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.

New York Sues Over Alleged Spyware

Speaking a language spyware purveyors understand: fines and jail time

Readers Speak Up

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

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.