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Case Study
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HPC`s New Storage Rock Star
Technology from little-known Panasas shatters an old I/O bottleneck.
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MySpace Worm Dodges Detection
Exploit uses Fast-Flux Technology to turn Myspace users’ sites into zombies.
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Taking the Leap
Danlee Medical Products jumps toward a beter way of performing backups.
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Podcast
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The Changing Nature of Storage
When it comes to storage, it's not just about the storage devices and software, but it is increasingly about the growth of the underlying data and the applications creating all of that data. Demand for storage is increasing with new data types such as rich media and Web 2.0-based data requiring storage
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Why Security Attacks Continue to Proliferate
In this IT Link podcast with TriGeo chief technology officer Michael Maloof explains why we continue to see high-profile attacks at a time when we seem to spending more money on security than ever.
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eWeek Podcast
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Big Money on BI/PM
Spending on business intelligence and performance management software will reach $51.7 billion in 2008. AMR Research CEO Tony Friscia and Vice President and Research Fellow John Hagerty discuss this market.
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Building a Path for Linux Applications
eWEEK Labs Director Jim Rapoza talks to Advanced Technologies Analyst Jason Brooks about a new type of Linux distribution called rPath.
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Channel Connects with Managed Services
In this eWEEK podcast, host Mike Vizard talks with managed services pioneer Oli Thordarson of Alvaka Networks about the state of the relationship between resellers who have changed their businesses to managed services and technology vendors.
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eWEEK Labs Picks the Best of 2006
In this eWEEK Podcast, eWEEK Labs Director Jim Rapoza goes over some of the choices that eWEEK Labs analysts made for their top products, technologies and developments in the fields that they cover, including storage, VOIP, open source, and security.
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Five Steps to Enterprise Security: Revisited
In this eWEEK podcast,eWEEK Labs Director Jim Rapoza, eWEEK Technology Editor Peter Coffee, eWEEK Labs Technical Director Cameron Sturdevant and eWEEK Labs Technical Analyst Andrew Garcia discuss the Labs new Security and report on how things have changed in the five years since the Labs released the original 5 Steps to Enterprise Security.
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eWeek RFP Template
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RFP Template: Laptops
When it comes to purchasing laptops, three things should top an IT manager’s list of evaluation criteria: size, weight and battery life.
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RFP: Anti-spyware Solutions
This sample document is designed to help IT administrators develop an RFP for an enterprise-grade, stand-alone desktop anti-spyware solution.
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RFP: Content-Addressed Storage
Implementation of a CAS system could be difficult if you have a complex environment with many different applications and data sources to archive.
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Backup Solutions
eWEEK Labs strongly recommends that IT managers closely examine their current environment and goals before evaluating backup solutions. A site survey can provide this information.
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RFP Template: Blade Servers
There are several factors IT managers should consider when developing a request for proposal for blade servers.
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Review
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Check Point Adds Virtualization to Security Lineup
eWEEK Labs took a look at Check Point VPN-1 VE, the company's first virtualized security product. The offering helps reduce risks in VMware environments, but some IT managers will need help taking full advantage of it.
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Android First Impressions
eWEEK Labs' first impression of Google's Android mobile operating system was a positive one. The OS offers features that will be welcomed by developers.
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Lotus Symphony 1.1 Needs an Update
eWEEK Labs tried out Lotus Symphony 1.1. The software from IBM has an attractive user interface, but is based on a four-year-old version of OpenOffice.org, which means it has fewer features than competitive products.
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Novell ZAV Reduces App Deployment Costs
eWEEK Labs took a look at Novell's ZENworks Application Virtualization product, and found tool that does a good job on Windows desktops. However, in a crowded space with lots of competitors, users will have their pick of options.
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OpenOffice.org is Growing Up
eWEEK Labs took a look at OpenOffice.org 3.0, nine years after Sun bought the StarOffice suite. With enhanced format compatibility and features, the open-source software is a worthwhile competitor to Microsoft Office.
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Technology Brief
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A Wireless World
Channel answers the call for cellular, data services.
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Are You Ready for Some IPTV?
VARs that can master support for video over IP can become tv stars in blossoming marketplace.
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Hungry for Virtualization
Domino’s Pizza turns to VMware to reduce
costs, increase security in its data centers.
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Inside the Mind of a Hacker
Thinking like those who dissect code is an effective method to ward off attacks from malware writers.
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March of the Desktop
Linux may be coming to a desktop near you.
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Tech Analysis
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‘Sonoma’ Breathes New Life into Laptops
The Centrino platform improves the mobile experience, but Advanced Micro Devices is ready with their 64-bit challenger.
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‘Tiger’ Invites Developers In
Apple Computer Inc.’s Mac OS X 10.4 offers developers the first broadly used client platform on which to explore application interactions with data—especially with metadata—across world-spanning networks that merely begin with local storage.
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‘Trusted’ Features Enter Mainstream
Sun, Red Hat and Novell leverage a trusted computing model to secure their OSes.
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64-bit Computing: What’s In It For You
Eseminar polls show a gradual adoption of 64-bit computing for media and database tasks.
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802.11i: Security Silver Bullet?
Legacy hardware issues and costs may slow adoption of wireless specifications.
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Video
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End Point Security Choices
The question that has troubled many security administrators is, "What is endpoint security?" Is it Network Access Control? Is it controlled through desktop security products like firewalls and policy engines, or by user access and authentication technology? Effective endpoint relies heavily on all of these and the ability of solution providers and system integrators to make them work together.
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Hard Drive Protection You Can Use
When it comes to protecting the data on a laptop’s hard disk drive, there’s more to consider than encryption or anti-virus security.
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How to Save on Data Storage
Enterprise data storage has almost become a science unto itself, with the days of simple backup long gone. Download this video to learn how to fully utilize your enterprise data storage.
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Point, Counterpoint: Security Compliance and Regulations
Private and public regulations are getting new teeth in 2008, but how and even if enterprises should implement them is the subject of this lively debate.
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The Latest in Cloud Computing
Cloud computing - the latest handle attached to the idea of hosted Web services used by consumers and businesses - is beginning to get considerable traction now that there are more companies offering services online.
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eWeek Slide Show
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10 Things You Should Know About 802.11n
With a few enterprise-class wireless LAN vendors now selling devices based on Draft 2.0 of the 802.11n WLAN specification, here are 10 things enterprise wireless implementers should keep in mind as they consider the technology.
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10 Things You Should Know About iSCSI
Right now, one of the hottest trends in storage is iSCSI appliances. Companies are in a rush to announce new products, roll out iSCSI versions of older products or introduce products that somehow work with iSCSI even if they don`t actually do storage.
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10 Things You Should Know About SAAS
Software as a service is no longer a fringe service model. Here are some facts about SAAS as it`s being implemented today
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An Introduction to Blade Servers
A blade server is a slimmed-down computer server designed to slide into a larger “chassis”.
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Channel Products of the Year
Solution providers choose 2006`s channel products of the year in 26 categories.
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Article
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App Whitelisting Gains Traction
eWEEK Labs is turning its attention to application whitelisting, the latest technology trend in the effort to secure Windows clients. Application whitelisting is a good complement to current anti-virus efforts, which are hampered by high costs and limitations.
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Big Storage 'Clouds' Much Less Manageable
Scaling up a cloud storage service is hard to do. As an alternative, enterprises can look for smaller storage service providers or even build their own custom clouds.
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Researchers Outline Security Risks of Social Networking Sites
Security researchers at Black Hat laid bare some of the security risks users of social networking sites such as MySpace face as Sophos releases new information about an attack targeting Facebook.
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Technology in 2009
eWEEK Labs looks into the future, to see what trends will be driving technology in 2009. The list includes next-generation Web platforms, cloud computing and open mobile offerings.
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Waiting for a Breach to Deploy Data Loss Prevention Can Prove Costly
Security researchers note some businesses wait until after a data breach to implement encryption and data loss prevention.
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