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Get help with security

In the battle to ensure security, don't go it alone when hiring better equipped outsourcers is an option

Securing the future

The task of securing the enterprise may seem daunting, but HP executives say there is real reason for optimism

Following the digital trail

Computer forensics experts uncover digital evidence on policy and security breaches

Rising above risk

Increasingly complex security solutions complicate CTOs' defense of the enterprise

SeeBeyond goes against popular wisdom of EAI

CEO Jim Demetriades and VP Alex Andrianopoulos dispute relying on app server vendors for EAI

Readers back ‘tailored’ resumes

Reasons include efficiency, effectiveness, and intent

Web services on the move

VP Brian Vink talks about Sybase's plans to enable Web services on mobile devices

Interview: InfiniCon reduces network costs, complexity

CEO Charles Foley discusses shared I/O and the importance of InfiniBand

Paying the rent

Don't be fooled into thinking that going the rental-software route means you'll have more flexibility with vendors

Trading on growth

The CTO of Island ECN keeps pace with an explosion in trade volume

Revenue is your business

Don't make the mistake of thinking profitability is somebody else's job: the CTO is a revenue driver

Rethinking ROI

The economy headed south and the board tightened the purse strings, compelling CTOs to think about ROI from the CFO's viewpoint. And that's not likely to change even as the economy improves

CTOs’ place on the org chart

IT ROI questions from the CFO to the CTO

The role of directories in Web services

CTO Hal Stern outlines the direction of Sun's next generation of software infrastructure

Interview: LeftHand Networks simplifies IP storage networks

CEO Bill Chambers discusses the implications of Network Unified Storage

Microsoft’s vision of .Net Framework

Distinguished Engineer Anders Hejlsberg discusses .Net's evolution

Smart people with ‘dumb’ resumes

Is omitting information the same as inflating it?

Interview: An insider’s view on storage

Venture capitalist Jo Tango of Highland Capital Partners discusses trends, industry myths

Interview: StorageNetworks exec on the importance of listening to customers

CEO Peter Bell discusses the advantages of being a pure-play storage software vendor

Mastering the moment

In a pressure-cooker economy, CTOs are being paid well to maintain control over IT spending and to align technology and business goals

CTOs prepare for an economic upturn

A title by any other name

Recruiters go head to head on the CIO-CTO debate

Tough times

The recession hit the IT industry hard, making for a difficult year. Still InfoWorld readers have held fast and are cautiously preparing for a better, but not stellar, IT job market

Tracking telco tremors

In this era of economic instability, it pays to keep a watchful eye on the financial health of your providers

No service, with a smile

When great customer service is bad business, and bad service is the very best business strategy

Computing on the edge

CTO Justin Chapweske talks about Onion Networks' WebRAID end-to-end content delivery solution

The big lie: ‘You have nothing to fear’

Concerns over privacy aren't about hiding 'wrongdoing'

Making speech technology mainstream

General Magic's CTO talks about speech technology, Web services, and choosing between .Net and J2EE

Extended enterprise

Race and IT hiring

In IT, the urge to hire the best applicant for the job needs to trump the urge to hire by appearance

A satisfied customer

A real-world look at how the service model for IT support works, when it works well

Changing standards

A platform for development

Not all CTOs are ready to adopt a Web services computing model, but many are finding that Web services platforms are key for integrating applications throughout their enterprises

All things under the Sun

Chief Strategy Officer Jonathan Schwartz defends Sun's position vs. Microsoft

ESI: Inching toward edge computing

Mobile applications make their move on the wireless edge

The ethical divide: Keeping ‘business’ and ‘life’ separate

Should we have one set of rules for work and another for everywhere else?

Tivoli takes holistic view of the enterprise

General Manager Robert LeBlanc talks about the evolution of systems management

Minding your business

No IT executive can afford the claim that an IT project is unrelated to the business changes it may bring

The standards body politic

CTO with a cause

The environment motivates this IT executive, who builds systems for the greater good

The politics of standards

Presidential mandate

A better way to manage networks

CTO Cathy Fulton talks about how NetQoS has developed a new approach to agent deployment

When does a competitive advantage become unethical?

Domain name tempest stirs up questions of proper business practices

Fine-tuning Web app performance

CEO Nat Kausik explains how FineGround accelerates enterprise apps built for the Web

Reading the times

Slowing standards

Mastering content complexity