Web Seminars & Events

Overcoming complexity and creating more effective data management strategies

A Rubik cube
In this web seminar, we share Computing's research showing what applications are running on what hardware in UK datacentres
23 Feb 2012

Web seminar: How IT is building the workplace of the future

Business men walking past office
This web seminar, in association with BT, focuses on the commercial opportunities and operational challenges IT faces in an employee-empowered future
07 Dec 2011

Ethernet Fabric: Lowering barriers to the private cloud

Facebook's Open Compute server racks at its datacentre in Prineville Oregon (Photo by Alan Brandt)
Traditional datacentre architectures were not designed for the stresses put on them by virtualisation and private cloud technologies
24 Nov 2011

Web seminar: Migrating to Exchange 2010

IT managers need to ensure that they can mitigate any issues that arise in the process
07 Nov 2011

Off-the-peg or made-to-measure?

Tailoring the cloud to suit business and application needs
28 Sep 2011

Protecting the workplace in the new age of mobile touchscreen computing


26 Sep 2011

Protecting the workplace in the new age of mobile touch-screen computing

This web seminar will provide practical advice on how to safely enable the use of smartphones and tablets for business purposes
09 Sep 2011

Six steps to successful business process management

Organisations are turning to business process management to drive cost-savings and efficiency
09 Sep 2011

How do you make off-shoring work?

This web seminar aims to address the challenges and opportunities in implementing a global delivery model. How do you organise IT on the global basis?
09 Jun 2011

The next wave of convergence

This Computing web seminar, in association with Silver Peak, looks at the integration of storage, voice, video and data traffic.
20 Jan 2011

Backup system upgrades: what’s stopping IT departments?

This Computing web seminar looks at how existing backup systems measure up to the job and explores how suitable upgrades and expansion can safeguard more data across the enterprise
05 Nov 2010

Backup system upgrades: what’s stopping IT departments?

This Computing web seminar looks at how existing backup systems measure up to the job and explores how suitable upgrades and expansion can safeguard more data across the enterprise.
01 Nov 2010

How to keep tabs on your cloud services

Cloud-based solutions have become an extension of the business critical environment. To keep business services running smoothly, a new approach to monitoring is required.
20 Oct 2010

Enabling better decision support processes by developing bespoke optimisation applications

This Computing chat room examines how to deploy optimisation tools to rapidly build bespoke optimisation applications to gain competitive advantage. Our panel of experts will discuss key questions: • What are the challenges in addressing full business requirements using off-the-shelf applications? • What are the differences between automated and manual optimisation processes? • How can you build bespoke optimisation solutions with minimum effort?
27 Aug 2010

Establish your smartphone security strategy

This Computing Interactive Webcast, in association with BlackBerry, examines how to sensibly manage your corporate mobile infrastructure.
15 Jul 2010

Cost saving with managed communications services

This Computing web seminar examines how to exploit managed networks services to competitive advantage.
21 May 2010

Data consolidation – moving from distributed to shared storage

Data management is perceived as complex and expensive particularly for small and medium-sized businesses. Companies need reliable back up and the ability to plan for data growth rather than just respond to the increase.
10 May 2010

Virtualisation and server consolidation: avoiding the pitfalls and reaping the rewards

As companies become increasingly under pressure to do more with less, many are embracing the strategy of virtualisation. Migrating systems to a virtualised environment can deliver significant efficiency gains and cost savings, but it has to be planned carefully.
22 Apr 2010

Virtualisation – what’s next?

Virtualisation lets organisations grow their IT infrastructure without expanding their facilities by running multiple applications and operating systems independently on one server. But how can organisations standardise this technology and maximise its benefits?
22 Apr 2010

Finding the right IT job in a tough economy

This Computing web seminar, in association with Accenture, examines which industry sectors are most likely to show fastest recovery in demand for IT staff, which cities and regions have the most opportunities and which skills will be most in demand.
12 Apr 2010

Cloud Services Adoption: Overcoming Security Fears

In this Computing web seminar in association with CA and featuring a guest speaker from Fujitsu we will outline the questions organisations should be asking cloud service providers and the assurances they should be seeking. Taking a technologically agnostic viewpoint and using real customer examples, our expert panel will examine the best practices that can help organisations overcome cloud service issues and answer your practical and strategic-level questions.
17 Mar 2010

Preparing for enterprise-scale Windows 7 migration

The web seminar on 18 Feb will discuss how Windows 7 migration can increase IT efficiency in large enterprises, freeing up budgetary and personnel resources to focus on business innovation. Our panel of experts will examine the strategies, tools and services IT leaders can use to migrate successfully and reap the rewards of increased efficiency.
19 Feb 2010

Next Generation Backup with Deduplication

This Computing web seminar in association with EMC will address the question of what data de-duplication is, how it is performed, and its impact on backup and recovery environments. The topics covered include fixed and variable length segmentation, protecting the integrity of de-duplicated data, flexible deployment options, and the complementary use of virtualisation and replication technologies.
18 Feb 2010

Business effectiveness through data management

This Computing web seminar, in association with IBM, examines how to tie all your data management into a single, well managed, coherent plan to support your business. Our panel of experts will discuss key questions: - What are the challenges in effective data management? - What are the implications for the end user? - How can you demonstrate the benefits to the organisation?
18 Feb 2010