This week’s Computer Weekly asks what chancellor George Osborne's Budget means for the UK IT community and if he can deliver his goal to make Britain "the technology centre of Europe". Also you'll find the final part of our private cloud Buyer's Guide and we examine the options for choosing the right WAN optimisation strategy. 

Enterprises have successfully controlled their IT budgets and server sprawl issues with the help of virtualization technologies, but what’s next? Increasingly, organizations are turning to storage consolidation for virtualized server environments in order to reduce data center costs and inefficiencies. 

Download this report to learn how your organisation can use smart technology to drive innovation and enhance your competitive position, without breaking the bank. 

This document examines the current state of Order Management Systems (OMS) portfolio management capabilities, identifies major challenges and "pain points" that firms encounter, and outlines seven system attributes needed to overcome them. 

Read this paper to learn how AmerisourceBergen enlisted the help of SAP to replace its aging technology infrastructure and move to robust, scalable, integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform that has allowed the company to re-engineer its entire customer user experience to offer lightning-fast ordering and seamless fulfillment. 

Oracle Database 11g Release 2, the second release of the award winning Oracle Database 11g, provides the foundation for IT professionals to successfully deliver more information with higher quality of service, make more efficient use of their budgets, and reduce the risk of change in data centers. 

Storage capacity efficiency through virtualization platforms can provide greater capacity in a more sustainable way than traditional storage methods. 

<p>This paper highlights the various considerations for defending mobile applications — from the mobile application architecture itself to the myriad of testing technologies needed to properly assess mobile applications risk.</p> 

This paper details an asset management solution from IBM. This option is designed for the federal government and enables seamless integration and support maintenance of every asset across the enterprise. Read this now and learn how this option can offer complete visibility into every asset, enable elevated risk management and more. 

In this brief white paper, Jeff Martin, Station Casinos’ director of business intelligence (BI), provides specific examples of the types of problems that the company wanted to solve, and offers insight into the specific job scheduling solution it selected to overcome its challenges. 

The Last Mile of Finance lowers costs, increases productivity and reduces error rates. Yet frustration is still mounting due to too much time spent on mundane tasks, such as digging for data, quality assurance and more. This paper outlines the increased importance placed on insightful analytics and taking a systematic approach to risk management. 

<p>Change is constant in business it's vital that your company is prepared for each change. Leading North America sugar cane company, Florida Crystals faced a problem as their company experienced massive growth in their market. Watch this webcast to learn how Florida Crystals mitigated complexity with a high-performing ALM system.</p> 

In order to compete in today’s economic climate, companies are under constant pressure to do more with less. Read this brief guide to find five tips and best practices for streamlining your information management processes.