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WAN optimization may not be considered a luxury when customers have no choice but to add it to their infrastructure when bandwidth options are limited and response times have eroded.  Adding more bandwidth or server power does not solve all latency and performance issues, and optimization...

Microsoft has made surprising progress in the last 2-3 years to get into Gartner’s leaders magic quadrant.  The recent massive consolidation in the BI market gives Microsoft a window of opportunity to win market share at the expense of the well-known vendors. 

My bookcase contains 22 past editions of Automation in Banking.  The 23rd is still in the oven.  The 22 are dog-eared because I have had to refer to them many times to answer questions from very intelligent readers who had a need to know.  Last week I read the 1985 Edition, and here are...

1.  Solid State drives are the future (not too distant) 2.  Reports of problems grab headlines, but rarely stop a trend

1. The ability to run Windows and macintosh software on the Macbooks creates less of a barrier for Macintosh in corporate america. 2. The iPhone as a corporate solution enhances Apple's position

The only thing preventing flash memory from taking over the notebook market is price.  With prices on flash currently in free-fall, that barrier is likely to be reduced or removed in the next few months.  Seagate and Western Digital’s patents are not likely to protect their market share.

1. Saving money in areas where basic computing is sufficient will increase in the coming years. 2. Linux is in the server room making support a possibility.

It’s numbers crunching season again for me, and my outlook has been confirmed as if a combined team of Big Four auditors ripped through my databases looking for errors, omissions and even fraudulent opinions.The financial institutions landscape:The number of banks, thrifts and credit unions continues...

The iPhone has such a wide following among consumers, many of whom hold influential positions in enterprises, that some penetration into enterprises will happen quickly.  Once that early stage is past, however, future growth promises to be more difficult.  RIM is a formidable competitor!

WAN application delivery is becoming a convergence of secure content, application delivery and WAN optimization technologies, which have existed stand-alone or as part of suites from vendors.The WAN application delivery market will reach about $1.1 billion by 2012 and the competition among vendors will...