Social networking systems can serve valid business purposes, but they can compromise company confidentiality. Keep your enterprise safe by screening which systems you let through your firewalls.
Virtualization promises more efficient and cost-effective ways to manage your data center. Our experts explain how to turn those promises into reality.
Newly increased functionality, coupled with longstanding price advantages, could boost the role of network attached storage (NAS) systems.
How can a temporary assembly of autonomous experts be transformed into a cohesive, efficient problem-solving unit? Our experts share their top six tips.
Dealing with the high temps generated by denser server racks requires planning for increased power and cooling requirements.
How and when to update your IT systems is an ongoing evaluation process. Be sure you're looking at the right criteria.
Data backup is out. Data protection is in. What's not to like about a technology that lets you get your hands on a snapshot of your data from any previous moment in time?
Today's interconnected business processes demand external connections to internal applications. Even if proper attention is given to securing external access, opportunities for unintended uses and abuses abound.
Alternative applications for everyday office tasks have significant appeal, but adoption rates at the enterprise level are still low.
Keep your network fast, secure and up to date with the latest breed of network switching devices.
Multicore servers can satisfy expectations, but IT managers must match their applications to what the processor can really deliver, rather than the marketing hype.
Service Oriented Architecture (aka SOA) has taken the lead in delivering flexible applications that meet the changing demands of interconnected businesses. What makes this technology so attractive?
Establishing a tiered storage system can be a big investment. Our experts provide five steps to get the biggest bang for your bucks.
Grid computing is as old as the Internet, but new applications benefit an increasingly wide spectrum of industries and uses.
Managing enterprise storage is both a science and an art. These basic tenets lay the groundwork for safe and effective storage practices.
It's a maneuver that can build resiliency and reduce the total cost of ownership of the data center. But hidden "gotchas" may sabotage those advantages.
Moving your servers and storage outside the enterprise walls can have advantages that go beyond cost savings.
