This week’s Computer Weekly contains an exclusive interview with JP Morgan COO India Gary-Martin about juggling multiple legacy IT systems while keeping the merchant bank compliant. We also look at how near-field communications technology promises to revolutionise consumer spending and we ask whether 2012 could be the year that APM becomes vital? 

Gregor Hohpe and Bobby Woolf documented their combined experience in the integration space and created the book "Enterprise Integration Patterns" (EIP), which has since been adopted as the standard for describing messaging solutions. Check out this deck of flashcards to find definitions of integration design patterns based on EIP. 

This transformation workshop seeks to foster a collaborative effort to enable an integrated modernized IT environment. Check out this brief video to get a preview of the application transformation workshop that clients are calling "a day well spent". 

By planning for problems now, you can avoid them all together. Check out this white paper, Quick Start Guide for Oracle SOA Suite 11gR1, for an extensive look at how you can properly implement an Oracle service-oriented architecture (SOA) at your organization. 

Simple adjustments to server settings and parameters can have a huge affect on performance. A properly designed Active Directory will also make a difference. With the right tuning and server management tactics, you can keep your data center humming at peak performance. Check out these lessons to find out how. 

This webcast examines the benefits and uses of the cloud and specifically the features of Alfresco's platform. 

Contact Zone is open-source extract, transform and load (ETL), and data quality software. Easily build and manage data transformations to cleanse, update, standardize and enrich contact information, helping reduce costs, improve communications and easily integrate enterprise data. 

<p>Big Data presents opportunities to achieve unprecedented business advantages. However, leveraging big data to fully realize its benefits requires a new approach to IT infrastructure and a different way of thinking about the way business and IT work together. Check out this quick slideshow to learn how.</p> 

Check out this webcast from IBM as it discusses the advantages of implementing a holistic approach to data risk management, and provides both the “why” and “how” to begin putting a holistic data risk management program to work in businesses of all sizes. 

This video discusses how SAP’s variety of offerings can help you improve information management by providing users the information they need while still maintaining security and control. 

This white paper discusses key capabilities needed in a value-added network (VAN) and what to look for in selecting your next VAN provider. 

This paper outlines a case study of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group and how it used Alfresco for its document management needs.