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New Rewards, New Risks: Mitigating SOA-based Compliance Risks at the Network Layer

Many corporations are transitioning enterprise applications toward Service-Oriented Architecture, or SOA, a new, Extensible Markup Language (XML)-based approach to software that provides business advantages, such as data flexibility and reduced IT overhead costs. However, SOA can expose an organization to numerous new security risks. These risks …

Rapid Backup and Recovery for Virtual Environments

The benefits of virtual environments are beginning to be realized. Companies intent on cashing in on the advantages of virtualization technologies are eager to reduce the financial and physical footprint associated with racks of computers.While many elements of the IT environment are relatively unchanged by virtualization, …

Advantages of Supplier Relationship Management

In today's demand-driven economy, companies can gain competitive advantage by connecting the strategic practices of sourcing with the operational tactics of purchasing and collaboration. Hence Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) is what one needs to turn the way to acquire goods and services into a strategic advantage. …

Relationship-based Marketplace

IntroductionJohn runs a small marketing firm. He, along with five other employees, manages most of the company's operations from sales to customer service. When John decided to use Internet as a marketing medium to attract more customers, he knew he didn't have the expertise to build …

Aligning Execution with Corporate Strategies

Corporate Performance management (CPM) is a unified, holistic approach to managing performance, and it recognizes the interconnectivity of various parts, processes and plans in an organization's business, and how the impact each part has on each other. Gartner defines CPM as not only the process used …

Virtualisation: Ally for Companies Looking to Gain Energy Efficiencies in Their Data Centers

A recent report by the US-based Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) validated what were probably not far from the minds of most CIO and IT executives around the globe; basically, there is a lot of room for improvement when it comes to data center energy efficiencies. As …

Protecting Data Assets In a Global Fraud Environment

Two of the major issues facing CIOs are the harmonizing of IT and business strategies, and compliance. Online fraud falls into both of these categories and as a result CIOs are faced with a delicate balancing act-Protecting Data Assets In a Global Fraud Environment – protecting …

Best Practices In Enterprise Engagements: Nailing Down Your First Big Enterprise Project

Congratulations – you've landed your first big enterprise client. Now you need to do what you said you'd do, and make everyone happy in the process. This article will show you how to use techniques for visibility and verification to do most things – setting up …

Combating Identity Theft

IntroductionIdentity fraud allows criminals to conceal their true identities from the community and authorities, leaving them free to pursue illicit activities without arousing suspicion. It provides financial support, in the form of fraudulent loans and credit card purchases. Identity fraud also makes it more difficult to …

Can Technology Be Made To Play Nice Together? Really?

While it comes as no surprise that many medium- and large-sized organizations in the region usually have mixed heterogeneous computing environments, the challenge of interoperability is compounded by the fact that Asia is the fastest-growing server market in the world. In fact, according to IDC’s Worldwide …