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. 

ITIL is becoming the next big thing in Information Technology. This paper outlines the origin of ITIL, who controls its contents, who are the biggest users, and why you should care. 

This expert white paper from Forrester Research discusses how the role of the sales person has changed in today's digital world and the four types of salespeople in the 21st century. 

View this helpful video to get an introduction to the architecture and data abstraction capabilities of Windows Azure Storage (WAS), a highly scalable and accessible cloud storage service.  

Check out this brief white paper to learn about an offsite tape vaulting service that enables your organization to quickly recover your data in the event of a disaster or unplanned downtime, and also enables you to track where your backup tapes are at all times (i.e. in transit, handling/storage, etc.). Read on to learn more. 

This report from Accenture looks at the challenges facing the public sector in offering digital services. 

Virtualization goes beyond consolidation by maximizing IT cost savings and enabling timely delivery of highly scalable business services. Download this tech report to learn about storage enhancements that provide better performance, improved usability and easier administration. 

Virtualization specialist Chris Evans recently spoke with SearchVirtualStorage.com about vStorage API—a group of application program interfaces from VMware. This Expert Briefing will help you define and understand VMware vStorage APIs and their impact and potential in your IT shop. 

<p>This webcast serves as a quick introduction to the services available to help you with mobility in the enterprise. Discover how these services can assist you develop your mobile strategy, write your mobility architecture, develop and deploy applications, and deliver both device and application life-cycle management. </p> 

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. 

Download this whitepaper to see why many organizations are reaping the rewards of successful service-oriented architecture (SOA) transformations and what you need to do to make yours one of them. 

Find out what 1,900 B2B marketers in software, hardware and technology services industries revealed about what works for lead generation. Supplement this report with the webinar titled "KnowledgeStorm Webinars: Business Technology Marketing Benchmarks: 2006-2007 Data and Trends" and learn about B2B e-mail and search engine marketing strategies.