<p>Security concerns are the top barrier to cloud computing implementation. This virtual seminar foucses on the various governance, risk, and compliance cocerns that security pros have with transitioning to the cloud. Discover how to evaluate a cloud security provider's controls, key GRC issues in the cloud, and much more.</p> 

Despite well-publicised concerns regarding security, compliance and data integration issues, banking institutions have begun embracing cloud computing across the services spectrum. 

This month's Information Security Magazine Online cover story highlights the concern surrounding self-defending networks and explores a new approach to network security – CTOps. Also, learn how to uncover hidden opportunities that could be lurking in your overflow of data and gain an indepth look of the biggest IT giants in today's security market. 

Economies of scale, flexibility and costreduction – cloud advocates have made sure that we are familiar with these potential benefits, even if we have yet to agree on an exact definition of cloud computing. But doubters argue that none of these benefits will actually be available unless some fundamental security issues can be overcome. 

This expert e-guide explains top issues to watch for during your Exchange Server 2010 migration, including edge transport issues and issues managing distribution groups, plus learn why client access server coexistence may not be that terrible, though the disappearance of single instance storage should be cause for concern. 

Access this essential white paper and discover ways to reduce data center complexity. Learn to take advantage of virtualization and cloud computing without overwhelming your data center. 

<p>Object-based file systems offer performance improvements in HPC environments, but many companies are unsure which market options are worth evaluating. This expert e-guide examines several notable offerings and explains how they can eliminate I/O bottlenecks in HPC architectures.</p> 

This white paper offers a rapid, flexible and simple approach to connect your enterprise and cloud applications in mere days. 

There has been great interest in the subject of Windows 7 in recent months, perhaps most strongly from organizations that passed over Windows Vista and are looking at a migration from Windows XP. 

Disaster recovery and business continuity planning is essential in order to effectively prepare for an unexpected catastrophe. Unfortunately, DR and BC planning is often associated with headaches such as securing funding during a time of tightened budgets. Inside, learn how to utilize cloud-based strategies for simplified DR and BC preparation. 

Access this e-guide to uncover how CIOs can solve the data quality issues they are faced with today. Gain insight on how to ensure that the delivery of actionable information is timely, relevant, accurate, and consistent, and an innovative new role emerging among businesses – the Chief Data Officer. 

<p>Read this expert article to learn about common challenges that developers and testers face when it comes to Agile methodology. Compare your Agile pain points to those of other development teams and discover the best way to overcome them.</p> 

Daunted by the possibility of management, mobility, and performance issues, many organisations have been reluctant to deploy desktop virtualisation. This white paper explores the concept behind Intelligent Desktop Virtualisation (IDV) and explains how it can address these and other concerns without a significant infrastructure investment.