Executive Briefings


Choosing the Right Key Performance Indicators for Data Centers

Data center personnel desperately need a more granular view into the data center that encompasses all aspects of performance.

A CxO’s Guide to Understanding Today’s Most Dangerous Attacks

To understand how to counter stealth malware threats, you first need to understand the nature and sophistication of these attacks at each of their four stages.

3 Cloud-Related Tasks CIOs Should Complete Before the Next Board Meeting

The push to cloud computing is coming from the boardroom. We explore how CIOs can be prepared for their next grilling before the board of directors.

Behind Big Iron's Bad Quarter

Although Big Iron had a bad quarter, the long-term indicators -- bolstered by several mainframe product cycles' worth of data -- suggest System z is just tracking through its life cycle.

5 Ways PMOs are Driving Strategic Growth

When business uncertainty is the "new normal," project management offices become critical in supporting strategic business priorities.

IDC Forecasts Strong Growth in Mobile Workforce

In just three years, mobile workers will account for more than one-third of the global workforce.

Cloud Computing in the Real World: Choosing the Right Cloud Model

Our pros and cons list will help you sort out the issues relevant to your situation and select the right cloud model -- public, private, or hybrid -- for your environment.



Q&A: Improving IT’s ROI

IT is often seen as a cost center, not a benefits center. A new survey sheds light on how IT’s ROI is viewed and what IT can do to improve its return on investment.

10 Best Practices to Build Deeper Business Connections

These 10 best practices examine key business integration tasks that are critical to building deeper connections with customers and trading partners.

IT, Executives Don't See Eye to Eye on Virtualization, Cloud Computing

Business and IT executives aren't always on the same page when it comes to virtualization and cloud computing.

Mitigating the Limits of Your Data Center

To help data center managers understand how best to employ new energy metrics and tools, we examine five ways to optimize use of available space, cooling capacity, and power.

5 Steps to a Continuously Compliant Data Center (Part 1 of 2)

These five steps provide a road map for continuous compliance in the data center.

App Development Survey Shows Most Projects Still Running Late

Application development delays of a few weeks are common. On the other hand, the vast majority of projects wrap up within three weeks of their target dates.

Top 10 Questions Data Center Operators Must Answer in 2011

With the rising costs of energy and increasing pressure on organizations to be more "green," implementing a DCIM and/or DPO solution is inevitable.

Taming Your Moving Assets: Governing through Policies and Procedures

An effective ITAM program can be the difference between getting the most out of your assets and possibly leaking millions of dollars.

Unisys' Updates to Libra, Dorado Lines Keep Mainframes Vibrant

Specialty engines and a new virtualization facility are keeping Unisys mainframes in the spotlight and customers interested.

3 Tips for Managing Requirement Changes

Two-thirds of all IT projects are cancelled, significantly delayed, or go over budget. Here's how to be in the other one-third.

The Sad State of Vendor Patches

A controversial new report shows vendors are leaving enterprises seriously exposed.

Tallying the Cost of Cyber Crime

Organizations are typically targeted by more than one successful cyber criminal attack each week -- costing the average organization $3.8 million.

Why IT's Future Must Include M&A Planning

Planning for a merger or acquisition can be tricky, but it's a bullet that most CIOs will have to bite.