This white paper looks at the pros and cons of open-source software and helps organizations understand how to build a business case that is based on cost, schedule, performance and risks across the entire program lifecycle not just up-front program inception costs and considerations. 

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. 

With the rapid emergence of technologies, it is important for business executives and stakeholders to focus on the real business challenges and the needs of the enterprise. This White Paper provides a high-level depiction of real-world business problems that were addressed using Cloud computing. 

<p>Read this white paper to fully understand the need for data services in today’s organizations. Then, learn why the best approach to fulfilling your data services needs might come in form of open source SOA – a cost-effective strategy for seamlessly integrating data services into your business.</p> 

This  guide from the Open Group, offers advice on assessing how cloud fits into your IT organisation 

This brief white paper outlines the different capabilities and properties of MySQL and Oracle GoldenGate, including real-time data warehousing, real-time reporting, OLTP query offloading and more. 

This expert e-guide discusses next-generation BI software, in particular customer relationship management (CRM) analytics and how these factors complement the SMB market. 

The definition of a mobile payment is often open to interpretation and can differ from source to source.    Juniper Research has a simple definition of a mobile payment as “payment for goods or services with a mobile device such as a phone, Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), or other such device.” 

Numerous architecture framework standards have been developed and matured over the past decade and the focus of these frameworks is diverse. Many engineers believe there is an ―either or‖ decision to be made regarding these frameworks; however, this is not always the case. 

This document compares the pricing of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops (RHEV) with the pricing of VMware View 5 for desktop virtualization. Access a detailed price comparison for the use cases of 100 virtual desktops. 

Learn how Expedient Communications expanded from a managed service provider into cloud computing, with a focus on auditability and security. Gain insight into best practices for building private clouds and evaluating external cloud services from Alex Rodriguez, Expedient’s Vice President of Systems Engineering and Product Development. 

This expert E-Guide from SearchEnterpriseWAN.com discusses a way you can run virtual WAN optimization software on any capable network or storage device. Also find out the effect cloud computing adoption is having on the WAN and best practices to improve application traffic.