Hardware Management Services

ESSENTIAL GUIDE: This seven-page Buyer’s Guide to Cloud Computing by Computer Weekly journalists details the kinds of cloud offering that CIOs and senior IT professionals will need to take into account as they plan future outsourcing, hosting and application strategies.

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 19 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: In November 2008, Conficker A, the first of five variants of the malware, rapidly began infecting computers which had failed to install a Microsoft patch released just weeks earlier. In late December 2008, Conficker B added new mechanisms for distribution including USB storage devices.

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 | Published: 31 Jan 2011

ANALYST REPORT: This report from Quocirca presents new data on how well organisations are able to automate their sys-admin procedures, manage the use of privilege and satisfy the requirements of auditors.

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 | Published: 29 Oct 2012

CASE STUDY: This brief case study demonstrates how First rate Exchange aved time and resources with out-of-the-box configuration of key ITIL processes made for a quick and easy implementation, enabling easy development of new functionality by all authorized members of the IT team.

Posted: 24 Jan 2013 | Published: 24 Jan 2013

CASE STUDY: Frustrated with their current IT service desk, Super Group, a broad-based supply chain management business, was on the lookout for a system that provided ITIL out-of-the-box, could be adopted and modified to meet changing business needs, and was cost effective and efficient. Read this case study to find out where they turned.

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 | Published: 24 Jan 2013

WHITE PAPER: Businesses, charities and local authorities are looking to cut their overheads by sharing their IT infrastructure, CIOs at Computer Weekly’s 500 Club heard last week.

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 | Published: 23 Nov 2010

WHITE PAPER: This six-page Buyer’s Guide to Green IT helps CIOs and senior IT professionals to identif y the issues around going green and explains the pros and cons of using third-party facilities to run IT services.

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 | Published: 26 Jan 2011

ESSENTIAL GUIDE: This 11 page special report, packed with graphs and charts, gives you the facts on Atos, its strategy, products and services and financial performance.

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 | Published: 19 Oct 2012

WHITE PAPER: This 12 page special report from Computer Weekly gives you the facts on HP, its strategy, products and services and financial performance.

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 | Published: 22 Mar 2013

WHITE PAPER: This special report, updated for 2012, gives an independent view of the challenges facing Oracle, its financial performance, the services it offers, its place in the IT market and its future strategy.

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 | Published: 01 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: This in-depth profile from Computer Weekly, updated for 2013, gives you the key facts on Symantec's products, financial performance and strategy.

Posted: 14 May 2013 | Published: 14 May 2013

WHITE PAPER: EquaTerra is pleased to offer to Computer Weekly readers a custom, European focused edition of the results from its 2Q10 EquaTerra global business and information technology (IT) services Pulse survey.

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 | Published: 15 Jul 2010

WHITE PAPER: The true promise of cloud isn’t just about advancing IT; it’s about reinventing business. Leading companies are unlocking the deeper potential of cloud as a way to manage not just their IT but also their businesses. They’re discovering that cloud can help them create new marketplaces, smarter business services and profitable new revenue streams.

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 | Published: 15 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper highlights the areas where companies can see improvement after implementing cloud computing and offers detailed guidance to help IT prepare for this new IT model.

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 | Published: 22 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper clarifies what cloud computing is, identifies the services offered in the cloud, and also examines potential business benefits, risks, and assurance considerations. Read on to learn more about cloud computing from security, governance, and assuarance perspectives.

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 | Published: 01 Dec 2009

WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides a reality check on cloud computing from the perspective of an IT organisation.

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 | Published: 01 Dec 2009

WHITE PAPER: Uncover how an intelligent network is the key to creating a successful cloud environment for your users.

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 | Published: 30 Dec 2011

VIDEO: Compucom, provider of IT solutions to Fortune 1000 companies, describes how Intel innovation has taken Compucoms business to another level.

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 | Premiered: 14 Sep 2009

EZINE: This week's Computer Weekly examines how the Football Association's IT director is using technology to help improve the prospects for the England national team. Our Buyer's Guide to government IT looks at the future of open source in the public sector and we report from Infosec 2012 on the rising number of cyber attacks. Read the issue now.

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 | Published: 01 May 2012

EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, we examine the IT challenges facing retailers in a world of multi-channel shopping; our latest Buyer's Guide looks at upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 as XP approaches the time Microsoft ceases support; and we kick-off this year's search for the most influential people in UK IT. Download the new issue now.

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 | Published: 28 Oct 2011

EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, we hear from Visa Europe CIO Steve Chambers on the technology behind the credit card transactions that retailers rely on. We examine the challenges facing the government's G-Cloud project; and we ask how Microsoft will cope when customers no longer want to purchase software licences. Download the new issue now.

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 | Published: 11 Nov 2011

EZINE: 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.

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 | Published: 20 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: The SCA specifications define a programming model for assembling software services in a service-oriented architecture that offers great flexibility and agility.

Posted: 21 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007

WHITE PAPER: This resource outlines 5 essential best practices that MSPs can follow to sell their customers on a better way of delivering IT services. These helpful tips can help you increase sales and profitability.

Posted: 16 Aug 2011 | Published: 16 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn about a service management solution that's optimized for IBM's System z, but compatible with other distributed systems, that provides the end-to-end visibility, control and automation for optimum business service delivery and IT infrastructure management.

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 | Published: 30 Apr 2008