In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at the importance of IT strategy when budgets are under pressure. The first part of our Buyer’s Guide to virtualisation examines the barriers preventing many organisations from adopting the technology; and Transport for London’s CIO talks about how IT helps avoid Olympic travel chaos. Download the issue now. 

As research suggests, investments in data integration and analytics that maximize the value of each customer are worthwhile and create potential for financial gain. To quantify the value of those investments, an illustrative $8 billion communications provider was modeled. Results from this effort are presented throughout this paper. 

 Decision-makers in an IT-enabled economy will have real-time access to information that allows them to make the right decision at the right time. But that goal comes in a business environment where data will be ubiquitous and growing exponentially in volume. 

Entrusted with managing massive volumes of data, Santa Fe Partner's small IT staff knows the importance of security and data availability. Recently, they were looking for a file synchronization tool that would help the company manage market and transactional data as well as allow data transfer for DR. Read on to learn about the solution they chose. 

While the importance of establishing the right IT systems and security policies have been expressed time and time again, a quick glance at the news headlines on data disasters reveal that not all organizations have a grasp on data leak protection. View this paper to explore some data loss incidents and the key leassons learned. 

This expert e-book takes an in-depth look at how industry leaders are using social media to build better relationships with their customers. Inside, learn the ways that customer communities are impacting how companies do business, as well as the importance of harnessing this power for constructive dialog. 

Check out this video for a hands-on introduction to a complete disaster recovery solution that can automate the backup and protection of your servers and ensure full recovery within minutes from an intuitive, one-click interface. This video will walk you through the basic functions of this appliance, and outline the benefits it can bring you today. 

A look at alternative approaches to managing energy for cost and/or sustainability reasons in data centres. 

According to the Radicati Group, more than 9 trillion emails are sent annually. This growth is a major concern for IT pros as they need to back up, protect, and archive all those emails for a wide variety of reasons. This white paper highlights how you can effectively set up an archiving strategy utilizing Dell solutions and more. 

Featuring a detailed list of everything you need to establish an effective DR strategy, this resource featuring expert Paul Kirvan has all of the information you need to get started developing and managing a successful DR plan. Read on for today's best practices and newest DR strategies. 

This white paper explores why so-called "free" patch management solutions could really end up costing your organization more in the long run. 

This white paper outlines the benefits of adopting a virtual desktop infrastructure for healthcare delivery, and goes beyond the usual IT-centric discussion about CapEx and OpEx reductions to explore the ways in which VDI improves clinical workflow at the actual point of care, where it matters most.