WhatIs: Enterprise IT news roundup

Five technology trends for improved business intelligence performance

Craig Stedman — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:39:07 EST

Learn how new business intelligence technologies and approaches can help companies meet the ever-increasing demand for BI data from business users.

In-database analytics pulls together SAS, data warehouse vendors

Craig Stedman — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:53:45 EST

SAS is working on in-database analytics initiatives with several data warehouse vendors that want its data mining applications to run inside their databases.

Partner Engage 2009: Symantec unveils new programs, incentives for VARs

Eric B. Parizo — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:54:40 EST

At the Symantec Partner Engage 2009 channel conference this week, Symantec's new CEO unveiled a new, more channel-friendly vision for the security giant, which included new programs and incentives for Symantec partners.

IT wish list: Better ways to analyze data center environmental metrics

Mark Fontecchio — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:30:52 EST

Data center managers are under pressure to collect data center metrics about the physical environment -- and to do something with them.

Organisations struggle to understand PCI DSS, call centre compliance

Ron Condon — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:57:02 EST

Confusion over the future direction of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) has caused some U.K. organisations to shelve their efforts while they seek clarification.

Is a Linux JeOS on VMware's roadmap?

Alex Barrett, News Director — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:45:31 EST

VMware says it won't develop a general-purpose Linux distro, but it may have other tricks – such as a Linux Jeos virtual appliance -- up its sleeve.

Data backup and recovery news briefs: Thales Group releases CryptoStor Tape 3.0 appliance

SearchDataBackup Editorial Staff — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:21:54 EST

This week's news in brief: Thales Group releases CryptoStor Tape 3.0 appliance; Netc announces WatchDog tape tracking system.

Best practices for working with open source ERP software

Brenda Cole — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:19:13 EST

While open source ERP software has many benefits, such as flexibility and lower upfront costs, it poses unique challenges. Knowing how to best meet these challenges will make open source ERP worth the investment.

Virtualization firm pushes high-performance computing towards the cloud

Carl Brooks, Technology Writer — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:17:21 EST

ScaleMP has made a business of turning standard servers into supercomputers. Will increased elasticity and on-demand functionality make high-performance computing cloud-capable?

Cisco, EMC and VMware form virtual coalition

Nicole Harding, Associate Site Editor — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:29:18 EST

The Virtual Computing Environment coalition made up of Cisco, EMC and VMware features preconfigured hardware and software bundles and offers new incentives to partners.