In Depth

In Depth

• IBM chief engineer talks green storage

  IBM engineer Clod Barrera discusses the growing energy crisis in storage, the need for better power efficiency metrics and the future for "green" products.  Continue Reading

• Storage Decisions Session Downloads

  Storage Decisions stepped foot for the first time in Toronto in June of 2007. Here are slide presentations that made their debut at the conference  Continue Reading

• Who should be considering file archiving and compliance

  Who should be looking at and considering file archiving plus is file archiving just for companies and applications that have to meet regulatory compliance requirements?  Continue Reading

• File archiving: copies of archived data and CAS

  How many copies of archived data should be made and does file archiving require content- or CAS-based storage?  Continue Reading

• Measure IT alongside business aims

  Some form of measurement is essential in any business initiative. IT has an essential functional role in the process, but it must also be measured itself  Continue Reading

• How to profit from technology

  To make IT a source of business value you have to get to grips with financial metrics and risk. Ian Grant looks at the different methods  Continue Reading

• Storage Decisions Downloads: Storage Architectures

  Tiered storage plus other material that can help any manager set up or administer this new architecture.  Continue Reading

• Storage Decisions Downloads: Executives' storage guide

  Ideas of where firms' storage should be and where it's headed. Also key ways to integrate new technologies, processes and ideas without going over budget.  Continue Reading

• Storage guide, 3: storage virtualisation and disc reliability

  How do you reconcile storage virtualisation and storage utilisation and does vibration really influence disc reliability?  Continue Reading

• Storage guide, 2:conventional drives and semiconductor memory

  Will conventional electromechanical hard drives eventually become extinct and the changing role of semiconductor memory on hard drives  Continue Reading

• Prevent network hacks with secure Web browsing

  Hackers can penetrate your network in almost unlimited ways these days, and that includes through your Web browser. Learn how to improve Web browser security and keep these hackers out of your network.  Continue Reading

• Systems needed to resolve e-mail crunch

  With the regulations for data storage becoming increasingly demanding, finding workable solutions to e-mail archiving requires a sophisticated approach  Continue Reading

• Storage disc hardware guide: Part 1

  All you need to know about storage discs such as cost, power demands and power-saving features in drives for storage array, and what is a sleepy disc drive?  Continue Reading

• VoIP management guide

  A guide to help voice and data pros map a plan to the right combination of software and services within the VoIP management cycle  Continue Reading

• Top 25 data storage terms

  Find out what's first and foremost on the minds of your fellow storage professionals.  Continue Reading

• Can video conferencing up your productivity and reduce costs?

  Video conferencing technologies are the most in-demand applications of the information age. Learn how it can help you boost productivity and reduce costs.  Continue Reading

• Your guide to retrieving deleted files

  Hitting delete will not completely erase data from your systems, so how can you retrieve the data if you need it, and how can you be sure that it’s really gone?  Continue Reading

• New IT staff lack business acumen says E-Skills

  Rise in the number of vacant IT positions highlights the need for IT professionals to have more highly developed business and non-technical skills  Continue Reading

• Big Microsoft Vista concerns for Big Pharma

  The second installment of an ongoing series examining the challenges of deploying Windows Vista and the considerations that go into the decision to roll out the new OS.  Continue Reading

• Mobile apps will boost productivity

  With mobile e-mail access now widely adopted, the challenge has moved on to providing seamless line of business applications to workers on the move  Continue Reading

• Is a merger or acquisition in Sourcefire's future?

  Sourcefire founder and Chief Technology Officer Martin Roesch, talks about how Sourcefire fits into Security 3.0 theme and how the firm may be involved in a future merger or acquisition.  Continue Reading

• Remote VoIP is a communications WorldWinner

  VoIP and application integration helped one company bring IP communications to its remote workers.  Continue Reading

• Download Microsoft security utilities

  Download popular Microsoft Windows security utility tools here, including Netcat, John the Ripper, Nmap and WSUS.  Continue Reading

• Spend a night on the streets to help homeless children

  IT professionals from across the industry are busy planning this year's Byte Night charity London sleepout on 5 October.  Continue Reading

• Why hacking contests, 'month-of' projects don't help

  Ivan Arce, chief technology officer of Core Security Technologies explains why he thinks hacking contests and public vulnerability disclosure projects do little to improve IT security.  Continue Reading

• VoIP eases communications constraints

  Hosted VoIP solution -- converged communications as a service -- saves one company time and money and has liberated its IT staff to focus on higher-value activities.  Continue Reading

• Web applications tangle security researchers, attract attackers

  Web application security researchers are finding that some of their work could land them on the wrong side of the law. As a result, Web applications are more vulnerable to attack.  Continue Reading

• Storage Area Network School: 14, how to diagnose and deal with San problems

  Help diagnose the problems that you may want to look for including how to check for connectivity problems, using system error logs and using switch logging.  Continue Reading

• Storage Area Network School: 13, outsourcing storage

  Your options when it comes to outsourcing storage. What are the merits and pitfalls of letting another entity manage your storage network.  Continue Reading

• Storage Area Network School: 12; San management, how to document

  How to properly document your cables, managing tools and fabrics and get a top down look at San management.  Continue Reading

• Tiered Storage School: Table of Contents

  Get a better understanding of what tiering can do for your storage, how it works and why a tiered plan can aid in backup, DR, overall management and long-term archive  Continue Reading

• Storage Area Network School: Lesson 11

  What point-in-time copy is, how to figure space requirements, what you need to know about creating snapshots and what software-based copy solutions are available.  Continue Reading

• Storage Area Network School: Lesson 10

  Christopher Poelker, co-author, "Storage Area Networks for Dummies" holds Lesson 10 of SAN School on the intricacies of SAN booting. This lesson reveals the nuts and bolts of SAN booting, the benefits and how to create a boot volume.  Continue Reading

• The Art of Software Security Testing

  Identifying software security flaws including the proper methods for examining file formats.  Continue Reading

• Storage Area Network School: Lesson 9

  The options asscioated with San backup including backups over a dedicated Lan, tiered backups, Lan-less backup, serverless backup and more  Continue Reading

• Storage Area Network School: Lesson 8

  How to extend the San, connectivity between Sans and SNislands, IP storage, virtualization (in-band, out-of-band) and SW/HW pooling.  Continue Reading

• Data Backup School: the backup basics

  All of the aspects of backup and how to optimize your backup environments.  Continue Reading

• Feedback: Speech technology is on the right track

  Speech technology has our members talking back. Read what a member had to say about a recent column on the shortcomings of speech technology.  Continue Reading

• Blue chip IT chiefs address 500 Club

  The Computer Weekly 500 Club continues its programme of talks by top IT leaders this summer, with presentations by Paul Stevens, vice-president, UK pharmaceuticals IT at GlaxoSmithKline, and Rolls-Royce CIO Jonathan Mitchell.  Continue Reading

• How do I move into web development?

  Expert advice for readers' career problems  Continue Reading

• How HBOS and Tesco survive the storage test

  Buying the hardware and the software to manage your storage needs from one supplier is a logical choice for most businesses, as there is no question who is responsible when it goes wrong.  Continue Reading

• Downtime: don't be Microdaft, they surely won't sue

  The wacky world of IT  Continue Reading

• DPM's diary: 12 June 2007

  Weekly round up of events at Bogcaster Council  Continue Reading

• Data retrieval strategies: Document management software overview

  The role of document management software in data storage and how it can mitigate risk for the enterprise.  Continue Reading

• Deploying VoIP: Five things every CIO should know

  Navigating the complexity of a VoIP deployment can be overwhelming and it may seem like you need a technical degree to understand it. Here are five tips to help steer through the fog of a VoIP migration.  Continue Reading

• Mobile security: the balancing act

  Losing sensitive data is a major fear for businesses, particularly those with remote workers. William Knight looks at how businesses are marrying greater security with usability and productivity  Continue Reading

• Storage Area Network School: Lesson 7

  How to choose which applications/servers belong in your San, installing HBAs, loading firmware, starting drivers, setting the topology, testing for connectivity and zone types.  Continue Reading

• IT Training and the skills crisis: the expert view

  News stories, features, podcasts, blogs and links on IT training and the skills crisis  Continue Reading

• Storage Area Network School: Lesson 4

  This webcast explores the things that cause problems in SAN operations.  Continue Reading

• Storage Area Network School: Lesson 3

  This webcast explores Fibre Channel protocols, world wide names and how San fabric addressing works.  Continue Reading

• Voice application delivery gets boost

  Delivery of voice applications improved when one company used an application session controller as a gateway to its network.  Continue Reading

• Eastleigh improves services with web-based GIS integration scheme

  Online planning function is among council services available online  Continue Reading

• The rise of the computing appliance

  Appliances are evolving to offer businesses new ways to cuts costs and improve performance. However, integrating with existing systems can be a challenge  Continue Reading

• DPM's diary: 05 June 2007

  Weekly round up of events at Bogcaster City Council  Continue Reading

• Chaos impresses the Microsoft judges

  Sudoku Chaos, by Glen Reid, was one of 10 finalists in Microsoft's DesignIT competition.  Continue Reading

• Unified communication case studies: What you need to know

  Learn how others overcame the expected and the unexpected challenges of a UC deployment in our case studies.  Continue Reading

• BMS cuts paperwork with Impact

  West Midlands-based property maintenance firm BMS Property Care is preparing to deploy the next version of Impact Applications' hosted workforce management software to improve its job scheduling.  Continue Reading

• Wake up to the dawn of Web 2.0

  The collaborative nature of Web 2.0 is a phenomenon business must address. IT directors will need to support new ways of working and new forms of customer interactions, in order for businesses to compete effectively in the New World.  Continue Reading

• Cisco: File virtualisation a service, for now

  Cisco's Jayshree Ullal talks about the company's plans for file virtualisation, green datacentres and Fibre Channel over Ethernet.  Continue Reading

• WAN storage guide -- Chapter 1: WAN basics

  The implications of WAN connectivity have had a profound influence on networking. We look at some of the practical WAN issues, such as bandwidth, cost, latency and reliability.  Continue Reading

• AT&T subsidiary talks real-world storage virtualisation

  3PAR's storage virtualisation helps AT&T's managed services arm to stay competitive over EMC and NetApp, though there are still some kinks to be worked out.  Continue Reading

• Storage Area Networks: getting the full value

  What is a storage area network? What are the benefits and pitfalls of installation? How can a SAN fit into your organisation? These questions and more are answered in our Storage Area Network School.  Continue Reading

• Your shout: jobs, recruitment agencies, project failures

  Computer Weekly readers have their say  Continue Reading

• IT outsourcing: the expert view

  News stories, features, podcasts, blogs, videos and links on all aspects of IT outsourcing in the UK  Continue Reading

• Business data protection: the expert view

  News stories, features, podcasts, blogs and links on all aspects of data protection  Continue Reading

• The man behind the Month of Search Engine Bugs speaks

  Ukrainian security researcher Eugene Dokukin, more widely known by his online name MustLive, is about to launch a new "Month-of" flaw disclosure project focusing on search engine bugs, at a time when many security professionals are dismissing such ...  Continue Reading

• New attacks demand new defences

  Despite many organisations introducing a wireless policy, businesses are still failing to recognise or guard against the threats posed by wireless technologies  Continue Reading

• DPM's diary: 29 May 2007

  Weekly round up of events at Bogcaster City Council...  Continue Reading

• Meet the challenge of WLan security

  Security: Wireless local area networks provide a unique challenge for IT when it comes to security. But following common best practices can help prevent breaches  Continue Reading

• University tracks network to success

  Dundee University is upgrading its network to prevent downtime and meet rising demand. Asset-tracking software is helping to make the transition easier  Continue Reading

• Knowsley targets £1m savings with IT infrastructure and services deal

  Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council is updating its IT infrastructure in a project that it hopes will deliver cost savings of £1m over the next five years.  Continue Reading

• When Microsoft Vista and VPNs don't mix

  Papa Gino's is ahead of many companies in deploying Windows Vista, thanks to its involvement in the Microsoft TAP program. But VPN compatibility has been a sticking point.  Continue Reading

• Mobile email untethers sales team

  Mobile email, typically a tool for large enterprises, has found new traction in smaller companies, with Visto and Sotto Wireless pairing to offer wireless email as a hosted service.  Continue Reading

• Admins run into trouble with Microsoft updates

  A DNS service failure and an ongoing WSUS glitch are among this month's frustrations as IT administrators try to deploy the latest security patches from Microsoft.  Continue Reading

• Credit to unnoticed security researchers

  Executive Editor Dennis Fisher identifies six security researchers that have been conducting work behind the scenes rather than seeking the limelight.  Continue Reading

• Network access control learning guide

  From PDAs to insecure wireless modems, users have myriad options for connecting to -- and infecting -- the network. Created in partnership with our sister site SearchSecurity.com, this guide offers tips and expert advice on network access control. ...  Continue Reading

• Storage Decisions Downloads: SAN and NAS issues

  This track will look at SAN and NAS issues, distance demands, remote offices and how to build out systems.  Continue Reading

• Storage Decisions Session Downloads: Disaster Recovery

  How users can coordinate a range of data protection technologies to create more recoverable infrastructures.  Continue Reading

• Patch management learning guide

  In this learning guide from the editors of SearchWindowsSecurity.com, you'll find a healthy collection of tips, expert Q & A's, webcasts, downloads and more that will ensure that you are properly prepared to handle all of your patch management ...  Continue Reading

• Should I study MCSE or Prince2 for a career in IT projects?

  Expert advice for readers' career problems  Continue Reading

• BP to save £600m in global IT process standardisation

  BP Retail expects to save up to £600m over the next few years by standardising business processes and IT systems at all of its petrol stations around the world.  Continue Reading

• AA launches interactive site for learners

  The Automobile Association has developed a driving school website that includes functionality to book lessons and schedule driving instructors.  Continue Reading

• Dell Laptop Battery Recall: The Expert View

  Dell forced to recall batteries because of fire risk  Continue Reading

• DPM's diary: 22 May 2007

  Weekly round up of events at Bogcaster City Council  Continue Reading

• New routes with enterprise mashups

  Application mashups enable the creation of new content and services. So how do they work and how can your organisation profit by them?  Continue Reading

• Continental loads up for IT efficiencies

  The cargo operation of Continental Airlines is upgrading to the latest version of a performance management system from JDA after a trial demonstrated that it could boost efficiency and revenues.  Continue Reading

• The next step for your mainframe

  The mainframe is still very much alive and firms must have a strategy in place to maintain legacy systems, or be prepared to migrate to an alternative platform  Continue Reading

• Virgin Media gets rapid queries and fast ROI with datawarehouse server

  Virgin Media is trialling a datawarehouse appliance that performs queries several times faster than its previous database system in a bid to enable business efficiencies.  Continue Reading

• NHS National Programme for IT in the spotlight

  Latest news and recent coverage of the £12.4bn National Programme for IT in the NHS.  Continue Reading

• How to get the best systems deal

  Traditional licensing models are inflexible and struggle to offer value to businesses, but there are alternatives out there that can ensure you get a good deal  Continue Reading

• DPM's diary: 15 May 2007

  Weekly round up of events at Bodcaster City Council  Continue Reading

• Proven technology key to congestion charge success

  Using proven, rather than cutting-edge, technology was key to the success of the London congestion charge scheme, the chief architect of the project will tell a BCS discussion of road user charging this month.  Continue Reading

• Microsoft should scrap Patch Tuesday

  Instead of leaving flaws unpatched for weeks between cycles, Microsoft should use its resources to produce high-quality patches shortly after vulnerabilities are discovered.  Continue Reading

• PayPal security measures help stamp out fraud

  PayPal's 133 million online customers are the biggest ocean phishers have to plunder. CISO Michael Barrett wants to make it safe to be in the water; and he's not going at it alone.  Continue Reading

• Storage retrieval strategies: Retrieving data from backups

  This overview outlines some of the most important issues involved in retrieving data from backups, such as setting RTO, reducing data, retrieval testing and data management.  Continue Reading

• Storage disc hardware FAQ podcast

  Don't have time to dig into the Disc Hardware FAQ text now? Download the podcast in MP3 format and listen where ever you want.  Continue Reading

• Storage retrieval strategies: Retrieving data from archives

  Some of the key issues involved with retrieving data from archives, such as data security, indexing and searching, and data retention.  Continue Reading

• My pay is falling, have I been in IT too long?

  Expert advice for readers' career problems  Continue Reading

• ISCSI TCP/IP TOE card purchase considerations

  A look at the specific considerations in purchasing iSCSI  Continue Reading

• ISCSI TCP/IP TOE card specifications

  Key specifications for a cross-section of popular iSCSI TOE cards.  Continue Reading