Network Management Strategies for the CIO
Editors' Picks
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New BI stack tackles data load at Boston Children's Hospital
Boston Children's Hospital upgraded its business intelligence architecture to boost enterprise reporting, a move that also required retraining users.17 May 2013
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EMC World 2013: EMC ViPR has vendor on software-defined storage route
EMC ViPR, the vendor's software-defined storage technology, is designed to manage heterogeneous storage as one pool while adding cloud features.06 May 2013
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Technology financing options open door to deals for VARs
Vendors and third-party financing companies are offering new options in technology financing, such as solution financing and targeted credit programs.03 May 2013
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VMware vCloud Suite takes a centralized approach to cloud computing
The OpenStack community cloud model isn't for every enterprise. VMware vCloud Suite's centralized approach to cloud appeals to some IT pros.29 Apr 2013
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Marketing company uses in-database analytics to fight customer churn
Trident Marketing is running analytical models on a data warehouse appliance to help keep consumers hooked on satellite TV service and other products.25 Apr 2013
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After 10 years, dedupe technology leads backup appliances, software
After 10 years of data dedupe technology in backup appliances and software, disk backup thrives but tape is still alive.24 Apr 2013
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Multi-hypervisor environments: Making it work or not worth the work?
There are potential benefits to running a multi-hypervisor environment but are they worth the management challenges?18 Apr 2013
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Big Blue's billion-dollar bet on SSD includes all-flash storage array
IBM rolls out FlashSystem all-flash arrays -- rebranded Texas Memory Systems products IBM acquired in 2012 -- as part of an aggressive flash push.12 Apr 2013
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IBM SmartCloud Enterprise–Object Storage cloud plans expansion
IBM SmartCloud Enterprise–Object Storage cloud service plans to expand and offer customers 99.999% availability with three or more copies of data.12 Apr 2013
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Rolling forecast model can improve usefulness of financial data
At the Boston IBM Finance Forum, one expert urged finance professionals to adopt a rolling forecast model to replace slow and broken processes.11 Apr 2013
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For strategic CPM, finance must make itself relevant to operations
Extending financial analytics beyond the CFO suite and linking financials with performance metrics are technical lynchpins.10 Apr 2013
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Open management in a multivendor cloud
Multi-cloud environments and the relationship between apps and resources in the cloud have led IT pros to open management tools for a better QoE.10 Apr 2013
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Use business service management to optimize application performance
To optimize application performance in the network, many companies are using business service management software and tools to automate IT services.09 Apr 2013
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Bocada expands, customizes backup reporting and monitoring
Bocada gives its Prism, Vison and vpConnect backup monitoring and reporting software new features, including customizable dashboards.09 Apr 2013
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It's time for CIOs to abandon fear and embrace PaaS solutions
CIOs are warming up to PaaS solutions, Tech Target's latest Cloud Pulse Survey shows. Former CIO and current CTO Mario Cruz is a convert.08 Apr 2013
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SAS report offers Rx for companies lacking in analytical capabilities
Effective communication and executive buy-in are essential elements for companies wanting to become 'analytical innovators,' according to software vendor SAS Institute.05 Apr 2013
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Navigating SOA appliances: How to choose the right one
With the help of an SOA appliance, organizations can more easily secure message exchanges across internal lines of business and with third parties.05 Apr 2013
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Virtual server value still outweighs virtual storage
Storage admins and vendors say they want virtual storage to act more like virtual machines, but is that possible?03 Apr 2013
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Is analysis of data worth your IT staff's time? Tweet jammers talk big data
How much time should CIOs invest in the analysis of data? SearchCIO.com Twitter followers argue the significance of big data analytics.01 Apr 2013
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CPM suite adding more BI, tax functions according to Magic Quadrant
In part two of this Q&A, a co-author of the 2013 Gartner Magic Quadrant for CPM describes where BI and CPM might overlap.29 Mar 2013