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April 22, 2010

Proactive Preparation Simplifies Software Audits

Software audits are a fact of life for the modern enterprise. While nothing can stop a vendor from auditing, there are a number of things IT managers can do to prepare for the possibility of an audit... More >

Five Ways to Rethink Remote Access

Mobility among employees is continuing to grow exponentially, and having secure and easy-to-manage remote access policies is more important than ever. However, there are challenges that present major... More >

Is Op Ex the New Cap Ex?

Virtualization and cloud computing have surged on a promise for dramatically reduced capital expenditure through improved utilization of physical infrastructure — or the total elimination thereof. Bu... More >

April 19, 2010

3 Technologies that Can Help Save Your Business Money

With recession still upon us, it may be tempting to cut back on technologies that don’t produce an easy-to-define ROI or a low ROI. Ironically, investing in the right technologies can actually help y... More >

April 16, 2010

Regain Control of Your Mobile Employees

  The mobile enterprise has experienced incredible growth in the past two years. Most IT departments are supporting mobile e-mail — and not just for executives, salespeople and field technicians... More >

April 14, 2010

What to Expect from Your Business Intelligence Consultant

  Good business intelligence will provide answers to your questions. Great business intelligence will answer the questions you wish you had asked. So how do you ensure that your business intelli... More >

Avoid Needless Integration with Efficient Direct Digital Marketing

If you wanted to buy an iPhone 10 years ago, you were required to visit several different stores – and reach deeply into your wallet. The equivalent of an iPhone back then was a suitcase containing a... More >

April 9, 2010

Seven Secrets to Data Virtualization Success

Historically, seven has been a sacred number. Creation took seven days to complete. To the ancient astronomers, there were seven planets. Pythagoreans revered seven because it was the sum of three an... More >

April 8, 2010

Successful Private Cloud Deployment in the Enterprise

    In recent years, enterprises have adopted LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) stacks to deploy internal and external facing Web applications. Utilizing private cloud infrastructure, the... More >

April 6, 2010

BriefingsDirect Analysts Pick Winners and Losers from Cloud Computing's Economic Disruption and Impact

    The latest BriefingsDirect Analyst Insights Edition, Vol. 51, focuses on cloud computing and dollars and cents . Our panel dives into more than the technology, security , and viabi... More >

April 2, 2010

The Numbers Don't Lie: Why You Should Monitor Expense Reports for Fraud

  Most people envision corporate fraudsters as disgruntled, low-level employees – workers with criminal tendencies who use loopholes to exploit their companies. That profile was again blown out ... More >