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This policy outlines the baseline behaviors required to ensure that employees, contractors and related constituents who use mobile devices to access corporate resources for business use do so in a safe, secure and responsible manner.

An open source solution (OSS) such as LAMP can offer capital cost savings. However, choose LAMP only if the development team has the right skill set and experience to leverage the flexibility of an OSS to produce high performance Web applications.

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Using the open-source model for the enterprise application needs of the organization requires careful preparation in terms of process, people, and technology. Follow Info-Tech's recommendations to get the enterprise ready for Open Source...

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Deploying standard server configurations is a proven method of reducing operating risk. Implementing a server configuration policy is the best way to ensure that all servers have been hardened with consistent security configurations and processes.

(26-Nov-09) Buying server operating system software is in some ways similar to buying a car. Maybe you feel pressured by the salesperson to buy an SUV when you want a smart car. Maybe you can’t really afford that Ferrari. Or maybe you buy a...

(15-Oct-09) It's almost impossible to know where to begin. It's as if every facet of the desktop operating system (OS) market is changing ? and IT managers and CIOs are tasked with deciding which OS path to take for the whole organization. Is...

(ITWorld Canada) - The IT consultancy has revealed its picks for the top five vendors in the quality management market. Find out who leads the pack Info-Tech Research Group Ltd. has unveiled its top five automated performance testing tools with...

Windows Server 2008 early adopters deploy on new servers or replace existing Windows instances, according to a recent Info-Tech Research Group survey. A handful of enterprises are deploying the new Microsoft operating system to replace...

The competition in x86 server virtualization became hotter in 2008 as Citrix and Microsoft made significant bids to dethrone market leader VMware. There are also new entrants in the field from Oracle and Sun. Learn how the vendor landscape has...

The operating system (OS) choice is not about features or costs. Enterprises should focus on the applications, not the OS. Identify the business needs and shortlist the apps that will meet those needs. If a favored application can run on...

A recent Info-Tech study found that, in the face of budget belt-tightening, educational organizations are successful in reducing licensing and support costs using open source software. However, while open source can be a good choice, it won't...

A recent Info-Tech Research Group survey sees more than 50% of enterprises running Linux or UNIX alongside flavors of Microsoft Windows. However, Windows is nearly ubiquitous and IT shops tend to deploy more instances of Windows at smaller...

A recent Info-Tech Research Group survey sees just over 50% of small enterprises running only Microsoft Windows. However, 32% also run Linux alongside Windows, and 21% use UNIX. Clearly, small enterprises are heavily involved in...

Hypervisors are the software that carve a single physical computer into multiple virtual machines. Competition has been heating up in the virtualization space as competitors argue the relative strengths of their hypervisors. This note reviews...

Small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) are slightly ahead in adopting Windows Server 2008, according to an Info-Tech Research Group survey that solicited insight from 137 enterprises. However, SMEs seem less interested in using deployment tools...

Info-Tech Research Group solicited insight from 137 enterprises regarding server hardware and operating systems, including Windows Server 2008. Unlike the slurry of negative publicity surrounding Vista, response to the new server operating...

In the ongoing competition to maintain the performance edge in the Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) market, Sun has again taken the lead. With the introduction of the Sparc64 VII quad-core processor the benchmark performance leadership...

Small healthcare firms will use this snapshot of a small healthcare insurance provider to start discussions about e-mail infrastructure and staffing. A companion note discusses application and operating system choices from a small healthcare...

The latest version of NEC ExpressCluster offers a single high availability platform for Windows and Linux servers and applications. This support is available in both physical and virtual environments. In addition, when bundled with NEC Fault...

Supercomputing systems, while interesting, may not seem important to most enterprise data centers. Trends found in supercomputers will impact future generations of enterprise processors. Examine the trends to see the impact that next generation...

How difficult is it to choose an enterprise-grade Linux vendor? Each vendor brings a list of talking points, slight technical differentiations, or specific marketing emphasis. But when you consider that a wide variety of enterprises use each of...

Xandros Linux is gaining attention with three key developments: volume consumer sales of the Asus Eee notebook featuring Xandros Desktop, the upcoming BridgeWays server management tools, and the acquisition of Scalix. Small to mid-sized...

The prevailing opinion in regards to security threats is that the most significant ones originate from within the enterprise, and yet external threats are simply not going away. Malware continues to exist, vulnerabilities continue to be found,...

With virtualization becoming a reality in x86-based data centers of all sizes, the ability to manage both the virtualized and physical servers becomes more critical. As the small enterprise tests the waters for different hypervisors, they must...

In the world of virtualized x86-based servers and applications, management tools become the primary differentiator between hypervisors. Virtualization is quickly moving to a set of competing, but effectively equivalent, products. The ability to...

HP's involvement with Linux goes beyond using the open-source operating system in appliance-oriented products. With enterprise-grade support packages for Debian users, servers shipping with Red Hat and Novell, Linux-based supercomputer...

Small enterprises looking at Linux will find Red Hat suited for standard Linux roles as well as highly-technical deployments. However, Red Hat's focus on complex/demanding customers may lead to a lag in responsiveness for clients that don't fit...

Small enterprise IT leaders deploying applications often face a choice between server operating systems (OSes). Evaluate the role-suitability of OS candidates by examining the technical, licensing, and interoperability features. Shortlist the OS...

Xandros aims to join Red Hat and Novell SUSE as a familiar Linux brand. Recent moves include volume consumer sales on the Asus Eee notebook, acquisition of enterprise-grade Scalix e-mail, and an upcoming launch for its BridgeWays cross-platform...

Xandros Linux is gaining attention following volume consumer sales of the Asus Eee notebook featuring Xandros Desktop, Xandros' acquisition of Scalix, and its upcoming BridgeWays server management tools. Watch Xandros in 2008 for signs of...