In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at the IT challenges facing retailers, as consumers turn increasingly to web and mobile shopping channels. Oracle president Mark Hurd talks about how the supplier intends to simplify IT infrastructures. And new government CIO Andy Nelson discusses how he plans to transform Whitehall IT. Read the issue now. 

Over the course of several months in 2011, IDC conducted a research study to identify the opportunities and challenges to adoption of a new technology that changes the way in which traditional business solutions are implemented and used. The results of the study are presented in this white paper. 

ArcGIS® 10 is an innovative geographic information system (GIS) technology. 

The commercial potential of cloud computing and cloud services is widely accepted, both in private industry and in the public sector.  The opportunities for cost reduction and efficiency in the UK public sector are real and achievable, but require significant changes to procurement practices, delivery frameworks and across the supplierlandscape. 

Over the past 18 months we have seen the irresistible rise of a new phenomenon, cloud computing. This term is given by the IT industry to a new business model for computing, one where capacity for computer, storage and networking can be dynamically acquired, on demand,and paid for according to usage. 

The Jaspersoft BI Suite provides benefits to both business and IT audiences which enables self-service BI for organizations of all sizes. 

Social content is now as much a part of businesses today as their employees. Managing it is essential to your success. How organizations go about this varies. This paper offers a clearer understanding of the benefits of social business systems. Discover how best to govern your social content to exploit it for the maximum long-term benefit. 

This is the third piece in SearchUnifiedCommunications.com's three-part guide on collaboration products. This expert asset takes a deep dive into the requirements that should seal the deal in terms of final considerations when purchasing a collaboration solution. 

<p>This is the third piece in SearchSecurity.com's three-part guide on antimalware products. This expert asset, written by security researcher Mike Rothman, takes a deep dive into the requirements that should seal the deal in terms of final considerations when purchasing an antimalware solution.</p> 

In this presentation transcript, learn how virtualization can benefit your disaster recovery and high availability strategy. Discover the differences between physical and virtual environments and learn about architectural considerations to support virtualization. 

<p>The widespread adoption of unified communications (UC) only proves its importance to the workplace. In this resource, uncover the benefits of and case for adding visual communications and video to your UC strategy.</p> 

This paper examines how your organization can benefit from the new version of SharePoint. Whether you are an end-user who wants faster queries and easier editing options; or an administrator who wants leverage when working with developers, an upgrade to the new version of SharePoint will definitely reap dividends.