ASCENT White Papers

WHITE PAPER: This resource examines IT skill shortages, how to minimise them within your company, and 7 deadly skills that your IT team should possess.

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 | Published: 18 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: Join Gartner analysts from 28 February to 1 March in Dubai, industry thought leaders and a select group of your peers to find new answers to new questions - and learn how your IT leadership can create and follow the path to world class best practice.

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 | Published: 28 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: This resource examines how big data analytics is helping communications service providers (CSPs) to better understand customer behaviors, drive customer loyalty, and improve experiences. Inside, discover an enterprise-grade infrastructure designed for big data workloads.

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 | Published: 31 Oct 2013

WHITE PAPER: This resource examines the 7 skills essential to employee success and how to keep your employees productive and satisfied.

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 | Published: 23 Apr 2012

EGUIDE: ChatGPT's cultural and economic ascent in recent months has led to an interest in generative AI as a whole, and that moment has included cybersecurity. However, experts differ on whether the moment is more steeped in marketing or emerging technology.

Posted: 19 Jun 2023 | Published: 19 Jun 2023

EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, we find out how the All England Lawn Tennis Club is working with IBM to use data analytics to engage with fans of the Wimbledon championships. We examine whether IT automation will kill jobs or solve the skills gap. And we look at the issues around data portability in the cloud. Read the issue now.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 07 Jul 2017

CASE STUDY: For Commerzbank streamlining the corporate credit lines to corporations and institutions, streamlining the corporate credit lending process to reduce paper and drive down costs had become a top priority.

Posted: 16 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jul 2005

EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, we examine the future of digital government in the UK, featuring interviews with Whitehall's digital chief Mike Bracken and Labour's policy leader Chi Onwurah. Also, we look at the growth of OpenStack, and find out what it's like to be on the receiving end of a data breach. Read the issue now.

Posted: 06 Oct 2014 | Published: 07 Oct 2014

RESEARCH CONTENT: This article in our Royal Holloway Information Security series examines the implication of the state's collection of Internet Connection Records under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 09 May 2017

EGUIDE: In this expert e-guide, we explore how network security has to change in order to keep up with the evolution of SD-WAN. Find out how some vendors are differentiating their SD-WAN platforms with native security, and read up on how SD-WAN is reshaping the network connectivity landscape.

Posted: 31 Jul 2018 | Published: 27 Jul 2018

EBOOK: The growing popularity of blockchain technology is raising big regulatory compliance questions both for corporations and the consumers they serve. In this handbook, learn about calls to regulate blockchain, and why some are concerned these rules could hinder the technology's innovative traits that benefit industries far beyond the financial field.

Posted: 24 Jun 2016 | Published: 24 Jun 2016

EBOOK: Agile methods have boosted development team productivity, but unfortunately, deployment and operations can still be stubborn bottlenecks. To combat these challenges, some teams are looking to DevOps to improve outcomes. Explore some of the key aspects of DevOps in this expert handbook.

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 | Published: 30 Sep 2013

EBOOK: Big data containers running in Kubernetes clusters are a new option for deploying Hadoop, Spark and other platforms. Read this handbook for insights into the potential benefits of putting big data systems in containers and offers advice on how to manage containerized environments.

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 | Published: 29 Jul 2019

EBOOK: In this three-part handbook, take a look at what enterprises need to know about licensing for Windows 8 and Office 2013 and how it affects Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS).

Posted: 04 Mar 2014 | Published: 04 Mar 2014

EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, we look at the latest developments in wireless technology and how to deliver secure and reliable wireless networks. We examine Microsoft's PowerShell scripting language to understand why it's such an important tool. And we ask CIOs what it's like to cross the divide and work for IT suppliers. Read the issue now.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 30 Jun 2017

EGUIDE: Cloud-native architectures are seen as the future for businesses. In this 16-page buyer's guide, Computer Weekly looks at the influence of DevOps and microservices-based technology, the continued importance of security in containers for software development and the suitability of Microsoft Azure for deploying cloud-native applications

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 20 Nov 2018

EZINE: This issue looks at the storage challenges facing the retail industry with more and more customer data.

Posted: 29 Sep 2014 | Published: 29 Sep 2014

EZINE: How data protection laws in the Asean region affect cloud5 storage.

Posted: 29 Sep 2014 | Published: 29 Sep 2014

WHITE PAPER: CW E-Zine Demo

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 | Published: 16 Mar 2015

EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, the first of our three-part buyer's guide to next generation e-commerce looks at managing inventory in multi-channel retailers. We highlight the six technology companies that are threats to the dominance of high-street banks. And we examine the top five issues in virtual machine backup. Read the issue now.

Posted: 10 Apr 2015 | Published: 10 Apr 2015

EZINE: This ezine features actionable information on technologies and sales tactics. Read it for expert advice on unified data center hardware, UCS adoption and an update on digital signage.

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 | Published: 05 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: Cloud computing is the present and future of the IT market and solution providers in the channel. Find out how solution providers are adopting cloud products for resale and add-on services to augment their revenue.

Posted: 25 Apr 2018 | Published: 25 Apr 2018

EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, we find out how the city-state of Singapore is investing in skills and technology to become a leading digital nation. We examine how to prevent legacy IT becoming a hindrance to digital transformation. And we look at the impact of controversial new tax rules on the UK's IT contractor community. Read the issue now.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 18 Oct 2016

EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, 10 years after we revealed concerns over the Post Office accounting system, affected subpostmasters finally get their day in court. We look at how businesses are turning to wearable tech to help employees. And we analyse the key players in the market for object storage. Read the issue now.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 02 Nov 2018

EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, we find out how Ocado is making robot-human collaboration a reality. Unified com-munications has become a must-have lockdown capability – we assess the key technologies. And as contact-tracing apps emerge to help deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, we exam-ine the data privacy challenges. Read the issue now.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 19 May 2020

EZINE: In this issue, we drill down on the facts of NoSQL databases, tapping into the experiences of savvy startups and other companies whose needs led them to NoSQL technologies. But is NoSQL right for you? Companies with fast-growing vaults of Web, social media, demographic and machine data should pay attention. IT experts chime in with timely advice.

Posted: 04 Apr 2014 | Published: 04 Apr 2014

EZINE: In this October 2016 issue of Storage Magazine, you will key into a new and emerging class of data-aware storage that's deigned to add value to your investment by "knowing" all about the data it stores. Discover how these systems deliver sophisticated, automated storage data management, and more.

Posted: 03 Oct 2016 | Published: 30 Sep 2016

EZINE: The August 2014 issue of Storage magazine looks at how hypervisor vendors are adding new storage features, examines storage performance bottlenecks and shows how HDFS can help with big data.

Posted: 01 Aug 2014 | Published: 01 Aug 2014

EZINE: Virtualisation has been one of those technologies that the channel has been encouraged to get to grips with for the past few years. Starting with the server the technology has expanded to the desktop and an entire vendor community has grown providing management tools.

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 | Published: 16 Jan 2012