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Managing Batch Processing in an SOA

An IBM expert describes how to adapt batch-processing operations when your infrastructure has become service oriented

First Look: PostgreSQL 8.3

New version adds additional functionality to an easy-to-use open source database

The Virtualization of I/O (Part 1 of 2)

As companies virtualize physical servers and provision processor and memory resources to specific virtual machines (VMs), delivering I/O to these VMs presents the next set of challenges. We examine these and look at two I/O solutions: InfiniBand and 10 GbE.

A Nickel's Worth of Disaster

Are you willing to spend a nickel to avoid a data recovery disaster?

Wait for Silverlight 2.0 Almost Over

First public beta expected within weeks

Microsoft Unveils New SMB Server Branding

Joining Windows Small Business Server 2008 and Windows Essential Business Server 2008

Survey: IT Pros in No Hurry to Deploy Vista

Concerns about Vista have many considering other operating systems



Users Give PerformancePoint a Big Thumbs-Up (Part 2 of 2)

Users say PerformancePoint lets them preserve existing business processes and roll out BPM capabilities to hitherto untouched constituencies

KPIs in Education: Rank versus Raw Numbers

Educators have been trying for decades to agree on key performance indicators for public schools or even whether KPIs can be used at all. One entrepreneur who envisioned a business intelligence-like service for schools thinks he's figured it out.

SAS Updates BI Products

SAS says it's making predictive analytics safe -- and highly-usable -- for the enterprise

Event Data Management Software: A Vital Tool for Tackling the PCI Challenge

Though the security standard for processing credit cards has passed, and IT has adjusted, pitfalls remain.

Disaster Recovery Planning Lags

How long is the DR-related outage you budget for? A few days -- a week -- or longer?

A Storage Operating System for the Masses?

Real storage innovation may be happening in software, not hardware

Podcast: Security and Managed File Transfers

We’ve all attached a file to an e-mail, but enterprises need a way to transfer large files securely. To explain the requirements, approaches, and options, we spoke with Ellen Ohlenbusch at GlobalSCAPE

Deduplicaton: Five Key Questions Help You Find the Right Solution

Deduplication on virtual tape libraries is a hot technology. Before jumping in, however, you’ll need answers to five important questions.

Hackers Using Time-Tested Methods, Not Fancy Technology

ID theft usually involves time-tested methods such as telephone fraud than blockbuster data breaches

Operational BI: Getting “Real-Time” about Performance

A new survey sheds light on how enterprises are using and benefiting from operational BI

Lotus Mashups To Be Free for Academics

Part of company's plan to expand its Academic Initiative this year

SOA Governance: "Not Much" Success, Panelists Say

Experts described the state of governance, which isn't easy to do but it's really necessary for your SOA effort

IBM Partners with UCLA, NC State on Web Development

Designed to promote expertise in Web 2.0 application development among the next generation of IT professionals