In this week's Computer Weekly: Amazon and Microsoft earn $5bn in public cloud revenue – we ask if public cloud is now ready for the mainstream. Banks face huge challenges replacing legacy IT – but is the short-term nature of CIOs hindering progress? And we look at how user experience can deliver return on investment for IT. Read the issue now. 

This paper details why legacy maintenance systems are failing to help manufacturers meet the current challenges facing their maintenance operations. A new “Maintenance 2.0” approach that extends ERP plant maintenance and that coordinates maintenance with operations will lead to increased equipment uptime, improved compliance and lower costs. 

This expert guide examines how new mobile technologies and hardware have made mobile enterprise resource planning (ERP) an option for manufacturers, and offers key advice to help guide you through the selection process. Also inside, learn top mobile ERP implementation mistakes to avoid. 

Legacy applications damage business operations in a number of ways, from incurring maintenance fees to complicating processes to contaminating data quality. In this white paper, discover a blueprint for your enterprise to retire legacy applications without losing mission-critical data or functions. 

This e-guide, expertly compiled by ebizQ.com, reveals the true value of modernizing legacy applications. Inside, learn how using a service-oriented architecture (SOA) to migrate and modernize legacy applications can enable organizations to stay competitive and productive. 

This paper explores the challenges of supporting a remote workforce with legacy tools and the hidden costs of these tools. In addition, it identifies best practices that decision makers can use to choose enterprise helpdesk support tools that better meet the needs of remote employees, while helping to cut costs. 

The challenges facing SPs today are not so different from the ones enterprise organizations have faced for years when dealing with IP-based application delivery. This paper discusses how they face these challenges. 

This eGuide provides buying tips and implementation advice for manufacturers looking to implement manufacturing execution systems (MES) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to manage inventory, supply chains and more. 

Legacy messaging technologies lack the performance and flexibility necessary to support today’s computing environments. Attend this webinar to learn how Informatica’s Ultra Messaging technology can help realize up to 10x performance improvements over legacy messaging solutions while dramatically reducing costs and improving deployment flexibility. 

This expert guide explores how to handle legacy applications when migrating to Windows 8. Read on to learn how to avoid the uncertainty and compatibility issues that these applications can cause. 

There are many factors to consider when deciding to modernize legacy applications, and getting business buy-in can be challenging. Once initiatives are under way, it's crucial to enable integration between Web apps and mainframe apps. Read this e-guide to find tips and best practices for successfully modernizing your legacy applications. 

Read this case study to learn how Eldorado Hotel Casino & Silver Legacy Resort Casino enhanced guest experience, discovered new revenue streams, streamlined employee workflow, and lowered total cost of ownership by implementing UNIVERGE communications framework and servers. 

This white paper shows how to achieve enterprise-wide supply chain visibility, manufacturing synchronization, and control over efficiency through an integrated solution that directly addresses manufacturing competence.