Participants at industry conferences and events often ask where the right place to start implementing security is. This is similar to starting off a talk with a doctor by asking “What medicine should I take?” The answer is going to be more questions. This article presents three questions to ask yourself before starting a security implementation. 

Data breaches run rampant and there is very little information about how to build a practical, effective data security program. We'll detail the steps to take and the technologies available to keep your organization's most valuable information assets safe. Read on to learn more about protecting the database without threatening the budget. 

Enterprises, particularly those that deal with personal or private data, are now squarely in the path of a perfect storm. The convergence of regulatory compliance, high-profile data breaches and increased sophistication of cyber-attackers has transformed data security from an interesting IT sideline to a bottom-line, corner-office priority. 

Get an overview of security best practices from the McAfee Expert Cybersecurity Council, and read how IT organizations around the world are protecting their intellectual property. 

This document highlights what you need to know about power consumption, server virtualization and outfitting data centers to make the most of the new technologies. 

Optimizing the benefits of a data grid built with Oracle Coherence relies upon creating a modular, balanced architecture. Matching the number of application servers, memory capacity, and quantity of processing nodes to the target workload characteristics is important to achieving the best performance. 

Outsourcing an application means your organization relinquishes some control. In this article Heather Clancy will offer seven questions that you should resolve with your provider before investing in SaaS. 

Security information management systems can now be used for proactive risk management and business intelligence. This Essentials Guide explains how this can be achieved. Read on to find articles that cover topics like today's SIM trends, incident response, threat management, and data analysis. 

This article discusses running Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) on servers configured with Sun™ Logical Domains (LDoms). Sun LDoms virtualization technology allows the creation of multiple virtual systems on a single physical system, and enables fine-grained assignment of CPU and memory resources to an Oracle RAC workload. 

This article provides an introduction to Hyper-V virtualization, discusses the overall architecture and underlying technologies, and offers guidance on best practices for deployment on Dell PowerEdge servers. 

This article provides real-life cases of how the software industry is delivering breakthrough solutions as they tap into the Intel Xeon processor 5500’s full capabilities. Learn how smart software combined with smart hardware saves time, money, and energy. 

Electronic health records are a cornerstone of President Obama's national healthcare reform. But in order to succeed, healthcare organizations need to ensure consumer privacy. As a result, changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act were recently enacted. We'll explain the new requirements and how to prepare for an audit. 

Hailed by top analysts as a need-to-know technology and the future of enterprise computing, the benefits of desktop virtualization can be summed up in four words: Do more with less. This article will delve into the options, outcomes and business benefits that desktop virtualization can bring to your business.