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. 

This chapter download, from the guide Mastering Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, co-written by Mark Minasi, provides an introduction to Hyper-V, highlighting information essential for building your own small environment using only native Windows software. 

This paper examines how virtualization has become such a hot topic that the number of virtualization techniques, tools, and technologies is into the dozens, and that’s just from Microsoft. Some of the benefits of virtualization include hardware cost savings, configuration optimization, less disruption, and easier reallocation of resources. 

This guide discusses three advances that can improve database server performance and when administrators in small to midsize businesses (SMBs) should consider them. 

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. 

Employees are flooding IT departments with requests to connect their personal smartphones to the company IT infrastructure. Disregarding the real productivity benefits from connected employees, until now many IT departments have been too concerned with security and control risks. 

The struggles disaster recovery (DR) may soon be in your rearview mirror, thanks to the power of virtualization. In the April 2011 cover story of Storage magazine, Lauren Whitehouse highlights the benefits of using virtualization for DR and provides tips for how to integrate these technologies into your own strategy. 

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. 

Content Provided by Google. Google Apps provide familiar, easy to use products and services for business settings. These services enable customers to access their data virtually anytime and anywhere from Internet-capable devices. This computing environment is called "the cloud." Read this white paper to learn more. 

Although Active Directory (AD) and Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) are very diverse systems owned by two completely separate companies, the use of AD for management of users in a CUCM system is a common consideration. Read this whitepaper to learn more. 

When configuring storage for a virtual desktop environment, you‟ll run into a lot of the same issues you had to deal with when you set up storage for your virtual servers. But a virtual desktop infrastructure also has its own special challenges. Access the e-book for tips and best practices for implementing a virtual desktop infrastructure. 

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.