June 2007

June 2007

Defending the network demands constant vigilance. This issue of BizTech offers pointers to help you keep your IT assets safe from dealing with spam to securing USB drive use. You will also learn about the metrics to monitor to make sure your Web site performs at peak and how to improve document management. Plus, check out ways to trick out your desktop PCs.

Features

It takes a network to bolster an online ticket market.
Users take Windows out of the Office.
Effective testing is the key to Web site improvement.
10 Tips for Tricking Out Your Rig

Departments

10 key Web metrics to monitor
Many organizations don't turn on logging in their firewalls because of misconceived concerns about adverse performance. Don't let that be you.
Take steps to secure your USB ports and drives.
From the IT manager's perspective, you have push e-mail, centralized management, password unlock and remote data wipes.
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 is free, but it could make collaborating more complex.
Protect your network against itself.
Barracuda Spam Firewall 300 shreds spam as soon as it enters your system but leaves legitimate e-mail intact.

Opinions

The new battleground is information leakage.
Improve your tools, not your head count.
Brand building for the technology professional

Security

A History of Encryption Thro... |
Passwords and information security have come a long way.
Symantec: Flashback Trojan A... |
The antimalware company digs through the code to find the motives of the Mac OS X...
Hackers Have Their Eye On Sm... |
No organization is too small to go unnoticed by hackers and malware proprietors.

Storage

The Value of Storage Virtual... |
Nondisruptive data migration, improved utilization and fewer points of management are...
GIS Data: A Storage Puzzle |
The exponential growth of big data from geospatial technology is forcing businesses to be...
Big Data Needs Push Firm to... |
With millions of acres of timberland in its care, a unique investment management firm...

Infrastructure Optimization

Why an Uneventful E-Mail Mig... |
A company achieved just what it was looking for when it moved its e-mail to the cloud: no...
Must-Read IT Blogger Q&A... |
Virtualization and cloud technologies have captured the imaginations of this industry-...
Mozilla Moves to New $3 Mill... |
The Internet leader built its new data center with open collaboration and community...

Networking

The Value of In-Person Meeti... |
Putting in face time with coworkers, clients and business partners really makes a...
How to Optimize the WAN for... |
Use these tips to maximize the performance of company WANs.
WAN Optimization: Addressing... |
Using WAN optimization actually bolsters disaster recovery and security efforts for IT...

Mobile & Wireless

The Case for Joining the Wor... |
Telework and a four-day work week make a lot of sense when you look at the numbers.
Smartphones Are Making Every... |
Pew survey finds that smartphones are turning users into real-time problem solvers.
How to Repel Notebook Thieve... |
Theft-prevention technologies not only guard against mobile devices being stolen, but...

Hardware & Software

Why an Uneventful E-Mail Mig... |
A company achieved just what it was looking for when it moved its e-mail to the cloud: no...
How the Tampa Bay Lightning... |
More businesses are using digital displays to increase engagement and bump up the...
Windows XP Maintains Its Hol... |
With official support for Windows XP ending in 2014, organizations should plan to upgrade...