Features & News


When Storage Management Vendors Collide

A quick rebuttal to a competitor's press release piques interest in vendor claims.

Multi-Core Enterprise Computing: A Ferrari Engine in a Go-Cart

Chip densities are doubling every 24 months, but a new report says few applications can take advantage of the change.

Minding the Gap: Security Vendors Look to Plug Holes in Suite Offerings

Security vendors are stepping up their efforts to close the gap between security and operations

Survey Shows Application Performance Monitoring Needs IT’s Attention

IT still stuck reacting to problems received by help desks

Informatica's Future Bright Thanks to

Officials forecast business almost as usual in 2009

Data Quality Management: Getting More from Your BI Investment

Data quality can put your organization on the defense or offense depending on how well you manage it.



Microsoft's PerformancePoint Shake-up

Why did Microsoft shuffle PerformancePoint Server into its SharePoint Server group, and how will the shake-up affect customers?

Analysis: Data Quality is Job Number 1

BI tools are only as good as the quality of the data they work with. Analyst Michael Schiff is still surprised at how many BI professionals still ignore this fact.

Value-Add Software: The Risks for Storage Managers

Storage buyers have been conditioned to look for ever-greater "value." We explain why this behavior is so risky.

Q&A: Best Practices for a Greener Data Center

What technologies and best practices can make a data center greener?

TDWI Keynote Preview: The Future of BI

Claudia Imhoff and Colin White preview their keynote presentation at TDWI's World Conference in Las Vegas.

TDWI Keynote Preview: Creating a Metrics-Driven Organization

A preview from keynote presenter David Hsiao that focuses on metrics, including selecting the right key performance indicators.

Q&A: Protecting Growing Data Volumes

Data protection challenges grow as data volumes grow. We examine the best practices IT can follow to maximize data protection.

ID Theft Red Flags: The Challenge for IT

What enterprises and IT must do to enhance their risk-management program.

Three Initiatives Data Governance Can Improve

Data governance implementation should be the top priority for enterprises undertaking three initiatives.

Outsourcing Uptick Ahead?

Some industry analysts expect the economic downturn to result in a net gain for outsourcers.

Get Ready for Compliance 2.0

Many say that newer, tougher compliance is inevitable. What's at issue is just how demanding it will be.

Some Software Giants Unscathed by Bad Economy

IBM announces strong fourth-quarter results

Microsoft Battles Worm, Rebuts CERT Claim

Conficker worm still troubling