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7 Tips for Working with Data Analysts

Seven tips to help your data analyst give you the best insights from your data.

What IT Pros Should Know about IE9

Still no tools to aid transition from IE6.

Overcoming Security Pains in UNIX Environments

Getting a handle on UNIX vulnerabilities is no easy task.

The Holy Grail of Storage Efficiency (Part 2 in a Series)

When considering budgeting for storage, cost efficiency provides the best way to frame a discussion of storage efficiency.

Putting a Total Architect to Work: Lean IT Implementation on Steroids (Part 4 of 4)

Wherever a Total Architect goes, projects get better. We explain why.

Mitigating the Limits of Your Data Center

To help data center managers understand how best to employ new energy metrics and tools, we examine five ways to optimize use of available space, cooling capacity, and power.

Does SQL Server PDW Have What It Takes for Very Large Data Warehouses?

When it comes to high-end data warehousing, Microsoft isn't promising something it can't deliver: it's been shipping a special release of its SQL Server 2008 R2 database since November of last year.



Amazon Explains Cloud Outage

"Routine network upgrade" to a hub cited as problem.

Hyper-V SP1 Required for New Intel vPro Chips

New AVX technology in Core vPro chips is culprit.

Q&A: BI and Cloud Computing

Why the impact of cloud BI is unavoidable.

Small Businesses Must Now Pay for New Google Apps Accounts

Change in terms applies to new users; existing SMBs grandfathered.

TDWI Conference Recap: Hyper BI Isn't Hyperbole

TDWI's recent World Conference made the case that change is inherent in BI and DW. BI pros are going to have to accommodate event processing. It's all part of the ongoing transition to Hyper business intelligence.

Hiring a Total Architect (Part 3 of 4)

How to ensure you don't miss the right candidate during the hiring process.

Q&A: Enterprise Collaboration and the Role of Private Social Networks

How enterprise social collaboration can benefit the enterprise.

Firewalls Get Failing Marks; Enterprise Security Flunking, Too

Why does IT pass the buck to other internal groups when it comes to safeguarding enterprise security?

Private Clouds: 5 Considerations for Optimizing the Dynamic Data Center

If you’re moving to private clouds, keep these considerations in mind as you plan your migration.

Amazon Restores EC2

Attributes outages to latency, connectivity issues

5 Steps for Auditing Outsourced Operations

How to audit the quality of your oursourced operations.