Advances in technology and threats have shifted the way we approach protecting national security systems and information. All commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) information assurance (IA)-enabled products acquired by Government departments and agencies must be subject to a standardized evaluation process. Learn how RedHat meets these requirements. 

The overriding goals for Data Centre Consolidation, the G-Cloud and the Applications Store for Government are:Reduce ICT costs;Provide open competition and create a vibrant marketplace enabling the best product at the best price;Create flexibility. 

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. 

Check out this study to learn how ExaGrid solutions enabled several U.S. government agencies to reduce backup windows and improve overall data protection practices. This resource provides an introduction to the specific solutions used as well as their benefits, and explores emerging deduplication and scalability concerns as well. 

As a consequence of tightening budgets and increasing uncertainties, government organizations are looking at how to leverage cloud computing as a model to ensure greater flexibility, lower costs, more-rapid provisioning and greater focus on areas that are more domain-specific. 

There are many challenges associated with consolidating branch locations, in efforts to save money and increase effectiveness.  Learn how merged government branch offices can properly cut costs and increase efficiency utilizing HP’s Converged Infrastructure. 

This case study highlights how a government agency used ITIL best practices in the face of ever-tightening budgets and staff resources in order to implement a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) for greater agility and end-user satisfaction. 

Discover the ten simple steps SOHO users can take to secure their wireless networks. 

As businesses embrace the digital revolution, they're rethinking what customers value most and creating operating models that take advantage of what’s newly possible for competitive differentiation. This report is designed to provide senior executives with analysis and insight on how fast and how far to go on the path to digital transformation. 

In this week's Computer Weekly, we talk to the British Library about the enormous storage challenges of digitising its printed archive; we examine the state of the UK IT jobs market and the skills that are most in demand by employers; and we look at case studies of the best virtualisation projects. Download the new issue now. 

The Department of Defense's manual, DoD 8570.01-M Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program, supports DoD Directive 8570.1, which requires all individuals possessing privileged access to a DoD Information System (IS) to be trained and certified in the secure operation of computer systems used throughout the DoD's Global Information Grid. 

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at the importance of IT strategy when budgets are under pressure. The first part of our Buyer’s Guide to virtualisation examines the barriers preventing many organisations from adopting the technology; and Transport for London’s CIO talks about how IT helps avoid Olympic travel chaos. Download the issue now.