Features & News


Building Storage, Part II

The entry level price of "solutions-in-a-box" is rarely for a unit configured in a manner that most smart consumers are likely to deploy.

Filtering Technology Looks Beyond Content

Companies are increasingly deploying filtering technology to address a number of information security threats, ranging from in-bound spyware to unapproved use of VoIP.

A Framework for Platform Usage Models (Part 1 of 3)

Usage model analysis is essential to justify a deployment and quantify its value.

Podcast: Doing More with Less in the Data Center

The goals and differences of consolidation and virtualization.

Office 2007: Real Deal for Microsoft Developers

Forrester Research characterizes the Office 2007 system as a “serious” app platform that offers enterprise developers another option for building customized Windows clients and collaboration applications.

Ozzie: "Live" Not Risky for Microsoft

Microsoft's Windows and Office Live initiative isn't risky business, says newly installed Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie.

Ballmer Heralds a New Era for Microsoft

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says he will be more active in championing innovation within the company.



With New Storage Solution, More is Less

A new solution claims to offer the largest capacity for small and mid-size IT departments, expanding storage by 50 percent and claiming the lowest cost-per-gigabyte on the market.

Informatica, Salesforce.com Plight Their Troth

It’s a big win for Informatica and an important milestone in the SaaS-ification of its data integration stack.

Data Visualization Specialists Out in Front

Pure players Spotfire and Tableau have quite a head start on what Microsoft and others currently bring to the table visualization-wise.

Here at Last: Oracle Delivers Long-Awaited ETL Overhaul

Oracle positions OWB R2 as a full-blown competitor to enterprise ETL solutions from IBM, Informatica, and SAS Institute.

Q&A: Automating Security Controls for Compliance

Can companies use built-in ERP capabilities to better automate their IT controls?

BMC, CA Tackle Mainframe Change in the Age of Compliance

Mainframe change management in an age of compliance is a very different beast

Case Study: Software Lifecycle Management Tools Get a Handle on Change

Rapid growth pushes software firm to a more mature development process

Case Study: SUNY-Buffalo Health Science Schools Aim for Network-Admission Controls

The challenge: securing an infrastructure you don’t control

Building Storage Part I: A Device-Driver Approach

Addressing the difficulties of both horizontal and vertical scalability has seen the rise of clustering techniques—but the question is where the brains for the cluster should reside.

Backup/Recovery Strategies: Moving to Recovery Management(Last in a 3-part Series)

IT must shift from developing backup strategies to developing reliable, easy-to-use recovery practices to ensure that data, applications, and operating systems can be recovered in a consistent format.

Podcast: Best Practices for Personal-Use Storage Policies

Setting a storage usage policy can be tricky

Companies Stingy About IT Spending, Gartner Reports

If there’s an economic recovery afoot, IT budgets haven’t benefited