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. 

People do not perform at their job for one of two reasons: either they can't or they won't. The second type of employee is the one we will address in this paper- the employee who chooses not to do his or her job for whatever reason. 

Bonus payments have long been a feature of the reward package for most IT professionals, but when the UKeconomy went into freefall during late 2008, many employers either reduced such payments or did away withthem altogether. 

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. 

The more you know about built-in functionality in the .NET framework and ASP.NET, the less code you have to write, which ultimately makes your applications more maintainable. This white paper outlines several different tips to enhance developer productivity and reduce the amount of code that needs to be written in many cases. 

In this white paper, Dan Moore, the senior vice president of professional services at IBM, Cast Iron reviews the current application environment in light of emerging trends, describes an ideal complete integration solution and discusses common sense best practices as well as pitfalls. 

This white paper details why building in business process management, information management and SOA governance across the enterprise is critical to SOA success. It also presents real-world examples of IBM customers that have done so and are now reaping the benefits of SOA, including service reuse, business agility and business transformation. 

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. 

Check out this white paper to learn about the latest trends in disaster recovery and business continuity planning. This paper, featuring the survey results of companies across the globe, discusses recent developments in the DR market space and also attempts to discover the underlying causes of DR failure. 

Learn how your company can change from a lead generation business model to a dynamic lead development process in this joint Webcast from SiriusDecisions and KnowledgeStorm. 

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.