Why are IT departments turning to cloud computing rather than its alternatives and what makes the technology so compelling?
Social technologies are now an essential tool for bolstering internal IT services and communications. We explain how to get started with this powerful, new approach to IT collaboration and support.
Business transaction management can optimize business processes and performance.
Next-generation tokenization has the potential to help businesses protect sensitive data in the cloud in a more efficient and scalable manner than encryption and first-generation tokenization.
More data means heavier workloads for servers and networks. These five tips can help you stay ahead of performance issues.
Organizations must be cautious to ensure they can manage their embedded devices as their population grows.
DDoS attacks are bigger and more frequent than ever, and a lack of insight into IPv6 security is particularly worrisome.
Follow these steps to achieve comprehensive visibility. They aren’t easy but they are necessary.
How one University tackled rapidly growing network traffic.
Emerging technologies in the data center place organizations at a unique crossroads.
Knowing common SOA pitfalls is the first step to avoiding them. The authors of "100 SOA Questions Asked and Answered" point out how SOA governance teams and application teams can avoid these traps.
How do you secure an environment in which risky behavior is business as usual?
Challenges, mistakes, and best practices for moving to Windows 7.
How to take control of default group access permissions settings for Windows Server.
We outline seven steps that help you address the people aspect of data security.
Completely blocking access to social networking sites or online communities is not necessarily the only -- or the best way -- to stop these threats before they affect your business. The answer may lie in educating your workforce.
With the rising costs of energy and increasing pressure on organizations to be more "green," implementing a DCIM and/or DPO solution is inevitable.
These strategies will help you manage your growing storage needs in 2011.
How to improve security for mobile users in light of new, complex technologies such as cloud computing.
As data centers struggle to meet their backup and recovery objectives, what will managers look for in 2011?