Cloud model is an inevitable consequence of pervasive virtualization -- call it applied virtualization with a business-centric focus.
Empowered with the right tools, IT can optimize application and database performance.
Where should an enterprise begin when undertaking a governance, risk, and compliance project, and how can IT avoid common project mistakes?
DataDirect's new zIIP TCO calculator shows just how useful IBM's zIIP engine has been to mainframe ISVs.
Application performance management tools help you keep applications running at their best to help IT meet SLAs.
Server virtualization is not just for large businesses anymore.
The overwhelming majority of CIOs don't plan to make any changes to their staffing levels, but salaries are falling across the board.
Where should IT start when trying to do more within new (and tight) budget constraints?
How IT can get out from under the crushing job of e-mail management.
Sales of high-end servers have entered a period of protracted decline. It's unclear, however, what this will mean for mainframe market fortunes.
Why hardware-based protocol analyzers are worth the extra cost and are superior to those based in software.
How IT can continue to offer the same (or similar) levels of service on severely restricted budgets?
The mainframe already embodies a viable proof-of-concept for cloud computing in the enterprise. Is it a cloud platform par excellence?
IT spending is under the microscope. How do you know you’re making the best investment decisions for network and server infrastructure? Business service management may be the answer IT and business users need.
There's a significant disconnect between IT and business executives when it comes to disaster recovery preparedness.
To help you meet the challenges of virtualization, we offer five best practices that will transform enterprise IT both operationally and strategically.
How did IT ever fall for the vendor's business value proposition for server virtualization?
Three features that should guide your choice of an application appliance.
Gartner offers an prescription for enterprise architecture ROI
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?