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IT "Negligent" in Patching Worm Hole, Halbheer Says

Conficker worm has plagued Microsoft Windows systems, and Redmond has been issuing warnings since the exploit first surfaced in October

Stephen Swoyer

Data Integration: Full Steam Ahead Despite Weak Economy

Few predict an outright contraction in a DI segment that's been a hotbed of recent activity

Appliance Vendors Downplay Microsoft's Fast-Track DW Push

Appliance proponents aren't worried about SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse. Instead, they raise credible objections about Redmond's high-end DW push.

Clarifying a Cloudy Picture

How software-as-a-service relates to cloud computing.

Next-Generation Analytics Solution: Real-Time Data Analysis

How on-the-fly data analysis can fundamentally change the basic cost structure of analyzing data

Microsoft Promoting Windows 7 for the Enterprise

Company says needs of enterprise users were considered in the early design stages of its new Windows 7 operating system

Everything's Coming up Virtual

In a tough economic climate, IT organizations will look to virtualization to reduce TCO, slash their energy costs, and keep up with competitors



ID Thefts, Damage on the Rise

ID fraud spiked last year by almost a quarter, yet the total amount bilked by ID thieves rose only slightly.

Mainframes: The Gold Standard of Enterprise Computing Platforms

Mainframes offer scalability, availability, security, and compliance, and are energy efficient to boot. No wonder their popularity is growing.

Q&A: Going Green Case Study

Green savings can be substantial. The trick, as one firm found, is to have all employees on board.

Building Block Storage, Part 2

The term SAN is an oxymoron when applied to Fibre Channel fabrics. Fibre Channel is a channel protocol, not a network protocol, so it stands to reason that Fibre Channel cannot be used to build a storage area network.

Stephen Swoyer

IT Pros Absorbing Economic Shock

As interviews with IT pros make clear, IT organizations are responding to the economic crisis in very different ways

Beyond AV Protection with Web Filtering

If you’re looking to breathe extra life into your fleet of PCs and to keep your network as secure as possible, make sure you’re using a secure Web filter.

Oracle Enterprise Manager Upgrade Released

Company move to provide common application configuration and management stack across broad portfolio of software

Microsoft Working To Squeeze More From the Cloud

Microsoft describes its Cloud Computing Futures project -- a one-year-old Microsoft Research effort -- as a way to improve data centers by considering them as integrated systems.

Microsoft Expands Online Services Globally

Company expanded online services to 19 countries; plans two new online offerings for April release

Excel Bug Prompts Microsoft Advisory

Reported vulnerability enables remote code execution

Oracle’s Pre-Packaged Play for Public Sector BI

Public sector shops deserve improved insight into their operational budgets, too, Oracle officials say

Server Market Takes a Dive in 2008

IDC report says demand up but revenues down in enterprise IT server market

Green IQ: Smart Analytics Software Can Rescue Your Data Center

Reducing energy consumption and improving business performance is a win-win for businesses by any standard.