In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at the IT challenges facing retailers, as consumers turn increasingly to web and mobile shopping channels. Oracle president Mark Hurd talks about how the supplier intends to simplify IT infrastructures. And new government CIO Andy Nelson discusses how he plans to transform Whitehall IT. Read the issue now. 

IT departments need a solution that meets the evolving needs of both the employees and IT— something not possible with a traditional PC model.  This paper illustrates the benefits of moving beyond the physical PC to a modern desktop that is highly flexible, easy to manage, customizable to suit users’ needs, and ready for new and future technology. 

In this year’s report you will be able to see analysis presented on a global basis, compare trends across continents and explore country-by-country overviews. The results show that the CIO community is wrestling with significant pressures as the Great Recession fades into history and a new decade, with a new competitive landscape, emerges. 

Most organisations had mandates in 2008 and 2009 to freeze or reduce spending on network services to match overall revenue performance, yet end-user requirements for mobility, video and cloud grew. 

The Economist Intelligence Unit reviews changing expectations for technology and assesses their implications for  CIOs, the IT function and the business. 

Access this essential white paper and discover ways to reduce data center complexity. Learn to take advantage of virtualization and cloud computing without overwhelming your data center. 

This paper discusses the importance of information governance and provides tips to strengthening your company's governance strategy. 

Looking for a better way to manage finance and accounting business processes? Access this resource to discover how outsourcing to HP could reduce your finance and accounting costs by more than 30%, while improving service performance. 

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. 

This brief expert e-guide from SearchCIO.com explains how CIO Steve Cretney successfully pitched his case for a new cloud computing model at Lands' End. Read this now and also gain leadership intuition to help you sharpen your soft skills and convince your business' leaders to share your vision, too. 

Listen to this podcast with Christopher Perretta, executive VP and CIO of State Street Corp., the Boston-based financial services provider, as he discusses building an industrial-strength private cloud. Learn why the security and integrity of data is as valuable as currency in the banking business and why a public cloud wouldn't cut it. 

Access this podcast and learn how one CIO's innovative thinking lead to the creation of Video Remote Interpreting (VRI). Gain insight into what inspired the innovation, how it was created,