This white paper is broken down into two major sections, the first and most detailed is about using Windows 7 with the GA (pre-update 1) version of vSphere, and the second is about using View (VMware’s desktop virtualization offering) with Windows 7. 

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. 

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. 

This case study follows the journey taken by BMC Software to find the solution to their expanding VMware storage needs in the data-center and remote offices. In this paper, you'll learn about the solutions considered, how they arrived at the final decision and the benefits realized by using cloud integrated enterprise storage. Read on to learn more 

The purpose of this white paper is to offer a high-level description of the top 10 things about virtualization every system administrator needs to know; regardless whether you’re just dipping your toes in the virtualization pool or are already in the deep end. 

A new study, Define What's Valued Online, confirms what many technology marketers have instinctively suspected all along: Buyers of technology products consider Internet research essential to their ability to do their jobs. Learn about basic changes you can make to improve your online content. 

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we mark the 10th anniversary of Microsoft’s Bill Gates announcing the Trustworthy Computing initiative, and ask if it has made IT more secure. We look at what Oracle’s latest developments mean for its software users running rivals’ servers, and conclude our Buyer’s Guide to IT consumerisation. Download the issue now. 

Why should an independent software vendor (ISV) care about cloud computing? The answer is simple: Using the cloud has the potential to increase an ISV’s revenues and/or decrease its costs. This white paper discusses why cloud computing is important for ISVs and provides insights on a solution that can help them benefit from this environment. 

This paper examines how your organization can benefit from the new version of SharePoint. Whether you are an end-user who wants faster queries and easier editing options; or an administrator who wants leverage when working with developers, an upgrade to the new version of SharePoint will definitely reap dividends. 

In this week's issue of Computer Weekly, we look at the key technologies that retailers are turning to for IT-enabling customers' Christmas shopping. We examine research revealing the huge cost of application software that fails to meet requirements; and we talk to one of the pioneers of agile software development. Download the new issue now. 

Everyone is talking about virtualization as a critical component to the success of a data center. What are some of the benefits of virtualization? What are the cost benefits of using Windows Server 2008 R2 for virtualization? Learn more in this videocast.   

Read on to learn more about Burbank’s successful implementation of the DXi7500 Express and hear feedback directly from the one of the analysts responsible for making the transition. 

Whether your organization's service-oriented architecture (SOA) has 50 services being used by one customer, or 50 customers using one service, you need SOA governance; increased business agility depends on it.