Buildings account for 49 percent of the total US energy consumption. This white paper demonstrates how IT leaders can better manage their energy and environmental programs while centrally managing the lifecycle of their facilities. 

Check out this white paper to learn about two network protocol models, TCP/IP and OSI. 

In this week’s issue of Computer Weekly we kick-off a programme of content aimed at providing a resource for IT training, education and career development. We also look at the controversial supplier contracts for the NHS IT programme, and examine the challenges of Big Data - plus our usual analysis of the week’s news. Download the latest issue now. 

By planning for problems now, you can avoid them all together. Check out this white paper, Quick Start Guide for Oracle SOA Suite 11gR1, for an extensive look at how you can properly implement an Oracle service-oriented architecture (SOA) at your organization. 

In this week's Computer Weekly: Amazon and Microsoft earn $5bn in public cloud revenue – we ask if public cloud is now ready for the mainstream. Banks face huge challenges replacing legacy IT – but is the short-term nature of CIOs hindering progress? And we look at how user experience can deliver return on investment for IT. Read the issue now. 

In this expert e-guide, get tips on what you should consider before choosing, keeping, or upgrading your endpoint security software. Review endpoint security suite management issues, as well as how to negotiate with vendors. 

This E-Guide elaborates on the key drivers for hybrid cloud initiatives and provides expert advice to help you decide whether to employ this technology in your IT infrastructure. 

This essential guide from Information Security Magazine covers important topics around Identity and Access Management because managing proper access to applications and sensitive data becomes even more important in a recession. Download this E-Guide to learn more. 

This article, drawing on sources including interviews with cloud computing providers, users and other market actors, is the first in-depth research into how cloud contracts are negotiated. 

Read this e-guide to discover what challenges to expect when embarking on an E-Business Suite (EBS) R12 upgrade and strategies for overcoming them. Learn why an EBS upgrade is important, uncover new features of R12, and figure out how long your upgrade might take. 

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. 

In this week's Computer Weekly, we examine what reform of the UK's banks will mean for financial services IT strategies. We also look at the problems of software licensing when moving to desktop virtualisation, discuss how to make sense of cloud computing, and provide part three of our guide to business intelligence. Download the new issue now. 

This expert guide will teach you six e-mail security best practices for e-mail Security as a Service (SaaS). Read on to learn more about guarding access to data, evaluating physical controls, entering service contracts, and more.