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Under the Hood of Oracle's Revamped BI Suite

Does Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 11g "close the loop?"

What's Essential -- And What's Not -- In Big Data Analytics

When it comes to analytics, the columnar database debate misses the point.

GPUs: Secret Weapon of Password Crackers

Among the oft-cited weaknesses in using passwords for authentication are that people choose bad, easily guessed passwords, such as "123456" or "password"

Talend Enhances Data Integration with MapReduce Support

MapReduce is usually thought of as an enabling technology for Big Data analytics. Talend says it can help supercharge data integration, too.

Q&A: The Rise of DevOps

Applications and environments are more complex than ever. DevOps may be the approach IT needs.

Sizing up the Hype and Substance of Cloud Computing

A new study underscores cloud computing's momentum and helps put the phenomenon into perspective.

Breachers Down but Not Out

Breaches could still be avoided, report notes.



Metrics: Improving the Health of Your IT Organization

IT service metrics are simply tools to help you measure progress and determine success in achieving your goals. Here's how to use metrics wisely.

Mainframes: Lifting the Hood on zEnterprise

zEnterprise services 125 different capacity settings, but small mainframe shops may be best served by IBM's existing z10 BC system

Enterprise Systems Salary Survey 2010 Part 2: IT Staff Salaries

IT staff salaries perk up; premiums highest in supply chain, SOA, CRM environments

Microsoft Offers New SQL Server Migration Tools

Microsoft updated some of its free tools to help users move to Microsoft SQL Server and released a new Oracle MySQL migration tool.

Microsoft Issues New Windows Security Advisories

Microsoft issued even more details about Windows security concerns, even after releasing its August security update on Tuesday

GAO Updates Framework To Reflect Enterprise Architectures Evolution

The Government Accountability Office has released a major update of a management maturity framework that provides a flexible benchmark against which federal agencies can plan for and measure enterprise architecture program maturity

Microsoft Unveils "Premier Mission-Critical" Support Service

Microsoft announced a new mission-critical support option for organizations as part of its Microsoft Services consulting business.

Q&A: Avoiding VM Stall

What gets in the way of managing and controlling your virtual environment effectively, and what best practices can you use to avoid VM stall?

ESJ Salary Survey 2010 Part 1: Management Salaries

Economy continues to weigh on management salaries; supply chain, SOA management skills command high premiums

Putting the "E" in ECM

Top four questions to ask when selecting an enterprise content management solution

Microsoft Lays Out "Open Cloud" Vision

Microsoft used the occasion of the open source conference last month to advance its vision of an open cloud by breaking it down into four basic principles.

Tallying the Cost of Cyber Crime

Organizations are typically targeted by more than one successful cyber criminal attack each week -- costing the average organization $3.8 million.

Video: Why Xiotech is a True Innovator

Eric Lomascolo, director of product development, demonstrates new management tools that knocked the socks of of our storage analyst, Jon Toigo