The Security Forum is a membership group of security experts from both the customer and supply sides of industry, government, and academia, who share a common aim to raise confidence levels in IT business operations. 

This week’s Computer Weekly kicks off our Buyer's Guide to private cloud. It also contains our RSA conference coverage of the latest IT security trends and the future for Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing initiative. And we discuss the role of apprenticeships in encouraging more young people to work in IT. 

Cloud Computing is easy to deploy, flexible and cost-effective.  As federal agencies continue to outsource data management and operations to third-party cloud providers, their ability to ensure data integrity and privacy is becoming a potential security risk. Read this white paper to learn how you can manage Cloud Computing safely and efficiently. 

See how a plastics manufacturing company improved its planning capabilities by integrating its sales, operations and financial forecasts. 

<p>In this white paper, learn about an innovative planning, scheduling, and monitoring strategy designed to enable businesses in the energy industry to improve operational efficiency, reduce risks, and cut costs. Discover the benefits of a planning technique that provides real-time visualization into and support of business operations.</p> 

Avoiding unscheduled downtime and equipment failure while trying to maintain quality standards is paramount. Producing high-quality goods and optimizing resources is the ultimate goal of any manufacturing organization. Predictive maintenance, fueled by predictive analytics, helps minimize downtime and saves money. Read this paper to learn more. 

This e-guide features two reports from the latest TDWI conference in Savannah, GA. Read  on to learn MDM advice and best practices from leading companies including Hallmark Cards Inc., Sallie Mae, National Instruments, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and more. 

This week's Computer Weekly examines how the Football Association's IT director is using technology to help improve the prospects for the England national team. Our Buyer's Guide to government IT looks at the future of open source in the public sector and we report from Infosec 2012 on the rising number of cyber attacks. Read the issue now. 

In this expert e-zine, explore the numerous benefits of Exchange Online retention policies as well as the PowerShell script necessary to manage and implement them. In addition, discover techniques to repair Outlook Web App 2010, new tools from the Microsoft Exchange team, and the latest Exchange updates. 

This month’s Information Security Magazine cover story focuses on active strategies for malware resistance and compliance, data protection and incident responses found in VDI approaches. Learn how you can implement three top strategies to ensure your active desktop security isn’t compromised. 

Schulz discusses threats, challenges and new strategies effecting storage and networking performance and capacity. 

This podcast outlines the best way to integrate SOA and the cloud while lowering costs, increasing visibility, and improving business efficiency. 

Read this white paper to learn more about how Oracle Advanced Compression can help you reduce the disk space and costs of managing large data volumes.