IBM offers Tivoli Monitoring for Amazon cloud deployments
Companies running applications on Amazon Web Services can now monitor their environments using IBM’s Tivoli Monitoring software.
SPONSOR: NEC
Coping with SAN Storage Frustration Caused by Server Virtualization
Server virtualization is clearly one of the breakout technologies in the first decade of the 21st century. The results are both operationally and economically compelling, however, they are not without their pitfalls as server virtualization unless properly managed with appropriate SAN storage. Partner with NEC to deal with this challenge.
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Preston Gralla: Is open source dead as a business model?
Advocates like to believe that the open source business model will change the world. But there’s plenty of evidence that it will remain what it is now: A very useful niche that provides a valuable service for many, but that will never become an economic force, or challenge Microsoft or other large commercial software companies.
Robert L. Mitchell: Hailing the death cab for Cobol
Baby Boomers are about to begin retiring en masse. So … who will mind the mainframe?
IT News Podcast: SAP delays price increase
In today’s podcast: SAP delays price increase; IBM buys Guardium; and Nokia sues over price fixing.
SPONSOR: McAfee
Seven Design Requirements for Web 2.0 Threat Protection
Do you know if your web gateway, applications and confidential data are at risk? The Internet today is a different place than it once was. Manage new web threats with a proactive security paradigm to help you secure Web 2.0 applications and protect your enterprise and the employees that use these applications on a daily basis.
Early adopters give Windows 7 high marks, says survey
Users who have moved to Windows 7 gave the new operating system a big thumbs up in a just-released survey, although people upgrading from XP were less enthusiastic than those migrating from Vista.
Fix the most common Windows 7 upgrade problems
Experienced PC users know that not every operating-system upgrade goes smoothly — but that bit of understanding does little to offset the annoyance we feel when we’re faced with seemingly unresolvable installation problems. Windows 7 has presented some users with a few serious upgrade bugs of its own. Don’t worry: We’ll explain how to exterminate them.
Quick look: Paragon upgrade utilities for Windows 7
If you want a bit more granular control over the process you might like Paragon’s System Upgrade Utilities 2010 ($30, buy-only). The package leverages the company’s imaging, partitioning, and boot manager software in a way that allows you to back up your old system, create a separate partition for the OS if you so desire and run both your old OS and the new Windows 7 from the same drive.
SPONSOR: Google
Should Your Email Live In The Cloud? A Comparative Cost Analysis
Cloud-based email is often cheaper than on-premise email especially when you consider the fully loaded costs of maintenance, high-availability, disaster recovery, email filtering and archive. This Forrester report will help you evaluate the full cost of your email environment and it will explore the benefits of cloud-based technologies that reach further than just your bottom line.
IBM stays tops as server market stabilizes, Gartner says
IBM retained its narrow lead over Hewlett-Packard in the worldwide server market as sales began to stabilize during the third quarter, Gartner said.
Nominate your world-class company
Is your IT department great place to work? Our 17th annual “Best Places to Work in IT” special report and listing will honor 100 organizations that offer great benefits, salaries and opportunities for training and advancement, as well as provide interesting projects and a flexible and diverse work environment.
Computerworld’s Salary Survey: What’s your earning power?
How does your salary compare with your peers? Computerworld’s 24th Annual Salary Survey will feature the latest IT salary trends and advice on where to find the best-paying jobs. This year’s survey participants can enter a drawing to win one of 10 new 8GB Apple iPod Nanos. The drawing is open to legal U.S. residents, age 18 or older. Take our annual Salary Survey today!
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Twitter’s dirty laundry
Despite often being a waste of time, Twitter does has value, such as providing Iranians with an outlet during this past summer’s elections. Turns out Twitter can be used to keep you apprised of more domestic developments as well …
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