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My Doom Virus Update: Fastest Spreading Virus Ever
On Monday, January 26, 2004 a new and very aggressive email worm began infecting thousands of machines, attacking home users and corporate users alike. MyDoom arrived as an email attachment from a randomized sender with various subject titles, and quickly spread across the Internet. By Tuesday morning it was estimated that one out of every 12 emails contained the virus.
February, 2004
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The Importance of IT Process Management
Developing an overall IT process management program is a new, important, and revolutionary perspective for building a more adaptive and agile IT organization. This article provides an overview of IT processs management and key points for establishing this important discipline.
February, 2004
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Enough Managing, Begin Leading IT
The maximum business value comes from an IT organization that is aligned with the business and has leadership to leverage technology across the organization. How can an IT executive make the shift from managing the IT organization to true leadership?
February, 2004
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Start 2004 with a Sound Foundation for Enterprise Security
The new year means that IT managers will be applying new budgets toward solving all of the problems inherent in operating their systems. Although security spending represents a relatively small portion of the budget, careful application of those funds is essential in protecting both information and infrastructure. Computer Economics forecasts that about half of all organizations will be hit by at least one security attack during this year.
February, 2004
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Novarg/MyDoom Attacks the Internet
As of Monday morning a new and very aggressive email worm began infecting thousands of end-users and has caught the attention of many IT organizations. The new virus which currently is being dubbed either Novarg or MyDoom arrives as an attachment in an email from a randomized sender with various subject titles.
January, 2004
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IT Organizations: Over-Measured and Under-Processed
In today's fast moving and global IT organization, processes are often severely masked by software and systems tools. The extensive use of automated tools to manage the IT environment has created organizations that are extremely over-tooled and severely under-processed. The end result of this is that many technologists have come to the false conclusion that "the tool is the process." IT organizations that fall into this category can be recognized by the number of tools they have but only partially use or, in some cases, don't use at all.
January, 2004
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Offshore Outsourcing Driving Down IT Salaries
In today's fast moving and global IT organization, processes are often severely masked by software and systems tools. The extensive use of automated tools to manage the IT environment has created organizations that are extremely over-tooled and severely under-processed. The end result of this is that many technologists have come to the false conclusion that "the tool is the process." IT organizations that fall into this category can be recognized by the number of tools they have but only partially use or, in some cases, don't use at all.
January, 2004
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Web Services Remain Under Construction
The potential for distributed web services to provide access and applications to a dispersed user base keeps interest in the technology high. The ability of employees, business partners, and customers to tap into any type of computing resources under a secure umbrella from desktops, laptops, PDAs, and other devices is worth pursuing. Some of these attempts have provided a satisfying level of success and yielded positive returns. Other, however, have failed to measure up in such areas as performance or security.
January, 2004
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Can Linux Save the Mainframe
The decision to consolidate open servers onto a single mainframe comes down to a total cost of ownership (TCO) issue. Is it more cost-effective to support server environments virtually on the mainframe versus on Intel based servers?
January, 2004
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2004 IT Salary Report
The 2004 IT Salary Report is one of the most accurate studies on technology compensation levels in the industry. This report details the current base salary for over 70 IT disciplines and covers every state, as well as the major metropolitan areas throughout the U.S. Salary information is broken out by industry size to help better target the salary levels within specific industries. This comprehensive data is based on surveys and interviews with hundreds of professionals across several industries, and it provides the most current information available on IT salaries.
January, 2004
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Is IT Process Management the Key To Business Alignment?
IT organizations have been hearing a lot these days about the importance of IT and Business Alignment. However, despite the prophesized benefits of this management concept, the majority of organizations that have engaged in a âformalâ alignment project have achieved only mediocre results.
January, 2004
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Escaping the ROI Trap
Determining the ROI of a new IT system or initiative is often a critical step in the decision making process, yet executives often donât trust the data because of subtle biases in perceived risks.
January, 2004
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SQL Server Moves Up to the Enterprise
Microsoftâs SQL Server has a controversial reputation with both notable successes to its credit and serious failures that have impacted operations in some organizations. But SQL Server is increasingly taking on enterprise-level processing, and the question of whether SQL Server is scalable clearly has been answered.
January, 2004
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Database Software Acquisition Plans in Large Organizations
During the period from 2000 through 2002 the number of large IT organizations acquiring new database software steadily declined, mirroring the belt-tightening realities of the past few years. However, that trend reversed in 2003, according to research from Computer Economics' annual Information Systems Spending study. The annual study defines large organizations as having revenues over $750 million.
January, 2004
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