This week’s Computer Weekly examines the growing threat from smartphones being targeted by hackers and viruses as the devices are increasingly used for work. Hospitality giant Mitchells & Butlers talks about its migration to the cloud and the CIO of Airbus discusses his IT priorities and how he spends €500m a year on IT. 

Today’s post and parcel organizations have been drastically affected in recent years by rising costs and shifting requirements. This white paper discusses an error-reducing solution that eliminates costly, advancement barring problems and can help the postal workforce experience increased efficiency and productivity. 

Now that smart phones are being used by professionals in fields ranging from field service to customer care, evaluating and selecting the optimal device has become more challenging. Read this white paper for an in-depth look at which smart phone features make work easier and why ruggedness is a requirement. 

This finantial e-guide covers the impact of real-time data and how to take advantage of new risk strategies. Articles and research focus on technological innovation, business strategy and geographical markets and is full of insights from Sybase experts and other leaders across the financial services industry. 

This guide highlights scenarios that show how virtualization can enable server consolidation, business continuity, and an optimized desktop environment, among others, while examining the Microsoft those solutions. It also explains some of Microsoft’s technology partnership investments that support heterogeneous virtualization environments. 

This seven-page Buyer’s Guide to Cloud Computing by Computer Weekly journalists details the kinds of cloud offering that CIOs and senior IT professionals will need to take into account as they plan future outsourcing, hosting and application strategies. 

VMware Workstation allows administrators to run multiple operating systems from a single physical machine. But you may be wondering if an upgrade to Workstation 7 is necessary. 

Virtualization is a white hot topic in the IT world, and with good reason. It's vital for networking professionals to understand how server virtualization and networks affect each other. In this expert e-guide learn about managing virtualization networking, distributed virtual switching, network capacity planning for virtualization and more. 

In this informative Pocket Guide, brought to you by SearchServerVirtualization.com, Dell and VMware, learn more about the virtual management tools on the market and their functionality. Discover which product capabilities organizations should consider when evaluating virtual infrastructure management technologies. 

This expert e-guide offers step-by-step instructions for IT executives looking to deploy storage area networks in their organizations. Learn about SAN technologies and the many features and functions to look for when making your selection. Also, learn tips on how to configure your SAN post-deployment. 

In this SearchSQLServer.com E-Guide, you will discover the unique advantages offered by a SQL Server 2008 migration. 

This guide will address creating requirements for specific scenarios and then provide concrete recommendations on which BlackBerry policies should be set to meet the organization’s management and security needs. 

This expert e-guide from SearchWindowsServer.com offers advice for planning and designing an effective security strategy. Find out why it is important to also secure Group Policy settings and learn how managed service accounts boost server security in R2.