This week’s Computer Weekly, we talk exclusively to Tesco CIO Mike McNamara about why the UK's biggest retailer is spending £150m on its online business. And, with the London 2012 Olympics only weeks away; we look at how IT testing is progressing. 

By taking the lead through a business risk mitigation strategy, IT decision-makers can safeguard their organizations against the cost, time and resource implications of restoring access to critical data and resources, while reducing the potential economic impact of unplanned outages. 

Access this resource to discover how you can maintain an effective disaster recovery strategy with a converged infrastructure solution. 

Every organization needs a security policy, whether it's a business of one or a multi-national corporation. In this white paper, expert James Michael Stewart reveals 14 key tips for both organizations new to security policies and those looking to tighten up their defenses. 

HP and Intel are building a multifaceted storage product portfolio with a common foundation that will enable the integration of server and storage into Converged Systems. The most desirable storage solution technologies are represented include virtualization, data deduplication, automated tiering, multi-protocol I/O, and performance at scale. 

This exclusive white paper discusses the benefits of leveraging a Server Hosted virtual desktop infrastructure (SH-VDI) to enhance your computing environment. Discover the benefits of centrally managing all components of your systems in a private cloud and learn about new technologies that can help you implement this strategy. 

Access this resource to discover how one organization implemented a converged infrastructure solution to upgrade technology, standardize equipment, and improve collaboration. 

This white paper will shed light on how converged infrastructure is uniquely positioned to help schools deliver state-of-the-art capabilities at affordable price points and without taxing internal IT resources. 

Storage Magazine Online is starting off the New Year right – specifically, by covering a few of the major topics, issues and technologies you’ll likely be hearing about quite frequently in 2011 like new storage strategies and hybrid cloud storage. 

How does a dynamic U.K. business get its large customers to entrust it with their data? The answer is to deploy a Quantum data deduplication solution. By implementing a comprehensive disk-to-disk-to-tape (D2D2T) backup and restore infrastructure based on the Quantum DXi-Series.. 

This paper presents an overview of strategies and practices for governing the transformation to, and the evolution of, SOA. In particular, it explores the role of governance throughout the SOA lifecycle as well as the technology enablers that help organizations develop and maintain an SOA that delivers measurable, sustainable business value. 

How to have a successful customer relationship management (CRM) implementation. 

This Aberdeen benchmark report takes a look back at enterprise resource planning (ERP) system trends in 2011. Learn how manufacturers performed based on their ERP implementations and the impact of their overall ERP strategies.