Over the past 12 months, the global market for applications – fuelled by the astonishing and unprecedented activity experienced on Apple’s App Store and iPhone – has continued its stellar levels of growth. 

This report from the Corporate Executive Board, based on extensive research with Chief Information Security Officers, identifies the top 10 security imperatives for 2012. 

<p>Part 2 of SearchSecurity.com's 3-part guide on antimalware products offers expert insight into gathering pertinent information into the technical information necessary to move forward in the RFI process. Get an overview of technical requirements, questions to ask potential vendors, and a list of products that may meet your needs. </p> 

Addresses need for high reliability and data sync to multiple device platforms. Avoids need for a DBA, and reduces development effort by simplifying performance optimisation and back end connectivity. Works with standard development tools and languages. 

Now that you've reviewed the essential issues involved in any backup acquisition, this guide focuses on the specific considerations of enterprise-class tape libraries. You'll also find a series of specifications to help make on-the-spot product comparisons between vendors like Quantum Corp., Hewlett-Packard Corp., IBM, SpectraLogic Corp., and more. 

<p>Businesses need to keep a close eye on the evolution of cloud based services to avoid wasting money and missing out on business opportunities.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> 

This  guide from the Open Group, offers advice on assessing how cloud fits into your IT organisation 

Download this brief e-guide to learn four simple steps to maximize your data deduplication experience. 

Download the Open Group Service-Oriented Architecture reference architecture. 

Dell's adaptive infrastructure management (AIM) framework has something competitors don't: support for heterogeneous hardware. In a nutshell, it's possible to have a completely automated infrastructure using all Dell gear, or a nearly completely automated infrastructure using an array of hardware from other vendors. 

The Corporate Executive Board IT Budget Benchmarking Survey assess IT spending,  staffing, and outsourcing levels at more than 175 organizations globally, representing roughly US$38 billion in IT spend. Download for the latest IT budget trends. 

By acquiring Scalent, Dell is sending the message to competitors, partners and end users that it intends to compete more aggressively in the emerging fabric-based infrastructure (FBI) market. Learn more by downloading this Gartner research report. 

Juniper Research analyses the growing market for mobile apps in this report extract.