In this week's Computer Weekly, we go behind the scenes at the datacentre that knows everything about you, at credit checking firm Experian. We analyse the government's new plans to change the way it works with IT suppliers; and kick-off our Buyer's Guide to outsourcing with a look at the latest trends. Download the new issue now. 

The UK's June Budget provides a mandate for all government departments to submit their spending review plans before the summer break and reports that it has scheduled the government spending review for October. 

The term "financial close" describes a corporation's ability to complete its accounting cycles and produce financial statements for internal management and external legal reporting. This paper identifies solutions to help organizations improve and sustain their close times and address the challenges associated with automating internal controls 

Coles sought out HP's SAP payroll services to simplify and lower costs. Read on to learn more about HP's SAP payroll services. 

Readers of this e-guide document will learn about the different ways to approach data center outsourcing, including assessing services-oriented architectures for infrastructure and software. IT professionals will benefit from this document in learning how to evaluate, select and manage relationships with potential data center outsourcing partners. 

Nearly 95 percent of organisations buy, provide or both buy and provide outsourced services and functions, in which they face inherent risks created by new and unforeseen challenges. 

Access this white paper to learn how you can monitor and manage public cloud investments including Infrastructure as a service (IaaS), Platform as a service (PaaS), and Software as a service (SaaS), to validate and optimize service quality. 

Read this white paper to learn the fundamentals and benefits of business process management (BPM), and how BPM systems work so well the mobile workforce management industry. 

In this week's issue of Computer Weekly, we look at the key technologies that retailers are turning to for IT-enabling customers' Christmas shopping. We examine research revealing the huge cost of application software that fails to meet requirements; and we talk to one of the pioneers of agile software development. Download the new issue now. 

In the summer of 2011, HP revealed its Converged Storage strategy - rivaling their 2010 acquisition of 3PAR in significance. HP Converged Storage encompasses several product portfolio and market direction statements that establish HP’s unique approach to storage. This comprehensive white paper gives the details. 

In this white paper, learn how the right financial consolidation solution can help you replace silos of inconsistent data with the information and analytic capabilities you need for actionable insight. 

The Corporate Executive Board IT Budget Benchmarking Survey assess IT spending,  staffing, and outsourcing levels at more than 175 organizations globally, representing roughly US$38 billion in IT spend. Download for the latest IT budget trends.