Applications

Mon, February 13, 2012 - Companies seeking to deploy intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDPS) for network security have traditionally had to rely on proprietary appliances that cost from $15,000 to $50,000. That puts IDPS out of reach for many small to midsize companies, but SaaS-based alternatives might fit the bill.

Mon, February 13, 2012 - Two completed pilots of the more-than-US$5 billion project are being scrapped

Mon, February 13, 2012 - With the last-minute Valentine's Day shoppers increasingly turning to the Internet to make up for lost time, e-commerce companies are doing everything they can to stand out from the pack. However, some sites inevitably fall victim to the problems that result from this rise in demand.

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Mon, February 13, 2012 - Got your "big data" plan in place? If not, you may want to think about implementing one.

Mon, February 13, 2012 - Guardian Life Insurance isn't about to take big risks when making IT investments, and CIO Frank Wander will be the first to tell you that he doesn't have a cloud computing strategy, per se.

Mon, February 13, 2012 - The key difference between Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) is the way they can be integrated into your organization's network topology. Most organizations may deploy a server load balancer/ADC in-line as a Layer-3 reverse-proxy-server.

Mon, February 13, 2012 - Startup Starboard Storage Systems today came out of quiet mode with its first product: a storage array that discerns between structured and unstructured data in order to tailor I/O performance. It's also designed for use in virtualized server environments.

Mon, February 13, 2012 - For the third consecutive release of Firefox, Mozilla has pushed users a patch shortly after launching a new version of the browser.

Mon, February 13, 2012 - Hadoop is coming out of the shadows and into production in IT shops that are drawn to its ability to store, process and analyze extremely large volumes of data. But the relative newness of the open-source platform and a shortage of experienced Hadoop talent pose technical challenges that enterprise IT teams need to address.