Explore the partnership of SunGard Availability Services and the University of Texas at Austin through the Cloud Computing Research Center. Find out how they are jointly solving problems that are of particular relevance to cloud and distributed computing. 

This Case Study assesses the deployment of Mimecast SaaS-based Unified Email Management (UEM) solution at Basic Energy Services, a renowned publicly traded oilfield services Company. IDC examines the effectiveness of the Mimecast solution and its services in meeting Basic Energy Services' needs and the reasons why the Mimecast solution was chosen. 

This IDC case study featuring Comcast explores the challenges the rapidly growing company faced, as well as the HR solutions which met and exceeded their needs. 

AIG major business challenge was the rapid access to archive data so to overcome this problem AIG tried Quantum backup solutions that combined data de-duplication disk, tape, due to which the company is now able to enhance compliance. 

This IDC technology spotlight discusses the role that self-service provisioning, automation, and workload mobility management software plays in enabling IT organizations to efficiently manage private and hybrid cloud environments.  In addition, it introduces a new, advanced solution that can help optimize cloud management. 

This Technology Spotlight discusses the key issues surrounding the changing user environment and the resulting need for improved data backup and security. Additionally, it examines the critical concerns companies face as they support occasionally connected users across a distributed network. 

This Aberdeen Group paper provides analyst insight into the drivers, benefits and pitfalls of the Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) phenomenon and offers recommended actions to take to avoid IT risk. 

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. 

While businesses are seeing the value of becoming more open through social collaboration, there is a tightening of regulations impacting corporate governance and, subsequently, IT governance. 

Allowing employees to use their own devices may increase the overall productivity and performance of your organization. Access this exclusive resource to learn how supporting a range of endpoint devices is the right choice for your organization and how desktop virtualization is a practical method for supporting this initiative. 

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. 

The Economist Intelligence Unit reviews changing expectations for technology and assesses their implications for  CIOs, the IT function and the business. 

This expert E-Guide takes a close look at the benefits and challenges of BYOD. Uncover best practices to integrate BYOD into your mobility strategy and discover why mobile device management is still crucial.