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IT suppliers

• The digital CIO: Making the business case for digital technology

  When trying to win backing for digital technology, IT leaders would be wise to focus on benefits, not costs  Continue Reading

• Automating workloads to improve business efficiency

  In the age of the customer, more and more pressure is being put on workload automation. We look at where workload automation is heading.  Continue Reading

• Virtualisation is reshaping the network

  Network functions virtualisation aims to reduce network complexity by decreasing the reliance on hardware. We look the implications for IT  Continue Reading

• After VLANs: managing the new virtualised networks

  Managing an ever-changing network landscape calls for as much automation as possible. Can Juniper, HP and Cisco help?  Continue Reading

• More speed and bandwidth: the road ahead for networks

  IT and networking departments are evolving new strategies and technologies to address demand for apps, bandwidth and services  Continue Reading

• Berlin plays growing role in Europe's startup race for innovation

  California's Silicon Valley has had 30 years to develop a thriving tech startup scene. And now Berlin is fast becoming a tech capital in its own right  Continue Reading

• The changing course of collaboration software

  There has been a major shake-up in the collaboration software market, with revenue up 12% year on year in 2013.  Continue Reading

• Collaboration: Building Yammer into a SharePoint world

  With market penetration of well over 100 million seats, SharePoint is a strategic investment for many organisations. Where does Yammer fit?  Continue Reading

• Collaborative conversation in the post-email enterprise

  Email is no longer an effective means of collaboration and some companies have even banned it - but what is the alternative?  Continue Reading

• Supplier profile: Workday

  Computer Weekly analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the rapidly growing cloud HR and finance software company, Workday  Continue Reading

• Businesses are beginning to adopt context-based security

  It is more than 10 years since context-aware security was proposed. We look at how the technology has evolved.  Continue Reading

• Check the state of network security and stay safe

  Many organisations are planning to increase their investment in proactive security controls and threat intelligence measures.  Continue Reading

• Essential tips for your first 100 days as an IT leader

  IT leadership coach and martial arts teacher James Knight offers six tips on the critical first 100 days in an IT leadership role  Continue Reading

• Spring cleaning your datacentre

  Although domestic spring cleaning seems to have faded somewhat, perhaps we should consider whether a datacentre spring clean is a good idea  Continue Reading

• IT security analytics: the before, during and after

  Effective IT security calls for intelligence ahead of, during and following an attack.  Continue Reading