Review: Spyware Detectors By Christopher T. Beers
We examined seven enterprise-class anti-spyware suites. Our Editor's Choice won for its interface design, removal abilities and ease of deployment. But our second place entry, with its Web-based administration, is no slouch either.
Our Fourth Annual Reader Survey By Tim Wilson
Just a few years ago, IT pros were thinking about rapid growth and unprecedented innovation. This year's poll, however, reveals strong preoccupation with protecting what they have, minimizing risks--and keeping jobs.
Affordable IT: Service Level Management By Tim Wilson
Service level management provides a measuring stick for provider performance. Here's a batch of tips to ensure you get the most out of your service-level agreements.
Workshops
Dynamic DNS Keeps Names Up to Date By Jeff Ballard
Dynamic DNS automates the chore of maintaining current IP addresses. We tell you how to implement it.
Buyer's Guide: Application Service Providers By Lori MacVittie
Outsourcing business functions to an application service provider can save both time and money. Our checklist helps you select the right ASP for your needs.
Citrix Access Essentials 1.0 By Michael Fudge Jr.
Essentials 1.0 provides small and midsize businesses remote-display technology without overworking staff or busting budgets.
Winternals Software Defrag Manager 4.0 By Jonathan Wright
Defrag Manager is so easy to use, it eliminates your reasons for avoiding the task in the first place.
Departments
Last Mile: Sport IT-lustrated Edited By Tim Wilson and Tom LaSusa We chortle at the "Top 11 ways to turn IT into a spectator sport," Binary Baywatch and a Futurama-inspired case-mod.
Quick Takes By Patricia Thomas
This edition looks at Ipswitch WS_FTP Data Management Suite, Tembria Server Monitor 4.0, Symantec Gateway Security 5600 Series and more.
Letters By NWC Readers
Julia S. Ferguson says, "I'll be quoting Jonathan Feldman's line, 'When it comes to learning, if you're not going up, you're going down.'"
Columns
Air Time: Mired in IT Incrementalism By Dave Molta
Front-line support staffers who've lived through botched upgrades are risk-averse. Instead, they muddle.
BuzzCuts
Katrina Teaches Hard IT Lessons By Garrett Michael Hayes In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, businesses are taking another look at their backup and disaster recovery plans to ensure the safety of their critical data.
Networks, Apps Pull Together By Sean Doherty
Recent acquisitions by F5 Networks, Cisco and Juniper all point to a common end: further integration of network and application traffic management.
eBay's Skype Buy: A Plus for the Enterprise? By Peter Morrissey
eBay's plans for Skype aren't clear yet, but the acquisition could usher in a whole new era of IP-based communications services.
Is Google Losing Sight of Search Technology? By Michael J. DeMaria
As Google unveils its Google Talk instant-messaging capability, we wonder if the Web's best search engine is degrading in its performance.
FUDBusters: VC Investment in High Tech Still Slow By Tim Wilson
A few venture capitalists made some bold statements about the networking industry in September, but it doesn't look like a boom is on the horizon.
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ANALYTICS Plan and design your enterprise blade server deployments
2009 IT Salary Survey: Meager Raises, Solid Prospects
Though raises are notably smaller than a year ago, and job security’s shrinking, IT careers are looking safer than many others in this economic downturn. Get all the findings in InformationWeek's 2009 IT Salary Survey. Available FREE for a limited time.
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