Features & News


Business Objects Updates Crystal Reports, Announces IBM Bundle

Notwithstanding its impending acquisition by ERP giant SAP, Business Objects has been extremely busy lately

Informatica’s PowerCenter 8.5 Stresses Real-Time, Collaboration Features

IBM isn’t the only best-of-breed data integration player on the block, as the latest PowerCenter 8.5 release proves

The Real Storage Crisis

A patent infringement case may be just the impetus IT needs to initiate data management projects.

Big Iron Coup: IBM Touts New Mainframe Data Integration Software

Information Server seems tailor-made for Big Blue’s bring-it-all-back-home to System z philosophy -- particularly with respect to data processing workloads.

Making Smart Decisions: The Role of Key Performance Indicators

A new Aberdeen study offers guidance for executives and business managers to get the most out of key performance indicators when making decisions.

ITIL: Weighing the Pros and Cons (Part 2 of 2)

In the second article in our two-part series, we explain why adopting the IT Information Library may not be right for your organization.

An Operating System Reloaded: IBM Preps Major z/VSE Overhaul

Next version of z/VSE looks like an operating system reborn



Minding the Network Behavior

Can products such as Lancope’s Stealthflow spot security problems and network bottlenecks?

Breaking Through the Cyberattack Noise with SIEM

Security information and event management (SIEM) can help administrators track security data in a networked environment and counter potential threats.

Have Acquisitions Changed the Data Quality Market?

There’s been tumult aplenty in the once-insulated data quality market segment. What do the new data quality power rankings look like?

Big Blue Flexes Its Data Integration Muscles

IBM now fields the industry’s strongest overall data integration stack, industry watchers say, but Big Blue isn’t resting on its laurels.

The Five Trends IT Must Tackle

Let innovation happen with Web 2.0 applications and software-as-a-service delivery, Gartner advises.

Analysis: A Closer Look at IBM’s Green IT Initiatives

There’s gold in eco-friendly IT, industry watchers argue, and -- more than meets the eye -- the mainframe has a big Green IT story to tell.

Accelerating File Transfers in the Mid-Size Enterprise

The mid-size enterprise needs simple, fast, reliable, and secure ways to transfer large files. PDP and UDP technologies may provide the answer.

The Elusive Integrated Archive Stack

We can’t expect vendors to solve all our problems. Sometimes we have to do the heavy lifting ourselves.

ITIL: Weighing the Pros and Cons (Part 1 of 2)

In the first article in our two-part series, we look at the promised benefits of adopting the IT Information Library in your organization.

Fixing the PCI Encryption Problem

Fines and fees are looming after the September 30 PCI compliance deadline. Still, less than half of merchants report full compliance with PCI security requirements, and encryption failures contribute to four out of five failed PCI audits. Why can't companies get encryption right? Here are five key steps for overcoming encryption hurdles.

CA Upgrades Security for z/OS

New versions more about people than features.

Successful IT Service Management

If your IT organization is handling service problems manually, it's time to come into the 21st century.