This week’s Computer Weekly examines research that suggests CEOs want to invest in IT more than ever, but still see CIOs as technical experts and not business people. We review SQL Server 2012 and ask if Microsoft's database software is catching its competitors as well as concluding our Buyer's Guide to data security. 

In this week’s Computer Weekly, Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude talks about releasing government datasets to the public and why open data will drive the next industrial revolution. We also review the latest test version of Windows 8 and see how it shapes up for tablet computers and business users and much more. 

This week's edition asks, now that the the G-Cloud store is up and running, will the government's cloudstore transform the market for public sector IT buyers and suppliers? It also examines research that has indicated OS upgrades will attract a significant chunk of investment this year. 

This white paper is a guide to the top ten causes of trouble in a Cisco network and how to address them, but is not intended to be a troubleshooting guide. 

All these scenarios share the benefits and success from incorporating business intelligence (BI) and geographic analysis into their data analytics. Read this paper to learn about this new technique, location intelligence (LI), the technologies behind it and how it can significantly improve your business. 

This perspective paper covers the forces that are driving the m-commerce market, the benefits available, and the kinds of business models and partnerships that are seeking to achieve that credible scale over time. 

Find out what 1,900 B2B marketers in software, hardware and technology services industries revealed about what works for lead generation. Supplement this report with the webinar titled "KnowledgeStorm Webinars: Business Technology Marketing Benchmarks: 2006-2007 Data and Trends" and learn about B2B e-mail and search engine marketing strategies. 

This brief paper details the need for social network analysis (SNA), new methods for conducting it and why Sybase IQ is well-positioned to aid in the analytical queries needed to perform such analysis. 

White papers are one of the most misunderstood, miswritten and misused marketing tools available. While many companies think they need a white paper, few manage to write, design or use them to their full potential. This paper outlines eight key steps to take when writing a white paper and what you should do once the paper is written. 

This white paper includes information useful both before and after the purchase of a business ready configuration that includes Dell PowerEdge R710 servers, Dell MD3000i iSCSI storage, and Microsoft Hyper-V technologies. 

In this expert e-zine, explore the numerous benefits of Exchange Online retention policies as well as the PowerShell script necessary to manage and implement them. In addition, discover techniques to repair Outlook Web App 2010, new tools from the Microsoft Exchange team, and the latest Exchange updates. 

This expert e-guide will help you formulate an application performance management strategy. Read this now and learn about certain techniques that can help your agile development team prevent potential problems before deploying apps. Discover why communication is an essential component to preventing problems, as well as three testing models.