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. 

Dell's Fluid Data technology can help you overcome the challenges created by rapid data growth. With innovative technologies like automated tiered storage, thin provisioning and storage virtualization, Compellent can help you create a greener data center with a positive impact on your bottom line and the environment. 

Check out this case study to learn how one company reduced its backup footprint by nearly 90% after deploying a server virtualization solution. 

Check out this case study to learn how one company saved a whopping $774,000 over a three year period by optimizing storage and backup operations. 

Check out this brief case study to learn how one community health center was able to greatly improve backup, DR and storage operations. 

This case study explains how Quantum DXi3500 Saves Virtual Iron Time & Money with 95% Reduction in Backup Volume and Saving $12,000 annually on tape media costs. 

This whitepaper provides an overview of the evaluation process a Global Fortune 500 corporation completed to test the various features included in Oracle Advanced Compression Option, as well as the impact on space and performance they experienced. 

The company’s previous tape system wasn’t meeting Cornerstone’s needs, particularly with 50 percent annual data growth. Cornerstone selected the Quantum Scalar i500 intelligent tape library platform due to its modularity, speed and the ability to move to LTO-4 tapes. 

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. 

The unified messaging capabilities included in Microsoft Exchange 2010 are making it an obvious upgrade choice for many SMBs.Working with a single vendor like Dell that provides a range of server, storage and service options allows IT departments to roll-out Microsoft Exchange 2010 environments that are tuned to corporate requirements and budgets. 

As Northeast Delta Dental grew its backup and recovery demands increased so the company decided to purchase Quantum DXi3500 disk appliances with deduplication and replication to address its needs. 

EMC's new VNXe series storage systems in conjunction with the company's Unisphere storage management are designed to address IT staff's demand for substantially improved "usability" in storage solutions for small and medium sized business. Read this white paper to learn more. 

This solution brief discusses the backup and archive challenges that SMBs face and how tape storage solutions from IBM help companies cost-effectively ensure continuous operations, solve backup and archive problems, and address regulatory compliance.