CA unveils simplified suite, SaaS portfolio
At its user conference in Las Vegas, CA introduced a bundled package of its IT service desk management tools and a SaaS version of its project management software. Read more...

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Data pain: University of Florida warns 333,000 dental school patients of breach

Novell's FOSSA architecture document due by December

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Opinion: Unproductivity Tools
Right now, I'm logging onto AIM, chatting with friends and copying YouTube videos. I should be writing my column. So why am I admitting anything? Because nobody will catch me. I hope.

It takes a quality IT group to deliver good yogurt
When it comes to packaging and delivering water and yogurt, IT services and the automation they provide are indispensable.

Q&A: Nicholas Carr on 'the big switch' to cloud computing
In an interview, author Nicholas Carr said cloud computing can lower IT costs and is reliable enough for many corporate applications. But IT execs have to be willing to shrink their staffs, he added.

Q&A: FEC's effort to make campaign data more accessible adds IT complexity
For the Federal Election Commission, enforcing campaign finance laws and making financing data publicly accessible requires a vast server farm, multiple levels of databases and a variety of security tools.

Opinion: What Gartner didn't say about client virtualization
Virtualizing the client side will yield great benefits but will require significant changes in behavior and process, as well as hardware and software investments.

Opinion: Who's getting ROI from cloud computing now?
Start-ups, entertainment ventures, small businesses and, to a lesser extent, large enterprises are all good candidates, says Forrester Research.

Time to Shred
Many organizations hang on to more data than they need for much longer than they should.

Q&A: Schwartz says financial meltdown plays into Sun's hands
In an interview, Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz said the economic downturn will make IT managers more open to technology changes — and claimed that will work to his company's advantage.

Target: You
Frank Hayes says that if a competitor has been breached, you probably have been too.

Opinion: VMware's install-everywhere routine frustrates users
Make sure to choose only VMware-supported systems for your virtualization servers, Edward Haletky says, or risk having a problem later on.

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