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Microsoft Warns of Flaw Affecting ASP.NET Apps

Vulnerability in the encryption system used with ASP.NET

Accelerating Desktop Virtualization Deployments

Given all the buzz about desktop virtualization, is the technology right for you? What's holding up adoption, and what should you know before you embrace the technology?

IBM to Acquire Netezza in Analytic Database Coup

IBM’s $1.7 billion acquisition of Netezza is the second major DW-related acquisition this year, following EMC’s purchase of analytic database specialist Greenplum this summer.

Microsoft Points to IE 9 Security Measures

Internet Explorer 9, released in beta form, doesn't talk to strangers

The Agile Data Warehouse: Keeping Users Happy

If shops don't figure out how to accelerate their cumbersome data warehousing projects, their information consumers will pass them by.

Winning the Quest for Reliable and Timely Data

In a 24/7 marketplace, you need reliable and timely information. We explain the data integration challenges and how to overcome them.

Mobile Data Intelligence: The Next-Generation BI

Mobile service providers struggle to match data usage to revenues. A new kind of BI can help.



Why Analytics Must Focus on Outliers and Idiosyncrasies

Traditional analytic best practices are slowly being supplanted by what might be called the analytics of the particular.

Report: Novell To Sell Itself in Two Parts

The New York Post reported Wednesday morning that Novell has agreed to "a deal in principle" to sell itself in two separate parts to two separate buyers.

IBM, Microsoft, Google, Intel Top Worldwide Brand Study

Apple, Google and BlackBerry are biggest gainers in "brand value" in 2010

The Sad State of Vendor Patches

A controversial new report shows vendors are leaving enterprises seriously exposed.

Q&A: A New Approach to Tape Discovery

The benefits and best practices of using tape discovery.

Video: Fujifilm's Capacity Jump (Interview)

New tape cartridge can store up to 35 TB of data in LTO form factor

Analysis: Intel's McAfee Acquisition

What was Intel thinking? Was a vision of a hyper-connected future -- powered by hyper-secure embedded microprocessors -- a big factor?

Hurd Resurfaces at Oracle

Oracle has hired former HP CEO Mark Hurd as co-president.

Q&A: Will Intel's Jasper Forest Revolutionize Storage?

Do Intel's new processors signal a seminal moment in storage innovation?

The 3 Top Problems of ITAM Administration

IT asset management (ITAM) is a tactical foundation corporate executives need to make sound strategic decisions. ITAM needs more than just an administrator to manage it.

Security is Bright Spot in IT Spending

Today's security market differs greatly from the market that was hammered almost a decade ago, following the dot.com implosion.

Getting Smarter About Storage (Part 3 of 3)

Smart storage isn't about applications running on an array controller; it's about manageability of the infrastructure.

Backup/Recovery Best Practices for Virtualized Environments

Virtualization’s great promise may be compromised if virtual machines can't be easily recovered.