In this week's Computer Weekly, we go behind the scenes at the datacentre that knows everything about you, at credit checking firm Experian. We analyse the government's new plans to change the way it works with IT suppliers; and kick-off our Buyer's Guide to outsourcing with a look at the latest trends. Download the new issue now. 

This e-book is designed to help you embrace the rise of social media, to harness its power and put it to work throughout the company. It’s based on our experience helping thousands of companies put the power of social media to work. It also discusses the benefits of social-powered selling, including greater reach and better close rates. 

Read this brief white paper and learn about some smarter commerce technologies available from IBM, including cross-channel selling, distributed order management, customer integration and collaboration and much more! You also will gain insight into different supply chain management platforms that IBM has to offer. 

This white paper will get you up to speed on all aspects of cloud computing. It will help you examine cloud opportunities, review potential issues, and consider where and how specific information should be processed in your organization. Check out this white paper to learn more. 

This report explores how best-in-class companies take a holistic approach to providing a complete, accurate and integrated view of customers to improve satisfaction and retention without losing sight of customer profitability. 

Read this paper to learn about a business-specific solution that is designed with forward-thinking brands in mind. With all industries considered and all accepts of selling considered from sales to customer relationship management, this new system may fit all of your needs. 

In this podcast, get an executive-level overview of CEM methodologies and solutions that companies use to gather this data into a single location, allowing agents to serve customers faster and more accurately. 

Content provided by Google. This article from the Harvard Business Review covers they key points that CEOs and executives need to know about cloud computing. Find out why cloud is a game-changer, and what is preventing companies from adopting it now. Review the courses of action you can take, and the implications of each strategy. 

Smarter commerce is designed to help companies better integrate and more effectively manage their value chains. It aligns the buy, market, sell and service processes in a way that puts the customer at the center of decisions and actions, which can lead to greater customer loyalty, revenue and profit margin growth. 

Watch this on-demand webinar to hear Simon Sinek, leadership expert and best-selling author, explain how great leadership and real inspiration starts with Why and what changes you can make – in both your business and personal life – to achieve the same success. 

With the seemingly un-wavering boom in sales of smart mobile handsets, the opportunity for developing and selling mobile applications more sophisticated than ringtones and games is ever more appealing. 

This paper details the results of a survey of 160 firms with annual revenues of $250M or more conducted to determine whether their customer relationship management (CRM) software is addressing the changed and changing requirements of sales reps as they develop relationships and pursue opportunities in light of ever increasing buyer expectations.