ITBE Staff

Judging from a lot of the reader comments Don Tennant gets on some of his blog posts, there’s a lot of stress out there. Fortunately, the Anxiety Disorders Association of America wants to help. A survey that ADAA conducted back in 2006 showed that even then, workplace stress was a problem. Among the findings: 72 […]

‘The Career Programmer: Guerilla Tactics for an Imperfect World’ Excerpt Getting your message across to management is always tricky, and it can be doubly challenging when you are dealing with veteran software programmers who have climbed the corporate ladder. This book chapter offers pointers on how to “manage up” and enact change in a top-heavy […]

Twenty-eight percent of U.S. adults use location-based applications such as Facebook, Groupon and Google Maps on their mobile devices, and that number is expected to grow significantly. But a new ISACA white paper cautions that regulating the use of geolocation data is still in its infancy, so individuals must be aware of the information they […]

One of the more vexing challenges facing IT organizations these days is finding a way to better defend both applications and the network. Increasingly, hackers are finding their way around firewall defenses by targeting Web applications, so abandoning perimeter defenses doesn’t make any sense. Alan Murphy, senior technical marketing manager for F5 networks, a provider […]

‘HTML and JavaScript Projects’ Excerpt HTML5 adds new dimensions of event-based Web design. This sample project illustrates how the HTML5 canvas and range input element, along with JavaScript and other technologies, can combine to create dynamic Web content. In this book chapter, author Jeanine Meyer walks you through creating a user-scalable HTML5 logo as a demonstration […]

Decision Management Systems Excerpt Four principles lie at the heart of identifying and building effective decision management systems. Number one: Begin with the decision in mind. Decision management systems allow organizations to experiment with new approaches, learn from successes and failures, and continuously improve the business. Any organization would be interested in these benefits, but […]

Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Server 8 has started gaining some prominence since the software giant previewed it at the BUILD conference. Its cloud-based paradigm and focus on large-scale deployments is self-evident, and at least one executive from Microsoft has called Windows Server 8 “the most cloud-optimized OS” developed by the Redmond-based company. For now, its availability […]

A lot of IT organizations have little to no experience managing remote servers located on public cloud computing platforms. As a result, many of these servers have not been secured simply because there is no process in place to manage cloud security. A survey of 682 IT professionals, conducted by The Ponemon Institute on behalf […]

Microsoft Project 2010 Quick Reference Guide With the release of Microsoft Project 2010, an increasing number of team members will get involved in the collaborative management of projects. This easy-to-use guide will help even the novice Project user navigate the software’s interface. If your IT team is managing even remotely complex initiatives, you probably are using […]

Let’s face it: IT administrators in America’s top corporations have their hands full protecting company information in a world gone mobile. Smartphones, and the smart employees who use them, can often circumvent security procedures, forwarding confidential memos or attachments to other phones or alternate email accounts without consideration for the vulnerability of that information. Rather […]

The "Occupy" movement and the impact of cloud computing are both gaining significant traction worldwide, albeit for different reasons, says Logicalis, an international provider of integrated information and communications technology (ICT) solutions and services. Politics aside, Logicalis says CIOs and CTOs are becoming so comfortable with the cloud that some important trends are emerging with respect […]

Recently, Loraine Lawson wrote why she believes data governance is key to self-serve IT. But to be honest, she says she can see why you'd be tempted to procrastinate on data governance. It sounds intimidating. "Governance" conjures up all kinds of images, from guys in white wigs using Old English pronouns, to a room full […]