Middleware support gets a boost
New version of rack-dense xSeries 330 server shipped
Vendors scramble for top spot
New pressures on the IT enterprise
Simplify storage management
Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, HP, SAP unite
Storage Market and Linux get a boost
Joint venture releases beta integrated develpment environment
Allows systems to upscale while in use
A bankruptcy doesn't occur in a vacuum, and there are distinct and important impacts a supplier's or service provider's misfortune can have on your business, whether you buy or sell IT products or services. This month I'll focus on the two types of business bankruptcies and explain the differences.
Harvard University's EECS turns to Sendmail.
Cost cutting generally starts with the low-hanging fruit, i.e. costly inefficiencies that are easy to fix. But low-hanging fruit has a tendency to grow back, says Kathy Burkle, and sometimes the only solution is to cut down the tree and start over.
As I hope you've noticed, Enterprise Systems has a new, spruced-up look for 2002—we've redesigned to make it more open and easier to read, and to make information easier to find. In addition, in our first few issues of 2002, we're introducing new voices to the magazine.