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. 

Addresses need for high reliability and data sync to multiple device platforms. Avoids need for a DBA, and reduces development effort by simplifying performance optimisation and back end connectivity. Works with standard development tools and languages. 

In order to meet today’s increasing access-related compliance requirements and reduce the risk of security breaches, organizations are investing in access governance automation software solutions. In this webcast case study, learn how one organization was able to deploy a solution in just 17 days and cover the key benefits they achieved.   

This white paper examines how to configure an ASA to leverage AD for remote connectivity. Your users will appreciate the ability to connect in to your internal network to access programs and data with the same user name and password credentials as they do when they are in the office. VPN access via the public Internet is very secure and reliable. 

<p>The Symantec Smartphone Honey Stick Project is an experiment involving 50 “lost” smartphones, demonstrating what users should expect to happen to their smartphones if they are lost and then found by a stranger. View now to explore key findings and uncover recommendations for protecting mobile devices and sensitive information.</p> 

Many application development teams have been distracted by shiny new technologies, methodologies, and platforms,  and have thus failed to engage design principles and talent effectively. Read this Forrester Research paper to discover seven design qualities that are key to creating better software, faster. 

Read this paper to learn the many benefits of cloud computing as well as the 10 security concerns that need to be addressed when considering moving critical applications and sensitive data to public and shared cloud environments. 

By acquiring Scalent, Dell is sending the message to competitors, partners and end users that it intends to compete more aggressively in the emerging fabric-based infrastructure (FBI) market. Learn more by downloading this Gartner research report. 

This expert resource examines the value of enterprise application-aware firewalls and why they are in such high-demand among users. 

This research report details the most recent versions and developments surrounding Sybase IQ and offers key findings for which prospective users should be aware. It also delves into the details of its latest release, version 15.4, including its architecture, query performance, indexes, in-database analytics and more. 

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. 

Discover how an innovative new software from VMware enables small and medium size businesses (SMBs) to obtain all the beneifts of server virtualization, without overspending. Gain insight into the benefits this new software promises and how it can lead your business to higher availability. 

More and more companies are showing interest in data center outsourcing, but there are a variety of providers to choose from. This white paper compares the outsourcing capabilities and infrastructure utility services of 17 vendors. Find out which providers were considered the challengers, leaders, niche players, and visionaries.