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. 

Data growth is a major pain-point today, but did you know that a data archiving strategy can help mitigate this challenge? Watch this webcast to learn how higher-education institution Johns Hopkins was able to reduce the number of their business records, improve system performance, and cut costs by implementing a data archiving initiative. 

This document discusses the solutions and best practices supported by SAP solutions to meet the needs in the higher education and research industry. It outlines the business issues this industry faces and recommended strategies for success. 

This Executive Insights paper describes how the combination of EPM and GRC solutions is now more critical than ever for business success. This document also discusses how EPM and GRC must be linked to business intelligence tools and supported by comprehensive services to ensure that the data generated is used appropriately. 

Social networking has achieved a level of popularity that requires reasonable access at work, but it is also sufficiently mature to bring value to many businesses. But safe social networking requires an aggressive and layered security strategy at the web gateway, as well as the definition of new usage policies and priorities from management and IT. 

Welcome to the exciting (and confusing) world of mobile learning. What are the five calls to make when developing a mobile learning strategy? Find out in this white paper. 

This research report from Comptia offers advice to organisations on provisioning mobile devices, assesses the benefits of mobile and identifies the challenges of remote working. 

This essential resource explores key trends, drivers and considerations when implementing programs to develop human capital and secure intellectual property. Discover how your organization can benefit from educating and investing in employees and customers. 

Information and communications technology and e-Learning platforms are vital channels for improving the quality of education. This white paper discusses how Intel is developing communications technology strategies to help bridge the digital divide. 

In this week’s issue of Computer Weekly, we look at the key trends and technologies that will be on IT leaders’ agenda in 2012. Our first Buyer’s Guide of the year examines how IT consumerisation will affect business technology; and Home Office IT director Denise McDonagh tells us why government IT isn’t working. Download the new issue now. 

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the British Library about the enormous storage challenges of digitising its printed archive; we examine the state of the UK IT jobs market and the skills that are most in demand by employers; and we look at case studies of the best virtualisation projects. Download the new issue now. 

Intel conducted a series of studies to analyze the potential benefits of each technology and to begin to develop a targeted strategy for delivering client virtualization to our users. Read this document to review the findings.