To help simplify enterprise desktop management, Dell and VMware have created a flexible, highly scalable desktop virtualization reference architecture based on Dell PowerEdge servers, Dell EqualLogic PS Series iSCSI SAN arrays, and powerful new VMware View 4 technology. 

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. 

Connecting Through Content, Issue Two examines how technology buyers search for content and how marketers deliver content to them. Content distribution channels, user search techniques, content registration behavior and other aspects of content distribution and syndication are evaluated. 

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the British Library about the enormous storage challenges of digitising its printed archive; we examine the state of the UK IT jobs market and the skills that are most in demand by employers; and we look at case studies of the best virtualisation projects. Download the new issue now. 

Communications needs for many organisations are changing rapidly. Internally, there are always new technologies appearing and changes in working styles to deal with but there is now, increasingly, the influence of more social and consumer choices affecting the officially deployed systems. 

This white paper is intended to inform senior decision-makers about the business benefits associated with virtualizing IT infrastructure by using breakthrough CMT technology from Oracle. 

Peak load testing is designed to help you achieve optimal application performance by testing in the development phase so that you are able to meet functionality demands. Read this white paper to understand the ins and outs of load testing and how to realize its full benefits, including how to diagnose issues in your applications. 

Check out this white paper to discover the latest trends in virtual backup and recovery technology, and discover the effect virtualisation has on disaster recovery operations. Also gain insight as to what types of organisations are adopting virtual infrastructures and what virtualisation security issues are currently plaguing administrators today. 

This white paper discusses strategic workforce planning for a changing business environment and methods for improving your business strategy. 

This paper aims to explore the role and relevance of organisations in a future defined by economic uncertainty, changing workforce demographics, globalisation and rapid developments in social and business technologies. 

CPG companies are discovering that high product volume sales come at the expense of extreme data complexity. Companies struggle to maintain open lines of communication with retail customers and distributors trying to manage the flow of product. Learn how CPG companies deliver BI to business managers to better manage fluctuating product demand. 

This resource provides guidelines for implementing an effective corporate performance management (CPM) without sacrificing capabilities or costs.