Features

The IT economy looks brighter

A prediction made earlier in this column may finally come true

Don’t forget the basics: Power

Your electrical and ventilation systems need attention, too

How I tested

Crazy talk

IT project management takes thinking outside the cubicle

Mapping Dell’s path into the datacenter

Sometimes, IT can’t win

Even if your project is a success by all objective measures, be prepared for naysayers

Interview: Andreessen sees DCML taking off

Opsware chairman talks about the future prospects for proposed utility computing standard

Interview: Six Apart’s degree of Weblog integration

Blog tools vendor positions itself for enterprise growth

Getting real about SCO

Enterprise IT can adjust to any challenges to Linux

iSeries’ changing colors

From legacy code crunching to Web services support and autonomic computing, this often-underestimated platform can match any IT environment

iSeries’ shades of autonomic computing

iSeries’ challenges

Wireless security watch

The proliferation of devices brings new enterprise challenges

How I tested

True IT confessions

Show me the skeletons in your IT closet, and I'll show you mine

Expect the unexpected when it comes to security

Vigilance is the key to keeping your enterprise out of the security waste land

A time and place for IDEs

Developers weigh host of factors when determining the right approach

How I tested

Mac OS X: It just works

An option that's enterprise-worthy

How I tested

Moving to a Mac

A small integration project dispels some preconceptions about OS X

How I tested

Business Analytics obstacles remain

Corporate culture can slow adoption

With Linux, there are no absolutes

Forget ideology and focus on what works best in your environment

Company uses BA test reviews to help build drug compounds  

Infinity Pharmaceuticals discovers effective compounds with BA  testing analysis 

Looking for a competitive edge

Quaker Chemical matches bigger companies with better analytical reporting

Does BA beat BI?

New, predictive business analytics tools mean businesses can do much more than react to the vagaries of chance

Lawyers and IT: I can’t get no subrogation

Don't let legalese get in the way of a good deal

How I tested

Open source for a song

Just because it's free doesn't mean you shouldn't pay up

Vendors vie for SMB market

With $300 billion at stake, big name players retool enterprise technologies for smaller businesses

Technology prescription for a small biz fit

For $12,000, surgeon gets scaled-down IBM offerings

How I tested

How I tested

IT garage band: ‘The Invisibles’

Readers offer suggestions to make sure everyone knows IT matters

New or used hardware: Buyer beware

The time to negotiate is before you pay

How I tested

How we tested

Interview: Brian Marick digs into the evolution of testing

This believer in test-driven development sees IT learning to write tests that lead to better code

Keeping IT jobs in the U.S.

When you pay bargain-basement prices, there's still a cost

Interview: XP pioneer stumps for test-driven development

Ward Cunningham explains the positive reinforcement inherent to a test-first approach to programming

How I tested

Interview: BMC chases framework utopia

CEO Bob Beauchamp explains BMC's Business Service Management strategy

Sun looks to Orion for guidance

Battle of the server stacks intensifies

Pros and cons of invisible IT

When IT works well, it is all too easily forgotten

How I tested

How I tested

A closer look at AOP

2003 Readers’ Choice Awards: The winners are in

Find out what more than 1,000 readers selected as their favorite solutions, tools, and companies

Biggest Hype

IT has been in a whirl over wireless, spam, faster processors, and security, but which issue subjected you to the most hype?