ITBE Staff

From storms like Hurricane Sandy to component failures to human error, there are myriad situations and emergencies that can threaten an organization’s data, servers and systems. Businesses of all sizes need to make sure their business continuity/disaster recovery plans are up to snuff, so as to minimize downtime, preserve customer service and prevent the often-dire […]

The state of endpoint risk is not improving according to the fourth annual report researched by the Ponemon Institute and commissioned by Lumension to track endpoint risk, organizational threat strategy and resource availability. In this year’s State of the Endpoint Risk study, IT professionals reported the flood of mobile devices entering their corporate networks, advanced […]

This month, there are seven bulletins, of which five are critical and two are important. Fortunately, none are currently under active attack, so that should set IT’s mind at ease as they begin to apply this set of patches. Since 2012 is coming to an end, Paul Henry, security and forensic analyst, Lumension pulled together […]

As 2012 is nearing its end, it’s time once again to look forward to what 2013 will bring. Siemens Enterprise Communications has developed a list of 10 predictions they expect to see in the new year. The intersection of mobility, social and cloud continues to heavily influence Siemens’ outlook, along with underlying themes of consumerization […]

IT environments are increasing in complexity. As a result, organizations are managing increasing numbers of applications, databases, technologies and resources. IT has traditionally relied on custom scripting to integrate these technologies and to develop workflows that automate processes across these various systems. But custom scripting is time consuming, error prone and expensive. Ben Rosenberg, CEO […]

Companies are moving to adopt business intelligence (BI) systems because the potential payoff can be needle-moving. However, making the decision to implement a BI solution is the easy part. What’s much harder is making sure you’re getting the most out of your investment by ensuring that certain preparatory measures are taken, and important processes, such […]

Although the technology is still relatively immature, interest in software-defined networking (SDN) suggests that most IT organizations will be making a fairly rapid transition to a new way of managing enterprise networks. A survey of 110 IT executives conducted by Silver Peak Systems, a provider of wide area network (WAN) optimization hardware and software, finds […]

Dimension Data, a global ICT solutions and services provider, recently announced the results of its 2012 Global Contact Center Benchmarking Report, which includes data collected from 637 contact centers in 72 countries across the Americas, Asia, Australia, Europe, and Middle East and Africa. This year’s report found that rapid adoption of emerging communication channels – […]

With the holidays around the corner and expectations around what the New Year may bring, Glassdoor, a jobs and career community, has released a new survey that reveals employees’ work-related resolutions for 2013, their preferences for employer-gifted holiday perks, expectations for time off during the holidays and bonus expectations. The survey was conducted online within […]

Every once in a while the phone rings and it’s a recruiter on the other end. While you might not be interested in what he is offering, you have to admit that it’s flattering to get the call. (“Someone thinks I might be right for a job!”) Once you get past the initial compliment, though, […]

Kroll Ontrack, a leading provider of data recovery, ediscovery and information management, recently revealed its list of the top 10 data disasters for 2012. This year’s list, all of which were successful data recoveries, represents that the increasing reliance on electronic data and reliability of technology is often met by human error. Click through for […]

“Remote work,” or teleworking, is an increasingly important concept as organizations attempt to become more flexible and agile while driving down costs. IDC reports that there are 1.3 billion mobile workers today; that number is expected to grow to 1.6 billion by 2015. By enabling employees and contractors to have the same, seamless computing experience […]