Opalis marries data center policy, BI software
The new version of Opalis' Integration Server includes an executive dashboard that can show whether a company is meeting its service-level agreement. Read more...

Microsoft's Office streaming price too high to compete with Google Apps, some partners say

Microsoft System Center gets cross-platform support

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Building-block data centers may reshape IT

Novell invites vendors to build software appliances atop SUSE Linux

Sun eyes energy-efficient servers

Swimming pool heated by data center's excess heat

As IT departments expand control, new clashes emerge

RSA: IBM's project Phantom to lock down virtual machines

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Miami-Dade pinches PC power consumption
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Opinion: Why 'no Macs' is no longer a defensible IT strategy
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The 5 quickest returns on your green investment
Look for energy incentives from your power company, measure what you're doing, virtualize and use supplemental cooling in the places that matter most.

Monster savings from virtualization on Sesame Street
The company uses open-source software from Novell and has kept to a bare minimum the number of virtualization-management tools it uses.

Consolidating your data center? Avoid these pitfalls
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F.A. Richard & Associates Inc.
After Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc with its telecommunications system, this insurance firm chose to reroute its toll-free telephone service on its own.

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
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Tulane University
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Hear Dell Out
Overcoming the perception that its service is a joke is essential if Dell is to make a go of its planned IT-as-a-service strategy.

Q&A: Dell exec addresses service woes in run-up to IT-as-a-service launch
Steve Schuckenbrock, who heads global services and IT at Dell, says the company's widely publicized customer service problems are consumer in nature and shouldn't hamper its planned launch of a hosted remote-management service for business users.

Mistakes such as putting down co-workers or burning bridges when you resign are surefire ways to darken your career prospects. Here's how to avoid them Hype and promises abound in the IT world, but these six breakthroughs really will change your life, says author and former IT manager John Brandon. Baby boomers are retiring and taking their knowledge with them. Why do so few in IT seem to care? Computerworld editors share stories of their first PCs, including some classics and some real clunkers -- then we ask readers to share their early-PC tales.

Reviews, analyses, how-tos, visual tours, hot issues and predictions about Microsoft's new OS.

More Continuing Coverage After 9/11: Homeland SecurityAsk a Premier 100 IT LeaderBlackBerry Legal BattleData Security BreachesElectronic VotingFirefoxH-1B VisasHP's Boardroom ScandalHandheld DevicesHurricane Katrina AftermathMicrosoft Legal IssuesMicrosoft's VistaOpen SourceRFID TechnologySCO's Linux FightSarbanes-Oxley ActSpamVoice Over IPWi-FiWindows Meta File VulnerabilityWindows XP Service Pack 2

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PRIMEQUEST Overview (Source: Fujitsu) Learn how PRIMEQUEST servers meet the needs of business-critical platforms built around open standards. New Fujitsu High-End Itanium Windows- and Linux-Based PRIMEQUEST Servers Offer the Utmost in High Availability New Fujitsu High-End Itanium-Based PRIMEQUEST Servers Offer Industry-Leading System Management for Linux and Windows Symantec State of the Data Center Report 2007 Case Study: St. Clare's Hospital VMware and 3PAR: Using VMware Infrastructure 3 with 3PAR Utility Storage in Datacenter Deployments IDC Report: Major Considerations for Deploying a Thinly Provisioned Storage Solution Taneja Group Report: Next Generation Fibre Channel Storage Systems Market ESG Report: 3PAR Company Profile Storage virtualization and the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array Edison Group Compares Virtual Arrays The Power of Pen Taneja Group Report: Must-Have Storage Requirements for VMware Deployments Aberdeen Group Report: Lowering Costs and Increasing Efficiency in the Data Center Business Continuity: Symantec Intelligent Application Recovery Solutions Guide The Fast Track to Data Center Optimization When The BI You Know Isn't The BI You Need Transferring Best Practice Analytics from Experts to Everyone Gaining Insights Through Analytics License Optimization: Get to One Version of the Truth Butler Technology Audit Report More White Papers

Symantec State of the Data Center Report 2007 Today’s data centers are becoming more complex and are likely to become even more so in the next five years. Increasingly, businesses are demanding higher application availability and the rapid integration of new technologies. Learn about the true state of today’s data center, including the issues data center managers face and how they are dealing with them in this new report. Business Continuity: Symantec Intelligent Application Recovery Solutions Guide Learn about the guidelines and best practices around intelligent application recovery to ensure the right architecture is matched to the business requirements at hand, in this new white paper. Veritas NetBackup™ 6.5 for VMware 3.x Best Practices Myth: HA/DR Testing is more trouble than it's worth. Attend this webcast to learn the truth behind this myth! During this Webcast you will learn how to utilize embedded testing tools that are un-obtrusive to production environments, how to easily incorporate testing procedures to meet IT governance and compliance requirements, and finally, how to automate DR testing in order to save time, expense and the risk of the testing process. Visit the Server Management Zone

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Computerworld Technology Briefing: An open-source path to optimal virtualization Download this Technology Briefing now (a $195.00 value), compliments of Novell, IBM, and Intel. (Source: Novell/IBM/Intel) Looking for a virtualization strategy that offers both the flexibility and reliability to meet the demands of mixed-source environments? Look no further than the fast-emerging open virtualization approach backed by some of the biggest names in enterprise computing. Together they are pointing the way toward higher data center performance without higher costs. Download this executive briefing

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