IBM says SMB-focused storage consolidation is an idea whose time has come. Its new shared storage option for BladeCenter S aims to deliver on that promise.
Why aggregation is ideal for high-performance computing
Microsoft touts an in-memory, column-based Excel data store on every desktop
Microsoft is planning to enhance the BI capabilities in the next version of its flagship SQL Server database, the company revealed today.
Company will resolve password security problem identified last week
Expects to offer companies ability to run apps on EC2 using Microsoft Windows Server or SQL Server this fall
Today's credit scoring system does a lousy job of predicting customer defaults. SAS's finance architect is out to overhaul it.
Dashboards have become favored executive BI tools because they can present a concise, graphical view of underlying data. Done correctly, dashboards can free technical resources and help move IT out of the reporting business, says Siggi Plommer, president of iQ4bis Software. That can offer a solid return on investment. But perhaps the biggest challenge with dashboards, Plommer says, is ensuring that they are flexible enough to accommodate changing needs, and that they draw on good, solid data on the back end.
Birst targets the important (but small) projects that are ill-served by existing BI tools, its developers argue
A study by Aberdeen Group shows what distinguishes best-in-class companies in their governance, risk management, and compliance activities and shows how BI plays a role.
Barry Briggs is Microsoft's key IT Architect and CTO. He has particular insight into MDM on an enterprise scale, and will share his thoughts during his keynote, "Master Data Management at Microsoft" at TDWI's World Conference in New Orleans in November. Barry gives us a preview of his presentation.
Appliance that merges Cisco's Wide Area Applications Services with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is now available
The Oracle/HP Database Machine is notable for being as ambiguous as it is ambitious. No one seems to know just how much it costs; which options it includes (or requires); or how much storage it encompasses.
In the third of our four-part report, we look at compensation by company size, industry, and region and find financial services and employees in the Northeast dominate IT salaries
According to a new survey, .NET appears to be widening its lead over Java EE.
A host of trade shows this Fall give a glimpse into what storage vendors are up to.
Worldwide LHC Computing Grid will be formally introduced Friday as part of an international scientific collaboration investigating particle physics
Choosing a security services provider can be tricky. We explain the key decisions and considerations you must make.
Data centers are mission-critical in today's information-driven business environment, but they've also become overcrowded, overheated, and expensive.