In 2011, enterprises were aligning their information governance practices across functions. In 2012, Big Data information policy will become mission critical.
BI popularity continued, and BI in the cloud and data aggregation took center stage this year. We look at what BI professionals might expect in 2012.
How well did analyst Mike Schiff predict DW trends for 2011, and what's in store for next year?
Of 13 items in release, 3 address remote code execution flaws.
The role of data analyst has struggled for clarity on standards this year as the importance of analytics advances.
In a year when in-memory analytics was memorable, what data management trends were the most important in 2011, and what can we expect in 2012?
From tablets to takeovers, it was a busy year for business intelligence professionals.
Tight budgets led to look closely at the cloud and encryption solutions. What will grab IT’s attention in 2012?
From Windows on the mainframe (almost) to Big Iron and tablet growth, plus leadership changes at major tech companies and the passing of a trio of tech titans, it was an interesting year for IT professionals.
From islands of storage to the consumerization of storage, IT storage administrators had their hands full this year. What challenges will they face in 2012?
For security administrators, RSA's disclosure of a hack was just one of many serious breaches that occurred in a very bad year.
As we close out 2011, infrastructure is no longer the bottleneck for IT. Applications are. How will cloud change -- and change IT -- in the year ahead?
Today’s integrated tools can analyze data, execute business rules, and move data. What’s needed are tools that don’t work on the record level but rather examine “subjects.”
Attacks on Adobe Reader 9 exploit hole in compression file format.
This year IT had figured out what storage works best in what infrastructure. Thankfully, 2012 will be the year that innovation soars within the industry.
In 2011, enterprises acknowledged that cloud is in their future. What will 2012 bring to help companies feel more secure in adopting the cloud platform?
Disaster recovery is a growing part of IT's budget, but IT still needs quicker, more efficient, and more affordable backup and recovery solutions into one seamless process.
The virtualization momentum of 2011 will lead to some interesting trends in 2012, involving pricing, heterogeneity, and a company’s right to choose.
IT is demanding that the tools it uses provide higher levels of automation. What automation will we see in 2012?
Key events in cloud computing this year, and three predictions for its growth in 2012.