Tina Gasperson is a freelance IT journalist who specializes in open source for the enterprise. Visit her blog at www.gasperson.com.
An Earthshaking Use of Open Source
A German scientific institute migrated to Linux and open-source software to monitor global seismic activity data for compliance with the nuclear test ban treaty.
Read More »Seven Financial Reasons Not to Use Windows
It's not that you shouldn't use Windows, it just that it's not always the most economical choice for your company. Here are seven surefire reasons to consider Linux, Unix or Mac alternatives.
Read More »Five Compelling Reasons to Use MySQL
Database decisions are never easy, even—or maybe especially—when one choice is extremely popular. To highlight the advantages and disadvantages of the open-source MySQL DBMS, we asked two open-source experts to identify the reasons IT managers should—and shouldn't—reach for MySQL. Here, Tina Gasperson explains the reasons that MySQL should be at the top of your list.
Read More »There's a lot of buzz about Windows 7 out there. Each month in our webcast series, listen to analysts and customers discuss how Windows 7 and the Windows Optimized Desktop is impacting large companies around the world. Learn how they evaluated Windows 7, including the cost of deployment, deployment strategies, and tangible benefits.
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Service Level Management Best Practices Life Cycle Overview - Improve Service Levels
Best practices for Service Level Management (SLM) is a process for consistently meeting customer requirements and delivering on IT's promises. See the steps required to ensure high-quality SLM.
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Keeping Your Members Safe from Online Scams and Predators
In order to keep fraudsters out, romance sites must deploy effective solutions that look at information independent of what is supplied by users. A device fingerprinting solution such as iovation ReputationManager™ provides unique insight into the computers being used to create multiple accounts and exposes hidden device-account relationships that identity-based fraud solutions often miss.
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