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Cost-Effective, High-Availability on Virtualized Servers for SMBs

Server virtualization is not just for large businesses anymore.

DataDirect Quantifies Cost, Value of zIIP-based SOA

DataDirect's new zIIP TCO calculator shows just how useful IBM's zIIP engine has been to mainframe ISVs.

Q&A: Inside Application Performance Management

Application performance management tools help you keep applications running at their best to help IT meet SLAs.

Microsoft Probing ActiveX Bug in Internet Explorer

Security advisory for Windows XP, Server 2003 users; no solution available

Survey Predicts Continued Strong Growth of Linux Use on Mainframes

Availability of capacity, platform cost-effectiveness main reasons for increased focus in strategy, spending

Developer Access: The Threat Within

Creating a holistic, enterprise-wide security approach is a daunting task. These tips can make it easier.

Careers: IT Hiring Steady but Salaries Down, Surveys Report

The overwhelming majority of CIOs don't plan to make any changes to their staffing levels, but salaries are falling across the board.



Q&A: Outsourcing E-mail Management

How IT can get out from under the crushing job of e-mail management.

Chilling Outlook for High-End Servers

Sales of high-end servers have entered a period of protracted decline. It's unclear, however, what this will mean for mainframe market fortunes.

Storms on the Horizon: Examining Your Continuity Plans

Continuity planning has significant value to offer besides risk reduction; sadly, the benefits are rarely talked about.

Best Practices for Data Governance in SharePoint Environments

As awareness of SharePoint access control complexity grows, organizations are are focusing on security and compliance for their SharePoint deployments. We offer best practices to address these concerns.

Choosing the Right Protocol Analyzer

Why hardware-based protocol analyzers are worth the extra cost and are superior to those based in software.

Fortify, HP Tout Integrated Approach to Application Vulnerability Testing

Experts say a recent accord between Fortify and HP augurs the advent of a new approach to vulnerability detection.

Q&A: Squeezing More Out of Your IT Environment

Where should IT start when trying to do more within new (and tight) budget constraints?

Forrester: Worst May Be Over for IT Market

Predicts across-the-board purchases of IT goods and services will improve late this year.

Forefront Bug Deletes Data in SharePoint Files

Users who run manual scans using Forefront Security for SharePoint may be at risk

Cisco Describes Plans for Office-Like Service

Cisco executive says company is considering service that would allow users to create Office-like documents that could be shared online.

Aster Data Unveils New DW Appliances

Aster this week introduced two new DW appliance systems running on top of commodity hardware from Dell

ParAccel's Coup

Columnar DW specialist ParAccel delivers new analytic database software and trumpets a venture capital cash infusion.

Q&A: BI Trends Point Up Despite Down Economy

With the economy showing few signs of rebounding any time soon, what should business intelligence buyers do?