This special Computer Weekly report analyses the market for supercomputers, peripherals and applications, the supercomputer community, developments in technology, and offers a country by country comparison. 

Somewhere between our in-depth consultants’ guides and our short AnalystNotes that discuss specific aspects of IT careers, there is a need for an up-to-dateoverview of IT career structures. This is it. 

As outsourcing, global commerce and constantly improving technologycontinue to change the business world, specialized professionals like scientists,engineers and information technology (IT) workers are increasingly beingasked to take on more business-oriented tasks. 

High turnovers and a changing marketplace are forcing companies in the retail sector to rethink the way they conduct their business. Many are turning to training and talent management as a means to drive organizational success. Read this white paper to learn more about this strategy and how it can benefit your business. 

While many are out of work and eager to find jobs, organizations are having trouble finding the right candidates for the jobs they're hiring for. This white paper discusses how leveraging social networking technologies can improve the recruitment process and ensure the right applicants are sought out and hired. 

Payroll processes are the perfect place to begin when looking to control costs. New developments in software, such as allowing the integration of payroll system information into existing HR systems, mean you can look beyond traditional ERP solutions. This expert e-guide examines the evolving marketplace and the different options companies now have. 

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. 

It's possible to make VDI affordable for SMBs. Find out how in this expert e-guide - explore VDI costs and VDI best practices, and how you can maximize the benefits of VDI. Learn how storage directly affects the implementation challenges you may face. 

DBAs are tasked with trying to supercharge the performance of their databases while minimizing extra costs. This expert e-guide from SearchOracle.com explains in-depth the required software and hardware that can eventually determine database performance. Also gain a holistic approach to infrastructure and database improvements. 

This expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchServerVirtualization.com and Dell, provides an overview of the expenses associated with virtualization and highlights the virtual server trends expected for 2010. Gain insight into the tangible virtualization costs, and learn how to keep pace with the changing server virtualization market. 

This expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchServerVirtualization.com and Dell, provides an overview of the expenses associated with virtualization and highlights the virtual server trends expected for 2010. Gain insight into the tangible virtualization costs, and learn how to keep pace with the changing server virtualization market. 

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. 

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.