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The coming "big crunch" - IT systems will start failing on a large scale

ScaremongeringAll that was missing - the placard reading 'The End of the World is Nigh'.So my critical, clustered systems are going to start failing are they? Why did I cluster them then?My RAID arrays are going to start failing are they? Why did I go RAID then? And have I...

Tags: RAID, Hewlett-Packard Co., IT System, power supply, information technology, hardware

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

Momentum Webcast: Spotlight on Cost: How to Prioritize IT Projects to Reduce Costs (Level 100)

IT systems are integral to daily business operations. To reduce costs, decisions makers have to sift through their organizations' complexity and make difficult trade-offs. The presenter of this webcast provides step-by-step guidance on how to select and prioritize IT projects that will save money and meet the organization's unique needs.

Tags: Webcast, Information Technology, IT System, Strategy, Management

Webcasts 2009-04-23

Amid bleak job picture IT system design, consulting shines

Amid bleak job picture IT system design, consulting shinesDon't be fooled.. we've been hurt, Severely.Most consultant incomes have been devastated by the H-1B and L-1x programs, tack on some offshoring to make it a real miserable market. (Worst in decades.) The DOL's threshold for any employment is just...

Tags: Outsourcing, Recruitment & Selection, consulting shine, IT System, consulting, information technology, job

Discussion threads 2008-12-05

In remembrance of scoundrels past

In remembrance of scoundrels pastSame mess - different scum.I agree. I did some consultancy work for a large brand name in sportswear and was horrified by their IT systems. It had been held in thrall by one man who started his IT career in the 70s and was still going...

Tags: Strategy, Recruitment & Selection, information technology, IT System

Discussion threads 2008-09-15

A plethora of PaaS options

A plethora of PaaS optionsApple and Oranges Compliment One AnotherGreat piece that gets beneath the oversimplification that often 'clouds' the discussion. ISV needs are definitely different than the enterprise. We are big fans of several platforms including Force.com (http://www.appirio.com/blog/2008/02/may-force.php) and Amazon Web Services. In fact Appirio has...

Tags: IT System, PaaS, PaaS option, plethora, Phil

Discussion threads 2008-03-06

Stop Spam, Viruses and Spyware: Endpoint and Perimeter Malware Guide

IT systems are under constant, increasingly sophisticated attack. Today's cyber criminals are using highly evolved, blended malware to access corporate and customer data at an alarming rate. Additional layers of protection at the perimeter are essential to combat the sheer volume of this increasing threat and to prevent networks from...

Tags: Webroot Software Inc., Malware, Endpoint, Perimeter, Spyware, Virus, IT System, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Strategy, Management

White papers 2008-02-28

Automate to Optimize: The Foundation for Data Center Efficiency

Data centers experience constant change under pressure from technology and business drivers. IT systems are becoming more, not less complex as new technologies are introduced, and IT staffs are not growing to keep pace with the growth in size and complexity of the typical data center. Windows administrators need to...

Tags: Data Center, Information Technology, Windows Administrator, Complex, Tidal Software, IT System, Data Centers, Storage, Strategy, Hardware, Data Management, Management

White papers 2008-02-01

Enable richer business outcomes: Free your intranet with Web 2.0

Enable richer business outcomes: Free your intranet with Web 2.0Is it that simple?I'm very much in agreement that the simplicity offerred by Web 2.0 solutions is a big reason for their rapid adoption - and I'm seeing similar kinds of trends from an eLearning perspective:eLearning Technology: Direction of eLearning -...

Tags: Channel management, theory, Web, Web 2.0, Intranet, richer business outcome, IT System, business outcome, software

Discussion threads 2006-07-27

IT systems that get better the more people use them

IT systems that get better the more people use themThe target for Web 2.0Dion, nice piece! To answer your question "Is your organization tracking Web 2.0 in the CXOs offices? Or are the employees introducing the innovation to the organization?", I think it is the CTO: http://loekb.blogspot.com/2006/06/cto-is-primary-target-for-web-20.html

Tags: Web 2.0, Channel management, Strategy, IT System, information technology

Discussion threads 2006-07-13

IT systems that get better the more people use them

IT systems have been storing essential corporate information in databases for years and making it easy to find and access by others via software applications. This sometimes makes the user generated content epiphany, as best exemplified by the likes of MySpace, YouTube, and Digg, and numerous others, seem...

Tags: information technology, IT System, Web 2.0, Web

Blog posts 2006-07-12

Repeating history, The Long Tail, and software demand

Peter Rip of Leapfrog Ventures did a really good take recently on what Web 2.0 will look like in the enterprise. I bring your attention to it Both SaaS and Web 2.0 can be delivered on the Web, but the former tends to provide more function than data,...

Tags: information technology, Web, Web 2.0

Blog posts 2006-06-01

Sun Services CTO says utility computing acceptance is slow going

I recently met with Daniel Berg Distinguished Engineer VP & CTO of Sun Services group, and we discussed some data center trends.Mr Berg gets to see how IT applications are being used, and how IT demands are changing in terms of systems design, and the different types of skills needed...

Tags: data center, information technology

Blog posts 2006-01-26

FBI's new IT system gets go-ahead despite flaws

The FBI's new case-management program, "Sentinel," suffers from serious gaps but the project should go forward, the GAO recommended, reports InformationWeek. Sentinel is the FBI's major overhaul of its IT system, which is designed to standardize file-sharing capabilities. "Certain urgent and compelling mission needs...

Tags: FBI, information technology

Blog posts 2006-01-09

94% of SarBox-compliant companies found deficiencies in their IT systems

94% of the companies that completed a Sarbanes-Oxley audit and surveyed by CFO Publishing said they had uncovered deficiencies in their IT systems, 75% said they feel that regulators have not done an adequate job in describing what constitutes adequate IT controls.

Tags: information technology, IT System

Blog posts 2005-06-25

88% of federal government employees received computer security training

Government auditors certified and accredited 77% of the federal government's 8,623 IT systems after undergoing risk assessments and security-control testing last fiscal year, up from 62% in fiscal year 2003, according to White House. 85% of federal IT systems had security costs incorporated into their life-cycle planning costs, up from...

Tags: IT System, information technology

Blog posts 2005-03-05

88% of federal government employees received computer security training

Government auditors certified and accredited 77% of the federal government's 8,623 IT systems after undergoing risk assessments and security-control testing last fiscal year, up from 62% in fiscal year 2003, according to White House. 85% of federal IT systems had security costs incorporated into their life-cycle planning costs, up from...

Tags: information technology, IT System

Blog posts 2005-03-05

Additional Resources

SOA should enable diversity inside and uniformity outside: what does that mean?

Is hiding IT system complexity too narrow a focus for SOA? by Joe McKendrick

Tags: SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2009-11-29

Does Chrome OS mean anything for schools?

Benefits of the ChromeOS approachOne of the features of HTML5, that commentors on other posts seem to forget, is that HTML5 web apps can be "installed" in app cache, for offline use (Google "HTML5 manifest").If web apps can be used offline AND made to perform like desktop apps, with web...

Tags: Operating systems, cloud computing, Desktops, NOW IT, HTML5, operating system, Chrome OS, Does Chrome OS, Chrome, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-28

Over the turkey virtualization discussions

I don't know that much about it really, but...I describe as "more or less a game emulator, extended to a whole computer".I'm self-educated in computer in networking technology; my degree is in environmental science. So, what I know about IT/IS I've taught myself. Nonetheless, I often find myself...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Blogging, virtualization, computer, Harry Fuller

Discussion threads 2009-11-27

Maingear Shift

With its new Shift gaming desktop, Maingear joins the ranks of Alienware, Falcon Northwest, and Velocity Micro in providing its customers a distinctive-looking case you can't get anywhere else. And despite a misstep with the build and a questionable processor choice both of which should be easily remedied, we found...

Tags: Network technology, Most Unique, Maingear, cable, hard drive

Product reviews 2009-11-25