To gain control of data and systems, IT consolidated their environment.  A better solution is emerging: optimization tools.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    How IT organizations are spending their budgets
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Financial services giant finds happy medium between performance and availability with Big Blue’s new DR service for zSeries
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    IT budgets, developer headcount is growing; study says outsourcing isn't dampening internal development
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    SLAs have traditionally relied on operating system utilities to determine process availability -- but their accuracy isn't assured. Measuring the availability of business processes may hold the key to correct application performance assessment.  
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Grid computing finds enterprise killer apps
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    CMS software enables end users and subject matter experts to keep Web content fresh and accurate
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
    
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Proactive desktop support has become an important corporate initiative.  Here's why.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Continued use of legacy environments may result in charges of negligence
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    You don’t have to be certified to enjoy job security -- demand for many uncertified skills is up
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Blade server success founded on key mainframe concepts
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Security, project management, and Linux skills are all still valuable 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Here's one low-cost technique that's easily implemented and can substantially improve the quality of both systems and services.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    World-class performance goes hand-in-hand with world-class restraint, at least where IT spending is concerned
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Is the offshore trend driving down compensation levels across the IT industry?  
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    For IT pros on vacation, work’s no more than a voice mail, e-mail, or SSH session away
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Sarbanes-Oxley compliance needn’t be a backbreaking ordeal
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Effective business continuity planning must address several different kinds of worst-case scenarios
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Study says process changes and best practices are key, regardless of which ERP software you’re running
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    IT can eliminate costly upgrades and reduce installation problems by running hosted applications instead of licensing them.  But there are pitfalls.