ITBE Staff

Information is the cornerstone for all businesses, but data centers have become crowded and inefficient. More servers means more switches, cabinets and cables as well. IT leaders contained server sprawl and costs through virtualization and a converged infrastructure. Then, they turned to cloud computing to increase agility and do more with less. But none of this has […]

VDI Project Charter Template Info-Tech’s VDI project charter template provides a framework that future decisions can be based on, from vision to wrap-up wisdom. This template is a great starting point for planning a VDI implementation. Use it as a living document: filled out before piloting a VDI solution, and updated before a full-scale implementation […]

Venafi Inc., the inventor and market leader of enterprise key and certificate management (EKCM) solutions, in conjunction with Osterman Research, recently released the results of an extensive survey designed to determine how well organizations understand the risks associated with poor key and certificate management. Based on responses from 174 IT and information-security professionals, the survey […]

Desktop virtualization has continued to make headlines in IT, but despite the focus on the topic, there are a number of myths that remain. The root cause is that there are actually many flavors of desktop virtualization and what’s true for one type is not always true for another. Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), which hosts […]

Cloud is an ever-changing concept wrapped around emerging technologies that promise to increase productivity and efficiency. Much hype has been written about this new computing paradigm, leading to confusion and in some instances, botched deployments. In this slideshow, Zenoss CEO Bill Karpovich tries to work through the muddle and offers 10 things that will NOT […]

Negotiating on the job is one of the most untapped career strategies among professionals, even though these are the most financially significant conversations we have at work!  Selena Rezvani, an author and career expert writing for LinkedIn, is not just referring to salary requests here, but negotiations about flexible work arrangements, parental leave plans, part-time […]

Microsoft Outlook 2011 for Mac Reference Guide The latest edition of Outlook for Mac offers improved conversation tracking, streamlined Windows-to-Mac migration and smoother OS X integration. This quick guide will help your users take control of this powerful functionality. Microsoft Outlook is a personal information manager from Microsoft. Although often used mainly as an email […]

‘Samsung Galaxy Tab For Dummies’ Excerpt This book shows you how to do videoconferencing, video chat, find new apps and take full advantage of the reach and popularity of the Android operating system. The excerpt shows you how to customize your browser settings and work with multiple browser tabs. The Samsung Galaxy Tab puts a […]

Looking to ditch your notebook in favor of a tablet or even a smartphone? The late Steve Jobs famously spoke of a "post-PC" era when unveiling the iPad 2 early last year. Yet in spite of the tablets and smartphones that many of us own, reaching for our notebook is probably still a regular occurrence […]

In today’s economy, small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are constantly looking for ways to save money, yield maximum potential from deployed technologies and, ultimately, “do more with less.” One way they can accomplish these goals is by taking advantage of a log management solution. At their core, log management solutions enable companies to monitor and […]

Consumerization Strategy Roadmap Tool This survey tool can provide a detailed summary of how your organization aligns with six key factors affecting the decision to allow (or disallow) workers to use their own personal mobile devices for business purposes. Based on your answers, the tool can help you plan your strategy. Answer a set of […]

The use of cloud storage adoption is on the rise, but as the volume of data involved continues to increase so too are the concerns over costs. A survey of 600 IT professionals conducted by Symform, a provider of cloud storage and backup services, and StorageCraft, a provider of backup and recovery software, finds that […]