Features & News


The Rise of Data Integration Storefronts

DI storefronts provide a context in which ISVs, partners, or developers can list assets or solutions. They should be of some help to customers, too.

Agile Data Modeling: Evolving Toward Excellence

Agile data modeling calls for a new set of practices that enable the safe evolution of models, even those in production.

Microsoft to Adjust Some Windows Azure Pricing

Inbound data transfers will be free during peak hours.

Q&A: Survey Highlights Data Governance Best Practices

Data governance survey shows what works, what doesn't.

Q&A: Preventing Mobile Vulnerabilities

Best practices for keeping mobile devices safe.

Apache Software Foundation Will Develop OpenOffice

Accepts Oracle's contribution of OpenOffice.org source code.

IT Skittish About Unified Communications Over Public Clouds

Loss of customization and IT control deters deployment.



Analysis: Do zEnterprise Results Signal a Slowdown for the Mainframe Market?

With another strong quarterly showing for System z, IBM seems to have put its recent run of mainframe woes behind it. Or has it?

Q&A: How True Virtualization Addresses Data Integration Issues

Optimizing data integration is key to successful business intelligence.

Information Foraging and the Changing Face of BI

Even if users are getting poor results out of their existing business intelligence (BI) tool, why might they prefer to stay put, and how does the next wave of BI interfaces propose to change things?

BI at Center of Information-driven Initiatives, Gartner Reports

BI is both sexy and mainstream: last year, spending on BI increased at a double-digit rate, easily outpacing spending in other IT areas.

Survey Reveals the Staying Power of Homegrown Data Integration Tools

Studies have consistently highlighted the persistence of hand-coded DI. Why won't homegrown DI go away?

Analysis: RSA SecurID Token Vulnerabilities Back in the Spotlight

The other shoe finally dropped in the case of the SecurID data breach at RSA. Could the fallout have been avoided?

Q&A: Wi-Fi Drives VPN Adoption at Swiss Insurer

Getting and staying connected was key to this Swiss insurance company, but Wi-Fi access meant it had to find a VPN solution.

The Holy Grail of Storage Efficiency, Part 3

The impact and importance of virtualized storage and the cloud.

Avoiding Buffet-Style Overindulgence in Your Internal Cloud

Although clouds may never provide a truly carefree lifestyle when it comes to resources, these steps can ensure that they don’t create an expensive operational nightmare.

Windows Thin PCs Near Final Release

WinTPC gets RTM status; general availability expected July 1.

"Googlizing" BI with Search-Based Applications

Unstructured data holds essential business insights. How can you get to that insight?

BI and DI Challenges Loom, Worrying Analysts

Data integration needs are shifting, but vendors, many content with their market share and revenues, simply aren't keeping up with the needs imposed by new data types.