What do the PlayStation 3 and IBM’s next-generation blade system have in common? A single Cell, you might say.
Some mainframe pros say that next-generation workloads (such as zLinux and J2EE) point the way to false destinies
Some IT jobs are more outsourcing-resistant than others
Organizations may see service-enablement, and the next generation of SLAs, as a chance to improve the responsiveness and dynamism of their IT departments.
In spite of their differences, mainframers seem to agree on a few important points, although even these may surprise you.
It’s worth remembering how much the employment outlook has improved in the last half decade—and how far we have still to go
What can we expect from IBM’s zSeries team in 2006? If history is any indication, it could be an eventful year.
With so many major events last year in the mainframe arena, why are so many Big Iron pros still pessimistic about the future?
In today’s compliance-crazy climate, data profiling is all but essential
From acquisitions to outsourcing, it was a very busy year
Problem identification is no longer sufficient—what's needed is the ability to diagnose and repair problems quickly before they seriously impact your customers or end users.
Does grey knight CA—“the industry’s safety net”—have a new set of priorities?
A new appliance acts as a meta-broker to the wild profusion of competing network access control schemes
If you think you’ve got a lot more on your plate these days, you’re probably right
How can IT—which takes 4.5 of a company's revenue—show itself to be a positive force on the company's bottom line?
IT has experienced relatively healthy job growth in the U.S. during a period when job growth as a whole remained stagnant
Behind the flashy new graphical user interface and productivity enhancements is one big impact to IT. We spotlight three key benefits -- and one big expense -- any IT department should consider in its upgrade plans.
For perhaps the first time ever, SQL Server boosters are talking about taking on the other guys’ databases—and winning
A new study makes a strong case for placing executives with IT experience at senior levels: a solid increase in a firm's economic performance.
Most organizations rely on resource-intensive and manual processes to identify and fix their application-performance woes