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The state of IT risk management

The state of IT risk managementIT Risk AssessmentIt is good to see more awareness of Risks but how do practitioners assess Risk. Most people rely on past experiences and knowledge but in some cases (i.e Public Accounting firms) they have neither but are faced with the task of assessing...

Tags: Strategy, IT Risk Management, information technology

Discussion threads 2008-02-01

The state of IT risk management

Symantec issued its second annual report on IT risk management. Key findings from "IT Risk Management Report" that surveyed 405 IT professionals include: IT professionals are adopting a more balanced, less security-centric view of IT riskâ€"more of them now see availability risk as critical or...

Tags: Information Technology, IT Professional, Risk Management, IT Risk Management, Strategy, Security, Management, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2008-01-31

Rethinking Risk Management

Almost every white paper on IT Risk Management starts with the advice to first identify and assign values to every IT asset. This means finding and cataloging every PC, laptop, printer, server, etc. and deciding if it is of High, Medium or Low value. A couple of...

Tags: IT Risk Management, information technology

Blog posts 2005-06-21

Additional Resources

The Enterprise 2.0 Value Propositions Agenda

Time is Money: Where's the Beef? The now biannual US 'Enterprise 2.0' conference is a wrap, but disappointingly there is still little business understanding of what the term means or what the value propositions and benefits are. The general 2.0 suffix is well understood by technology...

Tags: Collaboration, Enterprise 2.0, Conference, E2.0, Susan Scrupski, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-11-05

10 ways to evaluate your IT management software

Does your helpdesk work for you or do you work for your helpdesk? Saar Bitner of SysAid Technologies tells how to manage you IT management software. Commentary - Choosing the right IT management software solution is a strategic decision that requires the careful planning and consideration of every IT...

Tags: IT Administration, Information Technology, Software Solution, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Management, IT management, software, Saar Bitner SysAid Technologies, Special to ZDNet, Saar Bitner SysAid Technologies, Special to ZDNet

News items 2009-11-05

JumpBox for Tomcat Java Web Application Deployment 1.1.1 (Mac)

Apache Tomcat is an open source servlet container that implements the Java Servlet and the JavaServer Pages specifications. Like other deployment JumpBoxes, the JumpBox for Tomcat makes it easy to deploy a web application (specifically a java-based web application). Notable features of this JumpBox include: Flexible deployment options: Applications...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Web Application, Backup, Apache Tomcat, JumpBox, Application Servers, Open Source, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-03

ADmitMac 5.0 (Mac)

ADmitMac v3 allows Macintosh users running Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, or Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger with the latest updates, to participate in and take advantage of all the directory services provided by Microsoft's Active Directory, NT, and Apple's Workgroup Manager. As a result, administrators can manage their domain...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Administrator, Network, Domain, ADmitMac 5.0, Apple Mac OS X, Kerberos, Desktops, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Directory Services, Operating Systems, Security, Software, Hardware, Enterprise Software

Software downloads 2009-11-03

JumpBox for LAMP Deployment 1.1.13 (Mac)

The JumpBox for LAMP Deployment is a great utility system that allows you to easily deploy applications where a tailored JumpBox may not exist. It contains MySQL plus PHP, Perl, Ruby and Python along with PHPMyAdmin to help you manage the database. Using the JumpBox for LAMP Deployment you can...

Tags: Software, Apple Macintosh, Ruby, JumpBox, Scripting Languages, Programming Languages, Development Tools, Tools & Techniques, Benefits, Servers, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software Development, Management, Human Resources, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-11-02

What should open source do in a car?

Engine Management...The owners should be able to tweak the engine management settings.There is no reason I should be forced to stick with the 'safe' mode settings from the factory. Other Ford enthusiasts could tweak their cars and post their engine profiles online and people could adjust their cars engine...

Tags: car, Ford Motor Co., open source

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

JumpBox for the MySQL Relational Database 1.1.11 (Mac)

MySQL is probably the most widely used relational databases around. It's used as an integral component in many JumpBoxes and is also useful to have available in an easy to use standalone version. This JumpBox includes MySQL 5 along with PHPMyAdmin setup and ready to run. It's a great tool...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, MySQL, Benefit, JumpBox, Databases, Tools & Techniques, Storage, Open Source, Servers, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Management, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-10-30

Five reasons to deliver a virtual service, not a virtual server

What began as an interesting technological experiment has now become an opportunity for IT to shape its future, says Fortisphere's Lilac Berniker Commentary - As virtualization becomes an increasingly commonplace technology in the datacenter, the breadth of stakeholders in the virtual environment is growing. ...

Tags: Information Technology, Workload, Virtual Server, Server, Strategy, Management, virtualization, Lilac Berniker Fortisphere, Special to ZDNet, Lilac Berniker Fortisphere, Special to ZDNet

News items 2009-10-29

JumpBox for the PostgreSQL Relational Database Management System 1.1.5 (Mac)

PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source object-relational database system that's been under active development for over 15 years. An enterprise class database, PostgreSQL boasts sophisticated features such as Multi-Version Concurrency Control MVCC, point in time recovery, tablespaces, asynchronous replication, nested transactions savepoints, online/hot backups, a sophisticated query planner/optimizer, and write...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Server, PostgreSQL, JumpBox, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-10-29

JumpBox for the Joomla! CMS 1.1.14 (Mac)

Joomla! is an award-winning Content Management System CMS that will help you build websites and other powerful online applications. It's one of the most popular Open Source applications around and the JumpBox for Joomla is a huge time saver. It captures the experience of a skilled IT admin in a...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Content Management System, JumpBox, Tools & Techniques, Benefits, Content Management, Servers, Management, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-10-29

JumpBox for the Movable Type Blogging System 1.1.12 (Mac)

Movable Type is Six Apart's flagship blog software product, launched in 2001. Today, this robust social publishing platform powers the websites and blogs of many of the world's largest media companies, Fortune 100 businesses, small and medium sized businesses, and power bloggers. Movable Type is a fully integrated, scalable, proven...

Tags: Software, Apple Macintosh, Blog, Movable Type, JumpBox, Blogging, Tools & Techniques, Benefits, Servers, Internet, Management, Human Resources, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-10-29

JumpBox for LAPP Deployment 1.1.5 (Mac)

The JumpBox for LAPP Deployment is a great utility system that allows you to easily deploy applications where a tailored JumpBox may not exist. It contains PostgreSQL plus PHP, Perl, Ruby and Python along with phpPgAdmin to help you manage the database. Using the JumpBox for LAPP Deployment you can...

Tags: Software, Apple Macintosh, Ruby, JumpBox, Scripting Languages, Programming Languages, Development Tools, Tools & Techniques, Benefits, Servers, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software Development, Management, Human Resources, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-10-29

Banks and auto sector got bailed out, are telecom providers next?

I kid you not :)Pensions got killed in the bailouts of the banks, except those that got insurance from AIG that bet against all the shenigans of Wall St. But sure enough AIG flops because it can't cover all the insurance bets it made on the mortgage backed certificates floated...

Tags: Telephony, Financial Planning, Benefits, Telecom & Utilities, Personal finance, payroll solutions, American International Group Inc., insurance, telecommunications, Wall St., bank

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Accelerating Business Performance: San Francisco & Frankfurt Enterprise 2.0 Conferences

Next week sees the inaugural West Coast iteration of the Enterprise 2.0 conference, which is also an annual June event in Boston on the east coast. Sameer Patel and I will be running a track throughout the event which is focused on Selling the Case for...

Tags: Performance, Use Case, Enterprise 2.0, Conference, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-10-26

QPack Free Testing Tool Test Management 5.3.1 (Windows)

QPack is an end-to-end solution for Application Lifecycle Management, containing all development lifecycle modules, such as market requirements, system specs, development, testing, and delivery. QPack ALM supports the marketing team, system architects, developers and testers by providing each team with professional tools suited to its specific needs and methodologies. QPack...

Tags: Medical Device, Microsoft Windows, Application Lifecycle Management, Tool, Orcanos Application Lifecycle Management, QPack, QPack ALM, Medical Device Software Development, QPack Medical Device Software Development, Healthcare, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2009-10-26

Google's Schmidt: Mimicking Office completely not 'a good use of our time'

Google CEO Eric Schmidt acknowledges that Google Docs lacks workflow features that Microsoft Office has, but isn't trying to emulate the suite. In an interview with Stephen Shankland at CNet News, Schmidt continued his courting of the enterprise. Schmidt on Wednesday had a good performance at the...

Tags: Google Inc., Eric Schmidt, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-22

SaaS: Shelfware as a service?

Think the conclusions are a bit flawedI think we can all agree that SaaS saves operational expenses, increases agility and improves the user experience. I don't think the fact that Salesforce.com has been successful can be held against the category.The shelfware point is a bit more subtle. The...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Managed hosting, cloud computing, software-as-a-service, shelfware

Discussion threads 2009-10-21