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zNextGen Takes Off at SHARE

More zNextGen grads were in attendance at last week’s SHARE get together than at any previous user conference, SHARE officials say

Careers: "Total Rewards" Packages Key to Employee Happiness, Motivation

IT organizations are hip to the fact that they’ve got to have the right people with the right skills at the right time to keep things humming along

Storage Standards, Part 3: Users Sound Off

Storage standards don’t top the list of customer needs.

A Guide to Daylight Saving Time Updates

The Daylight Saving Time changes may not have the impact of Y2K, but the ripples may give IT managers heartburn nonetheless

Information Builders Claims an Enterprise Search ‘First’

Does IBI really intend to position WebFOCUS Magnify, its newest search offering, as a BI first? You betcha.

Adobe Acquisition Paves Way for BI Foray

Is Adobe preparing to make a big BI splash?

Standards-Based Storage, Part II

Only when the pain and cost of the status quo becomes too great to bear will users start to make some noise.



Survey Reveals Global Sourcing Trends

From smaller deals to an increased interest in China, the face of outsourcing is changing, a new survey reports

Planning for Pandemics and Other Disasters

In the second of our two-part series, Michigan’s CISO discusses planning for pandemics and other natural (and even man-made) disasters.

IBM Executes on Mainframe Simplification Agenda

Big Blue touts simplified mainframe admin features along with new versions of Tivoli, WebSphere, and DB2 software for z/OS

CA’s zIIPy Masterstroke

CA says organizations can offload some management tasks from their expensive mainframe general processors onto cheaper zIIPs

BI in 2007: For Some, The Year of Living Mundanely?

What’s on tap for 2007? Many rank and file BI pros say to forget MDM, BSO, or other such novel acronyms; they’re focusing on more mundane stuff.

Business Objects Unveils SMB-Friendly Reporting Tool

Business Objects has the makings of a formidable mid-market stack.

Reaction Time: Teradata Users Express Cautious Optimism

What do Teradata users think about the data warehousing specialist’s upcoming split from parent company NCR?

Beyond the Crudware Complex: Planning Smarter IT Investments

Technology acquisition is a complex, often speculative task. Whether the means is build or buy, long-term value goes unmeasured and unrealized. The result is vaporware—or worse. What's the solution to spending savvy? A little-known framework for IT investment management could provide the answer.

Storage Standards, Part I: PBS or Reality TV

Are standards something we should really care about?

Cyberethics: What the Public and Private Sector Misses

In the first of a two-part series, we talk with Michigan CISO Dan Lohrmann about his experience with security, consolidation, and public- versus private-sector considerations.

Vista Buffer-Overflow Vulnerabilities Exposed

Hackers can take control of a Vista machine

IBM Preps z/VM Overhaul

z/VM 5.3 might still be five months away, but many VM programmers are already licking their lips in anticipation

The New Bounce in Sun’s Step

From its chip strategy to its datacenter-in-a-box initiative, Sun has been reinvigorated