Features & News


Sybase Replication Server Update Focuses on Real Time

With the rise of right-time BI and the advent of a culture of what might be called mass (data) consumption, replication is more important than ever, as a new update from Sybase attests.

Operations Manager 2007 R2 Available for Trial

Data center monitoring solution shows overall state and performance of an IT system

Stephen Swoyer

What Downturn? IT Shops Still Spending

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

IT Dogged by Security Issues, Studies Find

IT pros often have to do more with less in the current recession according to two industry-sponsored studies

Overcoming Security Objections to a Virtual Infrastructure

Proper planning that includes addressing security will help you reap the benefits of virtualization and satisfy those who ensure business continuity and protect corporate data.

Stephen Swoyer

Study Highlights SOA "Herd" Mentality

Many shops are pursuing SOA strategies without first identifying the business benefits of doing so.

Jon Toigo

Virtualization, Storage, and the Truth about Hypervisors (Part 2 of 3)

Even if the hypervisor does its job reasonably well, if a resource misbehaves, the consequences for the virtual server environment could be huge.



Q&A: Keeping Networks Simple Brings Big Rewards

The key to smart IT spending just may be investments that simplify your network infrastructure.

Q&A: Network Performance Management

Networks are more heavily burdened than ever with data, voice, and video. How can enterprises ensure the performance of business applications across the network?

Stephen Swoyer

Enterprises Throw Out Wi-Fi Welcome Mat to Attackers, Study Finds

A recent report by AirTight Networks finds financial services firms are all but throwing out a welcome mat to wireless attacker

Seven Ways to Tackle Unexpected Server I/O Costs

Why the solution to I/O sprawl is I/O virtualization.

SAP Launches Data Warehouse Search Tool

BusinessObjects Explorer designed to let any user query enterprise information in near real time via Web interface.

Bank Saves with Better Data Connectivity Tool

Combining data from multiple sources need not require you to use multiple tools, as Zions Bancorporation discovered.

Study Highlights How to Lower BI Costs, Complete Projects On-Time and On-Budget with Less Staff

Best-in-Class are 21 percent more likely to track BI implementation costs vs. budgets

Report Debunks BI Usage Myth

Real-world BI usage typically hovers at around 8 percent of all users in an organization -- with just over 11 percent in extremely aggressive BI shops -- a figure much lower than BI vendors would have you believe.

IBM Unveils Latest Tool for Real-Time Data Analysis

Technology raises threshold for analysis of massive amounts of data in real time

Office XML Document Format Tools Released

Tools extend compatibility, interoperability of Office Open XML format

Adobe and Apple Address Security Holes

Patches for Adobe Reader, Acrobat; multiple Apple products updated, including OS X, iTunes, and iPhones

SAP Launches Data Warehouse Search Tool

Web-based search interface lets users query information from large data warehouses

Q&A: Data Quality Best Practices

Analysis of your customer data is only as good as the quality of the data you’re working with. We look at best practices for one-time cleaning and ongoing data maintenance.