Friday, October 30, 2009

IT News HeadLines (IT World Canada) 30/10/2009



Massive bot attack spoofs Facebook password messages
'Bredolab' Trojan rides fake reset messages, reaches at least 735,000 users
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OPINION: Cloud security really about trust
You know security is a major issue when the chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard says so. Find out how AT&T responds to such concerns
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Study: Facebook, Twitter use at work costs big bucks
Social networking use in the office costs U.K. businesses about $2.25 billion a year
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Eight levels of analytics
You may have two, three or even four levels of analytics at your business. But are you using the ones that really matter? SAS outlines the eight levels of analytics at an invitation-only event in Vegas
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SOA mistakes you should avoid
Services oriented architecture is so not dead. But if you’re having trouble, chances are you’re committing some SOA mistakes that are driving your initiative into the ground. Forrester Research analyst Randy Heffner and author of SOA for Dummies Judith Hurwitz list some SOA no-no’s
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Law firm rolls out WAN acceleration
FraserMilner Casgrain is moving document management and messaging servers for its branch offices to a centralized data centre. The company’s network services manager explains how it uses wide-area network optimization
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IBM’s analytics spree 'just getting started'
It’s a safe bet to say Big Blue isn’t done spending big dollars on business analytics companies, as the company’s information management chief is letting the world know that IBM is “just getting startedâ€‌ in the market
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VMware to bring service model to data centres
At the Virtualization Forum 2009 in Toronto on Tuesday, a VMware exec said the company wants to bring service model characteristics to the data centre. Also, VMware Fusion 3 and VMware Workstation 7 are generally available Tuesday. WITH VIDEO: Toronto Hydro aims for 70 per cent server virtualization by 2010
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Toronto Hydro pays customers to power down
Toronto Hydro is offering financial incentives to companies that reduce their energy consumption in data centres through virtualization and data centre consolidation projects. The Data Centre Incentive Program is supported by the Ontario Power Authority
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Study: US gov't cybersecurity spending to grow significantly
Cybersecurity spending will be double that of spending on all IT projects, Input says.
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Gartner warns of cloud security 'nightmare'
Analyst John Pescatore predicts cybercrime as a service with the rise of botnets and employees relying on networks and devices not owned by their companies’ IT departments.
Read More ...

Massive bot attack spoofs Facebook password messages
'Bredolab' Trojan rides fake reset messages, reaches at least 735,000 users
Read More ...

OPINION: Cloud security really about trust
You know security is a major issue when the chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard says so. Find out how AT&T responds to such concerns
Read More ...

Study: Facebook, Twitter use at work costs big bucks
Social networking use in the office costs U.K. businesses about $2.25 billion a year
Read More ...

Eight levels of analytics
You may have two, three or even four levels of analytics at your business. But are you using the ones that really matter? SAS outlines the eight levels of analytics at an invitation-only event in Vegas
Read More ...

SOA mistakes you should avoid
Services oriented architecture is so not dead. But if you’re having trouble, chances are you’re committing some SOA mistakes that are driving your initiative into the ground. Forrester Research analyst Randy Heffner and author of SOA for Dummies Judith Hurwitz list some SOA no-no’s
Read More ...

Law firm rolls out WAN acceleration
FraserMilner Casgrain is moving document management and messaging servers for its branch offices to a centralized data centre. The company’s network services manager explains how it uses wide-area network optimization
Read More ...

IBM’s analytics spree 'just getting started'
It’s a safe bet to say Big Blue isn’t done spending big dollars on business analytics companies, as the company’s information management chief is letting the world know that IBM is “just getting startedâ€‌ in the market
Read More ...

VMware to bring service model to data centres
At the Virtualization Forum 2009 in Toronto on Tuesday, a VMware exec said the company wants to bring service model characteristics to the data centre. Also, VMware Fusion 3 and VMware Workstation 7 are generally available Tuesday. WITH VIDEO: Toronto Hydro aims for 70 per cent server virtualization by 2010
Read More ...

Toronto Hydro pays customers to power down
Toronto Hydro is offering financial incentives to companies that reduce their energy consumption in data centres through virtualization and data centre consolidation projects. The Data Centre Incentive Program is supported by the Ontario Power Authority
Read More ...

Study: US gov't cybersecurity spending to grow significantly
Cybersecurity spending will be double that of spending on all IT projects, Input says.
Read More ...

Gartner warns of cloud security 'nightmare'
Analyst John Pescatore predicts cybercrime as a service with the rise of botnets and employees relying on networks and devices not owned by their companies’ IT departments.
Read More ...

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