A given piece of software application can range from being an unmodified, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software package to being a completely custom, written-from-scratch program. Between those two extremes you can find customized and/or configured COTS software, custom software built using commercial software frameworks and libraries, and complex application systems comprising all of the above. The question: which solution is best?
Virtualization and Mission-Critical Apps Drive Enterprise Disaster Recovery PlansThe Disaster Recovery Research study surveyed 1,000 IT managers from large organizations in 14 countries. The research examined factors associated with disaster recovery, distaster recovery planning and testing, the impact of virtualization on disaster recovery, and the implementation of recovery strategies. 10 Notorious Cyber GangsSecurity researchers have warned enterprises and government organizations of the growing threat posed by organized cyber criminals. Online crime rings are fleecing organizations out of customer and employee personally identifiable information, stealing passwords, intellectual property and more. Inside Online Crime: Of Hackers, Identity Theft and Online ScamsFor those online criminals who are not limited by the law, regulation and security technology, the ways of making money with online scams, identity theft, and hacking are limited only by criminal creativity. There is a thriving underworld of online criminals who are having a major impact on the lives of the innocent and the those trying to protect themselves in the age of security. Alignment, Staffing Top CIO PrioritiesCIO Insight: IT-business alignment retakes the top spot in the Society for Information Management's annual survey. But recruiting and retaining top talent remains a high concern. Weak Economy to Sap Handset Market Growth: GartnerGartner said it expects market growth to slow to 11 percent from 16 percent last year, while in U.S. dollar terms growth would slow to 9 percent from 11 percent. The world s top cellphone maker Nokia has forecast the market will fall this year in euro terms. Technology Supporting the Democratic ConventioneWEEK: Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, Qwest and Verizon Wireless will be front and center as the Democrats begin their national convention. The State of Mobile ApplicationsIn the mobile software arena, major players are duking it out for control of an emerging market where start-up applications on open platforms are winning consumers and business users alike. Will features that emphasize efficiency win, or will the gold medal go to apps that promise better integration with enterprise systems? Do Your Web 2.0 Efforts Work?CIO Insight Web 2.0 apps can reveal communities of people who are interested in your business and your industry. If you don’t engage them, your competitors will. Is Consolidating the Data Center at the Expense of Disaster Recovery?Blog: While consolidation is showing an increase, can companies who disperse fail-over capabilities between data centers afford the risk of single points of failure? Accounting for Disaster Recovery in Data Center ConsolidationBlog: Is server virtualization working for you as easily in a disaster recovery process as the way it is being depicted by vendors and researchers? The Business of Being SocialSocial networks aren’t just for fun anymore. Some companies use them to accomplish serious business.
Del Monte is hoping to capitalize on social networking as a marketing tool, to help the company get closer to its customers and create the kind of products consumers want.
What Can Green Do For You? There are many ways that systems can be run faster or more efficiently using less energy and thereby reducing costs. eWeek Senior Writer Chris Preimesberger reports on green computing.
Enterprise Standards For Mobility Enterprise workers of all ranks seldom leave the office these days without a mobile device in hand. Stan Gibson reports.
How to Manage Virtualization
In today’s data centers, there’s a whole lot of virtualization going on, eWeek contributing editor Stan Gibson reports.
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