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How to Manage Data Center Complexity

Complexity in the data center drives increased costs, reduced agility and even downtime. For the past five years, virtualization has been the accepted cure, but it may simply be shifting complexity into other areas of the data center. To get the most

17 Sep 2012 5 mins

Green IT IT Governance Virtualization

5 Free Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft Office

Small businesses don't always need Microsoft Office software for word processing, spreadsheets, email, database and publishing tools. We look at five free, open source alternatives to Microsoft Office.

17 Sep 2012 7 mins

Budgeting Microsoft Office Small and Medium Business

Splunk Adds Visibility Into Virtual Environments

IaaS provider CloudShare deployed Splunk to correlate machine-generated data and provide insight into every aspect of its business.

10 Sep 2012 4 mins

Data Management System Management Virtualization

10 Top Advanced Data Visualization Platforms to Watch

Business Intelligence (BI) vendors are seeking to help organizations deal with increasingly massive data sets from a plethora of sources with new advanced data visualization capabilities. Here are 10 advanced data visualization solutions to watch.

7 Sep 2012 5 mins

Analytics Business Intelligence Data Management

Easy Risk Management Can Prevent Costly Errors (Ask United Airlines)

A roundtrip flight to Hong Kong for less than $50 may sound too good to be true, but a glitch on the United Airlines website back in June let customers get a ticket for just four miles points, plus fees. Three simple tips that any company can apply t

5 Sep 2012 7 mins

Database Administration IT Skills Project Management Tools

FAA to Reconsider In-Flight Rules for Electronic Devices

The Federal Aviation Administration acknowledges that consumers want to use their iPads, Kindles, smartphones and other electronic devices. The agency will form a working group to revisit in-flight usage restrictions, which the CTIA calls 'antiq

28 Aug 2012 4 mins

Government IT Regulation Small and Medium Business

Big Data Analytics Today Lets Businesses Play Moneyball

A lot of hype surrounds the term big data, but there's also a lot of action. Like the Oakland Athletics under Billy Beane in the Moneyball era, a majority of organizations today are making the transition to a culture that leverages data and anal

23 Aug 2012 7 mins

Business Intelligence Data Warehousing IT Strategy

4 Questions to Ask Before Starting a Big Data Initiative

Big data holds much promise for organizations seeking ways to improve business processes. Before reaching that point, though, you need to know what data you'll need, how you'll get it, how you'll use it and what you expect to learn fro

21 Aug 2012 8 mins

Data Warehousing Financial Services Industry Markets

Before You Invest in CRM Software, Assess Your Needs

Smart car buyers don't get a Ferrari when a Fiat will do. The same philosophy is true of CRM systems, which can be as utilitarian or as luxurious as you want them to be. The key is determining whether the extra features will improve profitabilit

16 Aug 2012 6 mins

CRM Systems Financial Services Industry IT Strategy

CA Technologies Bridges Big Data Gap with Federation, Indexing

A Coveo implementation at CA Technologies shows that federation of dozens of data sources proves to be an efficient method of dealing with big data, with employees and customers alike reaping the benefits of data availability.

6 Aug 2012 7 mins

Business Intelligence Data Warehousing ROI and Metrics

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