When it comes to virtualization, budget planning is the key to success for any organization. This e-guide reviews why no matter what kind of cost saving benefits virtualization promises, having an established budget is essential to help with new purchases, ongoing support and software licensing costs. 

This research from Freeform Dynamics, based on a survey of end users,  identifies the challenges faced by IT departments and suppliers on software licensing, and offers advice to organisations on dealing with software licensing. 

In this week’s issue of Computer Weekly, we look at the key trends and technologies that will be on IT leaders’ agenda in 2012. Our first Buyer’s Guide of the year examines how IT consumerisation will affect business technology; and Home Office IT director Denise McDonagh tells us why government IT isn’t working. Download the new issue now. 

In this videocast, senior enterprise IT architect Nelson Ruest breaks down some of these scenarios, with details on how Hyper-V can provide benefits in test and development situations and business continuity. 

In this white paper, learn how the right financial consolidation solution can help you replace silos of inconsistent data with the information and analytic capabilities you need for actionable insight. 

The term "financial close" describes a corporation's ability to complete its accounting cycles and produce financial statements for internal management and external legal reporting. This paper identifies solutions to help organizations improve and sustain their close times and address the challenges associated with automating internal controls 

This white paper provides an in-depth comparison of two of the top private cloud solutions available in the market using industry standard concepts and examining both licensing models. Review the pros and cons of each and discover which one outperforms the other. 

HP's SiteScope 10.1 MLU SW E-Media solution allows organizations to maintain the availability and performance of their IT infrastructure while lowering the total cost of ownership to a central server. Download this evaluation now. 

This white paper introduces you to the different models within the 5500-series family of Cisco ASAs and gives you an idea of how each would best be used. This guide will also give a brief overview of the licensing considerations for each of the models discussed. 

Access this case study to learn how one company deployed BlackBerry® Enterprise Server Express to provide the company with many of the same BlackBerry® smartphone features that employees were accustomed to using, without additional software or user license fees. 

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.