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Ozzie Quizzed on Cloud Strategy at PDC

Windows Azure will let people more easily plug into such public data, Ozzie says.

SaaS BI Continues to Draw Interest, Traction

A recent survey sponsored by on-demand BI provider Birst finds that nearly half of respondents would consider a BI solution delivered as a service. Top concerns remaining around SaaS BI are complexity of integration, security, and opposition from IT, the survey found.

Data Mining: Sometimes Coincidences Are Just Coincidences

Data mining is just one component of business analytics. You must ask yourself: do the results make sense?

Windows SMB Subject to Denial-of-Service Attack

Microsoft investigating holes in Server Message Block file-sharing protocol.

The Mainstreaming of MapReduce

MapReduce ready for the mainstream, or is it best used in niche environments?

The Green and Virtual Data Center

Green IT is no fad. Paying attention to how resources are used to deliver information services in an energy-efficient, environmentally, and economically-friendly manner to boost efficiency and productivity is here to stay.



Going Green: Symantec Practices What It Preaches

Can a company that promotes its products with "green" benefits actually demonstrate those benefits in its own shop? At Symantec, the savings were, indeed, impressive.

Careers: The Volatility Trap

IT employers aren’t so much looking to fill specific jobs as trying to stock up on specific IT skill sets. The upshot is that some skills are safer than others.

IT at the Crossroads: Time for Change is Now

An economy on the cusp of recovery presents an unprecedented opportunity, particularly when it comes to transforming underperforming IT operations.

A Better Method to Contextually Protect Data

A new solution to data security is predicated on -- and anticipates -- human behavior by embedding corporate policies into documents and images.

Microsoft Expands Windows Support for Exchange Server 2007

Company responds to complaints from users

Windows 7's UAC Slammed by Sophos

How useful is user account control feature?

Cisco Causes a Stir With Hosted E-mail Service

Cisco's announcement of a new hosted e-mail service is causing high-pressure rumblings in the cloud computing space.

Google Enterprise Plans

Free consumer apps are also key its enterprise software development strategy.

HP Strikes at Cisco with 3Com Acquisition Deal

HP will pay $2.7 billion in cash in an agreement reached by the boards of both companies.

Microsoft Tries To Clean Up COFEE Spill

Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor distributed on "pirate" sites.

Making the Most of Your Mainframe, Part 2 of 2

How IT organizations are managing the mainframe environment to reduce costs while delivering greater value.

Four Tips for a Successful Data Migration Project

From establishing governance and transparency to embracing smart timing and change, following these four tips at the start of your data migration project will dramatically increase your success.

E-Mail Biggest Security Risk, Microsoft Says

An organization's security has a lot to do with its E-mail system, a top security official at Microsoft suggested.