Software


A Look Back, The Road Ahead for IT

Tight budgets led to look closely at the cloud and encryption solutions. What will grab IT’s attention in 2012?

The Enterprise IT Year That Was

From Windows on the mainframe (almost) to Big Iron and tablet growth, plus leadership changes at major tech companies and the passing of a trio of tech titans, it was an interesting year for IT professionals.

Storage Year in Review and a Preview of 2012

From islands of storage to the consumerization of storage, IT storage administrators had their hands full this year. What challenges will they face in 2012?

The (Ugly) Year in Security

For security administrators, RSA's disclosure of a hack was just one of many serious breaches that occurred in a very bad year.

Trends in Practical Cloud Computing for 2012

As we close out 2011, infrastructure is no longer the bottleneck for IT. Applications are. How will cloud change -- and change IT -- in the year ahead?

An Open Letter to Santa: Thinking about BI “Subjects”

Today’s integrated tools can analyze data, execute business rules, and move data. What’s needed are tools that don’t work on the record level but rather examine “subjects.”

Adobe Warns of Zero-Day Vulnerability

Attacks on Adobe Reader 9 exploit hole in compression file format.



Typemock Isolator 6.2 Includes JetBrains dotCover Integration

New version includes improved IntelliTest productivity tool, provides complete unit testing experience for more developers.

SmartBear Software Improves Load Testing for Web Sites with Rich Internet Applications

LoadComplete 2.0 supports Flash, Flex, AJAX, and Silverlight technologies; Includes performance and reporting enhancements.

MapR Updates Distribution for Apache Hadoop

New release improves Hadoop accessibility.

STEALTHbits Introduces Free Data Loss Prevention Tool for Enterprise IT

DLP Lite offers organizations a free, flexible, and powerful regex engine for identifying high-risk content.

DataCore Monitoring Pack Unifies Storage Hypervisor, Microsoft System Center Operations Manager

Simplifies, centralizes monitoring of heterogeneous disk farms.

MoreVRP Application Performance Optimizer

MoreVRP version 5 features new playback and inquire for granular, multi-dimensional performance analysis.

Challenges Ahead for Window 8, IDC Report Predicts

Analyst firm says rollout may be "lackluster"; few upgrades from Windows 7 expected.

Storage Progress in 2011 and 3 Predictions for 2012

This year IT had figured out what storage works best in what infrastructure. Thankfully, 2012 will be the year that innovation soars within the industry.

Micro Focus Offers New Approach to Modernizing IBM Mainframe PL/I Apps

Micro Focus Server Enterprise Edition provides a low-risk, self-funding alternative to re-write or package-replacement strategies for PL/I assets.

Cloud Computing: We’ve Only Just Begun

In 2011, enterprises acknowledged that cloud is in their future. What will 2012 bring to help companies feel more secure in adopting the cloud platform?

Disaster Recovery Driven By Tight Budgets, New Technology

Disaster recovery is a growing part of IT's budget, but IT still needs quicker, more efficient, and more affordable backup and recovery solutions into one seamless process.

The Year Past, The Year Ahead in Virtualization

The virtualization momentum of 2011 will lead to some interesting trends in 2012, involving pricing, heterogeneity, and a company’s right to choose.