Software


SWOT: Informatica’s Quality Acquisition

Many analysts expected Informatica to acquire long-time partner Firstlogic, but the conventional logic was wrong, as Similarity Systems found out.

Cognos Gets at Domino Data

New offering should be a boon to combined Cognos and Domino shops.

Spinning Can-Spam

The FTC says federal anti-spam legislation is effective. Experts disagree.

The Shape of Endpoint Security to Come

Will 2006 be the year of endpoint security? A number of network-access-control approaches are finally coming to fruition.

A Few Bright Spots in Storage as 2006 Unfolds

As the first month of 2006 comes to a close, our curmudgeon of a storage analyst finds several companies deserve praise for their storage efforts.

Improving Network Productivity with Out-of-Band Technology

Once deployed as a safeguard to maintain network availability, out-of-band technologies now take center stage as the integrated out-of-band infrastructure boosts productivity across the main network. We explore the benefits of these technologies.

SOA’s Impact on SLAs: Trouble Ahead

Organizations may see service-enablement, and the next generation of SLAs, as a chance to improve the responsiveness and dynamism of their IT departments.



IBM Tweaks DB2 Workload Pricing

New processor could reduce the cost of exposing Big Iron DB2 to CRM, ERP, and other workloads

Dashboards 2.0: New Apps Touted as Fast and Furious

Come this time next year, dashboard kludginess could very well be in the rear-view mirror.

What Is Business Intelligence? Part I: The Analyst Assessment

These days, the notion of business intelligence (BI) seems very much in flux—perhaps because everyone wants a piece of the pie.

MicroStrategy Embraces OLAP

Not such an about face for the ROLAP specialist.

Computer Forensics: Still in the Stone Age

Despite the popularity of forensic science, automated, digital evidence-gathering and analysis tools lag.

Copy-On-Write: The Next Evolution in Data Protection

Mirror, mirror on the….drive. Is continuous data protection the next holy grail? We look at three approaches.

State of the Mainframe (First in a Three-Part Series)

In spite of their differences, mainframers seem to agree on a few important points, although even these may surprise you.