Senior Editor, Enterprise Applications
Responsibilities: To follow, report and write on management software and appliance vendors, products and services, as well as to cover IT spending and staffing news and issues.
Past experience: Worked at Application Development Trends, a monthly trade magazine, and The North Adams Transcript, a daily newspaper based in western Massachusetts.
How to reach: E-mail works best and early in the week for more timely news items. E-mail any time for trend or customer stories.
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ddubie@nww.com |
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SolarWinds acquires Kiwi Enterprises
01/05/09
SolarWinds acquires New Zealand company to add log management and other capabilities to its network and systems management
software suite.
CA to buy data-leak prevention vendor
01/05/09
CA Monday announced an agreement to acquire for an undisclosed sum data-leak prevention vendor Orchestria, boosting the software
maker's security, privacy and compliance technologies.
Securing DNS should trump budget-cutting for enterprise IT, experts say
12/30/08
With economic concerns weighing heavy on enterprise IT executives' minds in 2009, revamping DNS systems might not seem like
a top priority. Infoblox offers reasons why DNS should stay top-of-mind in 2009.
What not to wear to an IT job interview
12/29/08
IT professionals may be able to dress casually once they've got a job, but recent survey results show that job seekers shouldn't
expect to land a position if they show up to an interview in jeans.
More IT budget, staff cuts expected in first half of 2009
12/29/08
An increasing number of IT workers expect to see budgets and staff cuts during the first half of 2009 as earlier plans for
growth give way to current economic realities.
Buyer beware: Outsourcing not economic panacea in 2009
12/19/08
Poorly constructed contracts, inadequate service delivery could negate the cost-cutting benefits of outsourcing. IT executives
need to proceed with caution when signing service deals in the rush to lower fixed expenses.
Managing iPhones in the enterprise
12/17/08
Among the few technology areas that can actually thrive in tough economic times are management and automation technology.
Vendors promising to reduce manual labor, cuts operational costs and improve services to the business could win IT budget
dollars even in the midst of a recession.
Could a management titan topple in 2009?
12/17/08
Get ready for a shakeup, analysts say, when one of the big four management-software makers succumbs to acquisition by a high-tech
heavyweight, such as Microsoft, Oracle or SAP.
Management vendors with money on their minds
12/15/08
Among the few technology areas that can actually thrive in tough economic times are management and automation technology.
Vendors promising to reduce manual labor, cuts operational costs and improve services to the business could win IT budget
dollars even in the midst of a recession.
HP gets cost-conscious with management software, licensing
12/10/08
At HP Software Universe in Vienna, Austria, HP introduces upgrades and integrations across its Business Technology Optimization
products that the company says will help customers reduce costs, mitigate risks and generate revenue during tough economic
times.
Virtual management start-up grabs $4 million in VC cash
12/10/08
Virtualization management software maker Embotics closes $4 million Serious B round of venture capital financing, led by Covington
Capital.
Capacity management: Must-have skill in down economy
12/10/08
Capacity management requires IT to know the demands of the business, to equip the environment to support those demands and
to do so cost-effectively while meeting pre-defined service levels. Such skills could prove invaluable in the coming months
as companies struggle to keep costs down and drive revenue up.
Gaining insight into security devices, SCADA networks
12/08/08
There is no shortage of data that can be collected across complex distributed networks, but often network managers are challenged
to extract meaningful information from the volumes of metrics pulled out of multiple proprietary systems.
Start-up aims to reduce troubleshooting time
12/04/08
Former F5 Networks' architects launch start-up ExtraHop Networks and its Application Delivery Assurance Appliance that company
founders say will speed mean time to repair and end the blame game across network and applications groups within an IT organization.
'Tis the season for layoffs, firm reports
12/03/08
In the largest monthly layoff toll since January 2002, global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas reports
181,671 jobs were cut in November, a 61% increase over October and a 148% increase over November 2007.
HP Software earnings show promise in down economy
12/03/08
Not so long ago, HP made public its ambitious plan to become a leading software provider. With chief Mark Hurd at the helm,
the company known for making most of its money via hardware and other products declared it would speed to the top of the software
market as well. And recent earnings announcements show HP's efforts could help it achieve this goal and succeed financially
despite tough economic times.
Managing performance: What you don't know will hurt you
12/01/08
The old saying "ignorance is bliss" doesn't apply to the myriad factors that can contribute to poor application and network
performance. The less network managers know about the components in their environment that impact performance, the more likely
they suffer unplanned outages, application performance degradation and costly network downtime. The problem is rooted in a
lack of visibility into network and application performance, according to industry watchers.
IT 'help wanted' listings on hold
11/25/08
The number of available IT jobs dwindles as hiring managers take a wait-and-see approach during tumultuous economic times
and the upcoming holiday season, a time of year when demand typically is slower than normal.
IT management software-as-a-service
11/24/08
Let's face facts. Enterprise-level management software deservedly earned a reputation of being difficult to deploy and challenging
to maintain in the 1990s, and despite vendors' best efforts, little has happened to change that perception.
Entuity's Eye watches over power consumption
11/19/08
Network management software maker Entuity this week unveiled upgrades to its flagship monitoring software that now provides
IT managers with a perspective on green IT.
Virtualization infiltrates midsize companies
11/18/08
Systems management vendor Kace polls some 519 IT professionals and learns virtualization isn't just for enterprise shops anymore.
CA unveils simplified suite, SaaS portfolio
11/18/08
CA hosts its CA World 2008 conference in Las Vegas, attracting some 5,000 attendees and announcing a slew of software upgrades
across its IT service management, identity and access management, project management and data center automation suites.
Generating positive PR for the IT department
11/17/08
Talk of an economic downturn brings efforts around IT aligning with the business to the fore as high-tech leaders are tasked
with validating their worth and proving company budget dollars invested in technology are well spent.
Start-up fixes faults in virtual nets
11/13/08
Replicate Technologies comes out of stealth mode with its first generation of software designed to find faults in configurations
and prevent errors from degrading performance in virtual environments.
CA to buy ID management vendor Eurekify
11/13/08
CA announces plans to acquire for an undisclosed amount identity management vendor Eurekify
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