IT Operations

Mobile Devices: Friend or Foe?

A simple way to identify problems with IT projects

Identifying problems with IT projects before they get out of hand really isn't that hard. All you have to do is ask project team members where they think the project might go wrong.

Cloud Computing: 4 Tips for Regulatory Compliance

Cloud computing makes it harder for enterprises to be sure they're complying with industry and government regulations. IT and legal experts offer CIOs advice on how to stay in compliance even when their applications reside in the cloud.

Apple Gets Serious About iPad Security, Is It Enough?

Can you send encrypted email from your iPad? Not yet. As iPads pour into the enterprise, CIOs hope Apple can help solve this and other security problems.

5 Ways to Lower your ‘VMware Tax’ with vSphere 5

Outraged VMware customers can take steps to minimize their costs under the company's controversial new licensing model.n

4 Tips for Keeping Your Data Center Cool This Summer

Summer is hot but data centers need to stay cool, which can be expensive. Here's how IT groups can reduce temperatures and budgets.

Virtualization: Bump Up Your Server Utilization for Big Enterprise IT Gains

Are you getting all the savings out of your virtualized servers that you expected? You may be surprised to learn that there's much you can do to make your data center even more efficient.

Oracle Overtime Case Spells Trouble for California Tech Companies

California's Supreme Court recently ruled against Oracle in an overtime case that may have far-reaching implications for employees and employers across the U.S., especially other California-based tech companies.

3 Steps for Better Data Center Capacity Planning

Capacity planning is no longer just a process aimed at forecasting hardware needs; it's the key to understanding and optimizing the cost of running business services through platform selection. Forrester recommends updating today's capacity

What Recession? Sarbox Compliance Appears Unhurt By Pressure

The recession's many corporate pressures didn't have any impact on the Sarbanes-Oxley compliance work of finance and audit executives, according to research by the internal audit and consulting firm Protiviti.