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	This SIEM is a good fit for small and mid-sized companies When you think of security information and event management (SIEM) tools, you typically think of vast enterprises that have thousands of devices logging millions of events every day. In such cases, a SIEM might be the only way to truly gain visibility into such a large network. But smaller companies can benefit from a SIEM tool, too—especially if the IT department is small and overworked. TriGeo Network Security offers a tool for the SMB market that's like having a security expert on staff. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IT Roadmap Denver IT Roadmap Denver - April 28, 2011 IT Roadmap Denver returns April 28 to the Colorado Convention Center! Through executive keynotes, ROI workshops, technical tutorials, strategy sessions, networking opportunities and a private IT expo, attendees will gain insights into the latest IT issues, trends, challenges and solutions from top IT analysts and practitioners. Register now to attend! In this Issue SAP sees BI on tablets gaining ground with mobile workers How to Prepare Your Enterprise for iPad 2: Expert Tips Cross-Ocean Clouds Are Gaining IT Favor CIOs plot their response to tech's unstoppable forces How CIOs Can Devise a Social Business Strategy 8 must-have Android security apps WHITE PAPER: Compellent VMware Seven storage features every VM needs The key to maximizing your VMware environment is to create a storage environment as flexible as your virtual server environment. Learn how Fluid Data storage from Compellent maximizes VM Storage performance and efficiency, while being a cost-effective solution. Learn more. SAP sees BI on tablets gaining ground with mobile workers SAP AG has deployed 3,500 Apple iPads globally, mainly for software developers and sales execs who use them for real-time access to vital BI data, SAP CIO Oliver Bussmann said in an interview Wednesday. Read More How to Prepare Your Enterprise for iPad 2: Expert Tips Many CIOs were hoping the iPad would fade into the shadows of the next new thing, as so many other tech gadgets have. But the iPad is proving to have a lot more staying power than many predicted--and the consumer-driven iPad is on a crash course with enterprise IT. CIOs will need to handle anything and everything the iPad, Apple and iOS app developers throw at them. Read More WHITE PAPER: Polycom Microsoft and Polycom Strategic Alliance Learn how Microsoft and Polycom deliver a complete and interoperable end-to-end UC solution that addresses key business challenges like total cost of ownership (TCO), productivity, efficiency, and team collaboration. Read now. Cross-Ocean Clouds Are Gaining IT Favor Concerns about latency and questions about legal and regulatory issues aren't stopping CIOs from moving key systems to the cloud, even if it means using applications that are hosted in data centers located overseas. Read More CIOs plot their response to tech's unstoppable forces CIOs at Computerworld's Premier 100 conference share their responses to the IT trends, including mobile devices, ubiquity and cloud computing. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks The Antidote to DNS Cache Poisoning and Other DNS Attacks Domain Name System (DNS) provides one of the most basic but critical functions on the Internet. If DNS isn't working, then your business likely isn't either. Secure your business and web presence with Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC). Learn more! How CIOs Can Devise a Social Business Strategy Untapped data. Inability to scale. Dismal adoption. Overspending. Gaping security holes. These are some of the most common challenges—and often sources of failure—that enterprises encounter following a social solution deployment, according to a new report by Forrester Research. Read More 8 must-have Android security apps While Android is a terrific operating system in many ways, it does pose some real risks for IT departments. Last week's revelation that Google had to remove around 50 malware-infected applications from its Android Market highlighted the downside of the company's "free love" approach to publishing applications where it will let anyone put their app on the market and will only take it down if alerted by a third-party user. The upside of this, of course, is that the market also offers a wide variety of quality security applications that can protect you from malicious apps. Here are eight Android applications that can help IT departments keep a better hold on employees' Android-based devices. Read More
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