Energy Savings in the Cloud
Emerging metrics can help managers realize the cloud’s promise of lower power consumption.
Enterprise Solutions
Time to Phase out Desk Phones?
VoIP softphones are abundant and enabling; some even support video calling. Here’s how to determine whether it’s time to ditch desk phones — and how to do it.
5 Keys for Moving Enterprise Security to the Cloud
Cloud computing provides numerous benefits, including cost savings. Here’s how to avoid creating security risks in the process.
Bare-metal Client Hypervisors
So-called “bare metal” client hypervisors have been discussed for years, but only recently have emerged as a tangible option for enterprise IT managers.
New DIY BI: Is Your Infrastructure Ready?
Self-service business intelligence is about to transform data analysis, and IT infrastructure needs to be ready for the onslaught.
CompTIA and viaForensics Experts Discuss Credentialing Secure Mobile-app Developers
Find out what’s in store for credentialing secure mobile-application developers from those who offer the security seal of approval.
Aberdeen Group Analyst Offers Tips on Protecting Virtualized Environments
Take these steps to ensure that your organization minimizes server downtime.
Getting Physical with Virtual Servers
The inability to effectively manage data across both physical and virtual environments has forced IT shops to put off more serious cloud implementations. But there are emerging answers.
Maxing out Multicore
Multicore’s concept is simple: Increase the number of cores to increase performance. But as University of Wisconsin Professor Mark Hill explains, Amdahl’s Law is essential to understanding why coding is key to maximizing multicore performance.
Nice Gesture, But What Does It Mean?
As the installed base of smartphones, tablets and digital kiosks grows, so does the need for gesture-based user interfaces. Design expert Don Norman explains why the current paradigm is frustrating for users and developers alike.
5 Steps to a Successful Enterprise Wireless Strategy
For enterprises, smartphones can be both a problem and an opportunity. Here, analyst Iain Gillott lays out five tips to help CIOs, IT managers and developers craft a can’t-miss wireless strategy.
The Long-term Commitment of Embedded Wireless
Wireless machine-to-machine (M2M) communications gives enterprises new options for tracking assets, reducing overhead costs, ensuring employee safety and delivering value-added services. But what happens when the underlying wireless technology gets phased out?
