Features & News


With InfoSphere, Big Blue Touts Mainframe-Ready Integration Features

IBM's InfoSphere data integration platform is brimming with mainframe goodies

Microsoft Makes Major Virtualization Splash

Product announcement include key virtual management tool

Microsoft Releases More Virtualization Details

Standalone hypervisor, originally $28, will be free.

September Patch Fixes Windows GDI Exploit and Other Problems

Four fixes address eight remote code execution exploits

BizTalk Server 2009 To Arrive Before July

Advance notice given to help companies make long-term plans

Security Exploits to Google Chrome Browser Emerge

Bugs disclosed one day after release

PostPath Deal Adds to Cisco-Microsoft UC Fight

Network goliath Cisco Systems steps further into the cloud-computing space



Escaping BI's Groundhog Day

Escaping BI's Groundhog Day may take new vision and new interpersonal strategy.

Up Close: Greenplum's Smart Moves

Greenplum cozied up to Hadoop earlier this year -- but the MapReduce capability it announced last week is its own. What happened?

Greenplum, Aster Data Tout Google-Like Analytic Capabilities

In-database MapReduce helps workers tackle terabytes of information. What's ahead for BI professionals?

Best Practices in IT Governance

Five steps in a unique process that visionary CIOs can use to meet their company’s strategic goals

Mitigating the Security Risks of Unified Communications

How to protect yourself from the threats posed by unified communications.

Windows Security Update Targets Elevation of Privilege Attacks

Reports of hackers gaining superuser privileges raise concerns

Virtual Systems of Tomorrow Could Take Cues from Today's Mainframes

The Big, Fast virtual systems of tomorrow might look a lot like today's Biggest, Fastest, and most eminently Virtual system: IBM's System z mainframe.

Q&A: Virtualization -- From ROI to Optimization

From determining the ROI to ensuring you're getting the most from the technology, an infrastructure architect offers tips for IT professionals.

You Can't Manage What You Can't See

Looking into a SAN is murky business -- and usually unsuccessful.

Talend Makes Splash with Open Source Data Quality Suite

Open source DQ is just the beginning. RDBMS vendors are cooking up homegrown data quality, too. Is DQ about to become a commodity?

Java BI Tool Most Popular NetBeans Plug-in

The iReport dashboard for JasperReports is the belle of the ball when it comes to NetBeans downloads.

SWOT: SAP/Business Objects

The strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats behind the latest news from SAP/Business Objects.

MicroStrategy Introduces New Data-Visualization Widgets

MicroStrategy's new widgets can improve how users interact with -- and understand -- data.