The February edition of the Network Evolution E-zine explore the latest advances in DevOps and uncover what you need to know for working within the movement. Also read several other featured articles! 

You can dramatically simplify your data management tasks and reduce infrastructure complexity with Windows Storage Server. Its latest release, Windows Storage Server2008 R2, can help SMB administrators reduce costs and manage their data and files more effectively through advanced features and united block and file storage. Read now to learn more. 

Read this tutorial to find out the latest developments in VMware backup and recovery and discover their new and advanced backup tools, if VMware Consolidated Backup is right for your business, how to install VMware Data Recovery Manager and more. 

This week’s Computer Weekly kicks off our Buyer's Guide to private cloud. It also contains our RSA conference coverage of the latest IT security trends and the future for Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing initiative. And we discuss the role of apprenticeships in encouraging more young people to work in IT. 

This comprehensive white paper discusses the future of contact centers. From tools to strategy this paper covers all you need to know about ensuring that your customer service stays up to date. 

This finantial e-guide covers the impact of real-time data and how to take advantage of new risk strategies. Articles and research focus on technological innovation, business strategy and geographical markets and is full of insights from Sybase experts and other leaders across the financial services industry. 

Explore the current challenges of eliminating spam in this essential resource. Find out how improved techniques such as advanced reputation and protocol connection filters are helping admins combat spam effectively. 

This case study illustrates how Sun World International, a mid-sized grower in California, shifted its competitive strategy to capitalize on analytics and gain real-time insight into the competitive market. Learn how it gained a 5% reduction in harvesting costs, a 20% reduction in fuel usage and an eight-fold increase in profit per acre. 

This paper shows the industry-wide acceptance of SIP and the recent advances of the open source software projects related to Voice over IP (VoIP). Read why the author firmly believes that the VoIP open source is still in its infancy, but its acceptance and product maturity will grow rapidly over the next few years. 

Recent technology advances in five key areas put efficiency gains on the fast track. Here's how Dell can help CIOs capitalize on virtualization, mobility management, storage optimization, cloud services, and automated IT management. 

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.