The potenital impact of the Wall Street meltdown has everybody talking, while Hewlett-Packard swoops in the acquire LeftHand Networks.

No Signs of Tightening Credit in the Land of IT
While every one says there is a worldwide credit crisis, the folks that make up the IT channel are reporting that there is still plenty of cash in the system to finance IT projects. Of course, analysts and even Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer are saying that no one will escape the current economic crisis unscathed even as Dell predicts it will continue to significantly out pace the growth of the rest of the industry. Of course, the trend to really watch is how much will this economic crisis benefit the open source community?

Wall Street Meltdown Highlights Risk Management Control Issues
It's pretty clear that the vaunted risk management systems in the financial services community are not working all that well. That may have a lot to do with the quality of the questions being asked of these business intelligence applications than the systems themselves. But the good news is that predictive analytics is steadily getting better.

Hewlett-Packard Acquires LeftHand Networks
With a $360 million deal, HP has moved to shore up its storage virtualization portfolio in one fell swoop.

Microsoft's Ballmer Lays Claim to Cloud Computing
The CEO of Microsoft says creating an operating system for cloud computing is a top priority, even as Oracle CEO Larry Ellison belittles the whole cloud computing concept. IBM, meanwhile, is going international with its cloud computing efforts, which begs the questions just how many cloud computing platforms do we really need?

Baseline 500 List Highlights the Best in IT
NetApp, Pitney Bowes, Verizon, Marriott Internal and General Motors top the list of companies getting the most out of their IT investments. One of the key things that helps set these companies apart is their ability to manage IT projects consistently. The good news that tools for really estimating what it will take to make an IT project succeed are improving, even if our best practices in this area still need some work.

Most IT Organizations Get Barely Passing Grades on Green Computing
A survey of senior IT managers finds that most of them don't think they are doing a great job when it comes to green computing. One of the bigger issues with going green is that it takes a lot of work to balance power and density issues. Elsewhere, IT organizations are also struggling with their role in managing e-waste at a time when regulations in this area are probably going to become more stringent.

Microsoft to Expand Capabilities of Application Server
On the heels of extending support for JQuery, Microsoft is preparing to extend the capabilities of the application server built into Windows Server 2008 as it begins to talk more about Visual Studio 2010.

How Obama Leverages Technology to Get the Vote Out
Information technology is radically altering the way campaigns use technology to help get the vote out.