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Client Virtualization: The Next Frontier

How to improve laptop management and the benefits of hosted virtual desktops.

Video: SANS in Virtual Server Environments (Interview)

Virtual Instruments' CEO blends a historical perspective of FC storage with case studies of benefits of SAN management using his company's products

Scale-out Infrastructures without Scale-Shattering Costs

Enterprise IT organizations are no longer forced to choose expensive, proprietary storage solutions to run their most important applications.

Symantec Report Shows Cyber-Crime is Booming Business

Cyber-attacking is no longer just a mischievous, if destructive, pastime: it's a business. A Symantec report confirms that business is booming.

Microsoft Reissues Windows 2000 Server Security Fix

Corrects problem with Windows Media Services on Windows 2000 Server

Can HP's Converged Infrastructure Be All Things to All Enterprises?

With its new Converged Infrastructure pitch, HP wants to be all things to all enterprises. How is it different from Adaptive Enterprise, HP's previous program?

IE 8 XSS Vulnerability To Be Fixed in June

Flaw in IE 8 could enable cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by hackers



Microsoft Security Report Points Fingers at ISVs

Fewer Windows security holes according to report

Network Device Vulnerabilities High, Study Shows

More than a third of network devices examined showed signs of security vulnerabilities

Web Security Threats on the Rise, Report Finds

Hackers have become increasingly organized and they have more targets

SQL Server 2008 R2 Hits RTM, Release in May

Microsoft TechNet and MSDN professional services subscribers will be able to download SQL Server 2008 R2 on May 3; Microsoft plans global release on May 13

Using BI to Assess BI: The Efficacy Conundrum

Some adopters seem disinclined to use BI technologies to assess the efficacy of their business intelligence and data warehousing practices.

Kognitio Stays True to Row-Based Databases

At a time when some in the industry have gone columnar crazy, Kognitio plans to stay true to what works in database technology.

Windows Kernel Patch Sidesteps Rootkit Infections

April patch includes a mechanism that avoids installing a Windows kernel fix in the presence of troublesome malware

Microsoft Throws in the Towel on IA-64

Microsoft's decision to drop support for Intel's Itanium chip was anticlimactic. Nevertheless, it's the kind of non-event Itanium fans couldn't have envisioned a decade ago.

Case Study: Smart Grid Vendor Boosts Network Intelligence

IT can begin to do more with less once it gets out in front of problems. Here's how one firm became proactive about its network.

Privileged Access in the Virtualized Data Center: How to Reduce Security Risks and Ensure Business Resiliency

No single solution can prevent all security risks in a virtualized data center, but automation can help.

Q&A: Data Visualization Offers Rich Views

Layered data visualization includes a look at outliers.

The Pros, Cons, and Inevitability of Unified Data Management

An overwhelming majority of organizations expect to transition to a unified data management-like approach over the next three years.