Topics
Follow developments in key areas of business technology with our Topic pages. Drill down to find our best articles, blogs, interviews and community resources on your key issues, collected for quick and easy reference.
Business Alignment and Management
Keep all eyes on business goals to ensure IT serves the bottom line, making work easier and more fruitful
- [ Blog ] Mid-Market IT Getting Pulled in Multiple Directions
- [ Article ] The 'New Normal' in Storage
- [ WhitePaper ] Magic Quadrant for E-Commerce
Business Integration
Business integration aims to facilitate a company's functions
- [ Blog ] Worlds Are Colliding! BPM, SOA and Managing the Cloud
- [ Article ] How Multidomain MDM Can Support Business Users
- [ WhitePaper ] Driving Business Agility Through SOA Connectivity and Integration
Governance
Policies, processes and management theories by which your business operates
- [ Blog ] Obama Affirms Commitment to Net Neutrality
- [ Article ] Archiving to the Cloud
- [ WhitePaper ] Not Just Words: Enforce Your Email and Web Acceptable Usage Policies
Infrastructure
Optimizing every aspect of your company's technology, from laptops to ERP systems
- [ Blog ] Worlds Are Colliding! BPM, SOA and Managing the Cloud
- [ Article ] EMC Envisages Reorientation of Its Core Storage Business. Will It Succeed?
- [ WhitePaper ] The Greening of SaaS
Mobile Technology
At the desk is the last place to find the modern employee
- [ Blog ] Mid-Market IT Getting Pulled in Multiple Directions
- [ Article ] Telecom Companies Grab at Two Bright Spots After the Onslaught of Last Year's Bad Figures
- [ WhitePaper ] Embracing Next-Generation Mobile Platforms to Solve Business Problems
Security
There are hundreds of tools to do two simple things: Keep bad stuff out and good stuff in
- [ Blog ] First Point of Security: Apply Those Patches!
- [ Article ] BriefingsDirect Analysts Discuss Ramifications of Google-China Dust-Up over Corporate Cyber Attacks
- [ WhitePaper ] Bullet-Proofing Instant Messaging
Sourcing
Due to its impact on the bottom line, sourcing is an important function at any company
- [ Blog ] Centralized Training May Be Answer to Replace-or Retrain Dilemma
- [ Article ] New Rules Force Needed Dialogue Between Boards, Management
- [ WhitePaper ] Mobile Device Management for Dummies
Vendors and Markets
Some vendors sell anything anywhere; others are limited by location or market segments
- [ Blog ] Centralized Training May Be Answer to Replace-or Retrain Dilemma
- [ Article ] EMC Envisages Reorientation of Its Core Storage Business. Will It Succeed?
- [ WhitePaper ] Keeping it Simple: How to Protect Growing VMware Environments
- Apple
- Business Intelligence Vendors
- Cable Operators
- Cisco Systems
- Client Hardware Vendors
- CRM Vendors
- Database Software Vendors
- Dell
- Enterprise Software Vendors
- Fujitsu
- Global Markets
- Hitachi
- HP
- IBM
- Internet Service Providers
- IT Market Analysts
- LG
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Microsoft
- Middleware Vendors
- Mobile Device Vendors
- Networking Vendors
- Open Source Vendors
- Operating System Vendors
- Oracle
- Processor Vendors
- Resellers
- Samsung
- Security Vendors
- Server Vendors
- Services Vendors
- Sony
- Storage Vendors
- Sun Microsystems
- Symantec
- Technology Markets
- Telecommunications Vendors
- Web Platform Vendors
- Yahoo
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