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We examine how application performance management (APM) has changed, discuss effective APM approaches, and recommend IT investments and training to help you deal with increasingly complex applications and environments.
Five hot technologies are having a big influence on how you manage storage. The executive director of Dell's storage strategy explains why each one is worth your attention.
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How can the principles of branding be applied to BI to help multiple groups in large organizations work collaboratively across departmental boundaries?
With SAP Predictive Analysis, the company says it wants to bring predictive analytic capabilities to as many users as possible.
Predictive analytics and big data "make perfect sense together," says analyst Fern Halper, even as some vendors are struggling to catch up with users.
MPP databases have to scale out and scale up. According to analytic database specialist Calpont, they don't. Most focus on MPP to the detriment of SMP.
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Given the success IBM has had with its RISC-Unix business, PowerLinux doesn't seem like a bad idea, but will its success come at the expense of AIX?
Sure, the cloud can speed application delivery and help you minimize capital investments, but there are several indirect benefits you may not be aware of.
A majority of companies are standardizing on open source for their application development efforts, though they might not be effectively monitoring their use of open source.
When considering moving to the cloud, most IT shops have concerns about security. We tackle several of the most common questions.
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The increased interest in predictive analytics points to its power and possibilities, says analyst Fern Halper. Vendors are eagerly jumping on board, and open source is becoming increasingly important.