Discover how you can get a hands-on experience with cloud architecture and operations and test applications in the cloud with CSC's cloud proof-of-concept (PoC) program. Try out cloud and learn about the opportunities available, the limits and constraints of each option, and best cloud strategy for your company. 

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. 

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. 

In this week’s issue of Computer Weekly, we look at the future of computer science education now the government has scrapped the current ICT curriculum, and what this means for the IT industry. We talk to an early adopter of the government G-Cloud plan; and we examine the key challenges for network architects. Download the new issue now. 

The commercial potential of cloud computing and cloud services is widely accepted, both in private industry and in the public sector.  The opportunities for cost reduction and efficiency in the UK public sector are real and achievable, but require significant changes to procurement practices, delivery frameworks and across the supplierlandscape. 

We are excited to announce our Information Governance Online Symposium – an online classroom designed to provide progressive learning content specifically for your senior IT, records management and compliance teams. 

This learning session will help you understand how a desktop virtualization pilot works, how to select the right user group, why it’s critical to the success of a full desktop virtualization implementation; and what you need to consider before getting started. 

This interactive classroom, as part of an online learning destination, provides you with a one-stop-shop for all your cloud needs. Choose from a variety of resources including white papers, webcasts, and podcasts, and explore strategies for moving to the cloud. 

Why is a pilot implementation so important?  This presentation transcript will help you understand how a desktop virtualization pilot works, how to select the right user group, why it's critical to the success of a full desktop virtualization implementation; and what you need to consider before getting started. 

Our MCSE Boot Camp is an intensive program that will help you get up to speed on Windows 2003 and prepare you for three new certifications - MCSE, MCSA, and Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) status in each of the exam topics. The course features a combination of the theory and practical aspects of the Windows 2003 technologies. 

This technical architecture provides a common foundation of software and hardware infrastructure principles for multiple business applications. The technical architecture provides the framework for interfaces, protocols, standards and products to be used in defining a platform that supports applications across UK public sector organisations.