Your latest assignment includes building those applications and application servers that will propel your firm's business to the next level. Where to physically locate these new servers is the question, though. So, it's up to you to help design or evaluate new or existing data center space. Not sure of how to do this? It's not an insurmountable task if you know the basic building blocks which go into every comprehensive data center. This article will steer you through the many options available, and the factors that affect a data center's design. Data centers no longer only include the cavernous mega-centers of the past. With processing power fitting into a smaller physical footprint, and smaller companies requiring less processing equipment than the much larger enterprise-class company, data centers now range in size from huge facilities to spaces no larger than a... (more)

WebSphere Risk Management Part 1

In this article, the first part of a two-part series, I will present WASLED/WASMON, a WebSphere monitoring application, and show you how you can use it to monitor WebSphere Application Server and to plan a WebSphere risk management procedure. I will discuss some of the system resources that need to be made available to ensure the operability of WebSphere Application Server. You will learn how to configure WASMON to ensure that these resources are available and up and running. I will show you how to prepare the essential recovery scripts and make them available within the WASMON repository so you can trigger specific actions upon failure notification. You will then learn how to communicate with WASMON via the Internet to initialize an administrative action. In this article I use the example Web application WASDG, which was used throughout my book, IBM WebSphere Appli... (more)

In 2014 Big Data Investments Will Account for Nearly $30 Billion - Eventually Accounting for $76 Billion by 2020 End

DALLAS, Aug. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Amid the proliferation of real time data from sources such as mobile devices, web, social media, sensors, log files and transactional applications, Big Data has found a host of vertical market applications, ranging from fraud detection to R&D.; Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140821/138541 "Big Data Market: 2014 – 2020 – Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies, Industry Verticals & Forecasts" Key Findings: In 2014 Big Data vendors will pocket nearly $30 Billion from hardware, software and professional services revenues Big Data investments are further expected to grow at a CAGR of nearly 17% over the next 6 years, eventually accounting for $76 Billion by the end of 2020 The market is ripe for acquisitions of pure-play Big Data startups, as competition heats up between IT incumbents Nearly every large scale IT ven... (more)

Creating XML - Based Web Applications Using IBM VisualAge for Java

Since the mid-'90s we've seen the quality of Web programming paradigms mature at an astonishing rate: from static pages with animation, CGI-based programs, and JDBC connectivity to back-end relational databases and servlets processing requests on application servers. We commonly hear about Web pages being more interactive, likely using HTML forms, JavaScript, or Java applets. Beyond the battle being waged on the first tier, the client, it's important to understand the drive toward scalable, platform-neutral technologies on the middle and back-end tiers. In particular, Java and XML set the stage for the growth of B2B Web marketplaces, where participants in supply chain management (SCM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) will realize enormous gains in speed and access to data. In this article we'll look at a simple application that uses Java and XML to manage data... (more)

The Missing Piece in Cloud Computing

To achieve the full potential of "cloud computing" we need a broader definition of virtualization, and that is the complete de-coupling of the logical components of an application (represented by the software stack) and the physical resources. In the case of middleware, whether it is data access, messaging or the business logic, the physical location of the resources should not matter to the developer and to the end user. This is not a trivial thing to do, especially when it comes to data-intensive, stateful (transactional or otherwise) applications and services. In this session we will explore the challenges and propose a solution, including a live demo. Speaker Bio: As Chief Marketing Officer, Geva Perry is responsible for all marketing and business development activities at GigaSpaces, including strategy and positioning, product marketing, analyst/media relatio... (more)

‘Tipper A’ Had Her Fingers in the Intel Cookie Jar Before

Turns out one of the government's key witnesses in its insider trading case against the Galleon Group hedge fund - the one that's brought down a senior IBM executive a heartbeat or two away from IBM's CEO - used to be employed by Intel and was charged in 2001 in a sealed criminal complaint with wire fraud for sending material information about Intel's financials to Galleon according to a story by a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter at the San Joe Mercury News. Roomy Khan has been identified by the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times as the "confidential" informant the SEC calls "Tipper A" in its current suit against billionaire Galleon CEO Raj Rajaratnam and his five confederates, including Robert Moffat, the guy who ran IBM's $19-billion-a-year server and storage unit until last week. It's supposed to be the largest case of insider trading involving a hedge f... (more)

Government Move to the Cloud slowed by Misconceptions, Hackers deface DoJ Website and more

By RyanKamauff Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. Government IT’s Move to Cloud Slowed by Security Concerns, Misconceptions - “It’s important that we start with mission areas that are affected by cloud, as opposed to technology, because at the end of the day it’s how cloud can … be more efficient to help in different types of mission areas both for the government and for society,” says Dan Chenok, executive director of IBM’s Center for the Business of Government. Via ComputerWorld, more here. Pro-Swartz Hackers Attack U.S. Department of Justice Website – Hackers took over the DOJ Sentencing Commission on the 26th, in the name of Aaron Swartz. They put up a statement on the website, claiming further attacks will be forthcoming.  Anonymous has taken some responsibility for the hack, and the FBI is investigating. Via PC Magazine, more here. Dept of D... (more)

China Crescent Enterprises, Inc. to Review $36 Million Technology Services Contract in Webcast Tuesday, January 12th

DALLAS, TX -- (Marketwire) -- 01/08/10 -- China Crescent Enterprises, Inc. (OTCBB: CCTR) today announced an on-demand Webcast scheduled for Tuesday, January 12 to review a three-year contract valued at $36 million to provide information and telecommunication technology services to Aoyuan Electronic Co. Ltd located in Dalian, China. China Crescent is a systems integration service provider in China that markets technology outsourcing services that include the sale and service of brand name technologies such as Microsoft, Oracle, Cisco, IBM, HP and Dell. The contract could contribute upwards of $10 million to China Crescent's revenue in 2010. China Crescent reported $30 million in revenue through the first nine months of the year ending September 30, 2009, with record net income of $1.8 million. A link to the on-demand Webcast will be posted to the Company's corporate... (more)

Research and Markets: HTML5: New Monetization Opportunities for Service Providers

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c4xpjb/html5_new_monetiz) has announced the addition of the "HTML5: New Monetization Opportunities for Service Providers" report to their offering. The introduction of HTML5 is expected to lead to profound changes in application delivery and design. It includes the ability for many applications to run natively in browsers and offline on devices thanks to advanced caching capabilities. HTML5 also introduces in-browser functionality for real-time communication. This raises questions for the established model of downloadable client / device applications that run natively on the device. Many of these are available with communications capabilities, such as instant messaging and voice calling, and more can be expected to take advantage of such features. It's well known that, in mobile markets, such applicat... (more)

Texas Got It Right! By Sam Wyly and Andrew Wyly, Foreword by Walter Isaacson

DALLAS, Nov. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A rodeo bull rider once said, "It ain't bragging if it's true."  Well-known companies such as In-N-Out Burger, Trader Joe's, Apple and Google are expanding their presence or moving their headquarters to Texas.  Over the past 10 years, 850,000 Americans have migrated to Texas, in stark contrast to the 1.5 million who have fled California.  Home to the fastest growing cities in the U.S., Texas is an entrepreneurial mecca boasting the quickest growing technology sector and the largest independent music festival in the world. Texas stereotypes aside, the state has evolved from its Wild West roots to today's thriving economy—prompting the question—how do you explain its success? (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121130/DA21680) Sam Wyly and Andrew Wyly, emphatically answer with their new book, Texas Got It Right! (Melcher M... (more)

Astoria Software and Acrolinx Announce Strategic Partnership

Astoria Software, a division of TransPerfect, today announced a strategic partnership with Acrolinx to embed Acrolinx’s content optimization software into the Astoria Component Content Management solution. The two companies have also established a one-stop business relationship to give clients of the Astoria Component Content Management solution a single point of contact for using the products and services of both companies. Driving Content Quality Throughout the Content Creation Business Process The combination of Astoria and Acrolinx joins together the world’s first SaaS platform for building, managing, and publishing XML content across the enterprise with the world’s most advanced platform for ensuring content quality. Acrolinx now analyzes Astoria clients’ content for spelling, grammar, style, terminology, reuse, search-engine optimization, and simplified Englis... (more)