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Organizing shifting from mainframe environments to client/server networks do so for various reasons. One is to better get data in the hands of end users. However, client/server, by nature, generates […]

In evaluating application software, IS departments have long weighed the benefits' of best-of-breed packages against the tight integration promised by suites. Best of breed allows a firm to choose the […]

More large corporations are hearing the client/server song, but find that tools to manage their new systems are not what they were for the mainframe. For now, many experts recommend […]

Management pressure has organizations looking for ways to streamline software development. Combining project management techniques with methodologies and tools helps some to get a handle on the process. 'Project management […]

Developing applications with industry-specific templates is an attractive option for utilities and telecommunications firms, but head-to-heard competitors shy away. The technology's success depends on Case and object advances. A 'something […]

RDBMS suppliers beef up their tool offerings while giving nod to 'openness' via partnering and connectivity schemes; Text and Data Technologies likes Progress' hardware flexibility In the last few months […]

As LANs grow larger and more important, 'mainframe-strength' support is needed. 'People managing local-area networks [LANs] today are relearning the data center of 25 of 30 years ago,' said Glen […]

To better serve user, net management requires SNA, TCP/IP integration Today's complex networks demand integrated network management capabilities, and a focus on user service, that none of the current methods […]

After apps roll out, companies on the lookout for infrastructure; demand high for 'middleware' Like many large firms with mixed computing networks, Bankers Trust Co. of Jersey City, N.J., is […]

Leaner, automated shops turning focus to user service, extending systems life Many data center managers who feared that automation would put them out of business are now finding that automation […]

concern. Whether mainframe systems programmers and performance specialists can transfer their experience to a different platform is a question. Many are interested. MVS systems programmer Steven Starck of US West […]

Specialists work to measure performance in the face of rapid technology change Information systems professionals are increasingly stepping into new, complex environments. In doing so, they often stumble into performance […]

Data center disaster recovery extending to schemes for recovering the business ABSTRACT Disaster recovery solutions are traditionally driven by the data center, but upper management is now looking to business […]

As more organizations with mainframes at the center of their information system downsize, rightsize and consolidate, one of the oldest disciplines in data center systems management--chargeback--is going through its own […]

Vulnerable e-business sites, many with lax operating discipline and guys like 'Fred,' place new demands on--and open new opportunity for--disaster recovery and business continuity providers. E-commerce has spurred changes in […]

Companies choosing to buy management as a service, rather than purchasing enterprise frameworks, or developing management systems in-house, want new Management Service Providers to be all about availability. THESE DAYS, […]

SANs, NAS, evolve to meet storage management needs THE ONCE ARCANE SUBJECT OF DMA STORAGE MANAGEMENT is becoming a strategic issue, as organizations increasingly realize that data is their lifeblood. […]

IF YOU'RE AN EBAY, A SCHWAB, or a lesser light, and your CEO is reading about your performance or Capacity problems on the front page of The Wall Street Journal, […]

SLM a language both can understand Service-level management (SLM) is exploding into the application arena to meet new end-user availability and response time needs. Although emerging solutions are addressing client/server […]

Though client/server technology is no longer seen as the panacea once envisioned by industry experts, many mainstream firms continue to move in that direction to gain features for their users. […]