System Management

Can Homeland Security prevent a cybersecurity critical infrastructure disaster?

A new study said companies would need to spend nine times as much on cybersecurity to prevent a cybersecurity disaster which would hurdle America back to the Dark Ages. With over 10,000 industrial control systems vulnerable and a predicted 440 million new hackable smart grid points, America's infrastructure is in a state of chaos. Homeland Security is stepping up to protect the infrastructure, despite some private firms protesting cybersecurity legislation.

Microsoft to Start Automatic Updates of IE Without Asking the User

CA Technologies Buys Watchmouse for Cloud Monitoring

CA Technologies is purchasing WatchMouse, a maker of SaaS-based tools for monitoring mobile and on-demand applications, the company announced Friday. Terms were not disclosed.

Dell Plugs Hole in Virtualization Stack

Dell has filled the last big hole in its virtualization stack through a partnership with Netuitive, which makes analytics software for managing virtual infrastructure, Netuitive and industry analysts have confirmed.

Patching Windows is a major time sink for IT departments

The results to our Windows patching survey showed that rebooting servers after updates is highly disliked, followed by lack of manpower as those in IT have other duties as well, and that testing patches against other software before deployment is another major time eater for IT.

VMware Aims Give Users More Control with VCenter Operations

VMware is integrating performance, capacity and configuration management with the launch of vCenter Operations, in an effort to give users more control over growing virtualized IT infrastructures, the company said on Tuesday.