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. 

This Aberdeen Research brief hones in on the critical time element of a Best-in-Class BI strategy. The research shows that these top performers are leveraging real-time or near real-time analytics in order to proactively manage their business and drive substantial performance improvements. 

Learn how a large company remedied their eclectic data protection strategy with a solution their IT director calls "the most trouble-free device in my data center." 

Industry analyst Steve Coplan of The 451 Group takes a close look at the recent beta release of Intel Cloud SSO and places it in the context of the rapidly evolving cloud service broker market for mediating user ids and application APIs for cloud access. View now to learn more. 

According to the Aberdeen Group, companies with human capital management reporting and analytics solutions in place achieved an 11% or more profit increase in 2011 as well as a 6% improvement in revenue per employee. Read this report to understand how this technology can help you improve top- and bottom-line performance and better manage costs. 

Lustratus Research, a leading analyst, compares business process management (BPM) from Pegasystems, TIBCO & IBM to uncover the best approach to process improvement in terms of total cost of ownership, risk of investment, time to value, and overall value. 

Analyzing clinical data can accomplish many goals: Improving patient care through understanding trends and showing paths to improvement, enhancing research and creating business efficiencies and cutting operational costs. Inside this expert e-book, learn how to take advantage of business intelligence and data analytics at your healthcare facility. 

Discover details about the “Dropbox Problem” many organizations are experiencing surrounding the issue of file sharing. Uncover why traditional file sharing methods do not work in the modern enterprise, as well as solutions that may help you. 

This research brief is based on a recent Tech Target survey with more than 200 storage administrators and IT professionals in mid-sized and enterprise-class companies, and focuses on how these decision-makers view the storage-related challenges that result from server virtualization. 

Managed print services offer far-reaching environmental benefits, helping a business reduce its carbon footprint, in addition to significant cost savings, according to this report from Quocirca. 

<p>Uncover the transformations that the data center network has gone through in recent years and how it has impacted end-users and the network. Then, learn about the next major transition and how you can prepare your computing architecture for what’s to come. </p> 

In this webcast, William McKnight reveals how contact data quality can impact your business and shares practical insights for measuring, improving, and maintaining enterprise-wide data quality efforts. 

This podcast explores the key changes made to Windows Server 2008 R2 in Active Directory, Group Policy and Terminal Services. Discover how your organization can leverage these improvements for reduced costs, increased control and improved efficiency.