March 2007

March 05, 2007 05 Mar'07
Building an information security strategy

While I've spent a lot of time describing certain aspects of my work within information security, something I've not really touched upon is how the program originated, and the question of where and ... Continue Reading
March 05, 2007 05 Mar'07
Retailers turn to wholesale outsourcing

A growing band of retailers are choosing to outsource all of their IT functions rather than just outsourcing the management of individual applications, new research has revealed. Continue Reading
March 05, 2007 05 Mar'07
SAN and WAN means happy holidays

Resort operator Voyages has installed three new SANS as part of a storage consolidation project aimed at improving your next holiday. Continue Reading

March 04, 2007 04 Mar'07
Unified Communications to dominate VoiceCon

Unified Communications will again be a major focus of VoiceCon Spring. Continue Reading
March 04, 2007 04 Mar'07
WordPress upgrade fixes 'dangerous' flaw

Developers of the open source blogging platform WordPress say users should upgrade to version 2.1.2 immediately to address a "dangerous" security hole that was recently attacked. Continue Reading
March 04, 2007 04 Mar'07
Expert: NAC not a network security cure-all

According to an expert at Black Hat DC, NAC success demands careful planning and a good understanding of the company network; otherwise, implementations can quickly go awry. Continue Reading
March 04, 2007 04 Mar'07
Buzz builds around data reduction for primary storage

Analysts predict that in-band compression offerings from StoreWiz, newly updated this week, are the first step toward a new wave of primary storage deduplication products. Continue Reading
March 04, 2007 04 Mar'07
NetApp stokes midrange fires with new array

The FAS 3040 is a scaled down version of the 64-bit 3070 architecture; NetApp officials say more moves downmarket will follow. Continue Reading
March 04, 2007 04 Mar'07
VoIP migration strategies: Q&A with 3Com

3Com's Doug Hydeoffers some tips and tricks to ease migration and ensure that your network is ready for VoIP. Continue Reading
March 04, 2007 04 Mar'07
Kiwi irrigators build new backbone

New Zealand's Downlands scheme has commissioned a new fibre-optic backbone. Continue Reading

March 04, 2007 04 Mar'07
Schemes promote IT use in schools

Two new initiatives are aiming to boost awareness of the benefits of IT in schools. Continue Reading
March 04, 2007 04 Mar'07
Colossus is star attraction for computing museum

A working round-screened air traffic control station and a reborn 1980s ICL 2900 workhorse mainframe are among the attractions lined up for the new National Museum of Computing, which is being set up this year. Continue Reading
March 04, 2007 04 Mar'07
Evaluating the benefits of IT

Investment in IT can have significant effect on business productivity. So why do IT sceptics still hold sway in many boardrooms? It all boils down to what you measure and why, says the LSE’s Leslie Willcocks, as Julia Vowler reports Continue Reading
March 04, 2007 04 Mar'07
Everything Google knows about disk failure

Google has released a paper analysing the performance of over 100,000 disk drives and concludes that the machines may not fail for the reasons most assume causes disks to die. Continue Reading
March 03, 2007 03 Mar'07
Get a grip for development success

Application lifecycle management practices are becoming increasingly important in complex projects by offering improved reporting and process automation Continue Reading
March 03, 2007 03 Mar'07
Online admissions system helps cut uncertainty over school placement

London's shared service matches more children to school places Continue Reading
March 03, 2007 03 Mar'07
Next move: Should I take Cerco or Comptia study route?

Should I take Cerco or Comptia study route? Continue Reading
March 03, 2007 03 Mar'07
Healthcare informatics conference to emphasise real-world experience

Experiences of real-life implementation and change will feature at this year's BCS Healthcare Computing Conference (HC2007). Continue Reading
March 03, 2007 03 Mar'07
Sybase pays dividends as City's database of choice

Hot skills: ASE has small but lucrative share of the market Continue Reading
March 03, 2007 03 Mar'07
UK firms losing out on software patents

Despite EU wranglings, patents are available for inventive computer programs. So why are UK firms allowing US companies to steal a march on them? Continue Reading

How to become a CIO thought leader

Experts discuss how CIOs and IT leaders can utilize successful thought leadership to distinguish and promote either their ...

Adobe, Uber on the challenges of digital transformation

Digital transformation initiatives may be all the rage in the enterprise, but they also pose significant challenges to CIOs and ...

Cloud migration failures and how to prevent them

Companies are moving more applications than ever to the cloud, but many of these initiatives fail. Learn how to avoid making your...

SearchSecurity

Bugcrowd launches Attack Surface Management platform

The new platform provides an extra layer of testing by sending its findings to Bugcrowd's crowdsourced security testing tools.

Sophos acquisition bid presents potential growth, peril

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo made an offer to acquire Sophosfor approximately $3.9 billion. Analysts discuss what the deal ...

Malware detection methods struggle to keep up with evolving threats

Experts discuss the increasingly complex methods of malware detection needed when dealing with everything from low-level ...

SearchNetworking

Discover 5 key cloud networking basics for your organization

Clear away the fog, and explore these five key cloud networking fundamentals -- such as models, challenges and tools -- you need ...

Transform network management with a network automation strategy

Enterprises can employ a network automation strategy to provide some stability for network management and monitoring. Automation,...

Network automation skills and training in demand, research finds

Surprisingly, scripting, programming and software development are not exactly the top network automation skills desired by ...

SearchDataCenter

Improve server rack physical security with ISO standards

Safeguarding information access is essential to data center operations. With ISO Standard 27001 and the right locking mechanisms,...

Essential private cloud migration steps

Executive buy-in, application evaluation and tool configuration are all important parts of cloud selection. With these steps, ...

IBM quantum computers' usefulness in sight -- using binoculars

IBM's Bob Sutor discusses Big Blue's new quantum systems and computation center, the realities of quantum computing today and how...

SearchDataManagement

Open source database use is a growing trend

Study shows that more users are using open source software for data management, with most organizations using more than one ...

Databricks contributes Delta Lake to the Linux Foundation

Databricks has found a new home at the Linux Foundation for its open source Delta Lake data lake project, in a bid to help grow a...

Apache Rya matures open source triple store database

Open source triple store database technology used by the U.S. Navy moves forward as a stable, mature project at the Apache ...