Features & News


Results of New Survey Should Worry Security Administrators

A new survey of 17,000 IT security professionals by Cloakware should be cause for alarm for security administrators.

Insider Snooping Still Serious Security Issue

Survey finds that over on-third of IT staff admit to abusing admin rights so they view confidential data; nearly three-quarters can circumvent controls

MicroStrategy Delivers Free Reporting Suite

The new MicroStrategy Reporting Suite makes its move into the small and midsize enterprise market.

RED Offers Faster Development, Easier Maintenance of Data Warehouses

WhereScape touts a quick-and-not-so-dirty on-ramp to your data warehouse

Q&A: How SaaS Changes the Relationship of Business Users to BI

SaaS takes away the chore of installing tools and lets users focus on business impact -- but only if they ask the right questions.

Three Top Tips for Successful Business Continuity Planning

Building a business continuity plan is an ongoing job, but mature technologies exist that meet the range of key requirements.

Stephen Swoyer

Analysis: Behind Oracle's Acquisition of Virtual Iron

Oracle's move shakes up the virtualization status quo



Jon Toigo

Virtualization: Where's the Business Value?

How did IT ever fall for the vendor's business value proposition for server virtualization?

Best Practices for Selecting and Managing Enterprise Application Appliances

Three features that should guide your choice of an application appliance.

Challenges and Opportunities Facing Today’s Data Center

The job of doing more with less can be divided into two distinct but related tasks: achieving IT efficiency and maximizing existing resources.

Q&A: Harnessing Computing Power for Data Analysis with MapReduce

MapReduce can help spread the computational chores between many computers. But what if the technology could be unleashed for all data, not just file-based data processing?

Q&A: Internet Threats and Web Filters in the Cloud

Threats delivered through the Web are increasing in number and severity. A Web filtering solution can reduce an enterprise’s vulnerability.

Stephen Swoyer

The Mainframe Security Paradox

Mainframe operators know which controls to implement, but auditors -- who frequently come from the distributed side of the divide -- don’t.

Stephen Swoyer

Enterprise Architecture in a Tough Economy

Gartner offers an prescription for enterprise architecture ROI

IBM Rational Previews Wares for Software Investment Management

Company also previews older software delivery products being tuned for cloud-based infrastructures

Q&A: Simplifying User Reporting Still Key BI Goal

A faster, more powerful system is not the only way to make reporting faster and more efficient. Users need better reporting tools, too.

Oracle BI Applications Get Analytic Infusion

Oracle's BI Application product line was updated with the addition of several analytic amenities. What's new and how do the changes improve Oracle's E-business Suite?

Windows 7 Starter Freed of Three-App Limit

Crippling restriction removed

Q&A: The Benefits of On-demand BI

What on-demand BI can -- and cannot -- offer companies of any size.