Understanding SOA Governance By Lori MacVittie
Your service-oriented architecture must be flexible enough to support changing business strategies and disciplined enough to enforce polices as well as maximize re-use of services. We examine the SOA governance market and show you how to evaluate a registry/repository. Review: Managed Security Service Providers By Joanne VanAuken
With the threat of Web site defacement, worms and DoS attacks intensifying, we evaluated five managed security service providers on their ability to defend our fictional company, NWC Inc. Our Editor's Choice went to the provider with the best range of offerings and the willingness to accommodate our budget.
Video Surveillance By Pete Tenereillo
It's not a matter of "if" enterprise IT managers will be responsible for integrating digital video surveillance into their network and storage architectures, but "when." IT pros who understand this can prepare now for the soon-to-come mandates. Here's what you need to know.
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Crash Course: Data Center Power By Ron Anderson
Increasing requirements for processor cycles, memory and storage as well as higher electricity demands mean your data center is consuming more power--which means you're spending more--every day. Here's how to design a modular data center to help future-proof your investment.
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Cognio's Spectrum Expert for WiFi 3.0 By Jameson Blandford
Wi-Fi spectrum analysis makes wireless LAN interference easy to track down, and Cognio's latest release includes new charts and enhancements to the user interface. Zultys Technologies' MX30 3.0 By Mike Fratto
MX30 3.0 adds advanced features such as scripted auto-attendant and automated call features like call recording to its IP PBX for small and midsize businesses. CA's AllFusion ERwin Data Modeler r7 By Dave Dischiave
This data modeling tool offers a complete toolset that supports nearly the entire database development lifecycle.
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Last Mile: The Replacements By Tom LaSusa and Andrew Conry-Murray
In our final print edition, we laugh at the Top 11 replacements for the Last Mile; a Nigerian e-mail scam gone wrong (for the scammer); and a salute to Last Mile contributor Gregory Mayamek.
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Guest Column: You SURE You Want Your YouTube? By Pete Tenereillo
Online video services like Google Video, YouTube, AOL Uncut and vMix present IT managers and execs with unforeseen liability and bandwidth challenges.
BuzzCuts
Let's Make a WiMAX Deal By Dave Molta
What do you get when you combine a mega capitalist, a much-hyped technology such as WiMAX and established corporations looking to protect and expand their turf? Hint: It's worth $900 million. Opsware Now a Data Center Triple-Threat? By Bruce Boardman
Does Opsware's recent purchase of storage management vendor CreekPath Systems make it the biggest, baddest data-center automation dog around?
Possibly. The Falloff in Tech IPOs (And What It Tells Us) By Rob Herzberg
The absence of blockbuster IPOs isn't necessarily a bad thing. Innovation is still happening--it's just happening at big companies. AIM Professional--Too Little Too Late? By Mike DeMaria
The release of AIM Professional--despite encryption, antivirus support and access to extra content--may be a year late and a barrel of enterprise features short. BuzzBites: Brokeback Biometrics By Lorna Garey and Andrew Conry-Murray
Tracking cattle with retina scanning technology. And could technology keep the best and brightest students engaged in science?
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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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