Software


The Path to Large-Scale Virtualization Success

A closer look at the challenges of virtualization technologies in a large-scale initiative.

Debunking the Mainframe Brain Drain

Why don’t proponents of the "mainframe brain drain" hypothesis make similar claims about other costly technology niches?

Moving Security to the Mainframe

Vanguard wants the mainframe to be the center of security

Microsoft Releasing Five Patches Today

More updates patch known security flaws

CICS Gets Another SOA-Friendly Infusion

IBM officials position CICS 3.2 as the no-brainer hub for an organization’s -- any organization’s -- service-oriented architecture.

Puzzling Out an Archive Strategy, Part 1

Archiving isn’t rocket science, but it can be a challenge for even rocket scientists to do well.



TDWI Radio News: Big Blue Touts Dynamic, Balanced Warehousing

An appliance, by any other name, is probably an appliance -- even for IBM.

IBM Encourages Customers to Bring BI Back Home -- to the Mainframe

IBM is pursuing a number of pricing stratagems to help reverse the exodus of BI and DW workloads from its venerable System z mainframe platform.

In Search of...DW Appliance Profitability

Netezza last week helped shine a light on the still-murky financials of the DW appliance segment when it announced its intention to go public.

Novell Security Updates Focus on Flexibility, Integration

Versions offers more management, more integration, and more compliance

New Report Examines Practices, Trends in IT Outsourcing

The Institute of Internal Auditors’ report helps C-level executives understand the risks when navigating the complex task of IT outsourcing.

BMC Revamps Mid-Market IT Service Management Offering

Targets mid-market customers with ITSM aspirations

zIIP Poised to Go Supernova?

IBM officials are confident zIIP will take off -- once it’s had time to germinate in the minds of customers

Enerjy Promotes Change in Software Development

To create quality code, development teams must continually collect and analyze data on their processes for writing and building applications.

A Database Archiving Solution Like No Other

Though StorHouse is principally a data warehousing system, its stronger value may be as a database archiving solution.

SOA: You’ll Need More than Technology

To transform a company’s architecture to an SOA model, a systematic long-term roadmap is critical.