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Cover Story
ANALYSIS: IT AUTOMATION OUR LOGIC IS UNDENIABLE: SELF-HEALING, SELF- PROVISIONING NETWORKS THAT EASE PROCESS AND CHANGE CONTROL ARE OUR FUTURE. WANT A TASTE NOW? READ ON...
Analysis: IT Automation By David Greenfield
Fantasizing about processes that run themselves and freedom from the drudgery of repetitive operational tasks? With our real-world perspective, we examine automation strategies and product offerings, and deliver a
bottom-line analysis of their value.
Review: IT Process Automation Easy Does IT By Michael Biddick
IT process automation products are promising but pricey, and organizations should step carefully before implementing. We analyze the benefits and risks of introducing these tools into your enterprise
Identity Management Flex Time By Greg Shipley
The key to identity management is fostering partnerships and remaining open to new technologies. We talked to readers, industry experts and vendors to find out if that rings true for them, and what lessons you can learn
from their deployment experiences.
Server Configuration Management Put Your Money Where Your Data Center Is By Andrew Conry-Murray and Bill Driscoll
Looking to make your network and IT staff more efficient? In this installment of our TCO series, we examine the costs associated with server configuration management, including predeployment planning, rollout and product maintenance. The price tag may be high, but it's a worthy investment.
Special Issue--IT Automation: Best Practices By Norm Jacknis Best Practices
Automating infrastructure can free up money and IT staff. With the arrival of new, better-integrated tools, it makes sense to begin the decision making process for optimum ROI.
Features
Best of Interop 2007 Award Winners Announced! By Lorna Garey
The stakes were high and the action hot at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas when the 2007 Best of Interop Award Winners were announced. Find out who went home with the coveted prize.
Best of Interop 2007 Finalists By NWC News Desk
Nearly 200 entries across seven categories have been reviewed by the judges who selected the finalists they believe have the greatest potential to impact and advance technology and business efficiencies. • More Interop Coverage
Video Interview With BMC's Tom Bishop By Andrew Conrry-Murray
The CTO of BMC Software talks about open-source management, CMDBs and making it possible to federate information from across different management repositories.
Reviews
Rolling Reviews: SPI Dynamics WebInspect By Jordan Wiens
We continue our ongoing reivew of Web application scanners with a look at WebInspect. The product wowed us with its interface and extras but had a hard time with our test app. Is this an isolated problem, or is the entire
product category behind the times? • More Rolling Reviews
Rollout: SolarWinds' Orion 8.1 By Michael Biddick
Small and midsize enterprises looking for a feature-rich and cost-friendly network-management product that enhances performance- and fault-management features need look no further.
Rollout: F-Secure Client Security 7 By Avi Baumstein
New features and lower pricing make Client Security 7 a good fit for many businesses. But is that enough to entice enterprises to replace their existing security software?
SCA Applies SOA Principles to Apps Design By Andy Dornan
The Service Component Architecture spec splits apps into loosely coupled components, which helps take advantage of multicore CPUs, bringing flexibility and interoperability.
DASH Improves Remote Admin By Michael Caton
The DMTF's desktop and mobile architecture for System Hardware aims to help administrators avoid some of the problems of out-of-band management.
Columns
Strategy Session: The Interop Hangover By Art Wittmann
With attendence up and conference sessions covering everthing from virtualization to Web 2.0, Interop has morphed from a networking show to an event with industrywide appeal.
Information Strategist: Baby-Sitting Storage By Jon William Toigo
Lack of management accelerates storage costs. Deploying heterogeneous SRM is about the only way to staunch the financial bleeding.
BuzzCuts
Google Amps Apps Focus By Andy Dornan
The company anticipates its new Google Gears open-source project will emerge as a standard for delivering offline Web applications.
Brocade Moves Beyond FC By Steven J. Schuchart Jr.
Proving that iSCSI is a credible threat to Fibre Channel, Brocade announces the release of an iSCSI initiator.
What the Heck Is a Mobile Companion Anyway? By Sean Ginevan
Built to work with a smartphone, Palm's new Foleo straddles the line between a PDA and full-blown ultra-mobile PC. But just how useful will it be?
Postmortem: Interop Wireless By Frank Bulk
If you ever wanted the skinny on just how Wi-Fi scales, Interop provides the perfect setting.
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