LibGuides: Technology: Standards & White Papers

Standards

NIST Global Standards Information
National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce.
U.S. Web Design Standards
From the federal government to guide U.S. departments and agencies in designing websites for the public.

Technology Reports & Trends

Deloitte Tech Trends
From the website: Deloitte’s annual Tech Trends reports examine the ever-evolving technology landscape and those trends that have the potential to transform business, government, and society. Written from the perspective of the CIO, these reports explore technology trends that have the opportunity to impact organizations - across industries, geographies, and sizes today and in the future.
Gartner Special Reports - IT Research
From the website: emerging trends, technologies and innovations in information technology.
Global Information Technology Reports
From the World Economic Forum. An annual report on global information technology. Other topics of interest on the website include Initiatives in Information and Entertainment.
MIT Technology Review - Business Reports
From the website: In-depth reports on the ways technology is transforming business around the world, with insight from the business leaders and technologists driving these shifts, corporate case studies, technology reviews, and more.

White Papers

Technology companies of all sizes release white papers to help explain new developments, how new technologies are used, statistical analyses, and benchmarking of new technologies.

Keyword Searching

Select keywords related to the technologies or companies you're researching and include white papers as part of the search. For example:

white papers amazon

This will retrieve numerous valid resources linking to white papers about Amazon's various technologies, including Amazon's resource library of white papers.

High Tech Industry White Papers
From InfoSys
TechRepublic White Papers
From the website: TechRepublic's Resource Library is the web's largest directory of free vendor-supplied technical content. Take advantage of the library's white papers on an array of topics, from Big Data to cloud computing, mobility to security.
Whitepapers - Amazon Web Services
From the website: AWS Whitepapers features a comprehensive list of technical AWS whitepapers, covering topics such as architecture, security, and economics. These whitepapers have been authored by the AWS Team, independent analysts, or the AWS Community (Customers or Partners).