Software


Windows Server 2008 R2 Previewed at PDC

No specific ship date announced

The "R" Word and BI

While Wall Street stormed, the BI industry quietly rolled along say industry pulse-takers. They say there will be effects, though, and that may make the industry leaner and more effective.

Microsoft's Cloud-Based SQL Services Redefined

Microsoft is evolving its strategy for relational data services in the cloud

BI for SMBs, Part 1: Deployment Strategies

How do the most efficient and effective companies leverage their BI solutions?

Top Data Center Issue: People

Skills, whether in distributed or mainframe computing environments, are in increasingly short supply.



Microsoft Outlines Windows 7, New Developer Technologies

Goal was to show how Microsoft plans to deliver on its long-stated strategy of bridging native clients with other devices and the Web

Most Enterprises Unprotected Against E-mail Security Risks, Study Finds

Only 10 percent of organizations are actually using effective anti-spam technologies

Q&A: Securing Your Endpoints

Endpoints pose security risks to an enterprise, but identifying those endpoints can be IT's biggest challenge.

In Praise of Data Center Vivification

"Going Green" is about transforming the static, reactive, and largely inert data centers of today into what proponents call a "living organism."

Q&A: Virtualization and Rigorous Testing

We examine how virtualization can benefit developers, the drawbacks of the technology when it comes to testing, and best practices developers can use to exploit the capabilities of virtualization.

z10 BC: A Thoroughly Modern Mainframe for the Rest of Us

The z10 BC isn't as big or brawny as its beefy sibling, but it has lots of power and is priced to move. Call it a mainframe system for the rest of us.

Organizations Cutting Back on IT Security Staff

Despite growth in overall IT staffing across such functions as database administration and application development, staffing levels for security pros have been in steady decline over the last three years

Microsoft Calls New Cloud Computing OS Turning Point for Company

Keynote touches on new service-based OS, Windows Azure

How to Avoid the Common Traps in BI Implementations

Industry experts identify the pratfalls which can sink even the most solid BI project

Lumigent Debuts AppGRC Suite

New suite is designed to assist companies in governance, risk and compliance control

CIS Releases Security Benchmarks for Oracle Database 11g

Benchmarks are available for download at no cost

Epok Edition for Microsoft SharePoint 2.4 Released

Latest version includes Office integration, "org-chart" user interface

IBM Sends SaaS With Hosted Messaging Rollout

New Lotus Notes Hosted Messaging service will compete with Google GMail and Microsoft Exchange Online