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. 

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. 

Selecting software for sustainability and supply chain optimization is top of mind for many manufacturers. In this e-guide, explore the offerings available in each market. 

Power will be the number-one issue for most IT executives within the next few years. Not only does it represent a significant percentage of data center operating costs, but demand is likely to overtake supply in the near future. This e-guide highlights available courses of action for reducing energy consumption – without sacrificing performance. 

This e-guide features two shop-floor quality-control articles from our award-winning editorial team. Read on to learn critical advice for increasing your manufacturing without compromising compliance or quality. 

Companies that can move high percentages of their spend into managed scenarios will reap much larger returns. This article discusses the importance of visibility in bringing more spend under management, and the types of outcomes one can expect from a strong spend analysis program. 

Competition has never been so strong and retail organisations are finding they cannot afford to stand still. 

The DXi7500 was recommended more highly than competitive offerings, and it contained everything desired in a backup solution. 

Read this expert e-guide to learn how advancements in order management technology can help you increase efficiency and effectiveness. 

The Security Forum is a membership group of security experts from both the customer and supply sides of industry, government, and academia, who share a common aim to raise confidence levels in IT business operations. 

What is a cloud gateway? Let Arun Taneja, of Taneja Group, tell you about cloud gateways, options and use cases for each in this expert e-guide. 

This paper provides use cases and primary technical benefits that can be achieved by deploying Exchange 2010 on VMware vSphere. 

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.