Secure Sockets Layer virtual private networks compose a mature market segment, serving a variety of VPN use cases for workstations and mobile-device remote access. In this Magic Quadrant, Gartner examines the role of SSL VPNs in remote access and the state of the market. 

Gartner analysts, William Clark, David W Cearley and Avivah Litan, explain how business can exploit context-aware computing and social media. 

The desktop PC has had a prominent position within organisations for over 20 years,firmly establishing it as a de facto device choice for most users. But over the past fiveyears, some key trends associated with the desktop device - and its use withinorganisations - have begun to reshape the landscape. 

This week’s Computer Weekly examines research that suggests CEOs want to invest in IT more than ever, but still see CIOs as technical experts and not business people. We review SQL Server 2012 and ask if Microsoft's database software is catching its competitors as well as concluding our Buyer's Guide to data security. 

How can you adapt your enterprise information management to the lightning-fast pace created by big data, social media and mobile devices? View this presentation to learn why Gartner Research predicts that standardizing on a common and unified information management infrastructure will help organizations outperform their peers by 20% through 2015. 

This resource explores the security challenges of mobile devices and provides a review of the security models of the two most popular mobile platforms in use today – Android and iOS. View now to uncover the impact these devices will have as their adoption continues to grow within enterprises. 

Listen to this brief podcast now as Gartner analyst Mark McDonald discusses the roles of amplifiers in the enterprise, touching on how mobility, cloud computing, analytics and social media are driving companies today. Also learn how cost, complexity and duplication can hinder collaboration efforts. 

This week’s Computer Weekly asks what chancellor George Osborne's Budget means for the UK IT community and if he can deliver his goal to make Britain "the technology centre of Europe". Also you'll find the final part of our private cloud Buyer's Guide and we examine the options for choosing the right WAN optimisation strategy. 

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Philip Dawson, Gartner VP offers best practice advice for organisations looking to virtualise their IT infrastructure. 

This report from Gartner describes six distinctly different styles of "money-making CIO" that are likely to evolve between 2011 and 2020. 

Read this white paper to review best practices for building a scale-out storage cloud architecture. Review key configuration steps, and real-world use cases that provide you with the information you need to construct and operate your first cloud infrastructure.