Current I am the content director and web strategist for Questex Asia Ltd. I also have 6 years of Marketing and Communications experience with Hitachi Data Systems in Asia. Other prior stints include senior industry analyst for Dataquest (a Gartner Group brand) and account director at Euan Barty Associates - a PR firm in Hong Kong.
Hardwiring Disk Encryption For Extra Protection Industry analysts believe that security is no longer the number one priority. Security has been displaced by topics like business intelligence and performance management. Bear in mind though that all this means is that security remains a concern but just not number one.Indeed Gartner's 2008 survey of CIOs point to security as 6th in importance from a technology perspective and not in the top 10...... Similar Editorial : Overview of XML Encryption by Pawan Bangar. | Source : Computer Software And Hardware
Getting The Most From Your Server Investment Typical of any business in a booming environment, you expand operations, hire more people, open new offices (maybe even factories) in growth markets, and diversify product portfolio to capture a larger segment of the market. In the process, your IT infrastructure expands to cope with the expansion. All seems rosy at the time.Then things turn for the worst. Competition is catching up, nipping at...... Similar Editorial : Server Installation by Andy Butler. | Source : Computer Science Program
Multi-core Technology’s Business Impact Imagine that you have a factory with one assembler and one quality assurance (QA) engineer. Each item that the assembler churns out passes through the QA prior to being packed for delivery. As you add more assemblers on the factory floor, you will reach the optimum efficiency level of the QA engineer. Once you exceed this number, QA becomes the bottleneck. Fast forward to present-day computing...... Similar Editorial : The Multi by Jim Pretin. | Source : Computer Hardware Store
The Many Faces Of Virtualization Virtualization is arguably one of the most abused words in the tech industry in 2006. Virtualization is different things to different vendors depending on what is appended to it. Server and operating system (OS) vendors like IBM, HP and VMware define it as the masking of server resources, including processor and OS, into multiple, isolated virtual environments. Why do you want to do this? Gartner...... Similar Editorial : Virtualization 101 by Jennifer Hanson. | Source : Science Technology
PC Adoption & Software Piracy Rates In Asia Software piracy remains the scourge of many a software vendor. Through the efforts of lobbyist organizations such as the Business Software Alliance (BSA) governments in Asia are taking positive steps in reducing illegal software use both at the consumer level and in some cases even at the corporate and government levels.The recently completed "Global Software Piracy Study" conducted by IDC and...... Similar Editorial : Animal Adoption by Krishan Bakhru. | Source : Computer Applications Software
Cpm Gives Enterprises Adaptable It Infrastructure In a competitive environment, competing businesses try to outclass, outbid, outshine and outperform the each other. Nowhere is this more prevalent than in the financial services sector where competition is fierce and product differentiation is virtually non-existence. Time-to-market advantage is all but useless as copycats can deliver better offerings in a matter of weeks. In such a highly...... Similar Editorial : Infrastructure and Prosperity by Sam Vaknin, Ph.D.. | Source : Wireless Technology
Storage Consolidation Hurdles For India Top Business ConcernsA consistent challenge within the IT organization in 2007 is the need to keep cost down. Management is not asking IT not to spend money - but to spend it like nothing more is coming. In other words, spend where it will bring the most benefit in the shortest possible time. So should you wonder then that a recent survey of IT practitioners across India showed exactly this market...... Similar Editorial : Food Storage by Kamyar Shah. | Source : Future Technology
Server Consolidation: Best Practices From The Field We all have reasons for doing things in a certain way. Likewise, in business, decisions are made to achieve set targets. A check with several business managers at major enterprises in Asia reveals that containing costs remains a top priority.What is surprising is that analysts are telling business managers to get their heads out of the ground and start looking to the future. With economists...... Similar Editorial : NTP Server by Richard N Williams. | Source : Technology Transfer
Network-based Video Surveillance In Asia By Jose Allan Tan Threats of security continue to pervade the global market since September 11. Bombings and threats promising mayhem and destruction had led to a surge in investments around security and surveillance systems. This is fueling the change in how we capture, store, and monitor video. According to Shivanu Shukla, an industry analyst at Frost & Sullivan "There has been strong interest...... Similar Editorial : The Network Within by Rita Fisher. | Source : Home Wireless Networking
Managing Service Level Agreements Realistically By Jose Allan Tan Nearly everyone is familiar with Service Level Agreement (SLA). This is a covenant between two parties for the delivery of service to a certain standard and at pre-defined and agreed upon periods. Historically, SLAs were executed between a company and a service provider. There is basically no end to what can be passed through an SLA contract. SLAs are typically executed between...... Similar Editorial : Service Level Agreement by Andy Quick. | Source : Global Technology
The Precarious State Of Security In Asia Security is defined as the condition of being protected against danger or loss. In the Internet Age, information security has become just as valuable and important as is the physical aspects of safety.Security remains top of mind among security business and technology executives. But how does this trickle down to users and their managers?Enterprise Innovation conducted a survey of readers to...... Similar Editorial : Travel Asia by Reed Floren. | Source : Anti Virus Comparison
Asias Storage Priorities And Concerns A few years ago I raised the hypothetical question: a terrorist enters your premises and threatens to blow up part of your IT infrastructure. He gives you a choice: save your servers or your storage. Which would you choose?I wouldn't be surprised if your first instinct is to protect the servers since you have applications critical to your business. You are of course assuming that data is backed...... Similar Editorial : Work Priorities by John Robertson. | Source : Technology Integration
Error Reading Data From Tape The Internet changes the dynamics of competition. Today, a traditional supermarket chain, which probably lorded it over the market for years, can be edged out by a start-up web-based service provider that promises to deliver groceries to your doorstep 7x24. Logistics companies are growing in size and capability to the point that they may someday soon be able to render trading services and compete...... Similar Editorial : Tape Data Recovery by Edmundsmith. | Source : Internet Access Firewall
10 Simple Rules For Successful ERP Projects META GROUP said that much as 75 percent of all CRM projects fail to meet their objectives and that 70 percent of ERP and SCM projects are just as appalling if not outrageous. This is because of price tags that each of these engagements can cost an enterprise. ERP carries with it the burden of integrating the business process with IT and thus requires considerable amount of planning, customization...... Similar Editorial : Successful Documentation Projects by Glenn Murray. | Source : Erp Company
Chinas Data Center Challenges By Jose Allan Tan The good news is that China has a competent labor pool from which to draw the necessary skills to build and support data center operation. The bad news is that China's data center managers face the same problems as their counterparts in developed countries like the US and Europe. While salaries, which comprise a significant portion of IT budgets, remain low relative to those in...... Similar Editorial : Difficult Challenges by Miami Phillips. | Source : Advanced Engine Technologies Inc
