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Q&A: Why Business Process Management and Complex Event Processing Are Better Together

Business process management and complex event processing now support a broad range of business processes. How can these two technologies complement each other to further optimize business processes?

Best Practices for Measuring and Improving Data Quality

This pair of modern techniques will help you succeed in your enterprise data quality initiative.

Analytics, DBMS News Offer Fresh Insight into Vertica

A pair of recent announcements offers fresh -- and refreshing -- insight into the new Vertica four months after its acquisition by HP.

Predixion Wants to Make Data Mining Easier, More Pervasive

Predixion proposes to take data mining -- long the province of statisticians and complex predictive models -- and make it pervasive.

Strategy Companion, SwitftKnowledge Extend Microsoft BI

What's it take to be a Microsoft-centric BI player? It may be a matter of picking up where Redmond leaves off.

Application Acceleration in the Cloud Age

In the age of the cloud, applications and content are only as good as the network they ride on. We explore three application acceleration options.

Windows Thin PC Released by Microsoft

Available to volume licensing customers on Software Assurance plan, TechNet and MSDN subscribers, and some partners.



Q&A: Automating Application Testing

Automated testing tools can relieve the tedium of testing, but are they appropriate for every testing task?

Analysis: Revamped NetView a Sleeper Hit

NetView 6.1 is, by almost any standard, an exciting new deliverable -- particularly for users of IBM’s Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex technology.

Amazon Trims Cost of Cloud Data Transfers

Company eliminates charge for inbound data transfer across all services in all regions.

10 Traits of Top Business Analysts

When you recruit business analysts, what traits should you look for?

TDWI Report Examines Data Warehousing and Private Clouds

It's time to consider data warehousing in the clouds as a viable option.

Where Does Agile DW/BI Get Its Speed?

We explore three aspects of agile that form a synergy that doubles a team's development velocity.

Are You Ready for "iTape"?

Tape is currently enjoying a renaissance in data storage. Speakers at the third Global IT Executive Summit shed light on what's ahead.

New Malware Attacks Both PCs and Macs

Malware-makers have a powerful new tool: a spam bot that infects both PC and Mac platforms -- with support for Linux and iPad operating systems in the works.

IT, Executives Don't See Eye to Eye on Virtualization, Cloud Computing

Business and IT executives aren't always on the same page when it comes to virtualization and cloud computing.

Microsoft Office 365 Released Globally

Available in 40 markets.

Careers: Steady as She Goes

There are few bright spots in a new survey of CIO hiring plans.

Best Practices for Securing Private Keys and Code-Signing Certificates

Stuxnet, a high-profile cyberattack, used malware signed with legitimate code-signing certificates. What went wrong and how can you protect your own assets?

Q&A: Overcoming Cloud Migration Fears

What’s holding back some enterprises from enjoying the benefits of cloud computing?