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StackSafe and the Permeable Sandbox: StackSafe and the Permeable SandboxStackSafe Permeable Sandbox, it's a good startStackSafe is beginning to understand the basic networking requirements of serving the enterprise market. StackSafe's "Permeable Sandbox" describes the basic capabilities required for creating test environments that model production infrastructure, systems, and applications. As the pioneer in virtual lab automation,...; Tags: StackSafe Permeable Sandbox, Permeable Sandbox, Surgient, IT Organizations; Discussion threads 2008-06-03
Naked IT: Shel Israel on social media and IT (includes podcast): Naked IT: Shel Israel on social media and IT includes podcastDeja Vu all over againYou said: "Many IT departments have already discovered users adopting social media tools, perhaps bypassing corporate policies in the process."Were you around when PCs were first being introduced to organizations through the back and side doors...; Tags: Podcasts, Shel, IT Organizations, social media, podcast, information technology; Discussion threads 2008-01-11
What CIOs really want: What CIOs really wantWho cares?I don't give a rat's patootie what CIOs "want," but I do know what they all need -- a good dose of salts. Is there anyone in or out of the known universe who's more anti-user than a CIO?RE: What CIOs really wantI met with a...; Tags: Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Monitors & displays, Strategy, IT Organizations; Discussion threads 2007-12-11
The ERP mess we're in: The ERP mess we're inThe operation was a success...An episode of Yes, Minister posited a hospital that had been built, equipped, fully staffed, and maintained. But because of jurisdictional problems no patients had been admitted.The hospital received awards for the quality of its operation, and administrators submitted a request...; Tags: Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Enterprise software, ERP, IT Organizations; Discussion threads 2007-08-15
Evident Software - Analyzing your network: Out of the blue, I received an Email from Roger W. Boyce, President and CEO of Evident Software, offering to brief me on the company, its products and its direction. After scanning through the company's Website, I have to admit I was intrigued. I've spoken with many companies that are...; Tags: Managing virtualized environments; Blog posts 2007-06-19

Virtualization and Green Computing: Virtualization and Green ComputingMakes sense...It's a good and clever way to combine e-mail and other sundry servers. More power from one box.It's not useful for EVERY type server yet, obviously, but it's got its clever uses...RE: Virtualization and Green ComputingThe Business Performance Management BPM Forum is undertaking two milestone...; Tags: Business process automation, Operational planning, Storage management, Strategy, BPM Forum, Green Computing, Crunch Time, survey, IT Organizations, BPM, virtualization, Business Performance Management Forum; Discussion threads 2007-05-17
A new Microsoft-commissioned anti-Linux study debuts: Microsoft seemingly has backed off from trumpeting its “Get the Facts” studies, as of late. But that doesn’t mean the company has ceased commissioning research outfits to perform its anti-Linux dirty work. On September 25, Mercer Management Consulting released a new Microsoft-backed study. The study is entitled “Driving Lower TCO...; Tags: ROI, TCO; Blog posts 2006-09-25
IT shops 'afraid of SaaS': Two thirds of companies are missing out on the potential advantages of a SaaS solution simply because the IT department are scared of trying SaaS, claims Jim Howard, CEO of website content management vendor Crownpeak. "There are these persistent myths that are eliminating SaaS companies...; Tags: CrownPeak, IT Organizations; Blog posts 2006-08-09
Align this! Has IT strayed that far from the business?: Here's an observation that's too good to pass up: From David Foster, responding to a post on Nick Carr's blog.On a seminar entitled "Aligning IT with the Business:" "Isn't it a bit strange that there is still a need for this...; Tags: IT Organizations; Blog posts 2006-05-17
Is your IT dept. a regulator or an advocate?: In this world of worms, viruses, security vulnerabilities, hardware and software non-interoperability, and just plain old malfunction, it's a wonder sometimes that IT organizations can remember that they are service providers. Because of the constant bombardment of threats and malfunctions mentioned above, IT finds itself,...; Tags: IT Organization, IT Organizations, This IS, information technology; Blog posts 2006-01-26
Is your IT department about regulation or advocacy?: In this world of worms, viruses, security vulnerabilities, hardware and software non-interoperability, and just plain old malfunction, it's a wonder sometimes that IT organizations can remember that they are service providers. Instead, because of the constant bombardment of threats and malfunctions mentioned above, IT finds itself, almost by design, as...; Tags: IT Organization, information technology, IT Organizations; Blog posts 2006-01-17
Dexterous IT organizations: Last week California CIO Clark Kelso spoke to state IT managers about building dexterous organizations. Kelso's points include: The CA legislature expects IT to be "done right." Certainly the public expects it to be well managed. "[D]oing IT right is very much a...; Tags: Clark Kelso; Blog posts 2005-10-11
IT Help Desks in the dog house: Business users are dissatisfied with help desk support; so much in fact that they rank it last when asked about the importance of these technologies to their jobs, reports Tekrati. Additionally, less than half of the respondents report satisfaction with IT’s communication efforts about changes in the organization and new...; Tags: IT Organizations; Blog posts 2005-05-18
Rise of 'HomoiPodi' challenges IT, says Gartner: "We are at the IT moment of truth," proclaimed Gartner's Mark Raskino, vice president specializing in emerging business technology mega trends. Speaking today at the Gartner Symposium/ITExpo in San Francisco, Raskino said that in 2005 recovering demand for IT has intersected with waning economic confidence and slowing GDP growth. That...; Tags: information technology, Mark Raskino, Gartner Inc., IT Organizations; Blog posts 2005-05-17
Gartner: tech complexity not greatest threat to CIOs: The most important and alarming point Gartner Fellow Richard Hunter repeated throughout his talk was that, on average, CIOs spend less than 1 percent of their budgets on managing risks related to the flexibility and agility of the IT organizations. That is, they do not work hard enough on the...; Tags: Hunter; Blog posts 2005-05-16

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Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?Microsoft Search sucks.Now they are hijacking your PC to gain search share. Vista, XP, and anything else Microsoft is leaving this organization at every chance.RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?This studies almost alway fail to note that XP's business penetration was no better after...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Forrest; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Government, markets and regulation: Government, markets and regulationJust Another Gov't Program Gone BadFannie Mae was created in the Depression to create liquidity in the mortgage market. Lequidity had been wiped out by the stock market collapse and bank runs.As with all government programs, it just grew and grew and never went away. ...; Tags: Mortgages, Vertical industries, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, mortgage, government; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Forrester: Vista is 'New Coke' in the enterprise; Firefox, Apple gain a little: Forrester: Vista is 'New Coke' in the enterprise; Firefox, Apple gain a littleNew Coke?Actually, given the way it has been and is being sold, is it not the New Kool-Aid?With Vista selling so well already ...... as shown in revenues from the previous quarter, Microsoft can expect to gain substantially...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Mozilla Firefox, Forrester Research Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Mac OS X, Mendel, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Parallels releases Parallels Server for Mac: I almost missed Parallels' announcement of Parallels Server for Mac. I didn't speak with company representatives. All I saw was a press release. It was nearly lost in a huge pile of other mail in my inbox. Although there are several virtual machine software products that support...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Operating System, Virtual Machine, Parallels Server, Parallels Management Console, Toolset, Desktops, Apple Mac OS, Desktop Virtualization, Operating Systems, Servers, Hardware, Software, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-07-24
|)ruid and HD Moore release part 2 of DNS exploit: |)ruid and HD Moore release part 2 of DNS exploitSo, Linux's BIND the first to be exploited...So, Linux's BIND the first to be exploited...Nice work!CoolNate, nice post and analysis!Wasn't the replacing the ns.victim.com cache entry part of the Halvar Flake speculation? I thought first part of the exploit was to...; Tags: Domain names, NETWORKING, Operating systems, Alecco, DNS, ruid, exploit, HD Moore, Linux; Discussion threads 2008-07-24