Software


Auto-Update for Outdated Defenses

Infrequent updates in security products themselves can be dangerous

Case Study: Polysius Takes Layered Approach to Endpoint Security

The term “endpoint security” includes new types of technology, which makes sense when Polysius’ manager of IT details the myriad, evolving threats to his corporate network, and the company's defenses.

2005 Salary Survey, Part 3: The West Rebounds

There are bright spots in our salary survey, particularly in the western U.S.

Seven Habits of Highly Successful Business/IT Aligners

There are seven ground rules for aligning business strategy with IT. Flub any one of them and you can kiss your alignment aspirations goodbye.

Storage Pain: The Consumer View (Part 2 of 2)

The mints get passed as the conversation turns to information lifecycle management.



Informatica Doubles Down on Data Quality

Informatica’s courtship of two leading data-quality players helps to burnish its patina of openness

SPSS 14.0 Targets the Enterprise

SPSS introduced a new version of its flagship data mining and statistical analysis product the company says is its most enterprise-ready tool to date

Research Excerpt: Turning Business Intelligence into an Enterprise Resource (Part 2 of 2)

What organizations must do to transform BI from a departmental resource to an enterprise one.

SAS Revamps Data- and Text-Mining Tools

The last fortnight has seen a flurry of activity in the once-sleepy text-mining space

Dos and Don’ts of Global Analytics Initiatives (Part 1 of 2)

Cost savings are only one of a host of benefits of moving operations offshore.

2005 Salary Survey, Part 2: Salaries, Bonuses for IT Executives Rise Slowly

Compensation is up in almost all of the positions surveyed, but bonuses have been wavering.