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. 

This document examines the current state of Order Management Systems (OMS) portfolio management capabilities, identifies major challenges and "pain points" that firms encounter, and outlines seven system attributes needed to overcome them. 

The recent surge in cyber attacks has forced organisations to align cyber security efforts across all of their operations, rather than focusing on IT, but CEOs now need to take the lead in protecting their organisations, this report from PwC argues. 

Read this white paper to learn how financial services firms can leverage social channels to better understand changing customer needs and interaction styles, develop products and services that address those changes, and create marketing campaigns that target these customers. 

The law firm Quarles & Brady, based in Milwaukee, needed to find hardware solutions for their remote offices to improve disaster recovery at all locations. By virtualizing 75 percent of its servers along with 46 Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SAN arrays, Quarles & Brady achieved the results they needed. Read now to learn more. 

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. 

This case study explains how Quantum DXi3500 Saves Virtual Iron Time & Money with 95% Reduction in Backup Volume and Saving $12,000 annually on tape media costs. 

This research from Freeform Dynamics, based on a survey of end users,  identifies the challenges faced by IT departments and suppliers on software licensing, and offers advice to organisations on dealing with software licensing. 

In this webcast, join IDC analysts to learn how one leading company is modernizing its approach to custom business applications and data infrastructure to enable the speed, scalability, and performance needed to drive revenue growth and cost savings in today's high-pressure environments. 

Krieg DeVault, a 130-year-old law firm in Indianapolis, has a high volume of client documents that must be securely stored and rapidly recovered. This 2-page case study details how Krieg implemented a modern storage system to handle the growing archiving and data growth challenges. 

There are many reasons why outsourcing with Advent OnDemand℠ may be the right answer for your firm. These are just ten of them. Find out why nearly 500 investment management firms have staked their future on our outsourcing services. 

This case study details how Campbell Alliance successfully deployed NetApp's Syncsort Integrated Backup to accelerate their backups, shift from file-level to block-level backups for more restore points and increased granularity, and shrink their backup infrastructure footprint.