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Windows Server 2008: Microsoft listened to users

Microsoft's long-awaited server operating system, Windows Server 2008, provides evidence that the company is taking note of what customers want, according to analysts. Read more »

Most Oracle database admins don't apply patches?

Around 70 percent of Oracle database professionals say they have never applied a security patch, according to database security firm Sentrigo. Read more »

BEA under pressure to get financials in order

BEA must get its financial restatements up to date if it hopes to keep its biggest shareholder from taking control of a possible buyout, legal experts say Read more »

Enterprises still struggling with data leakage

Most enterprises scan their inbound e-mail for unwanted content but too many still ignore outbound e-mails that could result in lost intellectual property as well as legal and compliance issues. Read more »

Oracle pitches safe-data plan

Oracle has proposed new technology standards to safeguard sensitive data as it flows through corporate software applications. But is that where leaks happen? Read more »

Microsoft plans 'Live' CRM service

Microsoft plans to launch a new hosted CRM service next year under its expanding Live brand. Read more »

Magnetic tape prototype makes data leap

Magnetic tape isn't dead, IBM and Fuji Photo would like you to know. Read more »

Open source Solaris turns profitable while McNealy stands ground

Despite relinquishing the chief executive officer role at Sun Microsystems last week, chairman Scott McNealy has no intention of reducing his public profile as the company continues to hammer its open-source-is-a-profitable-future message. Read more »

Australia lax on database compliance: survey

Australian organisations' compliance with database regulations could come under increased scrutiny after a survey found 64 percent of respondents didn't comply with such rules. Read more »

Sun's CIO backs blogs despite lawyer worries

Sun Microsystems' chief information officer (CIO) has backed the vendor's embrace of corporate blogging, despite difficulties such as ensuring senior executives don't post comments that affect the stock price and the occasional posting that makes the company's lawyers "pull their hair out". Read more »

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How do I run code automatically when SQL Server starts?

The need to run a stored procedure or SQL Agent Job when SQL Server or SQL Agent starts is a common requirement in the world of SQL Server administration. This article gives an overview of the ways to execute SQL stored procedures or SQL Agent jobs on startup. Read more »

10 ways the credit crunch will hit IT

As job losses mount and with HP announcing it will lay off tens of thousands of workers following its purchase of EDS, we look at what the crunch means for the IT industry. Read more »

What does a DBA do all day?

Data integrity is a DBA's number one responsibility, but do you know what else they do all day? Read more »

Take technology out of your security policies to maintain compliance

Stop chasing compliance by implementing new security technologies, security devices, and/or security controls; instead, address the issue where it belongs -- in your security policies. Read more »

Security alerts often go unnoticed by IT pros. Why?

In a time when data security is so important, how well does your company monitor who is accessing your data? Read more »

Using SQL Server 2005 to document Sarbanes-Oxley compliance

SQL Server 2005 can wear many hats, and built-in tools help make it easy to build a home-grown auditing system. Read more »

Meet Microsoft's alpha tester

Ron Markezich is Microsoft's CIO, and he has some thoughts to share on making sure that 'Microsoft's products are the best products in the world', why offshoring won't grow, and why everything is .NET. Read more »

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