In this week’s Computer Weekly, Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude talks about releasing government datasets to the public and why open data will drive the next industrial revolution. We also review the latest test version of Windows 8 and see how it shapes up for tablet computers and business users and much more. 

Watch this final part of a four-part series on approaches to hybrid clouds to learn about maintaining quality from leading companies that rapidly incorporating private and public cloud applications into their legacy application portfolios. 

Read this expert e-guide to learn the benefits of testing the cloud for storage vendors. Unveil why this trend is catching on and what the future holds for this kind of testing. Also find information about the additional charges that cloud storage users pay for individual transactions. 

In a recently-released State of Software Security featured supplement, Veracode examines the software security posture of public companies and the material risks they face due to the weaknesses in their software applications. This webinar uses Veracode data to examine how public companies manage the risks inherited from software. 

Now is the time to start evaluating your IT infrastructure and the role private or public cloud services might play for your company going forward. This white paper discusses the promise of cloud computing as well as the three types of cloud services and primary deployment models. 

This week’s Computer Weekly examines research that suggests CEOs want to invest in IT more than ever, but still see CIOs as technical experts and not business people. We review SQL Server 2012 and ask if Microsoft's database software is catching its competitors as well as concluding our Buyer's Guide to data security. 

Schalleur, Devine & Surgent (SDS) is a mid‐sized Certified Public Accounting agency with over 30 employees comprised of CPAs and other certified professionals based in Devon, Pennsylvania. 

<p>Many companies view cloud computing as a replacement for their traditional IT systems, but this new technology can actually supplement existing infrastructures. This white paper explores the relationship between virtualization and cloud computing and reveals the essential characteristics that define each of these IT models.</p> 

<p>Companies embrace SaaS products like Microsoft® Office 365, Google Apps, and Salesforce.com®, for their flexibility and potential savings. Learn how enterprises must tackle performance challenges for SaaS applications to remain a viable option.</p> 

This expert resource presents key findings from a recent cloud poll completed by your peers. Find out which businesses plan on implementing the cloud, whether they are considering private or public clouds, and more. 

In this white paper, learn how Coverity is providing software developers with actionable information that enables them to manage security and quality defects early in the lifecycle, in their existing workflow, without requiring them to become security experts. 

This paper is the second in a two-part series exploring the innovation barrier – the point at which testing can no longer keep pace with development in the equipment manufacturing industry. It examines the innovation barrier’s symptoms – from slowdowns in development to mounting quality issues – and the potential impact on equipment manufacturers. 

<p>In this videocast, learn about an application performance management (APM) cloud platform that provides all of the benefits of a full-featured system while also ensuring a quick start up time and low cost.</p>