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Value-Add Software: The Risks for Storage Managers

Storage buyers have been conditioned to look for ever-greater "value." We explain why this behavior is so risky.

Q&A: Best Practices for a Greener Data Center

What technologies and best practices can make a data center greener?

Three Initiatives Data Governance Can Improve

Data governance implementation should be the top priority for enterprises undertaking three initiatives.

Outsourcing Uptick Ahead?

Some industry analysts expect the economic downturn to result in a net gain for outsourcers.

Get Ready for Compliance 2.0

Many say that newer, tougher compliance is inevitable. What's at issue is just how demanding it will be.

Amid Economic Turbulence, Mainframes Counter IT Cost-Cutting Trend

This year isn't like 1999, and Big Iron could be in an enviable position should things get even worse.

A Trio of Technologies for Tackling Expansions in the Data Center

When used together, server virtualization with N-Port ID Virtualization (NPIV), blade servers, and Fibre Channel SANs provide a mature, robust infrastructure for data centers.



IT Spending to Hold the Line in 2009

There’s some comfort in a recent survey from Gartner, which says IT spending will neither plummet nor surge in 2009. In short, IT spending will likely remain flat.

CA Revamps, Extends NetMaster, SysView

Both NetMaster and SysView boast GUI and usability improvements. Along with a lower-cost software licensing option and you have pair of old tools reborn.

Q&A: SOA Challenges for SMBs

SOA often sneaks into an environment as part of a packaged solution within SMBs.

Outsourcing: Where the Jobs Are

Non-traditional players -- such as Thailand, Egypt, and South Africa -- have emerged as offshore contenders.

Q&A: Security Information and Event Management

Why current security tools aren’t adequate, and what vendors and IT must do now to secure their environment.

IT Reality Check: Bracing for Impact in 2009

Four reasons you should consider an investment in IT process automation

Happy Green-er New Year

All of the Energy Stars in the world will not keep the lights from going out.

Q&A: IT Automation: Trends and Tips

Why is IT the last department to have automated tools?

Demystifying Enterprise 2.0: It's About Sharing, Not Technology

To get the most from your Web 2.0 technologies, combine them with Enterprise 2.0.

Storage 2008: Flashy Storage

Learning the difference between single layer cell (SLC) and multi layer cell (MLC) Flash memory technologies opens the door to better understanding solid state drives.

The Year in Security and the Fresh Problems Ahead

All things considered, 2008 was a quiet but industrious year on the security front.

From the Editor: Consumer Software Driving the Best New Enterprise Features

What features will be included in future enterprise software products? The answer lies in today's consumer software.

The Year in Review, The Trends Ahead

It was a pretty good year, for IT spending at least.