Software


Paradise Lost: Why BI Programs Fall Apart

Three reasons why organizations struggle with BI

Q&A: Enterprise Data Sharing Builds on Data Warehousing

How enterprise data sharing builds on earlier models such as data warehousing and XML standards to enable data sharing at an enterprise level.

Analysis: IBM’s $1.2 Billion Acquisition of SPSS

Big Blue’s acquisition of SPSS could herald a return to prominence for statistics gurus, model architects, and other power users. It’s about time, industry watchers say.

Storage as a Virtualization Platform for Cloud Computing

Storage-centric approach provides better performance, higher availability, and lower cost than switch or server options.

Analysis: Behind HP's Extreme Scale-Out Pitch

If there's some hyperbole in HP's ExSO pitch, there's some real substance, too -- it's all about mega-scale.

Oracle Database Vault Protects Oracle’s JD Edwards Application Data

Policies, best practices help organizations secure sensitive application data from privileged users while meeting regulatory compliance

Data Protection Guidelines for the Obama Administration

Although considerable sweat and tears have gone into data protection standards, it's time to spur discussion about how our data protection thinking and schemes might benefit from new ideas and technologies.



Q&A: Deploying a Mobile Device Manager

The variety of mobile devices is growing, as is pressure on IT to support their growing mobile workforce. We offer tips to make IT's job easier.

Microsoft Rolls Out New Security Initiatives

Calls for collaboration between every software company and channel partner that may be harmed.

GigaSpaces Releases eXtreme Application Platform 7.0

Single end-to-end middleware platform for cost-effectively deploying and scaling applications

Oracle to Acquire GoldenGate Software

Company adds to arsenal of real-time data integration tools.

Office 2010: Upping the Stakes for IT Orgs?

How should IT shops plan now that Microsoft has announced details about the lastest software version?

Getting It On Tape

Tape continues to be the preferred home for nearly 70 percent of the world's data, especially at the core of the digital revolution: video.

IT's Challenge: Systemwide Optimization or Bust

Empowered with the right tools, IT can optimize application and database performance.

When SSL Just Isn't Enough

Recent FTP thefts affecting even SSL-encrypted logins are the work of a new Trojan called Zeus; 90,000 logins may have been compromised.

Why Enterprise Clouds Are Inevitable

Cloud model is an inevitable consequence of pervasive virtualization -- call it applied virtualization with a business-centric focus.

Q&A: Best Practices for GRC

Where should an enterprise begin when undertaking a governance, risk, and compliance project, and how can IT avoid common project mistakes?

In Major Shift, Microsoft Contributes Code To Linux Community

Contributes 20,000 lines of code to the Linux community under GPL version 2.

Microsoft's ISA Server Is Only Half Patched

Microsoft's clarification of an Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server patch released this month has left at least one security expert stumped.