Whether they led to big fines for organizations or caused a lot of frustration and lost productivity for users, IT system and software failures had a big impact across the globe over the past year.
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Organizations have never been more networked. Interconnected computers and servers allow businesses to share resources and information. Read the latest networking news and analysis below:
The most expensive IT problems of 2011
Filed Under: Applications & Software, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Networking Tagged With: IT problems, software bugs, Software Quality Systems, SRC
Overlooked network security threat: The office printer
IT departments put a lot of effort into training users and installing firewalls and antivirus software to keep hackers from accessing company’s network via desktop PCs. But there are other devices with vulnerabilities that can threaten network security – for example, multifunction office printers.
Filed Under: In this week's e-newsletter, IT Security, Latest News & Views, Networking Tagged With: hard drive, multifunction, network security, password, printers
IT preparing for IPv6 transition
It took a while, but it seems like most businesses are starting to realize it’s time to start getting ready for the transition to IPv6.
Filed Under: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Networking Tagged With: IPv6, Network World, networks
Wi-Fi hack shows danger of making old equipment last
Does your organization still use WEP encryption for any of its wireless connections? If so, you may be asking for trouble.
Filed Under: In this week's e-newsletter, IT Security, Latest News & Views, Networking Tagged With: encryption, WEP, Wi-Fi, wireless, WPA, WPA2
Pros and cons of cloud storage
Considering turning to the cloud to solve your business’s storage issues? Here are some reasons you should – and why you should stay away.
Filed Under: Applications & Software, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Networking Tagged With: cloud, Gartner, storage
5 ways cloud computing can backfire
Many businesses have moved to the cloud to save money. But are some of them actually paying more than before?
Filed Under: Data Center, Networking, Special Report Tagged With: cloud computing, data security, service providers, storage
Network admin fined $1.5 million for doing his job?
A network administrator accused of sabotaging his employer’s computer system has already been sentenced to prison time — now he’s being ordered to pay a huge fine as well. His crime? According to him, it was following his employer’s policy.
Filed Under: In this week's e-newsletter, IT Security, Latest News & Views, Networking Tagged With: network administrator, passwords, policy, San Fransisco, Terry Childs
Amazon cloud service temporarily goes down
At the end of last month, Amazon’s EC2 cloud went down temporarily.
Filed Under: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Networking Tagged With: Amazon, cloud, storage
Where to focus disaster recovery plans
Planning for outages and disasters is a tough project with a wide scope. Where are the best areas for IT to focus its attention?
Filed Under: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Networking Tagged With: backup, disaster recovery, network outages, power
Virtualization is IT’s top priority this year
Early numbers indicate most IT departments will have some extra cash to work with in 2011. Where will they spend it?
Filed Under: Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Networking Tagged With: priorities, servers, TechTarget, virtualization