Enterprise Systems-IT Solutions in Focus

IBM Revamps Flagship Storage Resource Management Suite

When IBM consolidated several of its Tivoli and IBM storage management products into the TotalStorage Productivity Center (TPC) suite, it positioned the rebranding as part of its infrastructure simplification initiative. At present, however, TPC remains a distributed systems-only play. Support for z/OS is still being developed, and extending TPC to the AS/400 will also be difficult. [more]

2005 Salary Survey, Part 4: IT Attitudes

While salaries are rising, angst is also up. We examine attitudes about salary and job satisfaction, and look at worries about job security and outsourcing. [more]

The Grid/Utility Computing Connection

Grid computing is often one of the first steps customers take toward utility-enabling their enterprises. Used intelligently, observers say, grids can help customers make good on the promise of more effective resource utilization and application scalability, which is an important part of the utility computing vision. It's important to realize, however, that today's grids do have their limitations. [more]

Solutions Hiring: IT Compliance Skills in Growing Demand

For years companies have been requiring more business know-how in technical positions. But demand for compliance-specific knowledge is a relatively recent development. What sorts of training should IT professionals consider to stay relevant? [more]

Q&A: How Spyware Escapes Definition

What exactly is spyware? Just as with viruses, discussion of malware, grayware, adware, and spyware often gets hung up on definitions, and lately even legal threats over classifications. [more]

Evaluating the New ISO 17799 Standard

ISO 17799, the world's most-used information security framework, gets updated. [more]

Readers Respond

You can't please all the people all the time but our storage guru does make the effort to lead his readers down a well-tended and manicured path - not always perceived that way by some readers. [more]