ESSENTIAL GUIDE:
Computer Weekly's CW500 Club heard from IT leaders plotting a roadmap to software-defined everything – this presentation was given by Rob White, executive director of the global database group at Morgan Stanley.
EZINE:
In this week's Computer Weekly, Dell's proposed $67bn acquisition of EMC would be the biggest in the history of IT – we assess the implications. £175bn of IT outsourcing contracts come up for renewal in the next three years- what are your options? And we hear from IT leaders about security and the internet of things. Read the issue now.
ANALYST REPORT:
Read this Forrester report to examine the case for a faster device refresh cycle, 3 advantages of an accelerated device refresh process (hint: one is security), and 8 benefits realized from a two-year refresh cycle.
WHITE PAPER:
Access this white paper to learn about the economic value of flash compared to hard disks and decide for yourself if flash is worth the investment.
CASE STUDY:
KFC, the global fast food chain, was upgrading to a new software platform, and they needed to upgrade its existing point-of-sale (POS) equipment that would support the new software regulations. In this brief case study, find out which POS system KFC ultimately chose, and discover the benefits they experienced from the hardware upgrade.
EGUIDE:
In this e-guide: Simplifying the deployment and management of datacentre hardware systems is one of the main draws of converged and hyper-converged infrastructure setups for enterprises.
EGUIDE:
Hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) is still relatively new and limited in its capabilities. How much do you know about HCI? What about the challenges that come from all-flash HCI storage? Access this e-guide, take the quiz, and find out.
EZINE:
In this week's Computer Weekly, we look at Apple's plan to woo open source developers to its Swift programming language. DevOps practitioners are warning of growing stress on IT operations staff through the growth of continuous development practices. And Specsavers' CIO tells us why the store is a vital part of digital retail. Read the issue now.
EGUIDE:
In this expert guide, George Crump outlines the state of flash storage systems, and demonstrates how to use NVMe and flash DIMM to proactively keep performance ahead of users' expectations. Read on as Crump also predicts the fate of HDDs, and explains how to keep pace by improving internal and external connectivity.
