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Data Center Efficiency: No Leader in x64 Server Market

IT shops don't perceive any single vendor as being more efficient than its competitors.

Starting 2011: Hot Air and Hotter Storage

Are most of the announcements around hot storage innovations lately anything beyond hot air? Our storage analyst, Jon Toigo, finds one bright spot.

Networking Processor Requirements in Cloud Computing Environments

Service provisioning using cloud computing poses challenges for the data center. What’s needed is a multi-core, heterogeneous architecture.

State Governments' Shrinking IT Workforce: Worst is Ahead

State governments are facing critical IT personnel shortages due to budget constraints and an aging workforce heading for retirement, according to a recent report by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers.

IBM Gets More Social, Unveils LotusLive Symphony

IBM made several announcements at its Lotusphere 2011 event, including some upcoming social networking improvements plus the debut of a new cloud-based productivity suite called LotusLive Symphony.

HP Steps Up Cloud Lineup

Hewlett-Packard Co. launches portfolio of private cloud services, hardware and software and announces plans to jump into public cloud hosting.

Top 5 Application Performance Challenges

Tips to identify and prevent the top headaches Java developers face.



LibreOffice 3.3 Breaks From Oracle with New Release

The Document Foundation today released LibreOffice 3.3, calling it the first "stable release" of the free, open source productivity suite.

Careers: As the World Outsources

India faces pressure from both Eastern European outsourcing destinations and a new crop of scrappy Asia-Pacific upstarts.

Efficient Design Never Goes Out of Style

When it comes to development, smaller truly is faster.

7 Steps for Dealing with the People Component of Data Security

We outline seven steps that help you address the people aspect of data security.

Survey: Capturing Requirements is Top Agile "Pain Point"

Going Agile shifts the focus of gathering application requirements from detailed specifications to user stories, and that's the biggest obstacle to success, according to a recent survey of companies making the leap.

Q&A: Combining Search with BI Yields Powerful Results

Endeca chief strategist Paul Sonderreger talks about combining search and BI to help people find what they need and understand what they’ve found.

Data Virtualization and NoSQL Data Stores

Big Data is increasing the popularity of NoSQL where SQL is not the primary processing language. The challenge: integrating disparate NoSQL systems.

The BI Revolution: The Rise of the BI Builder

How BI builders will help make BI more pervasive, delivering that “last mile” of capability where no one else can.

Creating a Business-Relevant Data Strategy

Three keys to building your data strategy.

Q&A: Keys to Data Governance Success

The surge in interest in data governance points to increased need to manage data better. Why do enterprises still struggle when implementing a governance program, and what can they do to fix the problem?

New Year, New Threats: The Emerging Security Risks of Social Networking

Completely blocking access to social networking sites or online communities is not necessarily the only -- or the best way -- to stop these threats before they affect your business. The answer may lie in educating your workforce.

Big Iron in a Class by Itself

What’s the most reliable server operating platform of them all? If you answered z/OS, you’re right. The rest of the tally might surprise you, however.

Q&A: Data Protection Strategies for Mobile Computing

Best practices for protecting your mobile and enterprise assets.