How Schwab Transformed its On-Call Support By Eric Spiegel -
Published January 4, 2007
Using teamwork and incentives, the financial services firm averted serious problems within its support environment.
Phishing Filter Prevents E-Mail Identity Theft By Brian Livingston -
Published July 18, 2006
Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University have figured out a way to almost entirely detect and filter out phishing e-mails.
Xeon 5100 Series Brings Performance and Efficiency to Server Computing
The benefits of efficient servers extend far beyond the server room and the IT department. Businesses benefit from increased flexibility, which allows them to launch new services and respond faster to changes in the market. Powerful, efficient servers allow organizations to manage more servers, thereby keeping up with growth and demand
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Server Rightsizing: Dual-Socket Systems Cut Costs
By establishing a policy of using two-socket serversexcept for large scale-up applicationsIntel has saved more than $8 million in capital costs, power and cooling, and data center infrastructure.
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Building a Real-World Model to Assess Virtualization Platforms
To drive business decisions in the data center, Intel IT created a performance-driven methodology to compare the operating costs of virtualization platforms. By measuring workload performance, platform performance, and power consumption they were able to approximate the total cost of ownership (TCO) of each platform.
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Server Consolidation Using Quad-Core Processors
Learn how Intel IT used the Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 5300 series to consolidate test workloads from eight physical machines into virtual machines (VMs) running on a single server.
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Migrating an Enterprise WAN from ATM to IP
Intel IT is undertaking a major WAN migration, moving its global network from asynchronous transfer mode to Internet protocol. This aligns the WAN technology direction with the telecommunications industry, ensuring that the network can support new services and future traffic growth, and helping us take advantage of low-cost bandwidth from telecommunications providers.
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Sarbanes-Oxley and other reporting requirements have greatly complicated the jobs of many IT professionals. These articles include advice, information and tips for effectively managing your compliance efforts.
Best of Executive Tech, Part 1
December 19, 2006
By Brian Livingston
Here’s a year-end “Greatest Hits” collection of Executive Tech columns. Next week we’ll post another bunch of readers’ favorites. Happy holidays!
How to Know When Unsubscribing Isn't Safe
What if unsubscribing from an e-mail newsletter actually prompted the publisher to sell your e-mail address to spammers, who then sent you more spam?
Is IE 7 Really More Secure Than IE 6?
Our Executive Tech columnist assesses whether Microsoft's latest browser is safer to use than its much-maligned predecessor.
Start Your Own Search Engine
Giant search engines, such as Google and Yahoo, get almost all the publicity these days. But the big news soon to come, I predict, will be in "personalized" search engines that offer results tailored to your needs.
Can You Prove Your E-Mail Isn't Spam?
If your company isn't taking a few simple steps to demonstrate the emails its sending aren't spam, many recipients are filtering them right into the trash.
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Here’s a year-end “Greatest Hits” collection of Executive Tech columns. Next week we’ll post another bunch of readers’ favorites. Happy holidays!
