This special Computer Weekly report analyses the market for supercomputers, peripherals and applications, the supercomputer community, developments in technology, and offers a country by country comparison. 

As outsourcing, global commerce and constantly improving technologycontinue to change the business world, specialized professionals like scientists,engineers and information technology (IT) workers are increasingly beingasked to take on more business-oriented tasks. 

High turnovers and a changing marketplace are forcing companies in the retail sector to rethink the way they conduct their business. Many are turning to training and talent management as a means to drive organizational success. Read this white paper to learn more about this strategy and how it can benefit your business. 

While many are out of work and eager to find jobs, organizations are having trouble finding the right candidates for the jobs they're hiring for. This white paper discusses how leveraging social networking technologies can improve the recruitment process and ensure the right applicants are sought out and hired. 

Each year, organizations across the globe face astronomical project failure rates, often wasting millions of dollars per failed project. This paper examines the roots of project failure and centers in on the elusive, often undefined role of the business analyst. 

Most organizations with application performance issues haven't developed the process and organization to take advantage of application delivery technologies many already own. Gartner outlines three phases to help IT organizations deliver better application performance. 

Although pay levels are unlikely ever again torise as fast as they did at the end of the 1990s when fears about the “millennium bug” stoked thefires of an already over-heated job market – or to fall as fast as they did when the bug failed to bite– employers are acutely aware of the need to keep a close eye on short- and long-term pay trends. 

Cloud computing is making its way into the public sector, enabling significant cost-savings and providing the tools to enhance communication, monitoring and security. Take a look at this videocast for an in-depth look at the use of the cloud in the public sector and learn about four basic models you can leverage for successful cloud adoption. 

This white paper outlines the features and advantages of the Dell PowerVault NX200 with Windows Storage Server 2008 Basic, optimized for small businesses that may not have the largest in-house IT team, but need robust and reliable storage. 

Traditional enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are too heavy, too complex, and too expensive. Read this paper to discover an alternative ERP strategy that provides the agility, visibility and controls beyond basic accounting needed in today’s climate of constant change, increasing regulatory oversight, and instant information access. 

In this paper, ESET research teams revisit their top ten list on what people can do to protect themselves against malicious activity, and offers key advice based on today’s changing environments, while still applying the basic principles. 

This technical white paper covers the vSphere® Storage Appliance (VSA) architecture, deployment of a VSA cluster, and basic monitoring and management.  Discover that VSA is resilient and easy to deploy, while enabling you to use advanced vSphere features like vSphere HA, vMotion®, and vSphere DRS.