Enterprise


Careers: How "Inevitable Misappropriation" May Limit Job Mobility

Can your employer prevent you from taking a job with another company—even if it isn’t a direct competitor?

Scaling Without the Scramble

Understanding the four dimensions of scalability will help you successfully take XML and Web services-based SOAs enterprise-wide

Can We Trust Hardware Guys to Do Storage Software?

Hardware or software storage management – that is the question.

In Brief

Anti-spyware fallout, CTOs urge online crime taskforce, Microsoft specs IE7, mobile phone virus arrives in U.S.

Unraveling Common VPN Flaws

Chances are your VPN is vulnerable

Understanding Mixed and Native Domain Functional Levels

Understanding the three domain functional levels of Windows Active Directory is key to taking advantage of its advanced features

Buyer Beware: Putting Intrusion Protection to the Test

A new report examines IPS products in rigid performance, security, and usability tests.



Network Downtime: The Silent Killer

Network outages cost organizations tens of millions of dollars annually

The Tyranny of On-time and On-budget

Is delivering every project on-time and on-budget a worthy goal or a warning signal of deeper problems?

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

The Veritas-Symantec Merger: Ask A Silly Question

What does the merger mean for customers of Veritas?

Scale is Everything for Pentagon’s Digital Security

The Department of Defense adopts new certification verification processes

Microsoft Update Onslaught Targets Spyware, Viruses

Experts say Microsoft could be leading the charge for antivirus and anti-spyware software that runs from a single interface

Locking Down Laptops

Keeping hard drive data encrypted is more important than ever

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

Improving Systems: Forget Architecture -- Look at the Buildings

If successful buildings can learn and improve, shouldn’t the same be possible for systems?

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

Onaro: A SAN Management Play with a Lot of Vowels

SANscreen tells you what you have, where it is, and who’s using it