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Business execs undercut value of disaster recovery planning
A new survey suggests that business executives do not consider business continuity planning as crucial to a company's success as IT executives do. Upshot: No buy-in; no budget. Article | 01 May 2007
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IBM boosts software strategy with $740 million deal
IBM announced a $740 million software acquisition Thursday, as it accelerated its efforts to use a new software strategy to try to help reinvigorate its flagging services division. News | 04 Aug 2006
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CMDB, ITIL: Keeping track of IT assets
Too many companies today don't have an accurate IT asset management system, and therefore are underutilizing systems and being unproductive. A CMDB framework, used in support with an ITIL project, can provide databases and analysis tools to help IT o... Article | 28 Jul 2006
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Looking to a future without passwords
Security pros know that passwords are nothing but trouble. For them, single sign-on, two-factor authentication and federated ID represent the path to stronger authentication. Article | 29 Jun 2006
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New Orleans CIO: VoIP, portals and Katrina
New Orleans CIO Greg Meffert talks with SearchCIO.com about his most harrowing moments after Hurricane Katrina. Interview | 28 Sep 2005
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Sun launches identity compliance tool
Sun today announced new software designed to help businesses meet the requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley by better tracking which employees access company applications. Article | 24 Jan 2005
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Let's get physical: Data center security
Keeping a data center's bricks and mortar safe is just as important as locking down those bits and bytes. Article | 03 Jun 2004
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Avoiding the PC upgrade beast
At the Gartner Symposium ITxpo, an analyst explained why it's better to roll out a new OS gradually, and he recommended several other PC management tips for saving money and cutting down on help desk calls. Article | 01 Apr 2004
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Planning and forethought: The needle and thread of patch management
When it comes to security and patch management, there's no substitute for planning and analysis. Get advice for industry experts on how to make patch management less painful. Article | 01 Mar 2004
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Time for a change management showdown at Asset Corral
There is a structural disconnect between what most application vendors define as change management and asset management. By eliminating the gap between the services performed against assets and the static asset management repositories in which inform... Article | 08 Dec 2003