Stories by: Joanne Cummings

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Game-changing IT technologies -- and how they affect the everyday worker 21 October, 2008 10:13:00

As IT evolves to support everything from virtualized desktops to mobile and social networking, new advances promise to change the way the business side of the house gets the job done. Here's a look at some of IT departments' game-changing technologies and how they affect the everyday worker.
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13 desktop-virtualization tools 25 August, 2008 10:01:00

Virtualization stalwarts and start-ups alike are aiming for the desktop. A baker's dozen.
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Four ways to improve IT and get better app performance 17 June, 2008 09:46:50

1. Take a SWAT team approach
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Dear IT: Forget the technology 17 June, 2008 09:46:36

The scenario is typical: The lights on the network management consoles are a soothing shade of green, but a top revenue-generating application is crawling. Business users have swamped the help desk with calls and trouble tickets. Everyone there is calling the network team to figure out the problem.
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Four tips for optimizing continuous data protection 20 May, 2008 10:17:25

US-based Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin found that moving away from tape toward continuous data protection let it cut costs and provide more reliable backup and recovery. Here are some lessons the law firm learned along the way:
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Law firm dumps tape for cheaper, greener CDP 20 May, 2008 09:16:53

Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin, a US law firm, knows what competing against the big guys is like. Although it has just 135 lawyers and 400 employees overall, its client list includes such heavyweights as Citigroup, Google, HP, the Oakland Raiders football team and Sony Online Entertainment.
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Desktops of the future here today 02 May, 2008 09:08:53

Say goodbye to the tower.
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Desktop of the future 02 May, 2008 08:34:39

Metro Health Hospital, a healthcare system serving 130,000 patients across Michigan, is already using what some consider the desktop of the future. The hospital has rolled out server-hosted virtual desktops to every employee no matter where they are or what client device they use.
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Boeing subsidiary shares storage-upgrade lessons learned 15 January, 2008 10:10:15

Aviall Services, a Dallas-based Boeing subsidiary and provider of after-market supply-chain management services for the aerospace, defense and marine industries, successfully implemented a new storage scheme that doubles its storage capacity, increases performance and prepares it for future services.
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TiVo records big savings in compliance 22 August, 2007 09:14:10

Like other public companies that handle credit cards, TiVo faces a double whammy: meeting the requirements of the Sarbanes Oxley Act and the Payment Card Industry data security standard. Through a savvy combination of proactive auditor relations, automation and simplification, however, the company has cut significantly the time and effort it spends dealing with compliance issues.
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10 virtualization companies to watch 21 August, 2007 09:21:22

Everybody knows virtualization isn't just about VMware anymore. Many users are past the rush to server virtualization and now need to increase the benefits of the move. They need not only to improve efficiency, performance and management, but also to find ways to extend the technology to their desktop, storage and mobile environments. That's a heavy burden. Product choices can be overwhelming, and a starting point difficult to find. Get on your way with promising products from these 10 companies: