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Gartner and "Good Enough" Data Integration

Data Integration leaders are under pressure from "good enough" competitors. This gives non-dominant players a golden opportunity to contest the status quo.

How Cloudera Became a Leader in BI/Hadoop

With a flurry of recent BI-oriented partnerships, it's no surprise Cloudera is attracting so much interest.

Ten Ways to Avoid Performance Black Holes in Data Center Build Outs

Emerging technologies in the data center place organizations at a unique crossroads.

Avoiding Common SOA Pitfalls

Knowing common SOA pitfalls is the first step to avoiding them. The authors of "100 SOA Questions Asked and Answered" point out how SOA governance teams and application teams can avoid these traps.

Big-Iron Brouhaha: System z Sales Soar

System z is back! Sales surged by almost 70 percent during z Enterprise's first quarter of availability, while MIPS capacity increased by almost 60 percent.

Extending Business Continuity beyond the Data Center with Application Availability

Application availability is critical in an always-on world in which businesses compete.

The Emerging Crimeware Market

The availability and sophistication of crimeware kits has contributed to the rapid evolution -- as well as the increasing sophistication -- of cybercrime itself.



Careers: A Job-Seeker’s Market?

Some jobs -- particularly in network administration, security, and software development -- are always in demand and hard to fill.

Q&A: Real-World Security Decisions

How do you secure an environment in which risky behavior is business as usual?

Q&A: Windows 7 Deployment

Challenges, mistakes, and best practices for moving to Windows 7.

White House E-Mail Cyber Attack Allegedly Originated from China

Officials in the UK now suggest that a cyberattack from purported White House e-mail accounts actually originated from China, and the perpetrator used a hoax e-mail address that resembled a White House account.

Web Data Centers: Big QoS and TCO Opportunities Require Innovation

Realizing the potential benefits for large-scale service deployments presents difficult challenges. We discuss these opportunities and challenges and recommend solutions.

Desktop Virtualization Tips for Testing IE

Microsoft outlined desktop virtualization tips that IT pros and developers can use to test the compatibility of their Web sites on a single PC.

Oracle Releases Cloud File System

Oracle has released software aimed at letting organizations build private clouds by adding elasticity to their applications via a clustered file system.

Survey: Development Outlook Shifting

A survey by ALM provider Serena Software indicates that dev organizations are shifting focus from cost cutting to improving application delivery.

Q&A: 2011 Promises More Struggles with Big Data

BI pros will face more big data challenges this year.

MDM Trends: The Good, The Bad, and The Inevitable

To provide your organization with the foundational components necessary to build competitive advantage and to be market responsive, take a look at the good, bad, and inevitable aspects of master data management.

Evaluating the Impact of Data Visualization

Why data visualization is increasingly perceived by stakeholders at all levels of the enterprise as a high-value investment.

Fixing the "Everyone" Problem in Windows Server

How to take control of default group access permissions settings for Windows Server.

The Rise of Social Business Process Management

Having been successful in addressing the needs of structured work, the process community is turning its focus on managing the social components of work.