This essential resource breaks down must-have cloud capabilities and presents a comprehensive framework for choosing an enterprise cloud provider to meet your organization’s IT and business needs. 

As companies face the prospect of a recession, IT is even more challenged to justify and deliver value while avoiding risky projects.  This is not the time to slash budgets; instead, follow a few rules to simplify decision making and focus your investment in areas that deliver the greatest return. 

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. 

KnowledgeStorm and The Artemis Group conducted an in-depth analysis of 15,452 Web leads generated by KnowledgeStorm. The objective of this study was to identify characteristics of Web leads that maximize sales opportunities and to debunk myths around what makes a good sales lead. 

In Quocirca’s evaluation of major providers of Managed Print Services (MPS) in Europe, Quocirca found that Xerox and HP  lead the pack, due to their  global scale and broad service capabilities. The analysis also showed that Ricoh and Lexmark  have gained considerable ground, demonstrating effective maturity and service delivery excellence. 

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. 

Choosing sourcing and procurement software can be overwhelming. Should you go with an enterprise resource planning (ERP) or best-of-breed vendor? Is the cloud or on-premise the best place to run your app? What functionality should the software provide? Read this expert e-guide to learn how to select a useful, cost-effective procurement system. 

In this comprehensive guide, review the new advanced storage features included in VMware vSphere 5.0 and discover how you can leverage them for your virtual environment to enable greater storage automation and consolidation while maintaining service levels. 

This paper identifies 5 key SEC alarms and explains how the right technology can support best practices to avoid triggering them. View now to explore critical issues including insider trading, books and records retention, service provider due diligence, and more. 

<p>Read this white paper for an overview of JBoss Enterprise BRMS – an open source system that automates decisions by using simple rules development, access, and change management. Learn about the features and benefits of this system, as well as why BRMSs are important for the success of your business.</p> 

This paper from the Open Group, documents an approach to enhance the TOGAF enterprise architecture methodology with the SABSA security architecture approach to create one holistic architecture methodology. 

Check out this evaluation of a data protection solution for VMware. Access test results regarding ease-of-implementation, functionality and interoperability in VMware vSphere 5 environments.