Features & News


Q&A: Server Virtualization and Storage

Virtualization is so radically different from physical computing that entirely new approaches to storage are required. So why aren’t vendors keeping up?

Microsoft Dropping Itanium Support

No support for Windows Server 2008 R2, SQL Server 2008 R2, Visual Studio 2010

Q&A: Look Internally for Data Mining Success

Data mining offers fast returns in a slow economy.

Stephen Swoyer

Why Specialty Data Warehouse Systems Are Here to Stay

TDWI survey and analysts agree: analytic databases have arrived -- officially.

Stephen Swoyer

Hashing Out an Architecture for Advanced Analytics

Is massively parallel speed or brawn sufficient for most applications, or should a little finesse be brought to bear, too?

Rising Trend Seen for SaaS Security Managed Services

Infonetics analyst predicts strong growth in SaaS security over the next five years

Rating the Up-and-Coming Offshore Outsourcing Hotspots

Offshore/outsourcing firms in Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand might lack the resources of Indian heavyweights such as Tata or WiPro, but they aren't sitting still.



Optimizing Microsoft Exchange 2010

The changes to Exchange 2010 are significant, and migration to this version will be felt across the organization. Here's how to take advantage of that natural disruption to reduce overall costs of running Exchange and improve its performance.

The Return of Appliance-Based Computing

Cost containment efforts have forced many enterprises to look at the true cost of their system. Ironically, oftentimes the preferred alternative is one first touted almost two decades ago.

"Critical" Off-Cycle IE Patch Released

Second "critical" off-cycle patch for Internet Explorer this year

Q&A: What You Need to Know About Green IT

What's hype and what's fact, how you can judge green savings, and how industries and government are getting involved in green IT.

Windows Enterprise Licensees Get Options on Amazon's Cloud

Pilot program allows some Windows Server users to apply licenses to Amazon's EC2 Internet cloud

"Best Hypervisors" for VDI Tested by Citrix

Hypervisor makes a difference with desktop virtualization according to Citrix tests

What Downturn? Shops Still Spending on IT

Seventy percent of CIOs say they'll spend money on new or expanded IT initiatives, including information security, virtualization, and data center efficiency.

Q&A: Server Virtualization for Aggregation

Server virtualization is not new to IT, but what if you could use the technology to combine several servers into one virtual server?

Using Replication to Protect Remote Office Data

There are many advantages in selecting a replication solution over remote backup, from significant cost savings in hardware, software, and operations to better data protection, business continuity, and disaster recovery -- all in a single solution.

Studies in Scale: Updated Processor Can Take Analytics to New Heights

The next generation of Intel-based systems has the potential to transform how organizations manage, process, and consume data.

Red Hat Updates JBoss Dev Tools, SOA Platform

Unveils JBoss Developer Studio IDE, Enterprise SOA Platform, Enterprise Web Platform.

Eclipse Foundation Approves Gemini, Virgo Projects

Both projects under the Eclipse Runtime project

Q&A: Master Data Management Coming Into its Own

MDM initiatives finding their place in the sun.