In this week’s Computer Weekly, Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude talks about releasing government datasets to the public and why open data will drive the next industrial revolution. We also review the latest test version of Windows 8 and see how it shapes up for tablet computers and business users and much more. 

In this case study, explore how auto supplier TS TECH North America accelerated its ERP platform migration with a pre-built, pre-engineered infrastructure solution. 

Arnold Worldwide is a Boston-based global advertising agency. They needed to replace its existing SAN with virtualized storage. Read this case study to learn how Arnold successfully addressed their DR and scalability needs, but also reduced its data center footprint and slashed its power and cooling costs. 

This paper outlines the need for an application portfolio management (APM) solution and why a successful venture depends on an accurate picture of the portfolio. Learn why it's vital to understand which business processes your employees rely on and why the proper level of visibility leads to well-informed decisions about retiring or replacing apps. 

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. 

Read this white paper to find out why 38% of businesses surveyed in 2011 had replaced their ERP solutions and find criteria for determining if and when you should upgrade or migrate to new software. Also, find tips on making a business case for an investment as well as selection criteria for choosing ERP that will meet your business needs. 

FoxT and Echelon One conducted a study to identify the persistent threats and appropriate actions that enterprises should consider when implementing effective server access controls. View now to uncover key findings and best practices for protecting against insider threats and the risk of theft and misuse of intellectual property and customer data. 

In this Quest white paper, get the answers to your authentication questions to help make an informed decision when adopting two-factor authentication for your company. Be ready when two-factor authentication becomes the norm. Read this white paper today. 

<p>Uncover the benefits of an MPLS-based private IP network and learn how it can not only help you simplify network management and reduce costs, but also prioritize application, create and improve disaster recovery, and much more!</p> 

Delivering smarter security and more customized services are at the top of any IT agenda. Both would be easier and cheaper to achieve with a common infrastructure, in what we call an identity and context service. In this paper, we’ll address how such a shared service can serve these two very different IT initiatives. 

This case study details how one company leveraged a dedicated software to gain simultaneous access to critical information, eliminating the need for redundant copies of data and realizing tremendous storage savings. 

In this new Quest white paper, learn about the challenges of managing Active Directory using native tools – and how provisioning in your diverse environment is equally difficult. Then, discover a third-party solution that not only delivers a comprehensive provisioning solution, but one that makes it quick, easy and painless.