The major global telcos have led the competitive march from telecoms into cloud computing, and are now widely seen as credible players in cloud computing services including infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS). 

This white paper describes the principles for building BPM solutions that use governed services, and covers the role and value of SOA in BPM, common stumbling blocks in BPM based on SOA, the value of SOA governance in successful BPM programs and more. 

<p>While many organizations rely on peak-load testing to ensure optimal application performance, balancing infrastructure costs and testing needs can be very challenging. This white paper introduces a new approach to application testing -- the cloud. Learn more about cloud-based application testing and review the key benefits it offers.</p> 

This report examines in detail Quantum‘s new enterprise-focused DXi7500 platform, featuring "policy-based deduplication" which allows users to choose between deduplication methods. 

Management of Cloud APIs presents a challenge and tremendous business opportunity. In this session, Forrester Research will decompose the API's role in cloud application control & security and show it opens new doors to connect smart-phone applications, browsers, middleware, legacy apps and just about anything that can talk HTTP. 

In this Lab Validation Report, ESG will test Quantum’s DXi Series of disk-based backup and replication appliances; with an in-depth look at the Dxi7500 platform. 

This white paper explores service-oriented architecture's (SOA’s) relationship with and relevance to IT and business. Recent survey-based research and IDC’s top-line forecast for SOA are presented in this paper and help communicate the value, opportunities and challenges associated with SOA. 

<p>IT environments are becoming increasingly complex as trends like cloud computing, virtualization and mobility gain traction. Utilizing a lead service provider (LSP) approach can free up IT and let external, highly skilled experts handle issues. Read this white paper to learn more about how this new IT strategy can benefit your business.</p> 

Read on to learn five questions to ask in order to find out if you need a data integration solution, some of the main elements of a data integration solution, how to master the role of data integration and more. 

This week's Computer Weekly examines how the Football Association's IT director is using technology to help improve the prospects for the England national team. Our Buyer's Guide to government IT looks at the future of open source in the public sector and we report from Infosec 2012 on the rising number of cyber attacks. Read the issue now. 

Check out these results from a SearchStorage.com survey to learn how your peers are using storage tiering, solid state’s role in storage tiering, and the percent of businesses currently using automated tiering.