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Modern Antivirus, Whitelisting, and Enterprise Security

Whitelisting applications can be a more effective and lower-impact technique for protecting your enterprise than are traditional antivirus approaches.

Microsoft Opens HTML5 Labs for Developers

Microsoft has opened a test site for Web developers that shows off promising yet unstable HTML 5 code.

Mike Schiff

That Was the Year That Was: Major Data Warehousing Events of 2010 (and Predictions for 2011)

As 2010 draws to a close, it’s time to once again review some of the major events of the year and speculate on what might occur in 2011.

Is SQL Server's MPP Retrofit Too Little Too Late?

With a reloaded MPP engine on deck in SQL Server Denali -- and a promised columnar option -- Microsoft could still make a high-end DW splash, but it will have to move quickly.

The Year in Review, The Trends Ahead

It's that time of year again. Every December, we look back at the year just past, highlight some of its most intriguing trends, and hazard a few guesses about what the New Year will have in store.

3 "Big-Data" Predictions for 2011

How will compliance-driven structured data retention affect your enterprise? Will expensive data management software fall and sustainable IT rise as a result?

A Tough Year that Could Have Been Worse

Security admins faced a host of vulnerabilities and new attacks in 2010, but the nightmare scenarios that could've kept security pros up at night blessedly didn't come to pass.



Network Lessons from 2010 Drive Predictions for 2011

It was a busy year for IT professionals in 2010. What did network administrators learn this year, and how will these lessons affect the top enterprise trends in 2011?

Q&A: Web Application Performance Management

Monitoring your end users in real time takes the guesswork out of maximizing their experience.

New Year’s Resolution: Put Your Data Center on a Storage Diet in 2011

Best practices for trimming your storage waistline.

Q&A: Security in a Virtualized Environment

How are IT organizations responding to the new security challenges of administrative privileges in a virtualized environment?

The Enterprise Year That Was

From powerful mainframes to small smartphones, it was a year filled with change and challenges, contradiction and contrast for enterprise IT.

Storage 2010: What’s Past is Prologue

The 2010 history books will show that many of the developments in storage have been driven by economics rather than pure innovation. Our storage analyst, Jon Toigo, takes a look back at the significant storage news of 2010.

Windows Small Business Server 2011 Hits Metal

Microsoft announced that the Standard version of Windows Small Business Server 2011 has been rolled out to hardware manufacturers.

Google Chrome OS Pilot Launched on Hardware

Google makes three announcements about its consumer Web efforts.

Database Security: Why Patching Isn't Popular with DBAs

Database security patching is a tricky business. It's so tricky, in fact, that some DBAs prefer to rely on defense-in-depth controls to protect their systems.

Salesforce.com Announces Multi-Platform Enterprise Cloud Database

Billing it as the first database for the cloud, Salesforce.com announced Database.com, targeted at next-generation enterprise apps.

Cloud Trends of 2010 Foreshadow Cloud Computing in 2011

It was a watershed year for cloud computing, but what lies ahead?

The Incredible Shrinking Data Center: Capacity and Space at a Premium

The issues posed by near-exponential growth in enterprise storage needs present formidable challenges.

Tracking Trends: Data Security Risks

The top three risk trends in 2010, and what lies ahead for security professionals in 2011.