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In one of the first customer surveys to directly address the controversy surrounding Oracle’s recent decision to end support for Intel Itanium processor running its popular database environment, it’s pretty clear that many IT organizations are dubious of Oracle’s motives. A survey of 450 IT organizations conducted by the Gabriel Consulting Group finds that about […]

One of the harder things to successfully create is a comprehensive approach to managing communications across the enterprise. To help IT organizations navigate this issue, the folks at Intermedia, a managed services provider, have come up with a list of ten things that small-to-medium business (SMB) organizations need to fundamentally address in order to guarantee […]

‘Designing mLearning’ Excerpt Clark N. Quinn provides hands-on, step-by-step guidance for designing, delivering and deploying mobile learning solutions that foster innovation, collaboration, design and research by tapping mobile’s strengths in connecting individuals and augmenting learning. Citing the opportunities it provides for supporting and improving organizational performance, Clark N. Quinn makes a solid case for the […]

More than ever before, people rely on digital communication, such as email, instant messaging (IM), and texting to stay connected and get things done. And our evolving online behavior reveals a lot about our habits and values. A new survey conducted by Yahoo Mail shows the average adult is highly invested in email, regularly using […]

If you’re getting the feeling that your IT staff is spending more time than ever patching software because of security issues, you’re probably right. The latest X-Force security report from IBM shows that 2010 had the largest number of security vulnerabilities, 8,562 to be exact, in history. That’s a 29 percent increase over 2009. But […]

Performance Measurement Guide for Information Security The performance measures development process described in this guide will assist agency information security practitioners in establishing a relationship between information system and program security activities under their purview and the agency mission, helping to demonstrate the value of information security to their organization. This document is a guide […]

IID (Internet Identity), a provider of technology and services that help organizations secure their Internet presence, recently announced results from a survey of corporate IT security experts on the impact and future of domain name system security extensions (DNSSEC). The survey, conducted in coordination with the Online Trust Alliance, found that half of the respondents […]

Guide to Using Vulnerability Naming Schemes This NIST guide explains how organizations can use standardized IT system vulnerability names (e.g., “OS software flaws” or “application security configuration issues”) to support interoperability, minimize confusion regarding the problem being addressed and quickly identify remediation information when a new problem arises. It provides information and recommendations regarding two […]

There’s no doubt that video is the fastest rising class of traffic on the Internet. What is in doubt is the business value of all that traffic. Video traffic consumes a huge amount of bandwidth that can significantly affect the performance of corporate applications all across the network. A new survey of over 200 people […]

Job Description: Senior IT Systems Manager The Senior IT Systems Manager is primarily responsible for identifying, developing and implementing projects and initiatives to meet customer technology needs. This sample job description will help you evaluate candidates for this leadership position. The attached document is a typical job description for a Senior IT Systems Manager and […]

Glassdoor recently published their annual tech CEO report card. For the report, they evaluated company and CEO approval ratings between March 16, 2009 through March 15, 2010, and March 16, 2010 through March 15, 2011. The CEO approval ratings are calculated similarly to presidential approval ratings; Employees are simply asked: “Do you approve of the […]

With Earth Day upon us, a lot of thoughts naturally turn to all the issues associated with green IT. But a recent Gabriel Consulting Group survey of close to 200 data center managers and staff responsible for X86-class servers suggests that IT organizations still consider power consumption secondary to performance. Unfortunately for IT vendors, most […]