The event opened in San Francisco on Sunday, attracting more than 40 000 delegates.
Top IT executives have to deal with rigid infrastructure, application complexity and an explosion of information, says HP's Ann Livermore.
The latest Oracle AIA increases focus on end-to-end industry solutions and pre-built integrations.
In this World Wide Wrap: Citrix updates Xen Desktop 4, virtualisation to simplify data centres, and Microsoft and Red Hat interoperate in virtual servers.
In this World Wide Wrap: SMEs to benefit from Suki, SMEs lead in OSS adoption, and SMEs to get crisis management centre.
In this World Wide Wrap: Greenpeace backs Apple's climate stance, Emerson buys Avocent for $1.2bn, and UN calls for business pollution reports.
Successful broadband development in SA will drive the evolution of cloud computing services, says iBurst.
Global renewable energy uptake depends on changed paradigms and investment autonomy, not international agreements, says Hermann Scheer.
Despite insufficient funds, the Auditor-General plans to get “smarter” by modernising its IT systems.
The high adoption of mobile will see it overtake fixed broadband on the continent, says Africa Analysis.
Mobile and fixed line collaboration could be Africa's broadband access solution, say industry players.
In this World Wide Wrap: ICT investment a crisis beater, SMEs struggle with multiple suppliers, and MS revamps configuration management.