Features & News


Greenplum Touts Speedy Parallel Data Warehouse Bulk Loading

Bulk loading is a big issue for some customers, and -- for those shops that need it -- Greenplum says its new Scatter/Gather Streaming capability can meaningfully accelerate loading times.

Getting Started with DW Appliances

Need more BI horsepower? A data warehouse appliance may be just what you need.

First Data-Based Security Maturity Model Released

A newly released maturity model could be the first to shed new light on how enterprises are implementing security initiatives in their internal software development efforts

Q&A: Getting Virtualization Right

How can IT determine what should be virtualized, then know when the right mix has been achieved?

Q&A: Predictive Fault Management

IT no longer has the luxury of reacting to problems; data centers must now anticipate problems to correct them before they interrupt critical business applications.

Stephen Swoyer

Enterprise Server Segment Takes a Beating

Server sales are down and IT spending is projected to grow at an anemic rate.



Top Three Data Center Trends for 2009

Three innovative enterprise technologies will shape the data center and provide companies better ways to achieve business goals.

Informatica Pushes ILM -- With an Application-focused Twist

With ILM, Informatica says it has the answer for harried data management pros. Analysts caution that Informatica's strategy will take time to gestate.

How to Optimize Scalability for ASP.NET Web Applications

How to keep your Web apps running smoothly when workloads rise.

Hackers Enlist Search Engines for Phishing Attacks

Hackers are increasingly attempting to influence search engines to misdirect users to spurious Web sites

Microsoft's DNS Patch Flawed, Security Official Says

Vulnerability renders new patch virtually useless if a server has already been compromised

Amazon Slashes Cloud Pricing for Those Who Commit

EC2 hosted cloud service option allows customers to sign long-term commitments in exchange for substantial discounts

Teradata Goes for Appliances in a Big Way

Teradata explains the importance of appliances -- as both data warehouses and data marts -- and trumpets its Active EDW vision.

Sybase Touts a Faster, More Scalable IQ

With IQ 15, Sybase takes aim at columnar competitors ParAccel and Vertica -- as well as the teeming MPP appliance market.

Adobe Issues Critical PDF Reader Patch

Adobe Reader 9 bug allows for remote exploitation by hackers

How Social Media is Changing CRM

With social media, consumers can spread their praise and condemnation. From blogs to video-rich sites, this new conversation is changing CRM, and enterprises and BI professionals must pay attention.

March Security Bulletin Issued Without Excel Fix

Two of the three fixes tackle spoofing issues

Forrester: Businesses Adopting Virtualization

Server virtualization is being implemented at the majority of firms, in both enterprises and SMBs, according to two Forrester Research reports.