(3-Jun-11) Enterprise mainframes have been around since as early as the 1950s, and most industry analysts agree that mainframes will probably always be around in select enterprises for specific purposes. But some enterprises have begun moving...

Last week I had a chance to do my second interview with Mark Hurd, recently departed CEO of Hewlett-Packard and now president of Oracle. We covered a great deal of technology landscape in 45 minutes, and one of the critical issues we covered...

A single Enterprise resource Planning (ERP) system can pose management challenges. Multiple ERP instances magnify these challenges exponentially, particularly with consolidated operations, such as establishing a trial balance.

Publisher's Note: A couple of years ago, my Conference panels on the cloud began looking more deeply into Cloud construction, Cloud security, Cloud infrastructure discontinuities, and, in general, higher level Cloud questions. Mark Thiele was...

(22-Apr-10) Windows InTune is Microsoft Corp.'s latest overture to small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), offering a hosted computer management tool and licences to Windows 7 Enterprise via subscription. A free beta version, available to...

(9-Apr-10) Ethernet is to the world of data networking what low-frequency AC is to electric power distribution: the foundational universal standard for the world’s infrastructure. Yet Ethernet’s original conception and implementation targeted...

Desktop virtualization has transformative potential for how desktops are managed - moving from desktop asset management to providing desktops as a service. End user experience is a critical limitation of remote access virtual desktops. In View...

29-Jan-10 Smartphones and their progeny, so-called app phones such as the iPhone and Android, are rapidly becoming standard equipment for today’s workforce, and not just for road warriors and senior executives. Although these pocketable...

(8-Jan-10) If the question “What do you want from me?” screams in your head throughout the day, it might be time to re-assess the relationship you have with the rest of your organization. One of the first things IT shops can do to improve...

(4-Dec-09) In the race between plummeting costs per terabyte and exploding amounts of data in need of storage, the latter perpetually seems miles ahead. In 2007, IDC estimated that the “digital universe” would grow from 161 exabytes in 2006 to...

At the annual Cisco Collaboration Analyst and Consultant Summit in San Francisco, the vendor announced 61 new products and shared an ambitious vision for enterprise collaboration. Although this market is still in its infancy, Cisco’s key...

London, ON, November 5th, 2009 – Info-Tech Research Group's latest report outlines four specific areas that IT departments need to consider when preparing for the very real threat of an H1N1 outbreak this winter. If ignored, a business could...

(9-Oct-09) People in general may have an innate fear of the dark, but for IT managers, this impulse can reach sheer frenzy in a matter of minutes. Very few enterprises are comfortable with the idea of sitting in the dark with all operations...

5-Oct-09 Business users of Adobe LiveCycle workspace will now be able to access and act on "task lists" for their projects on mobile devices. Adobe execs say this new capability, announced Monday at Adobe Max 2009, will speed up and simplify...

Three quarters of organizations investigating desktop virtualization don't consider any vendors beyond VMware or Citrix. These two vendors, however, approach virtual desktops from very different angles. Understand the pros and cons of the two...

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In the last few years, the mid-market CRM landscape has changed due to the emergence of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) into the mainstream market and changes in consumer needs and buying behavior. Examine the summary findings from a recent...

25-Sep-09 Industry Canada announced Thursday it will only allow Avaya Inc. to buy Nortel Networks Corp.'s enterprise business if Avaya can prove the US$915 million deal is beneficial to Canadians. Industry Minister Tony Clement announced the...

Microsoft has been talking about virtual desktop infrastructure as part of its dynamic infrastructure initiative for 18 months. However, when the actual product was called for, the practice has been to point to partner Citrix. This will change...

11-Sep-09 Google's announcement of its new Chrome operating system, due to debut in the second half of next year, almost instantly generated controversy and criticism in the technology community. Some industry observers think that Windows 7 will...

VMware brought one of Canada's largest telecommunications companies and service providers to the stage of its international user conference Tuesday to show how its desktop virtualization software can be deployed within large enterprise environments.

Cellular data network capabilities improve as their cost curves show a downward trend. As a result, many enterprises will have to choose between landline DSL service and cellular connections for Internet and business application access. However,...

(6-Aug-09) Caught between pirates on one side and the open source movement on the other, Microsoft may have little choice but to lower its prices. That outcome would benefit the vast majority of personal and business users who aren't inclined to...

(Processor) - You cannot fully improve your enterprise's storage situation unless you include information lifecycle management in the mix. Without information lifecycle management, a small to midsized enterprise cannot effectively create and...

(IT Business) - Canadian tech experts praise Microsoft Office's 2010 Web app offerings. Here's why the Google should step up the pace following Redmond's step into the Cloud

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After the preliminary ranking of projects, actual resource availability needs to be taken into account. In this stage, IT capacity for completing projects will be measured against the projects that have already been identified as high priority.

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The purpose of Business ? IT Alignment is to optimize the value that IT contributes to the enterprise. As such, in order to successfully outline a strategic IT roadmap, it is important to start here.

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The first task in developing an Application Strategy is to identify weaknesses and gaps in the current set of applications in terms of achieving strategic objectives of the company. The health of current applications and their ability to support...

Networked storage vendors are aggressively targeting small enterprises in an attempt to grow market share. However, there remains considerable confusion around storage area network technology in the small to mid-range space due to considerable...

Windows Server 2008 promises performance increases while offering toolset enhancements, especially for security. However, enterprises in a recent Info-Tech Research Group survey ranked refresh cycles and commitment to Microsoft products as the...

Dynamics AX is the flagship of Microsoft's ERP aspirations. The technology holds promise but will benefit from increased focus on industry-specific functionality and improved roll-out methodologies.