Software


Building Block Storage, Part 2

The term SAN is an oxymoron when applied to Fibre Channel fabrics. Fibre Channel is a channel protocol, not a network protocol, so it stands to reason that Fibre Channel cannot be used to build a storage area network.

Stephen Swoyer

IT Pros Absorbing Economic Shock

As interviews with IT pros make clear, IT organizations are responding to the economic crisis in very different ways

Beyond AV Protection with Web Filtering

If you’re looking to breathe extra life into your fleet of PCs and to keep your network as secure as possible, make sure you’re using a secure Web filter.

WildPackets Launches a Revolution in VoIP and Video Performance Assurance

Version 6 of the OmniPeek Distributed Analysis Suite Unveiled

Oracle Enterprise Manager Upgrade Released

Company move to provide common application configuration and management stack across broad portfolio of software

Microsoft Working To Squeeze More From the Cloud

Microsoft describes its Cloud Computing Futures project -- a one-year-old Microsoft Research effort -- as a way to improve data centers by considering them as integrated systems.

Microsoft Expands Online Services Globally

Company expanded online services to 19 countries; plans two new online offerings for April release



IODF Explorer Version 3.0 Released

Features include new comparison and reporting capabilities

Imperva Releases DB2 Security and Auditing Product

SecureSphere Database Gateway for z/OS checks inbound and outbound DB2 traffic and includes tools to automate compliance reporting

Prism Releases Free Log Search Product

EventTracker PULSE features a "Google-like" search interface

Excel Bug Prompts Microsoft Advisory

Reported vulnerability enables remote code execution

Oracle’s Pre-Packaged Play for Public Sector BI

Public sector shops deserve improved insight into their operational budgets, too, Oracle officials say

Server Market Takes a Dive in 2008

IDC report says demand up but revenues down in enterprise IT server market

Green IQ: Smart Analytics Software Can Rescue Your Data Center

Reducing energy consumption and improving business performance is a win-win for businesses by any standard.

Microsoft Enters Quasi-Appliance Fray

Microsoft says that SQL Server Fast Track systems can be pre-tested to scale to up to 32 TB -- at a claimed $13,000 per TB.

Release Candidate of Vista SP2 Now Available

TechNet and MSDN subscribers can access release; available to general public next week

Google To Impose Fees for App Engine

Basic engine will remain free

ActiveBatch Version 7 Released

Updates include expanded jobs libraries, SOA capabilities and power-saving features

Q&A: How BeyondTrust Addresses Windows Security

How should IT pros control user access in a Microsoft environment?

Citrix, Microsoft Take Aim at Enterprises With Essentials

Technologies calculated to shoehorn into enterprise data centers dominated by VMware