Hardware


Reader Feedback: Management's Web-Services Push Meets IT Resistance

Many IT pros remain skeptical about service-enablement, but—as a growing number are finding out—they don’t have a choice in the matter

CA Takes Measured Workload Pricing into VSE Territory

CA last week announced a sub-capacity pricing initiative for VSE that helps bring that platform up to speed with its flashier sibling z/OS

IBM’s Data-Integration Strategy Takes Shape

With canned ETL already on tap from Microsoft and Oracle, what—if anything—does IBM have planned for DB2?

SOA: A Reality Check from IT Pros

Up to now, service enablement has largely been the baby of C-level executives and line-of-business managers. Many IT professionals see the promise of the technology, but warn that the reality is several years away.

Unisys Announces Capacity on Demand—For Intel Servers

Unisys, creator of the first Intel “mainframe,” announced a capacity-on-demand service for the x86 and IA-64 set

StorageTek Customers Pessimistic, Skeptical

Few users think Sun’s stewardship will be a good thing for StorageTek or its customers

IBM's New xSeries System Improves Performance, Validates Chipset Choice

IBM’s flagship xSeries server demonstrates how far Intel servers still have to go to reach feature and function parity



Sun Nabs StorageTek, Launches Image Makeover

For the first time in years, Sun looks like the cagey, competitive, and iconoclastic competitor of old

IT Under Siege from Business Rules Management

BRM proponents want to do away with tasks many IT pros take for granted

Who Benefits from Outsourcing? Not the Line of Business

Some business customers are organizing “shadow” IT groups to replace IT resources that have been outsourced

IBM and Red Hat Partner for Big Iron Linux

Officials imply that the IFL bundle will be discounted—although no terms have been disclosed

Case Study: A More Resilient Application Infrastructure

Company taps on-demand delivery model to enhance retail management application

AMD Dual-Core Lead Leaves Intel Far Behind

AMD has forced Intel to abandon its decades-long marketing strategy, leaving the chip-making leader struggling to find its sea legs

CA Revamps IMS Management Tool

IMS workloads are growing, and CA says the capabilities of its management tools are keeping pace, too

IBM Completes Ascential Acquisition, Announces Integration Roadmap

Users expecting an infusion of Ascential’s ETL expertise into DB2 may be disappointed

Users Divided Over Oracle Middleware Initiative

Some users are praising the synergies of a combined Oracle, PeopleSoft, and J.D. Edwards stack—but for others, skepticism about Project Fusion is still the order of the day.

Case Study: An IT Infrastructure Overhaul

IBM last week signed a $400 million contract to design a new on-demand IT infrastructure for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

IBM Targets Potential Customers with Revamped MQ Release

Big Blue hopes the latest release will entice fence-sitters

Managing the Information Lifecycle to Increase Database Performance

ILM is an emerging technology that promises to decrease the size and improve the performance of OLTP databases and data warehouses.

Taking the Fight to EMC: IBM and NetApp Partner for NAS, iSCSI

Companies hope to blunt the momentum of storage appliance partners EMC and Dell