Meeting the High Availability and Disaster Recovery Requirements for Virtual Server Environments
Many IT managers are considering moving their production applications to virtual server environments. However, with all the benefits that come with virtualizing, such as increased server utilization and quicker server provisioning, companies also find an increased risk of application downtime. – By Dan Lamorena
A Cautionary Tale about Server Virtualization
Virtualization is a hot topic in the data center, maybe too hot. While the economic gains from virtualization can be substantial - a reduction of infrastructure costs, along with associated energy and space savings - the risks can't be ignored. – By Yves Charles
OPINION WIRE: IT Departments Turning to 'Juice'
The virtual appliance market is starting to bubble through into operational environments as IT managers become more comfortable with the idea of running pre-configured systems. – By Richard Edwards, Information Management Practice Director, Butler Group
OPINION WIRE Software AG Acquisition of webMethods - plus one year
It is nearly a year since Software AG acquired webMethods. Prior to that acquisition, Software AG had a relatively low penetration in the US despite several competent products in the integration and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) space. – By Rob Hailstone , Software Infrastructure Practice Director, Butler Group
OPINION WIRE:Outsourcing: Flexibility Demanded In Renewals
Catching up with the outsourcing deals signed recently, a look on the Services Contracts database on the CIO Knowledge Centre (www.cioknowledgecentre.com) showed that a good number of agreements were signed during February 2008, both in Europe and beyond. – By Maxine Holt, Senior Research Analyst, Butler Group
Management Technique to Preserve the Benefits of SOA
Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) enables the reuse of software functions as services. These services can be easily orchestrated together to form new business applications without regard to underlying technology, algorithm or schema of the component services. – By Hon Wong
Are Your Users Smarter Than A 5th Grader?
The question has been thrown around asking how smart are we as adults compared to what our children are learning in school. While this has made for some humorous television, I believe the concept also holds true for IT security professional. – By Gord Boyce
Why Flexibility Is Key to a Successful Migration
Data migration is almost universally dreaded by IT professionals undertaking complex, application-level consolidation or renewal projects. A recent survey Celona conducted amongst telecoms IT professionals showed that 93 percent of them were fearful of application-level migration. – By Paul Hollingsworth
AdventNet Extends Support for SAP Server Monitoring
AdventNet announced an update to ManageEngine Applications Manager, an application management software that renders reliable monitoring facilities that helps Business managers and application support to cost effectively monitor their business applications.
SSDs: Carving a Niche in the Consumer and Enterprise Markets
The release of Apple's MacBook Air, Lenovo Thinkpad and Dell Latitude Notebooks that are all equipped with solid state disks (SSDs) have created a strong buzz in the computing industry. – By Joanne De Peralta
IBM to Pass Along Benefits from Economic Stimulus Package
IBM Global Financing (IGF) will pass along some of the benefits IBM receives under the new US economic stimulus package, signed into law Wednesday by President Bush, to U.S. businesses looking to access technology equipment in 2008.
IBM Unveils New Solution to End Security Appliance Sprawl for Telecom
IBM has introduced the new IBM Telecom Integrated Solution for Security to optimize security systems operations and simplify management for both fixed and mobile environments, addressing growing consumer and business concerns about security threats.
Sun Expands Network.com On-Demand Application Offerings
Sun Microsystems Inc. has added 14 new applications in the Network.com Application Catalog, a collection of online grid-enabled applications that are available from Network.com's Sun Grid compute utility service on a pay-per-use basis with "Click and Run" ease.
