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Microsoft tries to lure NetSuite users with new deal
Microsoft is offering financial enticements to customers of on-demand ERP (enterprise resource planning) vendor NetSuite to switch over to...
Cloud and The Death of the Sysadmin
As software becomes more complex, and demands the scalability of the cloud, IT's auto mechanic of today, the sysadmin, will disappear. Tomorrow's...
SaaS ERP Has Buzz, But Who Are the Real Players?
An Aberdeen Group report lists the nine SaaS vendors that offer actual ERP software and services -- not just a bunch of cloudy marketing hype.
Building a Successful Security Operations Center WHITE PAPER
Get this whitepaper on industry best practices for building and maturing a security operations center (SOC). For those organizations planning to...
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Google Docs Now Syncing with Outlook
If you use Google Docs and Microsoft Office, you'll appreciate the new Outlook sidebar from Mainsoft. Called Harmony, and currently in beta, the...
Rackspace hires to align with MySQL offshoot
A number of former Sun Microsystems employees who worked on Drizzle, an offshoot of the MySQL open-source database, have ended up at cloud...
Capgemini to offer cloud help with new unit
The technical services group of Capgemini has traditionally helped companies with system integration, but cloud computing is changing that. The...
Four Simple Steps to Reducing Downtime WHITE PAPER
IT process management expert & CIO Niel Nickolaisen reviews his proven change management best practices and how IT departments can reduce downtime by...
Cast Iron rolls out 'OmniConnect' data integration kit
Data integration specialist Cast Iron Systems is about to release a new offering aimed at both on-premises and cloud-based scenarios.
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Sizing up the big computing players
If HP's recently posted first quarter results are any indication of larger industry trends, things are indeed beginning to look better. Sales in the...
Budget cuts pushing some IT managers to the cloud
IT managers are starting to look closely at replacing software suites with cloud based services in an effort to reduce costs in an era of widespread...
Combat Cybercrime, Demonstrate Compliance and Streamline IT Operations WHITE PAPER
Learn how Boeing Corporation uses log files for forensic analysis by discussing a recent cyber-espionage incident. Log files can be used for forensic...
MS Round-Up: Ballmer on Cloud 9, Office 2010 Upgrades, More
This week, Microsoft committed to cloud computing, Office 2010 free upgrades were announced and alleged Verizon 'Pink' phones got plenty of buzz....
Analysis: Does the storm over cloud security mean opportunity?
How to balance the cost savings of cloud computing with the loss of control over corporate data was a hot topic at this week's RSA Security...
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Former NSA tech chief: I don't trust the cloud
The former National Security Agency technical director told the RSA Conference he doesn't trust cloud services and bluntly admonished vendors for...
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