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. 

Virtualization technology is fast becoming the strategy of choice for companies that want to reap the benefits of cost-effective and easy-to-manage server environments. Learn how your company can take advantage of the benefits of server virtualization. 

In this E-Guide learn how Microsoft Hyper-V fits into the server virtualization landscape, with insight on exactly what Hyper-V has to offer, and analysis of how the Microsoft technology stacks up against the competition. 

This case study explains how Quantum DXi3500 Saves Virtual Iron Time & Money with 95% Reduction in Backup Volume and Saving $12,000 annually on tape media costs. 

Think about the ways your business could perform better if your employees were connected to each other and to your data. This article tackles some typical business collaboration challenges and how servers can help conquer them. 

This document provides guidelines for configuring a standard Windows 7 image to be used within a VMware View™ environment, providing administrators with the information necessary to create a standard image of Windows 7 leveraging the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit or a script-based approach to optimize a traditionally installed Windows 7 VM. 

End-user requirements for reliable, high-performance applications have left SMBs searching for ways to further leverage their virtualized environments. Read this white paper to find out why SMBs are deploying Windows Server 2008 R2, why SMBs will move to Windows Server 8, and how best to configure your infrastructure to optimize this technology. 

This video compares Windows 8 to previous versions and points out its notable enhancements across several key areas. Discover how this new operating system can enable new levels of virtualization and cost savings and find out how you can leverage it to simplify management, increase storage performance, and more. 

IT shops are increasingly considering failover capabilities to support critical Web-based services. This webcast looks at what factors you need to consider and tasks you must perform to successfully deploy Windows Server 2008 R2. 

Just what do you expect Microsoft has delivered with the latest release of Windows Server - Windows Server 2008 R2 (release 2)? Let's take a look at how different and how similar Windows Server 2008 R2 could be for you. 

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. 

This white paper is broken down into two major sections, the first and most detailed is about using Windows 7 with the GA (pre-update 1) version of vSphere, and the second is about using View (VMware’s desktop virtualization offering) with Windows 7.