Executive Briefings


2006 ESJ Salary Survey, Part 1: Salaries Grow for All IT Staff Positions

In the first of our four-part report, we look at compensation growth for professional positions.

Two-Factor Authentication: The Single Sign-on Solution?

New online risk-monitoring and strong-authentication technologies are helping banks meet looming FFIEC online authentication deadlines

Podcast: Creating Strategies to Prevent Internal Threats

Employees who copy data to thumb drives or use the Print Screen button and carry that paper home pose a big threat to any organization.

How Automation Can Improve Business Service Management

Is IT getting the most from its BSM investments?

Podcast: Doing More with Less in the Data Center

The goals and differences of consolidation and virtualization.

Office 2007: Real Deal for Microsoft Developers

Forrester Research characterizes the Office 2007 system as a “serious” app platform that offers enterprise developers another option for building customized Windows clients and collaboration applications.

Ozzie: "Live" Not Risky for Microsoft

Microsoft's Windows and Office Live initiative isn't risky business, says newly installed Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie.



Ballmer Heralds a New Era for Microsoft

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says he will be more active in championing innovation within the company.

Case Study: Software Lifecycle Management Tools Get a Handle on Change

Rapid growth pushes software firm to a more mature development process

Companies Stingy About IT Spending, Gartner Reports

If there’s an economic recovery afoot, IT budgets haven’t benefited

Aberdeen Research Points to SOA's Suite Spot

A 2006 report from Boston-based market researcher Aberdeen Group shows 90 percent of survey respondents say their companies are adopting service-oriented architectures.

Podcast: Inside Business Process Management

What problems BPM solves, plus considerations in build-vs-buy decisions.

The Mainframe Capacity Conundrum Revisited

zLinux or Big Iron J2EE workloads perform better and are cheaper than their RISC- or Intel-based alternatives

Case Study: Easier Small-Business Backups

Simple disk-to-disk backup system yields reliable restores

Five Tips for Securing VoIP

Thanks to immature standards, competing protocols, and nascent products, keeping VoIP secure isn’t easy. Here’s where to start.

Case Study: Software-as-a-Service Quickly Enables File and Application Sharing

On-demand application suite offers big benefits for a small company

Survey Says Big Iron a Solid Bet for the Future

The mainframe is entrenched for the long haul, respondents say

Reducing Complexity in the Enterprise Data Center

Businesses need to be agile. An interconnect-driven server architecture may help. Here’s how.

Q&A: The Quest (and Justification) for Trustworthy Code

How to evaluate the security of applications you build or buy, and justify those requirements to senior management.

IBM and Microsoft Crank up the Pressure on Rivals

IBM and Microsoft made significant data management-related announcements last week