Tuesday | 7 October, 2008
Stories by: Lisa DiCarlo
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Analyze your analysts 29/05/2008 11:13:13
On the Web site of mega research firm Gartner lives a section titled IT Budget Optimization, which, among other things, offers for sale 20 research papers on strategies for cutting IT expenses. - +
Market research: Who buys it and why 29/05/2008 11:19:25
IT research firms service two separate groups of clients -- technology vendors, which constitute the "sell" side of the market, and organizations seeking advice on technology purchases, the "buy" side of the equation. - +
The six most infuriating tech sales styles 06/05/2008 08:01:48
When Craig Urizzola's company decided to make a seven-figure investment in a new ERP system, he contacted his local reseller to order hardware to run it on. "We told them exactly what we wanted and said, 'We don't need SANs or clustering or any of that,'" says Urizzola, CIO at Saladino's, a food service distributor in Fresno, Calif. "But their proposal came back with SANs and 10 more servers than we asked for. They just don't listen." - +
The 5 users you meet in hell (and one you'll find in heaven) 08/01/2008 11:00:50
Ah, end users. We sure do love them. Why, most of us wouldn't have jobs without them. But that doesn't mean users don't drive IT crazy sometimes, or maybe most of the time.
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Weekly Tech News Update: 7th October, 2008This week we're coming to you from the Ceatec show in Japan. It's a showcase for gadgets and gizmos galore from all of Japan's biggest electronics companies and this week we're going to be showing you the best of what the show has to offer.
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Computerworld Live Podcast #97: The Future of Enterprise Networking 25/07/2008 09:45:36
This week CW Live chats with Mark Thompson, global sales and marketing manager for HP ProCurve, on the future of the enterprise networking. Mark discusses the trends we can expect to see in the near future and how the right infrastructure can ensure your enterprise network is secure. - +
Computerworld Live Podcast #96: Security at the Edge 11/06/2008 09:22:22
CW Live speaks with Amol Mitra, HP ProCurve Director of Marketing for Asia Pacific and Japan. Today's topic: how enterprises are starting to shift away from simply controlling security via server logins, firewalls and moving to more adaptive security frameworks. - +
Data Management Edition #10: Multi-Petascale Systems 02/05/2008 09:12:33
This week we look at sustainability and the development of multicore technologies to build multi-petascale systems. - +
IT Security Edition #11: How to poison the Storm botnet 01/05/2008 08:51:55
This week CW Live presents a case study on how to poison the notorious Storm botnet . Plus we take a look at Cisco's plans for Ironport. - +
IT Security Edition #10: Cyber-battles fought and won 24/04/2008 11:09:47
Vendors bow to end user pressure to improve product security, and we take a look at the latest concepts shaping the cyber-battlefield of the future.
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Open Text: Upheaval in the Financial Markets Sharpens the Focus on Information Governance and Enterprise 2008-10-07 13:19:00+10
Symantec State of Spam Report - October 2008 2008-10-07 11:58:00+10
AIIA to Reward Sustainability and Green IT Champions at the 2009 iAwards 2008-10-07 11:56:00+10
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