A host of trade shows this Fall give a glimpse into what storage vendors are up to.

Columns

Edit Desk: Charting a New Course
by Linda Briggs
A fresh focus on business intelligence, including data warehousing. (11/1/2002)
Business Basics: Fund Your Project with Financial Measures
by James E. Powell
Position your project as a money maker in order to sell it to top management. (8/1/2002)
Business Intelligence: When Should You Clean Warehoused Data?
by Karolyn Duncan & Jeff Gentry
Scrub your data at the right time (1/1/2002)
Business Technology: Innovate or Evaporate
by Laura Wonnacott
The importance of innovation (2/1/2002)
Enterprise Security: Securing Instant Messaging
by Mathew Schwartz
IM is rife with security holes, which translates to holes in your enterprise. Here's how to find and close them. (11/1/2002)
Enterprise Storage: What's in a Name?
by Jon William Toigo
Because we lack a good data-naming methodology, we're placing mission- critical data—and ultimately entire business operations—at risk. (11/1/2002)
Emerging Technologies: Getting with the Grid
by Laura Wonnacott
The idea of sharing computer power could eventually rival even the Internet's impact. (11/1/2002)
Host Integration: How Far Can Microsoft Spread its .NET?
by Joseph McKendrick
Will Microsoft's .NET eventually bring mainframe and midrange data into the wonderful world of Windows? (11/1/2002)