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Security Visualization by Raffael Marty

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Maturity Scale for IT Data Management

How does the IT data management -- the market that is an umbrella for log management, security information management, and security event management -- look? What are some of the implications based on the maturity scale? Why do some SIM/SEM projects fail and others don't? Are you ripe for advanced analytics and visualization?

Posted on 1/5/09 at 8:28 pm | corrrelation, log management, security event management, security information management

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The Left Field by Sean McGrath

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From Personal Computer to Impersonal Chameleon

When you switch a classic IBM PC compatible personal computer, what happens?

Posted on 1/5/09 at 5:25 pm | Boot, eSATA, operating systems, USB

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Smart Tech for Small Biz by James Gaskin

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Are You Steve Jobs in Your Business?

The World of Macintosh, filled with more people with more fanaticism than World of Warcraft, is all abuzz (and atwitter and ablogging) about MacWorld. Why this year more than most?

Posted on 1/5/09 at 1:33 pm | Apple, job processes, Macworld, Steve Jobs

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IT Underworld by Phil Johnson

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Resolutions that shouldn't make the cut

Sure, it's easier than losing that last 10 pounds and more fun than all those other virtuous things he could resolve to do. But this resolution might have the nasty side effect of helping George lose his job.

Posted on 1/5/09 at 12:00 pm | cartoon, humor

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ITwhirled by Amy Bennett

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Quiz: He said what? (an oddly informative news quiz)

Who isn't going to just say hi and walk off? Who flipped an energy-guzzling PC on its head? Who doesn't think breasts are harmful to children? Who has bigger, badder things to worry about than flaws in the MD5 hashing algorithm? Think you know? Take this week's quiz!

Posted on 1/5/09 at 10:22 am | Facebook, HP, Macworld, Wikipedia, Zune

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Apple: Inside the cult by Josh Fruhlinger

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Macworld preview: New Mac mini, home media server to rule the entertainment roost?

Why are my pointless buying decisions made ever more complicated?

Posted on 1/2/09 at 11:34 am | Apple, mac mini, media center, NAS

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Unix as a Second Language by Sandra Henry-Stocker

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Unix tip: 7-Zip to the rescue

Need to build or extract files from archives in a wide range of formats? Ever heard of 7-Zip? Now that I've used it, it goes into my standard tool set!

Posted on 12/30/08 at 3:55 pm | 7-Zip, extract package, iso.tar, Sandra Henry-Stocker, Solaris

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Applied Tech by Scott Lowe

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How to switch to the Mac without losing your Windows lifeline

Takeaway: With Apple's market growing, more IT organizations are considering the possibility of adding Macintosh desktops and laptops into the support mix. Besides money, the primary roadblock to replacing a Windows machine with a Mac is an inability to run Windows-only tools, such as ERP software. Learn how to overcome this obstacle in your organization and add Apple hardware to your "officially supported" list.

Posted on 12/27/08 at 10:32 pm | Apple, desktop, Fusion, Mac, macintosh, Parallels, virtualization, VMware

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Blue Gears - Virtualization Best Practices by Edward Haletky

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Two Vital Resources for Virtualization Administrators

There are now two vital resources for Virtualization Administrators, the VMware Bookshelf and Top Virtualization Security Links.

Posted on 12/12/08 at 10:22 am | Blue Gears, HA, texiwill, VMware

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CIO Wisdom by Phil Laplante and Tom Costello

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Stage Two of Open Source Evolution

Though 85% of companies are already using Open Source and the remainder plan on implementing Open Source in the coming year, 69% also reported they have no Open Source policies. Let's chat about some ideas that improve the quality and impact of the Open Source evolution into your enterprise...

Posted on 12/6/08 at 9:50 am | open source, policy, strategy

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