Enterprise Applications | Guest Opinion | Rony Ross Friday, November 18, 2011
For business intelligence (BI) solutions, taking the top attributes from social networking, including the sharing of insightful data and ability to “follow” others, is moving to the world of enterprise BI. Continue Reading »
Data Center | Guest Opinion | Costas Galonis Friday, November 18, 2011
If you are wading through the sea of words that has been written about cloud computing in the last few months, you can be forgiven for being a little confused. Not only is cloud computing a new concept, the literature about it is weighed down with new ideas and words such as virtualization, multi-tenancy etc. Continue Reading »
Enterprise Applications | Guest Opinion | Elias Terman Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Social media has become a valuable source of feedback for businesses that are wise enough to leverage the data it produces. For example, sales teams can keep an eye on their happy customers and their competitors’ unhappy customers. Continue Reading »
In the world of software testing and quality assurance, we all know the value test automation brings by improving test coverage, overall product quality and the tester’s productivity. But all of this value flows in and the return on investment occurs only when the automation code is robust and reliable enough to produce consistent results to catch product bugs. Continue Reading »
Security | Guest Opinion | Phil Neray Thursday, November 3, 2011
Life for security professionals used to be simpler. You could stop outsiders from accessing your data by establishing perimeter defenses such as firewalls and anti-virus systems, and by having on-site security guards and identity checks at the entrance to your corporate data center. Continue Reading »
IT Management | Guest Opinion | Rajini Padmanaban Wednesday, November 2, 2011
“Geekdom” in the the U.S. has gained a revered status due to the technology and financial successes of so many. People respect the complex brains of the geeks and have learned to respect their business-savvy as well. Then there is Geekdom in India, halfway around the world, where many differences and similarities exist. Continue Reading »
Enterprise Applications | Guest Opinion | Robert Greene Monday, October 31, 2011
Big Data is currently the talk of the town, and for good reason. McKinsey & Company best quantified everyone’s excitement in a report earlier this year noting that, for example, the U.S. health care system could realize $300 billion in potential annual value by leveraging data more effectively. Continue Reading »
Data Center | Guest Opinion | Louis Imershein Wednesday, October 26, 2011
High-performance storage is a key enabler for mission-critical applications in the enterprise today, particularly in the areas of database indexing, online transaction processing, desktop and server virtualization, front-end Web serving, and key infrastructure (such as email and messaging). Continue Reading »
