Six free databases with commercial-quality features
Free or open source databases run hundreds of millions of public-facing and private applications worldwide, but how effective is this technology and how do these products compare? For answers, we...
View ArticleGame on: Enterprise apps gain gaming features to boost usage
Adding a competitive component to enterprise software improves adoption and real-time decision-making, gamification advocates say.
View ArticleGet ahead of the BYOD wave
Why fight employees' constant barrage of bringing in their own devices. We are far past that point, it is time to accept it and find a way to make it BYOD work within the confines of your network.
View ArticleHow IT can become a driver of business growth
IT departments don't live up to business-driving potential.
View ArticleFave-reads: 5 must-read books for IT career growth
Let's face it -- when it comes to IT professional development, books might be the last place people turn. With webinars, online forums, blogs, Web sites, bootcamps and social media, books would seem...
View ArticleSingle sign-on moves to the cloud
We are awash in passwords, and as the number of Web services increases, things are only going to get worse. Trying to manage all these individual passwords is a major problem for enterprise security....
View ArticleJuniper CEO Johnson talks software, the company's recent challenges and key...
Juniper Networks had a challenging 2012 as new product cycles were slow to take hold and global economic conditions took a toll on sales. The company also undertook a restructuring that saw 500...
View ArticleCitrix: What kind of company is it anyway?
Citrix is many different things to many people. It's a cloud company, it's a virtualization player, it's a mobile technologies vendor and it's a collaboration products provider. But according to Mark...
View ArticleThe year in tech: It's all about the cloud and SDNs
2012 has been a year of re-invention among the tech industry’s biggest players, with Microsoft overhauling many of its key product lines, most notably Windows, while also boldly entering the hardware...
View Article8 classic IT hiring mistakes and how to avoid them
From writing dated, irrelevant job descriptions to accepting a less-than-ideal candidate because the work is piling up, classic hiring mistakes are just waiting to trip up managers.
View ArticleIT pros reveal the best career advice they ever received
In today's culture, advice on nearly any topic - relationships, health, career - is just a mouse click, touchscreen tap or Siri query away. There's even a Web site called shouldidoit.com that promises...
View ArticleLenovo ThinkServer: Fast, versatile, energy efficient
We tested the Lenovo ThinkServer RD630 in our network operations center cabinet at nFrame in Carmel, Ind., and found that it fits the bill if you're looking for a powerful, versatile 1/2U server.
View ArticleWhat IT needs to know about near-field communications
The rise of near-field communications (NFC) has been part of the discussion in the mobile industry for years. Unfortunately, the technology hasn't generated much more than discussion to this point.
View ArticleSmartphone tools to keep your Wi-Fi network humming
In the early days of Wi-Fi, site surveys were fairly basic and involved running around with a laptop looking at simple signal levels. The next step was mapped-based tools that provided a good visual of...
View ArticleCareer advice that will change your life
These days, free advice can be found everywhere, from your various social networks to your favorite advice column. But truly valuable advice typically comes from your peers or people who've made it to...
View ArticleHow Arista Networks got out in front of the SDN craze
n this installment of the IDG Enterprise CEO Interview Series, Arista Networks CEO Jayshree Ullal spoke with Chief Content Officer John Gallant about the reality and hype around SDN, and why the data...
View ArticleGigabit Wi-Fi? Not so fast.
The newest Wi-Fi technology -- 802.11ac -- promises blazing speeds of up to 1.3Gbps, according to claims made by the leading vendors.
View Article5 Things IT Pros Need to Know About SaaS Governance
Software as a service is here to stay. So CIOs need the tools to manage their sprawling portfolios of SaaS applications with the same rigor they use for on-premise software.
View ArticleFour enterprise software products you might not need anymore
No two businesses are exactly alike. Therefore, not all companies will be equally effective with the same software products.
View ArticleHow to blunt spear phishing attacks
According to Allen Paller, director of research at the SANS Institute, 95% of all attacks on enterprise networks are the result of successful spear phishing. In other words, somebody received an email...
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