Category Archives: Information Technology

Change, Change, Change. What needs to change as IT organizations move towards sophisticated virtualized infrastructure? Event/Incident and Problem Management integration of course! We have been conducting polls of our customers and of IT professionals at technology trade shows for the … Continue reading →

A computer is a machine that manipulates data according to a list of instructions. The first devices that resemble modern computers date to the mid-20th century (around 1940 – 1945), although the computer concept and various machines similar to computers … Continue reading →

Today, there are many threats present on the Internet that could damage your computer system and could steal and abuse your personal information. With ever more viruses, Trojans, and various other threats appearing, the Internet it is becoming a very … Continue reading →

Astute risk management defines success in the insurance industry. Premiums charged to the company’s customers reflect that relation of risk to profit, while the riskiest ventures are avoided entirely. Translating risk to the IT world would likely bring security software … Continue reading →

The life of IT staff in the Education sector is so often focused on squeezing every last drop of life out of every hardware and software project. You need to run lean and mean, and simply can’t afford indulgences or … Continue reading →

Doug McClure, Senior Managing Consultant for Business Service Management (BSM) and IT Service Management (ITSM) for the IBM Software Services for Tivoli (ISST) team at IBM Tivoli (part of Software Group (SWG)) answers questions on Business Service Management (BSM)”lite.” He … Continue reading →

Our initial Q&A with Doug McClure, who took some time to answer some strategic questions on Business Service Management (BSM) Lite. Doug shares his thoughts on BSM and Configuration Management Database(CMDB) strategies for companies and how his stint in the … Continue reading →

I am participating in the 4th annual Hosting Transformation Summit in sunny Las Vegas today and have just listened to some heartwarming news from Dan Golding the head of Tier1 Research. Dan kicked off the morning with his Keynote “Managed … Continue reading →

Anonymous surfing is simply the ability to browse the World Wide Web but having your identity hidden from the outside world. From the outside world I am referring to the websites you visit. You identify can be hidden successfully by … Continue reading →

This article is aimed at people that wish to keep their Internet activities as private as possible. With all sorts of viruses and spyware, keeping your Internet activities private is no longer just desirable, but a necessity. So how is … Continue reading →