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 businesses embrace the digital revolution, they're rethinking what customers value most and creating operating models that take advantage of what’s newly possible for competitive differentiation. This report is designed to provide senior executives with analysis and insight on how fast and how far to go on the path to digital transformation. 

Putting the customer at the center of your operations is not a new idea, but truly operationalizing this strategy can be challenging. Read this paper to find out how to improve collaboration and visibility for your customers and partners and deliver consistent and predictable outcomes by synchronizing your entire value chain. 

You’ve likely heard of cloud computing – shared computing resources available over the Internet. But it turns out there’s more than one way to cloud. Read now to learn about public, private and hybrid cloud strategies. 

Cloud computing is making its way into the public sector, enabling significant cost-savings and providing the tools to enhance communication, monitoring and security. Take a look at this videocast for an in-depth look at the use of the cloud in the public sector and learn about four basic models you can leverage for successful cloud adoption. 

In this week's Computer Weekly, we examine the economic benefits of plans to release more government data for wider re-use by software developers. We announce the winners of our Social Media Awards, and hear what the IT industry thinks of the new UK cyber security strategy. Download the new issue now. 

How can you navigate this sea of conflicting data to find the right cloud solution for your organization? Read this expert e-guide from SearchCloudComputing.com for insight and analysis on the most important differences in private, public and hybrid clouds. 

This white paper provides an overview of the cloud and all it has to offer. In this paper, learn exactly what cloud storage is and how it's deployed, discover the differences between public, private and hybrid clouds, and understand the latest trends in cloud security and data protection. Read on to learn more. 

In this exclusive Gartner report, compare the top vendors offering public cloud IaaS with a graphical, easy to understand representation of each vendor's standing in terms of ability to execute and completeness of vision. Access the link within for a link to the full report. 

This report provides statistical information about all aspects of threats that affect Internet security, including software vulnerabilities and public exploitation, malware, spam, phishing, web-based threats, and general cyber criminal activity. 

Discover a cloud infrastructure platform that can run large public clouds, power operator application management and development, provide powerful machine-to-machine cloud infrastructure, and enable private and hybrid clouds. 

Once you cut through the hype surrounding the cloud, one thing becomes clear: As enterprise adoption of the public cloud grows, practical and concrete issues for service level management are real and need to be addressed. Inside this white paper, uncover valuable best practices for harnessing public cloud services to meet SLAs.