Features

Making IT headlines

Los Angeles Times is case study for storage consolidation, says the paper's CTO

Lindows shopping

Linux on the desktop might be closer than you think

 Lockdown addendum

A proposal for a modified version of a flexible software install policy

Are corporate employees free moral agents?

Finding an ethical way to restore balance when dealing with corporations

Interview: Sun clears away N1 clouds 

VP Steve McKay uncovers the networked datacenter system 

Interview: Intalio enables a process-managed enterprise 

Co-founder IsmaelGhalimi explains the benefits of a BPMS 

Heaven or XM-hell?

XML isn't a panacea, especially if the semantic integrity of data hasn't been maintained properly

Linux talent search

From dealing with self-taught 'experts' to re-training gurus, CTOs face Linux talent issues

Streamlining storage

With the enterprise in data overload and budgets tight, many CTOs are stepping up storage strategies by turning to advanced SAN solutions

Change agent

CTO of GE must integrate technology across a diverse set of business units

People like the old rules

Corporations have redefined the workplace, but individuals haven't

Calculating the value of IT

You don't need a pricey consultant to do this math

Microsoft puts SPOT on stage

SPOT general manager Bill Mitchell talks about the impact of digital convergence

Making a move from CTO to CEO

Former CTOs describe their journey to the top executive position

Where the bugs are

 No matter how well you test a new system, the bugs will get you in the real world

Credit where credit is due 

As an IT manager, one of your jobs is to see that those who deserve credit for the work they do receive it

Apple on the cusp

Senior VPs AvieTevanian, Jon Rubinstein discuss the convergence of business and consumer markets in Keynote and iLife

Global thinking

Cap Gemini Ernst & Young's chief technologist forges IT strategy worldwide

Connecting with PVRs

Dreaming of DRM 

Hedging in the job market

Is it acceptable to take one job while waiting for another offer?

Fair use under assault

EFF co-founder John Perry Barlow argues the case against DRM

Mac meets world

Macs are great, but integrating them into an enterprise environment may still be unrealistic

2002 Technology of the Year: Digital rights management

Trusted computing will be a benefit to businesses if they embrace the technology and keep vendors’ content tracking under control

Paradigm shift

IT needs to marry business functionality to any plan for change

Powering Web services

Building the foundation for scalable enterprise systems

2002 Technology of the Year Award winners

These products represent the best implementations of our technologies of the year

Keep it simple

Don't make ethical reasoning harder than it has to be

Strategically speaking

Taking strategic planning from lip service to action plan

Friday Newsletter Interactive

Renegotiating the IT buyers market

Entering the new year, CTOs still have an upper hand in SLA contract negotiations — but how long before sellers say enough is enough?

Minding human assets

Devoting time and energy to optimizing human capital will make your IT operation run more efficiently

Productive flexibility

Instead of banishing all employee software installations, devise a plan that offers balanced support

Capital challenge

The district of Columbia's CTO takes on outdated technology and infrastructure to improve service

CTO status check

Microsoft: The power of high-fidelity XML

Distinguished Engineer Mark Lucovsky talks about the power of schematized data

‘Moral clarity’ and you

Is there any such thing or is it just a pose?

Doing more with less

Forecasts for IT spending may seem gloomy, but they reflect the arrival of more efficient technologies

Security’s next steps

Next-generation security technologies push the envelope to address evolving threats

Playing the numbers

When reviewing the cost of new technology, be sure not to ignore the benefits it brings to your company

Counting on Linux

With budgets tight, CTOs are placing bets on the OS to add functionality while maximizing the bottom-line

Contracting clout

CTO of Lockheed Martin's IT division serves customers with diverse needs

F5 balances blade loads

EMC sharpens its storage focus

CTO Mark Lewis talks about recent innovations in storage management, the impact of grid computing

Sun serves Linux

LX50's Control Station support makes it a good fit in Solaris shops

Are ‘auditions’ a valuable job hunting tool, or exploitation?

Doing work for free is fraught with danger

Transformational outsourcing

Don’t just say no

Before you ban all employee software installs, ask yourself first whether that will ultimately hurt the company

Creative disruption

Groove Networks' Ray Ozzie outlines collaboration's disruptive possibilities

Enterprise CTOs adopt disruption

Insights from three CTOs at different points on the disruptive technology adoption curve