Features & News


Next-Generation Storage: Think Virtual

With improvement in storage virtualization products’ features and reliability will the technology choices get any easier?

Sun’s Secret Weapons at STK

Things change, no doubt about it. But honesty and integrity remain the mainstays of success.

Microsoft Can’t Count: New Vulnerability Disclosure Criticism

Microsoft details five critical vulnerabilities, including flaw that could be automatically exploited by a malicious Web page or e-mail

2005 Salary Survey, Part 1: IT Staff Positions

Salary growth remains spotty for it staff

Actuate Pursues Unconventional Business Model with BI Reporting Tool Project

The Eclipse Foundation’s BI Reporting Tool is fast maturing into a viable Java reporting solution. What does this mean for Actuate?

TDWI Report Excerpt: Expanding the BI User Base

Data on how organizations are trying to expand BI's use

IBM Nabs DWL for Customer Data Integration

DWL makes IBM an instant force to be reckoned with in customer data integration



The Pros and Cons of Self-Service BI

Although self-service BI is a hit with many adopters, some IT pros question the wisdom of putting too much power in the hands of users

Q&A: The State of Endpoint Security

Organizations can derive the benefits of endpoint-security standards without the standards

An Rx for Cost Savings: Keep IT Simple, Study Shows

Companies that reduce the complexity of their IT systems can generate significant savings

Bigger Can Be Baffling

EMC's latest mega-storage product leaves our storage analyst baffled

Giving Users Control of E-mail Archiving for Compliance

Automated backups for compliance are essential in regulated industries, yet sometimes users need to make their own sets of compliance-related e-mails. Enter drag-and-drop archiving.

Four Keys to More Effective On-The-Job Learning

As an IT knowledge worker, you must continually develop and employ new skills. Developing an explicit strategy that incorporates learning into your day-to-day job can bring big benefits.

Careers: Big Iron Pros Sticking Around

Mainframe brain drain doesn't worry many old mainframe hands, who don’t see themselves going anywhere anytime soon

LogiXML Caters to Power Users with New Release

Tweaked product offers more control over querying and reporting

Cognos: Setting the Stage for Series 8

Cognos’ upcoming Series 8 release will be an important, perhaps pivotal, deliverable

IBM and Hyperion Call It Quits

DB2 OLAP Server licenses will transfer over to Hyperion Essbase, and Hyperion has pledged to offer maintenance, too

Mainframe Sales Slump Trigger Workforce Cuts

Last week, CA joined BMC and even IBM itself in announcing cuts to its mainframe workforce

Zero Day Initiative Trades "Points" for Vulnerabilities

Know of a harmful vulnerability that hasn’t gone public? A new program wants to hear about it.

Securing Admin Passwords: It Takes a Vault

It's difficult to audit administrative passwords if you're not managing them properly. That's what drove Manitoba Lotteries Corp. to employ a password vault.