Data Center

Fighting Swine Flu with Simulations and Infrared Tech

The problem with simulation training is that the platform upon which users are trained too often has little in common with actual everyday operations, said an executive with a company recently in Mexico briefing government officials on response manag

How Cisco Combines Wireless, Video and Security

Speakers at the Networkers conference discussed credit card security, video surveillance and how much money telework is saving them

Windows 7: Why I’m in No Rush to Adopt

Tight budgets, lingering bad Vista vibes, and fear of a learning curve for users are adding up to IT departments in no hurry to roll out Windows 7. Sound familiar? Microsoft can't seem to shake its past mistakes with enterprise IT.

Hottest Data Center Jobs: Think Cloud, Virtualization, Green

"Less bad" has become the favored description of much of the economy, including the information-technology industry, but the demand for workers to run efficient data centers continues to be strong.

Ex-Microsoftie: Free Software Will Kill Redmond

Driving technology innovation and collaboration to re-architect todayu2019s data centers for the future

Ex-Microsoftie: Free Software Will Kill Redmond

Keith Curtis, author and former Microsoft programmer, makes no bones about his view that open source puts the software giant's wares to shame. In this interview, he discusses what's wrong with Microsoft programming, what's behind all t

Defining Private Clouds, Part Two

CIO.com's Bernard Golden explores the four key functions and services that must be in place for business application groups to take advantage of cloud computing: agile provisioning, application management, scalability and chargeback.

Who Will Be the Windows 7 Early Adopters?

Salesforce.com: A Punch List for Your Sales VPs After Rollout

After IT rolls out Salesforce.com or a similar CRM system, the sales team is typically the first, and most crucial, user group. Here's what sales VPs need to know and do in conjunction with the new implementation to make it truly effective for

Four Reasons to Get IT and Facilities on the Same Page

Windows 7: Why I’m Rolling It Out Early

While many IT organizations say they're in no rush to roll out Windows 7, the City of Miami, already a Vista shop, won't wait. Here's a look at the IT plan and reasoning.