Wednesday, March 21, 2012 11:48 PM/EST
By Cameron Sturdevant
The most developed Open Data Center Alliance usage model, the Provider Assurance guide recently got a facelift. Now outfitted with an RFP module that could help IT managers comparison shop.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 2:30 PM/EST
By Cameron Sturdevant
The Open Data Center Alliance has updated the Input/Output (IO) usage model. To effectively use the updated RFP language, an IT manager will need to take a step back and figure out what network and storage IO looks like in the current, on-premise infrastructure.
Thursday, March 15, 2012 8:08 PM/EST
By Cameron Sturdevant
Salesforce.com today released Site.com which gives business users the ability to create websites on the fly that are integrated with the database and other tracking features that are provided by the CRM platform maker.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 5:45 PM/EST
By Cameron Sturdevant
The Open Data Center Alliance (ODCA) updated its Security Monitoring module with a simple RFP tool that should serve as a decent starting point for IT managers who are evaluating cloud computing security.
Wednesday, March 07, 2012 5:08 PM/EST
By Cameron Sturdevant
The new iPad, announced on March 7 and scheduled to ship on March 16, has new wireless capabilities and comes with iOS 5.1, making it more enticing than ever to end users and presenting new challenges for IT managers.
Tuesday, March 06, 2012 1:58 PM/EST
By Cameron Sturdevant
As cloud applications deluge end users with account credentials to remember and secure, SSO vendors are entering the fray with tools that promise to bring order to chaos while helping IT managers with compliance burdens.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:35 PM/EST
By Cameron Sturdevant
Isn’t that a long sought after goal? Between “everyone runs as admin” to ubiquitous Internet access to the swarm of malware providers and targeting hackers, to up-and-coming mobile platforms, PCs are beginning to look like zebra’s at the waterhole.
Tuesday, March 08, 2011 1:24 PM/EST
By Jason Brooks
In this week's cover story, P. J. Connolly examines the way that the popularity and staying power of Apple's iOS platform is forcing IT organizations and vendors alike to adjust their mobile device management game plans. For both groups, the...
Monday, February 07, 2011 7:59 PM/EST
By Cameron Sturdevant
Business users know what they want to do and increasingly can figure out the technology building blocks that will let them achieve their goals. Which should be the goals of IT as well: business success.
Friday, February 04, 2011 2:14 PM/EST
By Cameron Sturdevant
Creating my Windows 7 home workstation on a VM I’ve named “WorkerB” was a tremendously liberating experience.