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Cover Story
Analysis: Next-Gen Blade Servers By Steven Hill
Should you slim down with the newest generation of blade server? Vendors claim the latest systems offer improved flexibility and promise to reduce data center bloat. They're right--if your infrastructure can support the power and cooling requirements. We examine the latest technology.
Architecting for Data Security By Don MacVittie
IT pros must understand and address the liability associated with granting unfettered access to sensitive data. We explore methods for safeguarding private information while keeping it usable for applications.
Wireless Network Head-to-Head: Cisco Vs. Meru By Dave Molta and Jameson Blandford
We compared wireless gear from Cisco Systems and Meru Networks in our Real-World Labs. The performance results are valuable, but the real story is whether Meru deviates from the 802.11 standard.
The Total Cost of a Wireless Network By Norman J. Jacknis
Still stuck on the business case for Wi-Fi? Our experts can help: We kick off our new TCO series by working with an integrator to map out the total cost of ownership for a fictional company's WLAN--from initial planning to installation and future use.
Interview With Oracle's Ted Farrell By Robert Hertzberg
Ted Farrell, chief architect for tools and middleware at Oracle, talks about the business value of implementing a service-oriented architecture.
Reviews
Rollout: Sybase's Information Anywhere Suite By Sean Ginevan
This suite of mobile apps targets organizations deploying their first mobile e-mail solutions as well as ones that want to provide access to complex mobile applications.
Rollout: Compellent's Storage Center 3.5 By Howard Marks
Even if it's not quite as easy to manage as arrays that support Microsoft's Simple SAN initiative, Compellent's Storage Center has a terrific mix of high-end features and impressive flexibility.
Rollout: Cyber-Ark's Enterprise Password Vault By Jordan Wiens
EPV doesn't eliminate all the pain associated with managing non-user-based passwords, but its ability to store and manage these critical credentials increases security and usability.
Tech Tracker
Incident Response Tools By John Sawyer
Incident-response tools are becoming increasingly important as new regulations and legislation stipulate disclosure after security breaches. These advancements in memory-dump analysis can help you find a wealth of evidence in both civil and criminal investigations.
Columns
Strategy Session: To BlackBerry or Not to BlackBerry? By Art Wittmann
Do I embrace this thing 24/7 and evolve into the genus 'Connected Excessive,' or do I simply throw my BlackBerry in my bag and use it during the workday as I do my laptop?
Will Laptops Get Out-Evolved? By Peter Rysavy
With advances in computing power, storage and high-speed wireless networks, it should be possible by the end of this decade to have a small handheld device that can run most of the apps you need and that has constant broadband connectivity.
IBM's Blade Server Meter-Reader By Sharon Gaudin
A plug-in for its systems-management console, IBM's PowerExecutive energy-management technology monitors and displays how much power each blade is using and how hot it is.
NAC's Missing Piece By Mike Fratto
The whole of NAC has centered around assessing an endpoint's health and controlling access by granting admission or enforcing quarantine. That's all well and good, but it's not really access control.
Enterprises Still Gambling on Mobile Device Security By Andrew Conry-Murray
Given the rash of high-profile data breaches and the ease with which mobile devices can be lost or stolen, what reason could companies offer for failing to implement security policies?
BuzzBites: Parlez-Vous Parking? By Andrew Conry-Murray
Paris cell phone and GPS navigation device users will be able to find parking garage spots faster.
BuzzBites: When Phishers Go Fishing Andrew Conry-Murray
Do Internet phishing scammers take weekends off? Symantec found that phishing e-mails drop 31 percent on Saturdays and Sundays.
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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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