Evaluating Puppet's Automation Capabilities

Technology allows today's IT work force the convenience of working from anywhere, untethered from each other or a physical location. But what happens to the team, when the players are in virtual rathe...

20 Feb 200855min

While each new IT innovation is expected to bring value, it also tends to bring complexity. How quickly can you digest the changes required by one innovation, before being able to swallow more from th...

13 Feb 200855min

The success or failure of IT is usually attributed to the BIG decisions made by the top brass. However, the relatively small decisions made by the IT crew and mid-management as part of day to day oper...

6 Feb 200854min

Using 'Cost Savings' as the sole determinant for justifying IT's value, actually undermines its true value. Today's IT leaders need to be "Show 'em the money!" kinds of guys. What does it mean to be a...

30 Jan 200854min

Cloud computing is a new technology that promises virtually unlimited processing bandwidth, with access to data from anywhere on any device. Is it ready for commercial adoption? What are the key user ...

16 Jan 200854min

In global outsourcing, it is not uncommon to have multiple vendors to reduce risks. But, can we rely on competitors to work together as one happy family, and deliver on their respective expectations? ...

9 Jan 200856min

Research indicates that when tested, almost half of all disaster recovery plans fail, resulting in harm to a brand, customer loss, losses to competitors, and loss of valuable company data. What steps ...

19 Dec 200756min

Data centers are the vaults where we store mission critical information and intellectual property that users may need to access on quick notice but which also need to be protected. What does it take t...

12 Dec 200755min