In the August 2011 cover story of Storage magazine, Lauren Whitehouse examines the current state of data deduplication technology and shares insights on how to decide which option will work best in your shop. 

In this week's Computer Weekly, we hear from Visa Europe CIO Steve Chambers on the technology behind the credit card transactions that retailers rely on. We examine the challenges facing the government's G-Cloud project; and we ask how Microsoft will cope when customers no longer want to purchase software licences. Download the new issue now. 

This E-Guide from SearchCloudStorage.com is here to help you decide if cloud storage services are a good fit for your organization. In this guide you'll learn about the pros and cons of various cloud deployments, explore advantages specific to SMBs regarding cloud infrastructures, and discover 5 of today's best practices for moving to the cloud. 

This podcast outlines the best way to integrate SOA and the cloud while lowering costs, increasing visibility, and improving business efficiency. 

Many enterprises are aware of the capabilities that can be attained from the public and hybrid clouds, but the private cloud is continually gaining traction in both small and medium-sized and enterprise markets. Access this exclusive resource now for a report on one of the leading cloud service providers on the market. 

It's hard to miss: the term Software as a Service (SaaS) is everywhere, garnering headlines in the technology press, leading to hot IPO's raved about in the financial press, and generally being described as the future of software technology. 

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. 

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. 

In businesses nationwide, IT infrastructures have been growing rapidly – leading to extensive sprawl. In terms of disaster recovery, this spells mayhem. This e-guide suggests virtualization as a potential solution and explains why hot sites, bandwidth, and testing are essential components of any virtual disaster recovery plan. 

Attend this webcast, led by seasoned Datalink storage experts, to learn exactly what deduplication can do for you-what's real and what's hype.