This benchmarking study from ESI International identifies the trends impacting the project management function in IT industry in three areas: PMO maturity, measuring and reporting on PMO effectiveness, as well as training involvement. 

<p>This whitepaper explores how fax consolidation can help business stretch their IT dollars farther while maintaining the services that support their business processes and revenue generation.</p> 

This research from management consultants, Xantus, shows that while there is still a lack of clarity and a reluctance to fully commit to the cloud, there is a general acceptance from CIOs of the benefits and a growing commitment to develop those benefits. 

Pitney Bowes MapInfo® location intelligence solutions enable Time Warner Cable to more quickly and accurately identify new customers and increase sales. 

Emerging markets offer huge potential for technology companies to expand. This report from Grant Thornton assess the opportunities in a range of emerging markets. 

Technology upgrades are a constant in any IT environment, often driven by the need for more capacity or a platform’s end of life. Over the past few years, IT shops have been upgrading to improve their return on investment (ROI) as well. Read this white paper to learn about new ways to maximize technology ROI through better operations management. 

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the British Library about the enormous storage challenges of digitising its printed archive; we examine the state of the UK IT jobs market and the skills that are most in demand by employers; and we look at case studies of the best virtualisation projects. Download the new issue now. 

In order to get funding for a significant server consolidation effort, IT professionals will have the greatest chance of success by building an ROI blueprint, delineating the costs, benefits and savings involved in the project. This white paper will discuss key considerations in assessing the ROI of server consolidation. 

This week’s Computer Weekly kicks off our Buyer's Guide to data security by looking at the changing role of the IT security chief. We also examine why flexible working is proving so slow to roll out and we talk to the UK's air traffic control operator about its ambitious desktop virtualisation project. 

The recent surge in cyber attacks has forced organisations to align cyber security efforts across all of their operations, rather than focusing on IT, but CEOs now need to take the lead in protecting their organisations, this report from PwC argues. 

This report from Deloitte argues businesses are again investing in IT to provide the differentiation and innovation critical from their competitors despite the downturn. 

Cleantech is emerging as a suitable alternative source of energy or a means of reducing  consumption of expensive resources, this report from Grant Thornton reveals.