Software


Big Iron Coup: IBM Touts New Mainframe Data Integration Software

Information Server seems tailor-made for Big Blue’s bring-it-all-back-home to System z philosophy -- particularly with respect to data processing workloads.

Making Smart Decisions: The Role of Key Performance Indicators

A new Aberdeen study offers guidance for executives and business managers to get the most out of key performance indicators when making decisions.

ITIL: Weighing the Pros and Cons (Part 2 of 2)

In the second article in our two-part series, we explain why adopting the IT Information Library may not be right for your organization.

An Operating System Reloaded: IBM Preps Major z/VSE Overhaul

Next version of z/VSE looks like an operating system reborn

Minding the Network Behavior

Can products such as Lancope’s Stealthflow spot security problems and network bottlenecks?

Breaking Through the Cyberattack Noise with SIEM

Security information and event management (SIEM) can help administrators track security data in a networked environment and counter potential threats.

Grid-Enabled SOA for Scalability

An Oracle exec described a way to address growth and change in service-oriented architectures at a recent IASA event



Have Acquisitions Changed the Data Quality Market?

There’s been tumult aplenty in the once-insulated data quality market segment. What do the new data quality power rankings look like?

Updated Symantec Database Security Reduces Data Loss, Improves Compliance

Enterprises can better track, trace, and mitigate malicious activity

Imperva Now Handles User Access via Pooled Database Connections

SecureSphere traces, links individuals to actions on shared SQL connections

Big Blue Flexes Its Data Integration Muscles

IBM now fields the industry’s strongest overall data integration stack, industry watchers say, but Big Blue isn’t resting on its laurels.

The Five Trends IT Must Tackle

Let innovation happen with Web 2.0 applications and software-as-a-service delivery, Gartner advises.

Analysis: A Closer Look at IBM’s Green IT Initiatives

There’s gold in eco-friendly IT, industry watchers argue, and -- more than meets the eye -- the mainframe has a big Green IT story to tell.

Accelerating File Transfers in the Mid-Size Enterprise

The mid-size enterprise needs simple, fast, reliable, and secure ways to transfer large files. PDP and UDP technologies may provide the answer.

The Elusive Integrated Archive Stack

We can’t expect vendors to solve all our problems. Sometimes we have to do the heavy lifting ourselves.

Troux 7 Offers Enterprise Platform to Support “IT Transformation”

Helps reduce IT project costs, manage risks

ITIL: Weighing the Pros and Cons (Part 1 of 2)

In the first article in our two-part series, we look at the promised benefits of adopting the IT Information Library in your organization.

Fixing the PCI Encryption Problem

Fines and fees are looming after the September 30 PCI compliance deadline. Still, less than half of merchants report full compliance with PCI security requirements, and encryption failures contribute to four out of five failed PCI audits. Why can't companies get encryption right? Here are five key steps for overcoming encryption hurdles.