Jim Rapoza

What is an IT stack? How does one stack stacks? And how do IT stacks stack up against one another? Put simply, an IT stack is essentially the base for most enterprise applications, generally consisting of a server operating system, a Web or application server, a database, and a scripting or development language. Two of […]

In recent weeks, there has been a lot of news about software patents. Some of it has been the same old bad news that we have come to expect—such as companies seeking broad patents on obvious technologies or using broad patents to attack competitors. But, happily (and definitely surprisingly), there also has been a lot […]

At an event put on to honor the top technology innovations from Massachusetts companies, a technology designed for users far from the halls of MIT and Harvard stole all the thunder. At the MITX (Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange) Whats Next Forum and Technology Awards June 7 in Boston, Nicholas Negroponte, the co-founder of the […]

When it comes to upgrades of the software products enterprises rely on, we in the IT community are unanimous in terms of what we think vendors should be offering. We want significant and viable improvements in our applications—and we dont mean overloading a product with marginal new features. We want to see changes that will […]

What is the glue that binds the client components of Microsofts next-generation productivity suite, Office 2007? How will office workers share data, files and knowledge collaboratively? Is there a Microsoft solution for building portals, enterprise Web sites and records repositories? And does Microsoft have a product that provides Web 2.0 capabilities such as blogging, wikis […]

There is a strange, mystical phenomenon that many people experience every day—often, there is something a person knows is out there, but it is seemingly out of reach. What are these mystical things? Are they on another plane of existence? Are they possessed of otherworldly powers that make them impossible for mere mortals to find? […]

“Whats our compliance strategy?” Pretty much every worker in technology management has probably heard some version of this question in the last few years. From the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act to industry-specific regulations to security best practices to internal corporate governance issues, every single company has to deal with […]

When you review hundreds of products a year, certain characteristics and parameters emerge across multiple product categories. Over the years, eWEEK Labs has used benchmarks including performance, security, scalability and interoperability for nearly every product that weve tested. Looking back at just some of our more recent product reviews, one could make a good argument […]

That old PC hardware upgrade curve just isnt what it used to be. Remember the days when you would get a state-of-the-art, fully loaded system, and within two years it would be woefully underpowered to run the vital applications of the day? I sure remember them, but, for the most part, not all that fondly. […]

In recent years, theres been a big push among IT managers to become more business-savvy. An increasing number of senior IT managers and CIOs are taking business courses and even getting their MBAs. Im a big proponent of this movement. IT managers with a good understanding of business practices enhance their own careers and are […]