APIs, security and more. 

Cloud computing is one of the latest computer and business industry buzz words. This paper will discuss the definition of cloud computing, the public or external cloud, the private or internal cloud, the evolution of cloud computing and more. 

While some larger organizations continue to manage internal data center, many business managers are able to increase service levels, cover more users, and lower response times by outsourcing their out-dated server farms to third-party data centers and cloud computing providers. This white paper will define data centers and explore cloud networking. 

During this Mimecast webinar, you'll gain an understanding of what to look for in a cloud services provider, learn how to identify your own IT transitions points related to their specific email environment, uncover how to address any potential internal security questions when transitioning to a cloud-based service, and more! 

Why Outsource to Russia? How about scalable IT labor resources, low employee turnover, and reasonable prices. Do you need further convincing? The Read this white paper! 

In this week's Computer Weekly, we hear from Visa Europe CIO Steve Chambers on the technology behind the credit card transactions that retailers rely on. We examine the challenges facing the government's G-Cloud project; and we ask how Microsoft will cope when customers no longer want to purchase software licences. Download the new issue now.