Some steps to "going green" can be as simple as finding simple alternatives to paper.
Looking for methodologies that enable you to cost effectively benefit from new technologies? Consider leveraging off-the-shelf technology.
Due to macroeconomic conditions, nearly every vendor promotes its products as offering cost savings, but the ROI calculations for IT process automation are overwhelming and simple.
Moving beyond software testing to understand and measure the structural quality of the entire software system is the key to preventing software glitches.
With so many benefits to reap from network access control, why aren't all IT shops on board?
At a small market research firm, dashboard software that can work in real time and with flat files is proving highly useful.
Getting a handle on your IT servers can be difficult. We explain how one company tackled the problem.
These five best practices will help you reduce the risk of internal data misuse and accidental data leakage.
In this second part of our three-part excerpt adapted from The Data Access Handbook, authors John Goodson and Rob Steward begin their discussion of nine guidelines that will help you create meaningful, useful benchmarks in your own organization.
In this first installment in our three-part excerpt adapted from The Data Access Handbook, authors John Goodson and Rob Steward explain why benchmarks and how your database applications fit into the picture.
A new report from McAfee underscores that if users are successfully initiating celebrity-themed Web searches, IT hasn’t done its job.
These five best practices will help deliver success more rapidly and ensure increasing return on investment.
We look at the biggest mistakes IT makes (and how to avoid them) when outsourcing critical network and data center infrastructure monitoring and management.
If you are a CIO, business analyst, or project manager responsible for getting your enterprise to the cloud, read these tips before diving in.
Replacing error-prone deployment scripting with intelligent automation can positively impact your IT operations in no more than 100 days.
What does it take to achieve a performance culture that drives growth and profitability? We explore the key characteristics an enterprise needs for success.
Where should an enterprise begin when undertaking a governance, risk, and compliance project, and how can IT avoid common project mistakes?
Creating a holistic, enterprise-wide security approach is a daunting task. These tips can make it easier.
How IT can get out from under the crushing job of e-mail management.
As awareness of SharePoint access control complexity grows, organizations are are focusing on security and compliance for their SharePoint deployments. We offer best practices to address these concerns.