Best practice

Best practices for removable media encryption

ITworld staff — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:40:44 -0500

USB flash drives, iPods and other portable storage devices are pervasive in the workplace and a real threat. They can introduce viruses or malicious code to the network and be used to store sensitive corporate information. While IT has responded with policies and audits, the best way to safeguard data taken outside of a managed envrionment is encryption.

Unix tip: Monitoring networks with Nagios

Sandra Henry-Stocker — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:04:56 -0500

Nagios is a free, open source too for monitoring small to large, complex networks. It can be very easy or very complex to configure, but it provides for sophisticated, proactive monitoring and there's a great book to help you get it working just the way you want.

Best practice: Choosing a satellite Internet service provider

ITworld staff — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:52:56 -0500

A reliable Internet connection is a must-have for business continuity for small businesses. This offers dos and don'ts from one company on how to select the right plan. One thing not to be overlooked - getting your own IP address.

Bank scores with server virtualization

ITworld staff — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:59:45 -0500

They say old habits die hard. It's a adage that's certainly true for ICICI Bank's senior GM and the Group CTO, Pravir Vohra. As a man who was part of the team that popularized online banking and helped create a new revenue stream for ICICI Bank, Vohra is already known as an IT leader who can make a difference.

Small Business SEO- Can You Really Afford it?

Themb — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:35:17 -0500

Let’s face it, when you look at it on paper, SEO is an expensive endeavor. Whether you do it yourself, use the services of a consultant, or hire someone else to do it for you, the cost can be overwhelming.

PCI DSS Compliance

vijayvarma — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:28:48 -0500

The exponential growth of online transactions with credit and debit cards, though has facilitated the process, but has made itself susceptible to insecurity; it has opened the gateway to greater and devastating security risks.

Ensuring Service Enablement from SOA

vijayvarma — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:21:15 -0500

Organizations use IT for service enablement and IT has proven itself to be essential to provide the levels of service that customers demand.

'Twas the night before upgrades

Katie — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:18:00 -0500

‘Twas the night before upgrades, when all through the shop
Not a coffee was pouring, not even a drop.
The trouble tickets were entered in the system with care
With knowledge that good service was desired everywhere.

The change notices were nestled all snug in their place
And visions of smooth implementations swirled in cyberspace.

Stage Two of Open Source Evolution

Phil Laplante and Tom Costello — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 09:50:28 -0500

Though 85% of companies are already using Open Source and the remainder plan on implementing Open Source in the coming year, 69% also reported they have no Open Source policies. Let's chat about some ideas that improve the quality and impact of the Open Source evolution into your enterprise...

Software Asset Management

EasySAM — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:59:47 -0500

Simplifying Software Asset Management Webinar - December 11th @ 11:00am

Effective Software Asset Management (SAM) can save organisations millions by driving down unnecessary IT costs, improving productivity and avoiding both legal and security risks.