Spending on business process management (BPM) projects will increase significantly in 2011, according to a global survey by Gartner. Overall, …
Enterprise Java upgrade geared to PaaS clouds
The next version of enterprise Java will be fitted with capabilities for PaaS (platform-as-a-service) cloud computing, an Oracle official said …
CFOs lack faith in CIOs, survey shows
Increasingly, it’s the chief financial officer (CFO) who has direct oversight of the IT department and IT-related spending, but it …
Look and listen
Steady growth in the cloud services sector reflects the rapid pace at which companies are moving all or portions of …
VMware to buy Digital Fuel to simplify cloud economics
VMware is to acquire Digital Fuel Technologies, a vendor of IT financial management software that helps companies determine the cost …
People and processes – barriers to cloud: VMware
People and processes are barriers to cloud adoption, not technology and security, according to VMware. “Technologically, the issues [around cloud …
VMware to buy Digital Fuel
VMware is to acquire Digital Fuel Technologies, a vendor of IT financial management software that helps companies determine the cost …
Mainframe, meet cloud
Mainframes are stable, secure and under your control – perfect for anchoring a private cloud- but where’s user provisioning? Mention …
Gartner outlines contractual terms to reduce cloud risks
IT procurement or sourcing managers challenged with finding sourcing options that reduce costs at tolerable risks should examine nine contractual …
Gartner outlines data management trends
As the master data management (MDM) market grows and matures, new trends will help shape its evolution, according to Gartner. …
Riding the cloud
The Jumeirah Group has built a private cloud in a hybrid environment to connect disparate offices and improve efficiency. Home …
Public cloud to surge: Forrester
On the heels of the controversial Amazon EC2 cloud outage last week, research firm Forrester published a timely report on …
SunGard solution for managing talent
SunGard Higher Education announced yesterday, the availability of its new Talent Management Suite, a fully integrated solution for managing learning, …
Regional CIOs pick networking and security as top investment priorities
By Sathya Mithra Ashok Networking infrastructure remained the top major technology stack that end-users will be looking for from across …
Oracle goes after Microsoft SQL server
Oracle is making a fresh run at Microsoft’s SQL Server, claiming on Tuesday that its open-source MySQL database offers up …
Blue Coat intros Cloud Partner programme
The Blue Coat Cloud Service is an Internet-delivered service that leverages proven Blue Coat Web security technology and the collaborative …
CRM at forefront of app investment: Gartner
Spending on customer relationship management software is expected to see the largest increase of all the application software markets this …
Gartner outlines nine data warehousing trends
CIOs need to familiarise themselves with nine key trends in data warehousing and how they will impact the cost-benefit balance …
Red Hat acquires Makara
Makara's technologies will accelerate the development of Red Hat's comprehensive Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solution as part of its Cloud Foundations portfolio. …
Red Hat acquires Makara
Based in California, Makara provides solutions to enable organisations to deploy, manage, monitor and scale their applications on both private …