This week’s Computer Weekly contains an exclusive interview with JP Morgan COO India Gary-Martin about juggling multiple legacy IT systems while keeping the merchant bank compliant. We also look at how near-field communications technology promises to revolutionise consumer spending and we ask whether 2012 could be the year that APM becomes vital? 

Public cloud storage services enable users to easily share and store data, but they also introduce new security challenges that often clash with exiting IT policies. In this webcast, learn how IT managers can help their users manage access to the public cloud without placing your data or business at risk.  

The overriding goals for Data Centre Consolidation, the G-Cloud and the Applications Store for Government are:Reduce ICT costs;Provide open competition and create a vibrant marketplace enabling the best product at the best price;Create flexibility. 

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. 

We are excited to announce our Information Governance Online Symposium – an online classroom designed to provide progressive learning content specifically for your senior IT, records management and compliance teams. 

<p>Access this resource to discover what makes up an enterprise-grade digital transformation strategy. Gain insight into the 3 transformation paths available, 4 factors to consider before choosing a transformation policy, and 5 critical components an effective strategy must contain.</p> 

Digital Britain is the UK government’s strategic vision for the UK digital economy. While social inclusion and rights protection are major themes, the plans will also have a significant impact on businesses. 

Companies need to make significant investments in digital skills and technologies if they are to meet the needs of their customers, Booz&Co argues in this report. 

<p>Many firms are now planning to run mission critical workloads on public cloud, according to this research from Forrester and BMC.</p> 

In the early days of the beta version of what became known as Exchange 2007, the internet was littered with rumors and speculation about the demise of Exchange Public Folders. In this white paper we will examine Exchange Public Folders and consider where they fit in our plans for a messaging infrastructure. 

The present need to radically cut public expenditure provides a once in a generation opportunity to transform the efficiency of the public sector. In order to achieve this, the public sector needs to radically change its current business processes to achieve greater efficiency. 

This resource explores how this advanced method can align your business users and IT so you can take advantage of all the new opportunities the private, public, and hybrid clouds introduce. Review essential bursting use cases and considerations, as well as a step-by-step demonstration of the technology.