Software


Using the Right Software Development Metrics

Conducting post-mortems about a project is too late. In-flight metrics -- measures you take during the development itself -- are critical.

Windows XP SP3: T-Minus Four Weeks and Counting?

Industry watchers speculate that the third service pack for Windows XP -- complete with security-related features -- could appear soon

The Case for Legacy Technology: Beyond New vs. Old

Pairing legacy systems with server-based systems that have complementary strengths can extend the life of legacy system

Saint Joseph's University Takes BI Education Online

If you're looking for flexibility and convenience, Saint Joseph's online MSBI program might be for you. Better get those GMAT scores ready, however.

The Greening of Enterprise BI

BI and DW players are touting the benefits of Green IT with products designed to help customers reduce their power and cooling costs

Vista SP1 Upgrade: Proceed with Caution, Analysts Urge

Compatibility problems aren't about technology, experts say

MDM: Background, Benefits, and Best Practices

Highlights from a keynote address at TDWI’s MDM Insight conference



Hadoop: Java-Based Framework Can Run Data-Intensive Apps on Clusters

First Apache Hadoop summit is standing-room-only event

TDWI Audio Report: BI/Open Source Synergies

Actuate’s Rich Guth discusses an annual survey of enterprise users that shows a high acceptance of open source BI in the enterprise. Guth also shares tips on when and where to consider open source BI for your enterprise, if you haven’t already.

Careers: IT Hiring Outlook Bright, in Spite of Economic Uncertainty

One fifth of lLarge companies expect to increase IT hiring in Q2

Grocery Chain’s Data Breach Extends Security Debate

Over 1,800 known cases of fraud result from data breach

Data Management and the Greening of IT

Going green isn’t just about using virtualization technologies or buying more energy efficient hardware.

Xiotech on the Right Path

Ask a dozen executives about the state of storage resource management and you’ll get ten different answers, but one company -- Xiotech -- has shown the way to true management nirvana with its Web services-based management architecture.

Five Steps to Successful IT Process Automation

Follow these five simple steps to make sure you’re ready to implement IT process automation

Report Urges IT: It’s Time to Guard against the "Millennial" Threat

New IT consumers are more comfortable with, and knowledgeable about, technology, and that’s a problem

z10: Data Center in a Box?

For many large mainframe customers, the idea of a mainframe-centric -- or mainframe-exclusive -- "enterprise data center" makes a lot of sense

Xangati Virtual Task Manager Displays End-User Activity to Help Desk Staff

New rapid problem identification application provides views of networked application activity

OpenSpan Updates Tool to Service-Enable Desktop, Legacy Applications

Accelerates SOA strategies so organizations can gain business advantages sooner

CaoSys Updates Oracle Apps Toolkit

Adds new productivity tools, including XML import/export

Vigilar Updates Atlas Security-as-a-Service Solution

Adds risk management, network monitoring, asset tracking capabilities