Enterprise


Mainframe’s TCO Still Very Attractive, Analysts Report

Mainframe adoption should continue to take off in both existing and emerging markets.

Updated Security Information Manager Tackles Massive Event Logs

SIM adds real-time capabilities but compliance, not threats, stills drives this market

Assessing Data Migration Readiness, Part 1: The Right Way to Begin

The power of a migration readiness assessment strategy framework is that it enables you to see what you are getting into with a data migration before you actually begin.

ESI Come, ESI Go: Next Steps for E-Discovery

Since December, the US civil code has included electronically stored information (ESI) in its requirements for legal discovery. But surveys show most companies are unprepared to comply. What's the holdup, and how can companies move toward sustainable e-discovery management?

Why It’s Time for Network Access Control

Security and compliance policies are only successful if they are enforced. That’s where network access control comes in.

Disaster Recovery Planning: Lessons From the Recent Past

In terms of disasters, it's been an eventful few years with hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, and winter storms. However, the silver lining of every dark cloud is a lesson that can help you prepare for the next incident. Experts share valuable advice to bolster your business continuity plans and face the inevitable force majeure that could cripple your company.

Careers: CIOs Planning Hiring Surge

CIOs expect to increase their IT staff levels at the fastest rate since 2001



Mainframe Pros Optimistic about the Future

Mainframe pros sound off about the year ahead

Terabyte Drives Have Arrived

In less than 18 months, perpendicular recording has gone mainstream. It is one of those little-noted technology innovations, but one that is extraordinarily important.

Survey: Composite Applications Used to Solve Integration Problems

Composite applications -- containing logic and data from multiple IT sources coupled with Web services standards -- bring higher end-user satisfaction without requiring full SOA implementation, a new research report reveals.

A Loaf, a Phish, and a Reputation

Spam and phishing attacks are getting worse, and new Web threats will complicate networks until some reputations are established

Demystifying Enterprise Tiered Storage (Part 1 of 2)

Views of tiered storage differ wildly because there is no clear, concise, universally accepted definition of the technology. We offer a definition that spells out the four attributes of tiered storage.

Compuware, IBM Loosen Their Purse Strings

Both Compuware and IBM notched a pair of mainframe-related acquisitions

NAC, Vista, and Your Security Strategy

We sort out the options with the most buzz for 2007—NAC, Vista, and NAP—for enforcing security with devices requesting network resources.

Harvesting Business Rules in a Process Context

Harvesting business rules from a legacy application has benefits ranging from simple documentation to application modernization. We provide a practical approach for collecting rules in a process context.

Resolved for 2007: No More Lying

The release of CERT information raises a controversy between storage security vendors.

Impressive Growth Ahead for Application Server Market

The application server marketplace isn’t the exclusive playground of J2EE and .NET: CICS is amply represented, market watcher IDC says

Podcast: Strategies for Effective Data Protection

With the data inside the data center secured, IT must now address the problems of a growing mobile work force. We discuss how enterprise data protection has changed and where it’s headed.

SOA Evolution: Top Trends for 2007

While many of these data centers may not perceive they are in the world of SOA, they have more than arrived. These are fully distributed applications that are growing in functionality and sophistication, becoming central to the business and in many cases achieving the rank of "mission-critical."

Consultancy Puts IBM’s TCO Claims to the Test

Do Big Blue’s mainframe TCO assertions add up?