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Virtualization Management: 5 Tools That Matter Most

As the recent bidding war between HP and Dell for 3Par's storage virtualization tools demonstrated, utilities keep the virtualization world humming. Here's a look at today's top 5 types of virtualization management tools and the vendor

20 sep. 2010
System Management Virtualization
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Virtualization Wars: Is Microsoft Sneaking Into More VMware Shops?

Microsoft's Hyper-V is finding a home in the SMB market, but will it grab more second-tier enterprise servers, as virtualization and licensing costs expand? Some analysts say yes, despite VMware's superior management and automation tools.

26 aug. 2010
Server Virtualization System Management Virtualization
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Is ERP Ready for Corporate Social Responsibility?

This new ISO standard has to do with corporate social responsibility. IFS North America Senior Advisor Bill Leedale discusses how EAM, ERP and other enterprise software can help industry comply with ISO 26000.

19 aug. 2010
Compliance ERP Systems
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Virtualization Management: Rush In Too Fast and You’ll Crash

Rush like a racecar driver into a virtualization strategy and you may create "VM stall" and other nasty surprises instead of savings and agility. CA Technologies shares some expert advice on managing virtualization using a mature lifecycle

28 jul. 2010
System Management Virtualization
opinion

Supreme Court Didn’t Touch The Real Issue With Sarbox

People who are determined to lie and steal will do so. And if that's the case, Monday's Supreme Court ruling on the Sarbanes-Oxley law's oversight board doesn't touch the real question, says one CIO. Does a law that today boils do

29 jun. 2010
Compliance
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Creating a Balanced IT Portfolio

The CIO of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) weighs the risk and return on cloud computing and other technology innovations that can help advance business goals.

13 nov. 2009
Business IT Alignment Compliance
opinion

Website Disclaimers – Yes, They Do Work

Have you ever wondered if your website disclaimers are really necessary? A recent case provides a timely reminder of how a disclaimer can protect you from liability for website mistakes.

8 okt. 2009
Compliance Internet Legal
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H-1B Visa Sponsors: Surprise! You’re Being Audited

U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), which administers the H-1B and L-1 visa programs, has beefed up its anti-fraud auditing efforts this year with surprise site visits to companies that employ temporary non-immigrant visa holders. H-

12 aug. 2009 5 mins
Compliance Government Regulation
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How Washington, D.C. Is Using IT to Clean the Streets

Putting license-plate recognition technology and cameras on street sweepers helps the District of Columbia Department of Public Works, a CIO 100 winner, to get illegally parked carsu2014along with dirt and grimeu2014off the streets

24 jul. 2009 3 mins
Compliance Data Management
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Used PC Strategy: Pass the ‘Toxic Buck’ to Developing Countries

A new Gartner report details how companies are "passing the toxic buck": Sending their PC e-waste to secondary markets in emerging countries that aren't always equipped to handle the PC disposal in environmentally-friendly ways. Howeve

6 jul. 2009 4 mins
Compliance Data Center Risk Management