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. 

Outsourcing is the quest to offload either commodity or very specialized activities, so that staff can focus on work that truly adds value to the business. 

In the August 2011 cover story of Storage magazine, Lauren Whitehouse examines the current state of data deduplication technology and shares insights on how to decide which option will work best in your shop. 

The second installment of this series, our conversation expands on the use of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.0 in virtualizing and consolidating data centers utilizing Cisco Unified Computing System.  Our discussion includes specific benefits derived from the joint integration and development work across Red Hat, Cisco, and Intel. 

<p>Join this webcast to explore how application virtualization can help your business prepare for the consumerization of IT. Gain insights on its many use cases, how it differs from desktop virtualization, and the substantial benefits it can offer both your IT department and end-users.</p> 

Find out what 1,900 B2B marketers in software, hardware and technology services industries revealed about what works for lead generation. Supplement this report with the webinar titled "KnowledgeStorm Webinars: Business Technology Marketing Benchmarks: 2006-2007 Data and Trends" and learn about B2B e-mail and search engine marketing strategies. 

Ovum analyses data growth, big data, disk shortages, public cloud storage, flash memory, and other storage trends. 

Several important technology changes, social trends and customer needs are driving the future development steps and functionality of Business Intelligence solutions, this report from Birchman reveals. 

As the line that once separated work and personal life fades away, companies must find tools that can help them keep data secure without imposing limitations on users. This webcast takes a closer look at one technology that provides both enterprise and consumer services from a single device. 

This report from Microsoft presents a vision for the development of smart cities which bring together technology, architecture and people. 

In this session, you will learn how IBM Enterprise Content Management capabilities such as IBM Case Manager and IBM Content Analytics work in an integrated manner to ensure complete co-ordination of patient information as well as how that information can be analyzed to derive trends and / or potential treatment conflicts.