Archive for the 'infrastructure' Category

The ‘real’ cost of application outages

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Application downtime, whether you’re measuring intermittent availability or fully downed systems, is too costly to ignore. The best way to avoid trouble is to view the infrastructure through the eyes of your transactions says OpTier’s Motti Tal. Application downtime, whether you’re…
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A new look at technology visualization

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

Most organizations have no way to gain a comprehensive view of all technical components and their impact on the enterprise but consolidating and streamlining can do the trick, says Planet Associates’ William Spencer. Commentary–Now more than ever, businesses and government agencies are dependent on clear,…
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Is VoIP a good idea for small business?

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

If you have doubts about the cost and reliability of VoIP phone systems read on says Tristan Degenhardt of Digium Switchvox. Commentary–If you are like most small businesses, you are considering investing in a VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol phone system for your business,…
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Protecting databases from the inside

Monday, February 4th, 2008

If we look at the investment in enterprise IT security infrastructure over the past decade, companies have invested heavily in their perimeters while ignoring the inside, says Sentrigo’s Slavik Markovich. Commentary–We begin with a story: A wealthy man decides to protect…
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