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• June 11, 2013 11 Jun'13

  Q&A: Anderson talks BYOD management in Windows Server 2012 R2

  Microsoft's Brad Anderson talks about changes to expect in Windows Server 2012 R2 features, including some to security and enterprise mobility.

• June 03, 2013 03 Jun'13

  Windows Server 2012 R2, System Center 2012 R2 support hybrid clouds

  Microsoft will deliver new versions of Windows Server 2012 and System Center 2012 this year, with focus on hybrid clouds.

• May 09, 2013 09 May'13

  VMware administrator job description calls for vSphere, cloud know-how

  VSphere experience is a must-have in job listings for VMware administrators, but vCloud and Hyper-V know-how are on hiring managers' wish lists too.

• May 06, 2013 06 May'13

  Interop Conference 2013

  Your home for all the news at Interop Conference 2013. Cloud computing, SDN, big data, virtualization, data center networking and more from New York City.

• April 03, 2013 03 Apr'13

  How application integration maintenance is like taking care of a car

  Forrester analyst Randy Heffner offers some best practices and his predictions for software integration management.

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• February 19, 2013 19 Feb'13

  Top ten mobile application threats to enterprise security

  Check out the top ten threats presented by enterprise mobile applications, according to the OWASP Mobile Security Project.

• September 07, 2012 07 Sep'12

  Choice Hotel rethinks IT architecture, employs middleware, SOA, BPM

  User story describes application modernization employing Oracle Fusion middleware, SOA and BPM. A hotel chain gains flexibility going the SOA route.

• August 31, 2011 31 Aug'11

  Best of VMworld 2011 Awards

  Check out the winners of the Best of VMworld Awards from TechTarget to see which vendors delivered the best virtualization technologies this year.

• March 22, 2011 22 Mar'11

  Dell Viking micro server recast as PowerEdge C5000

  The Dell Viking started out as a custom box for low-end dedicated hosting and has graduated to a full-fledged micro server platform.

• March 03, 2011 03 Mar'11

  1U servers: Features and capabilities introduction

  1U servers are well suited to many everyday business tasks. This overview considers the key features -- from processor and memory support to network ports-- of various 1U server offerings.

• January 17, 2011 17 Jan'11

  EMC combines Clariion, Celerra into VNX unified storage

  EMC VNX is the result of the long-awaited consolidation of its Clariion SAN and Celerra NAS platforms into a unified storage system that will sharpen the competition with NetApp.

• December 14, 2010 14 Dec'10

  Data storage trends 2011: Predictions of hot data storage technologies

  Explore this expert FAQ as three analysts weight in and tell us what they think are the hottest data storage technologies and data storage trends for 2011.

• November 16, 2010 16 Nov'10

  Move over SMPs: Distributed shared memory systems step in

  Researchers are building ersatz SMP machines out of commodity x86 boxes, plus specialized hardware and software.

• November 05, 2010 05 Nov'10

  Data center EPO vulnerability fixed in 2011 National Electrical Code

  Data centers are no longer required to put the big red kill-switch on exit doors, thanks to a committee that convinced the NFPA to revisit its data center EPO regulation.

• November 01, 2010 01 Nov'10

  How Azure actually works, courtesy of Mark Russinovich

  Mark Russinovich -- Microsoft technical fellow, a lead on the Azure platform and a renowned Windows expert -- took pains at PDC '10 (Watch the "Inside Windows Azure" session here) to lay out a ...

• October 21, 2010 21 Oct'10

  Cisco et al. push memory-dense servers; but at what cost?

  Today’s x86 servers offer impressive memory densities, but some IT shops want even more.

• October 01, 2010 01 Oct'10

  The new mainframes: BladeSystem Matrix, Vblock, Exadata and Exalogic

  Converged infrastructure platforms like Oracle‘s Exadata offer companies increased performance, but at the cost of vendor lock-in, causing some to dub these the new mainframes.

• September 24, 2010 24 Sep'10

  RightScale lands $25 million to support cloud computing demand

  Cloud management service provider RightScale just landed a third round of funding, but this time, it's to handle growing demand.

• September 23, 2010 23 Sep'10

  Next-generation firewalls not ready to replace all legacy firewalls

  Application-aware firewalls enhance network security by offering deeper visibility, but enterprises will hang on to old-style firewalls.

• September 16, 2010 16 Sep'10

  Networking vendors aim to improve server virtualization security

  Server virtualization security is no longer guaranteed by creating physical security zones for different classes of virtual machines on host servers. Networking and network security vendors are introducing virtual security products that apply ...

• August 12, 2010 12 Aug'10

  Salesforce.com and CVM do supply-chain management in the cloud

  Salesforce.com rolled out the red carpet for its collaboration with CVM Technology when it put the company's supply-chain management tool on Force.com.

• July 19, 2010 19 Jul'10

  Does Nimble dedupe?

  Nimble Storage Thursday came out of stealth with a storage system that the startup’s executives said combines primary storage with deduplication for backup in the same device. It makes sense that ...

• June 28, 2010 28 Jun'10

  As the WORM turns: The pros and cons of WORM disk vs. tape

  Learn about how WORM disk is still an important option for data retention, and about the pros and cons of using WORM disk vs. tape.

• June 22, 2010 22 Jun'10

  Salesforce Chatter is officially live

  Chatter, Salesforce.com's cloud-based social application, is now in general availability, but real-world reactions from users are mixed at best.

• March 31, 2010 31 Mar'10

  Choosing a data archiving strategy: Disk archiving vs. tape archiving

  Data archiving is vital for most companies, but which is best for you, archiving to disk, tape or both?

• February 25, 2010 25 Feb'10

  The Daily Cloud: Did Salesforce.com just become the biggest cloud computing company ever?

  Marc Benioff is bragging about running the biggest enterprise cloud company on planet Earth. Is he telling the truth?

• January 05, 2010 05 Jan'10

  Salesforce.com suffers service outage after operations failure

  Almost 70,000 customers experienced unexplained downtime afer a data center failure at Salesforce.com's only operations center in Silicon Valley.

• December 28, 2009 28 Dec'09

  Steps to building a cloud storage services business

  Hosting your own cloud storage services holds the promise of a greater reward than simply reselling another provider's services. Learn the steps for putting together a cloud storage services business.

• December 18, 2009 18 Dec'09

  Avaya-Nortel acquisition: Infamous end; questionable beginning

  The Avaya-Nortel acquisition was one of the more notable top networking stories of 2009, marking the end of a legacy player and a questionable beginning for Avaya as it struggles with whether to integrate the Nortel data networking portfolio.

• September 07, 2009 07 Sep'09

  Fibre Channel switch options for SMBs

  Recently, the Fibre Channel industry has become more attractive and affordable for SMBs. This article explores FC switch considerations and products for SMBs.

• September 04, 2009 04 Sep'09

  Top 10 technology IPOs of 2007

  The market for tech IPOs heated up in 2007, and while EMC spinoff VMware attracted investors beyond anyone's expectations, other stocks tailed off late in the year.

• March 02, 2009 02 Mar'09

  How Covad made the switch to a distributed agile development process

  Waterfall methodologies weren't working for Covad Communications, so the company switched its process to agile and cut costs while achieving faster project completions.

• February 18, 2009 18 Feb'09

  Can traditional project management and agile development coexist?

  Are traditional project managers and agile practitioners fundamentally at odds? Or can they live together and even complement each other?

• February 10, 2009 10 Feb'09

  How teams transition to agile development methodologies

  Organizations usually move to agile development methods for the same reasons -- scope creep, time to market -- but details of the transition can vary from team to team.

• January 27, 2009 27 Jan'09

  Big Blue dog learns new tricks: How IBM Software Group moved to agile

  In this case study, Sue McKinney, vice president of IBM's development transformation, explains how and why the IBM Software Group made the transition to agile.

• August 04, 2008 04 Aug'08

  The true role of a backup administrator

  When asked what they do on a daily basis, some data backup administrators often opt for the short answer and reply, "I look after data backups." While this is not necessarily the wrong answer, it is not the full answer.

• March 07, 2008 07 Mar'08

  Six functional tests to ensure software quality

  According to a recent Info-Tech report, six types of functional tests can be used to ensure the quality of the end product. Those tests are unit tests, functional tests, systems tests, regression tests, system integration tests and acceptance tests.

• October 31, 2007 31 Oct'07

  Iron Mountain acquires Stratify for $158M

  Iron Mountain will add legal processing to its e-discovery services through the purchase of its legal review partner.

• September 24, 2007 24 Sep'07

  The pros and cons of use case diagrams

  Putting too much into a use case diagram can often render the otherwise useful technique of use cases almost useless. Kevlin Henney recommends a more balanced and restrained approach in order to not lose readers in a myriad of bubbles and ...

• July 17, 2007 17 Jul'07

  Cracking the TPM chip – is it possible?

  The integrity of the TPM chip is vital to the future of computer security and the value of Windows Vista's BitLocker technology. Cracking it could turn the IT industry on its ear.

• February 28, 2007 28 Feb'07

  Server data sheets: How they can simplify your server installations

  Servers are complex environments that are constantly changing, especially if users are assigned to them. A server data sheet allows you to keep track of all those changes. Here's what a server data sheet should contain.