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Cutting Data Center Power Costs with Predictive Models

To be sure your green efforts are cutting power costs, IT must use the right metrics.

Integration Key to Best Endpoint Security, Aberdeen Study Finds

Companies can save an average of $80 per endpoint with this best practice

Microsoft Unveils Desktop Virtualization Tool

MED-V one of of six applications in Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, requires Software Assurance license

Many Enterprises Don’t Shut Off Access When Employees Depart, Study Finds

Shifts in employment show disparity between access policies and actual practice

Sun VirtualBox 2.2 Adds Open Virtualization Format Support

Release includes performance and feature enhancements and support for the Open Virtualization Format specification

Cost Replacing Functionality as Linux's Appeal

Firms are porting more applications to Linux at the expense of Unix and other legacy platforms to save money as never before

Microsoft Delays Enterprise Security Suite

Company attribues delay to customer requests for interoperability with third-party security packages



Thinking Outside the Enterprise Information Management Box

Just because you can buy off-the-shelf EIM software doesn’t mean you can also buy an off-the-shelf EIM practice.

The New Breed of BI Analyst

A new type of business analyst has emerged, and though many have filled that role, little hard research has been done. Recently LyzaSoft and Microsoft looked and came back with similar conclusions.

First Service Pack Released for SQL Server 2008

Provides updates but no new features

Pentaho and Jaspersoft Make the Case for Open Source BI

In the current climate, the value proposition of open source software is attractive -- maybe irresistible. Product enhancements from Pentaho and JasperSoft help explain why

Survey Shows Disconnect Between Configuration Management Goals, Best Practices

Majority of IT operations use semi-automatic or manual processes to manage configuration settings

Windows 7 Will Have an XP Downgrade Option

Microsoft will permit Windows 7 Professional edition downgrades to Windows XP Professional

SharePoint Designer Offered as Free Development Tool

Microsoft didn't want price to be a barrier to SharePoint users

HP Selling Cloud Assurance to Enterprises

Helps enterprise IT departments adopt and manage cloud-based services

Exchange Tool Tests Remote Connections

Online service enables testing of incoming e-mail traffic to Microsoft Exchange Server

Microsoft Rolls Out Windows Embedded Services

Company announces new services capability, additional support for developers working on embedded systems

Tape’s Role in the Green Data Center

Long-standing technology is surprisingly efficient when it comes to “going green” with storage.

Stephen Swoyer

Careers: IT is Hiring, But Just Barely

Fully 83 percent of IT chiefs expect to maintain their staffing levels. Among those planning staff reductions, most cite IT budget cuts as the culprit.

Stephen Swoyer

Spammers Exploiting the Recession

Spammers are tweaking their messaging to better exploit recession-related fear, uncertainty, and doubt