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Sales Leap Defies Anti-Mainframe Campaign

After a quarter like System z just had, it’s difficult to see how or why competitors are still writing epitaphs for Big Iron

The Greening of IT: Cutting Power Consumption is Just the Beginning

It’s all-but-official: electrical power consumption is a big issue today and will be an even bigger issue tomorrow.

Foiling Hackers with NAC: First, Know What You Have

Increasingly, hackers have infiltrated "protected" enterprise networks. One NAC provider says the key to maximizing your protection is to know what’s on your network.

NAC Up Close: Policy Enforcement Options

In the first part of our three-part series about network access/admission control, we examine key technologies and issues so you can choose the right NAC solution for your network.

Network Appliance Clustering: What’s Going On under the Covers?

Feedback on our column about clustering inefficiency.



Kalido Revamps Data Warehousing Platform

Kalido is that rarest of extant creatures: a best-of-breed DW vendor. With a wrinkle or two, of course.

The SQL Server 2005 Learning Curve Revisited

For some organizations, surprisingly, SQL Server 2005 has been a more or less turnkey migration experience—especially on the BI front.

System p, System i to Get Boost from Power 6

Late last month, Big Blue gave pundits a glimpse at Power 6, the next-generation RISC CMOS it expects to unveil next year

Searching for Solutions – Simplifying E-mail Searching in a World of Frequent Requests

Driven by regulations and internal compliance issues, searching and retrieving old e-mail stores is a challenge. Stronger search tools can help lessen the pain.

Simple Steps to IM Management

IT needs to adopt a multi-step approach—moving from denial to active management—and address enterprise IM use.

BI and PM Slowly, but Surely, Converge

While a growing number of organizations have gotten hip to the promise of PM, many are still in the PM iron age

Is Your Data Warehouse Dead? (Pshaw!)

As customer data integration rises, will data warehousing fall? Not so fast!