Software


Business Objects Gets Software-as-a-Service Religion

This week, Business Objects unveiled crystalreports.com, its inaugural software-as-a-service entry. Is Crystal Reports On Demand right for you?

IT Spending: From Boom to Bust

A recent about-face from market watcher IDC on the IT spending front highlights the still-fragile state of the IT recovery

Second Generation Continuous Data Protection—Your Data Will Thank You

The first generation of continuous data protection relied on tape; in today’s networked world, that could be dangerous.

Podcast: The Changing Nature of Data Storage

Data storage has moved beyond managing transactions in a database. We explore the changing nature of data, conventional and clustered storage, and the business value of a new class of storage technologies.

Careers: IT Pros Sound Off on Offshore Outsourcing

IT pros are surprisingly nuanced in their objections to, or support of, offshore outsourcing.



ES Reader Survey: Still Time to Participate

Your responses to our Reader Survey will help us make ESJ a more valuable resource in your IT toolkit.

Backup-Tape Security: Enter the “Brown Bag”

Are your backup tapes a security risk? After numerous high-profile tape losses, and the resulting notifications to millions of Americans, many companies still don’t encrypt their backup tapes.

Readers Speak Up

Readers are on the right wavelength when it comes to their storage concerns.

New York Sues Over Alleged Spyware

Speaking a language spyware purveyors understand: fines and jail time

Podcast: What’s New at Storage Networking World

The largest conference devoted to storage networking wrapped up last week. We learn what’s new and what caught our storage analyst’s eye—plus news of a new disaster recovery summit.

SAP Speaks Softly, but Carries a BIg Stick

SAP’s understated business intelligence strategy is a study in contrast with that of its chief rival, Oracle.

It’s (Finally) Official: Microsoft To Acquire ProClarity

On the heels of Oracle’s BI Suite announcement, Microsoft shores up its analytic chops by acquiring long-time partner, ProClarity.