Enterprise


Big Blue Still Sitting Pretty Atop Server Market Heap

IBM Corp. is server market king—thanks to the strong performance of Big Blue’s System x, System p, and System z platforms

Microsoft Forefront: Strictly Business

Microsoft doesn’t put enough edge into its security products, yet.

For Job Security, Go with Z

zNextGen professionals say they’re drawn to Big Iron for the same reason as many older mainframes: staying power

zNextGen Takes Off at SHARE

More zNextGen grads were in attendance at last week’s SHARE get together than at any previous user conference, SHARE officials say

Careers: "Total Rewards" Packages Key to Employee Happiness, Motivation

IT organizations are hip to the fact that they’ve got to have the right people with the right skills at the right time to keep things humming along

A Guide to Daylight Saving Time Updates

The Daylight Saving Time changes may not have the impact of Y2K, but the ripples may give IT managers heartburn nonetheless



Standards-Based Storage, Part II

Only when the pain and cost of the status quo becomes too great to bear will users start to make some noise.

Survey Reveals Global Sourcing Trends

From smaller deals to an increased interest in China, the face of outsourcing is changing, a new survey reports

Planning for Pandemics and Other Disasters

In the second of our two-part series, Michigan’s CISO discusses planning for pandemics and other natural (and even man-made) disasters.

IBM Executes on Mainframe Simplification Agenda

Big Blue touts simplified mainframe admin features along with new versions of Tivoli, WebSphere, and DB2 software for z/OS

CA’s zIIPy Masterstroke

CA says organizations can offload some management tasks from their expensive mainframe general processors onto cheaper zIIPs

Beyond the Crudware Complex: Planning Smarter IT Investments

Technology acquisition is a complex, often speculative task. Whether the means is build or buy, long-term value goes unmeasured and unrealized. The result is vaporware—or worse. What's the solution to spending savvy? A little-known framework for IT investment management could provide the answer.

Storage Standards, Part I: PBS or Reality TV

Are standards something we should really care about?

Cyberethics: What the Public and Private Sector Misses

In the first of a two-part series, we talk with Michigan CISO Dan Lohrmann about his experience with security, consolidation, and public- versus private-sector considerations.

Vista Buffer-Overflow Vulnerabilities Exposed

Hackers can take control of a Vista machine

IBM Preps z/VM Overhaul

z/VM 5.3 might still be five months away, but many VM programmers are already licking their lips in anticipation

The New Bounce in Sun’s Step

From its chip strategy to its datacenter-in-a-box initiative, Sun has been reinvigorated

New Online Threats for the New Year

What's on SPI Labs' list of top Web application security threats it expects this year?

SOA, Better Value Driving System i Renaissance

Some industry watchers think Big Blue’s midrange workhorse might have finally turned a corner