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Intelligent Automation in Real-time Enterprises: The Year Past, The Year Ahead

As demands on IT continue to grow, so does the importance of workload automation. We examine three trends from 2012 and what's ahead in 2013 for this resource-saving technology.

Ramsomware Poses New Threat to Users

A new exploit poses as law enforcement to trap users into paying to unlock their system What you need to know about the exploit and how to keep your users safe.

Q&A: The True Cost of the Cloud

With budgets under scrutiny, cloud computing may offer a strong ROI -- but only if you calculate costs properly.

Enterprise IT: 2012 Trends and Predictions for 2013

As IT became more business-critical, it had to deal with skills shortages. What's ahead in 2013?

3 Tips for Predicting Your Way to a More Efficient Data Center

The full benefits of virtualization technologies can only be realized by integrating predictive analytics into IT operations so managers can gain greater control over capacity, efficiency, and risk.

Top 3 Trends in Enterprise and Big Data Backup: A Look Back, The Year Ahead

Scalability is a must-have for 2013 as data growth fueled by Cloud, Big Data push backup technology to the breaking point.

Top Storage Trends for 2013

Storage is still about finding the right balance of performance, capacity, and usage



Hadoop and Big Data: The Year Past, The Year Ahead

Technology advances widened Hadoop’s enterprise suitability. In 2013, Hadoop will firmly establish its dominance in big data analytics.

A Look Ahead: 2013's Top 3 Trends in Business and IT Process Automation

Say goodbye to cloudwashing as businesses focus on processes and demand results in 2013.

Government IT Trends to Watch in 2013

Budget uncertainty and constraints will have a big impact on government IT in 2013.

Top 3 Trends in Server I/O: A Look Back, The Road Ahead

If there were so many server platform updates in 2012, why are I/Os still held back?

5 Sysadmin Holiday Survival Tips

You can survive support tasks with some careful planning. These tips can help.

Making the Grade: 6 Data Protection Best Practices for Universities and Colleges

We explore the best practices that address the special needs of educational institutions.

Q&A: Application Performance Management

Enterprise Systems recently talked with Compuware’s John Van Siclen about one of the fastest growing segments of the IT industry -- application performance management.

The Evolution of Unified BPM

How BPM suites have evolved and how you can take control of BPM initiatives and apply them to your mission-critical projects.

2013 GRC Trends

Governance, risk, and compliance programs, and the technologies that support them, can move a company forward and sometimes even save the day.

Technology and the Enterprise: 2013 Trends

Three major trends that will shape the way enterprises think about technology in 2013.

Q&A: Public Cloud Security

What IT should do to secure data in the cloud.

Application Performance Management in 2013

A new level of application performance management (APM) emphasizes both performance and cost.

Top 3 Trends in Cloud and Enterprise Apps in 2013

Ill-conceived cloud strategies are bringing companies to their knees, and mobile app upstarts are overthrowing the rules of the game for IT. Are you ready to go beyond the hype and get ROI from cloud, mobility, and Web apps?