Opinion

Software cinema verite

Recorded sequences of screens can provide priceless feedback for software developers

Microsoft smacked, CI Host attacked

The company Cringesters love to hate

Outsourcing can bring on security migraines

Sending your work overseas may save money, but it can pose a significant security threat

Stretching out to the fabric

LeftHand partners with Crossroads to offer multiprotocol, SANs

Vexed by Virtualization

To compete with VMware, Microsoft must give Virtual PC users some elbow room

Discovering the culture – part II

The question: How to learn about a company's culture before taking a job there. Monday, I posted advice from a reader who recently failed to do so … a "lesson's learned" letter. Today, you get advice from an authority on the sub

Discovering the culture – part I

Dear Bob … Your weblog re: "Treading Stagnant Waters" hits a bit close to home, although I'd say my situation differs slightly from that of the correspondent's. Regardless, I'm considering option #3 — looking for

How to stand and be counted

Dear Bob … I think I'm at a good point in my project to have daily standup meetings (start of integration testing). What drives the topics at these: bug lists? Critical setup issues? Everything that "should happen today"? – Standing

Capitalizing on communication

Social networking tracks and solidifies enterprise relationships

NAI on the block? Nextel off the clock

Gossip is my only friend

Numerical reputation

What if there were a Google score for people, just as for Web sites?

Standards vs. conventions

You have a right to expect logical consistency from e-mail and other Internet apps

Core constituency?

Apple keeps its customer base segmented, and its customers like it that way

Who’s in charge, anyway?

Software should work for us, not the other way around

Is it time to retire big iron?

Sabre says mainframes can't beat clusters for value

Back to the mainframe

Linux helps some companies get more out of big iron

The social enterprise

From expanding social networks to building group memory, social software creates new possibilities for workflow

Opening up the mainframe

Mainframes hold a fortune in business rules, and companies are exploring new ways to spread the value around.

Emulex does gear for SMBs

FC equipment trickles down to SMBs

Security innovation is alive and well

The best innovations in security may be coming from old enemies

The virtues of sloppiness

Thanks to a half-hearted notebook wipe, reverting back to it and reclaiming 'deleted' files was a snap

When good enough really is better than better

Dear Bob … Your advice about knowing when good enough is good enough brought back a memory. Some years ago, OK, many years ago, I was a chemistry supervisor in a small hospital lab. Excellence was expected since mistakes can kill (really). We alway

How to rescue a project

Dear Bob … I have a situation that I am at a loss to deal with. I was asked to participate on a major project in our IT department. The project is falling behind schedule. Tthe budget is ok, and almost all of the consulting work

In the trenches with an SAP developer

With 17 years of SAP experience, DJ Adams has a unique perspective on the software powerhouse

Six tips for successful network testing

ERP springs eternal

You could say ERP is back — except it never left. Our survey gets the skinny on what informed readers really think about this core enterprise software. The upshot: They're determined to make the best of it

Intel quietly unleashes the power of Prescott

The company doesn't want to make the same mistake with its new chip that it made with the Pentium 4

Offshoring debate rages on

Could ERP be the last holdout of the anti-outsourcing movement?

Just say no to SCO?

Pammy switches teams

Firefox fills the IE void

Microsoft has abandoned IE. So stop complaining and choose a better browser

IT portfolio tools you can use

Companies approach IT portfolio management from two complementary directions

We have reached surfing altitude

Boeing’s Connexion service will bring the Internet to fliers around the world

The best of all possible worlds?

Disk drive competition intensifies

Inside Symantec’s Fishbowl

Symantec's Managed Security Services is more than just a glass room — it's mission control for stifling security attacks

Escaping the box

Dear Bob … Over the past year, I have grown strong discontent for upper and executive management in my company regarding to their constant preaching of "think outside the box", "explore new options", rah-rah speeches a

A reader weighs in

Dear Bob … In regards to getting to the first rung, that is, getting into a managerial position, you may want to forward a suggestion I offer people. There are abundant opportunities to get managerial experience for a resume outside of your work. O

Internal marketing

Dear Bob … I was particularly interested in the letter from "More than just curious" on Monday March 1, as the situation is one that I have unfortunately seen in too many of the places that I have worked at myself. I wanted to e

Getting to the first rung

Dear Bob, I am a quite extensively experienced IT professional. I have been managing UNIX systems, from the times when people used to ask "what is unis ?". Due to, first geographical disadvantages, I was only able to do contract jobs. Once

Can $86 million kill Linux?

Pammy takes a powder

The CEO

This 'jobless' recovery is painful and almost predictable

Making e-mail identity work

E-mail clients already have the tools necessary to whack most spam

Progress means better process

Don't overlook the untapped potential of your existing infrastructure

Software Licensing 101

Hate reading software licenses? Not knowing the language might have something to do with it. Here’s a quick glossary

Are you paying too much for software licenses?

Careful navigation of software licensing agreements can save you a bundle. This guide to popular licensing mistakes and remedies explains how

Ten tips for evaluating and deploying IPS and IDS

Strategic planning is key to success

Open source offers an alternate route

Make sure you understand the rules and potential costs before you take the 'free' road

A look at the leaked Longhorn

The leaked Longhorn Build 4053 wields a slick interface, powerful features — and a 483MB footprint that's bound to slim down

PHP takes Web by storm

Nearing its fifth version, this open source programming language can tackle all Web app projects

Assembly line IT

Outsourcing offshore won’t garner the creativity or ideas that will help your enterprise flourish

Rethinking IDS

False IDS alerts driving you nuts? The best protection against unwanted intrusion may be a layered defense that uses firewalls, IDS, and IPS