Emerging Tech


Case Study: Bypassing Performance False Alarms

How a prominent hospital was able to increase the productivity of its IT staff and pay for itself all in about two months

Q&A: CA—Utility Computing Dark Horse

Utility computing isn’t a rip-and-replace proposition, says CA

Fiorina’s Ouster Shakes up Tandem, Digital Users

For former Tandem and Digital users, it’s been bumpy going for a while now, and it could get bumpier still

Sun Unveils Updated OS, New Services, Aggressive Chip Strategy

These days, Sun has a pronounced bounce in its step—enough to give many Solaris administrators that old late-1990’s feeling again

IT Spending Rebounds

The drought may be over, but some IT spending categories are faring much better than others

Careers: Combating Business-Process Change Overload

Compromise may be possible—even within the most control-oriented of corporate cultures

BMC Cuts False Performance Alerts to Zero

BMC says its new performance-monitoring software can help reduce false alerts—and sleep-shattering beeper pages—by almost 100 percent



Careers: Job Openings Grow, Worker Satisfaction Highest Ever

Workers are increasingly optimistic about their job security—and job satisfaction has increased to unprecedented levels

CICS: The Old Workhorse Keeps on Kicking

Big Blue’s durable workhorse still has plenty of kick left in it. And customers, for that matter, are increasingly willing to deploy it in support of new workloads

Oracle's Integration Strategy: It's All About "Fusion"

Oracle’s roadmap still leaves some questions unanswered—particularly for J.D. Edwards users. Company spokesmen reiterate support for existing users until at least 2013.

Intel, HP Shake Things Up

Chip giant Intel last week announced a reorganization of its business units, while HP announced new Itanium solutions and updated software for OpenVMS

Obsolete Software Draining IT Budgets

Almost all large organizations are paying for obsolete software that they’re not using, and some are paying a lot more than others, according to a new survey

Careers: IT Salaries Fell, IT Budgets Rebounded in 2004

The mean of IT compensation declined by almost 1 percent in 2004 while inflation grew by more than 3 percent

Big Year Ahead for Big Iron

Existing Big Iron shops should continue to add capacity at a healthy clip, and more and more OS/390 laggards will finally make the move to z/OS

Itanium Treading Water

Microsoft pulls processor support in some O/Ss

When Oracle Attacks: J.D. Edwards Shops Brace for the Worst

Many long-time J.D. Edwards users are bracing themselves for the worst while hoping for the best

Offshore Outsourcing’s Pandora’s Box

Not all companies consider the risks—in terms of information security, data privacy, and potential legal liability—associated with offshore outsourcing

Desktop Linux Poised for Breakthrough

Novell sees a sizeable upside to Linux on the desktop—and hints that the sun might soon set on Microsoft’s Windows empire

Domino: Users Take Heart at Reports of New Versions

As IBM preps Notes/Domino version 7 for release later this year, it's clear that reports of product's death have been greatly exaggerated

Offshore Outsourcing Failures Boost Some IT Salaries

Networking, messaging, groupware, and applications development skills still in high demand