With every major IT purchase expected to deliver a rapid payback in the current economic climate, it is vital to demonstrate in hard numbers the return on investment for upgrading servers when they are struggling to support the business. This report offers a guide to calculating the ROI for moving to the latest server technology. 

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. 

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. 

The majority of today's businesses have flat or decreasing data center budgets. In this expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchDataCenter.com and Dell, you will gain insight into the latest data center purchasing trends. 

As IT organizations support dynamically changing business priorities and cope with economic pressures, maintaining datacenter agility is critical. By consolidating systems onto the latest server technology and taking advantage of virtualization techniques, enterprises can optimize datacenter efficiency, gain flexibility, and reduce operating costs 

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we mark the 10th anniversary of Microsoft’s Bill Gates announcing the Trustworthy Computing initiative, and ask if it has made IT more secure. We look at what Oracle’s latest developments mean for its software users running rivals’ servers, and conclude our Buyer’s Guide to IT consumerisation. Download the issue now. 

This paper provides a snapshot of what is happening in the arena of cloud computing. What are the benefits? Why are businesses embracing it? What does it mean to a business owner or executive? How does it affect the workplace? What are the payoffs and the pitfalls? Is it really ready for "prime time"? 

This expert E-Guide from the writers at SearchServerVirtualization.com brings you up-to-date on the latest virtualization developments and explains how they can benefit your IT shop. 

Virtualized iSCSI SANs are increasingly being chosen for virtual data center deployments because they help simplify storage management and help overcome performance, scalability and cost barriers of traditional SAN architectures. 

This Microsoft white paper will discuss in detail ten things you should probably know as you get familiar with the latest version of the Windows client; what's been improved, what to expect and how it differs, if much at all, to Vista. 

Content provided by Google. This paper examines whether cloud computing makes good business sense for your company. Ultimately, you may find that moving your data to the cloud actually improves security, scalability, access, and disaster recovery. 

This presentation transcript compares the first and second releases of Windows Server 2008. Discover security improvements to this enhanced operating system and learn how they impact your small or mid-sized business.