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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Economic crisis means double duty for IT pros
10/10/08
IT professionals assume additional responsibilities when faced with budget cuts and hiring freezes as their job descriptions
expand to include more work outside of their technical expertise.
How IT pros can prosper despite economic woes
10/10/08
IT budgets are on hold and staff hiring is frozen, but IT professionals can view the downturn as an opportunity to spotlight
their skills and add a few more to their résumés.
Economy freezing IT budgets, survey shows
10/08/08
Society for Information Management (SIM) June survey shows IT budgets were on the rise for 2009, but with the recent economic
meltdown, many IT executives are re-evaluating their plans for next year according to the CIO Executive Board
Managing your VMware environment in four simple steps
10/08/08
When it comes to managing virtual server environments, two distinct camps have emerged. One side argues that virtual machines
require the same care and feeding as their physical counterparts, just multiplied by 100 because VMs proliferate at a faster
pace. The second camp contends that VMs introduce new, unique challenges not before seen in the physical realm.
Goldman Sachs leads $12 million investment in Nimsoft
10/07/08
Goldman Sachs contributes to systems management software maker Nimsoft's second round of investor funding.
CA set to roll out data center automation package
10/06/08
CA organically develops data center automation software that appeals to customers with tight budgets and limited IT staff
and that industry watchers say brings the software maker neck and neck with competitive offerings HP and BMC acquired with
Opsware and BladeLogic, respectively.
LandAmerica to track application, virtual system health with Netuitive
10/06/08
As LandAmerica Financial Group worked to centralize and streamline company title and escrow systems, IT leaders at the real
estate transaction services company realized an investment in performance management software might be necessary to provide
both executives and technicians with a comprehensive view of the environment.
High-tech rides: Cars with cool technology
10/03/08
Check out some of the leading-edge technology embedded in today's cars and what new vehicles are on tap from automotive giants
in the near future.
One of the 'big four' management vendors could be acquired in the next few years
10/02/08
Forrester Research expects BMC and CA to become attractive acquisition targets for companies itching to gain management market
share fast.
Big four management vendors face competition from all sides
10/01/08
The incumbent management technology market leaders BMC, CA, HP and IBM manage to stay ahead of a pack of would-be contenders,
but industry watchers argue the time might be coming in which the competition might have a shot at unseating one of the big
four management vendors.
Infoblox upgrade thwarts DNS attacks
09/29/08
IP address management vendor Infoblox has upgraded its core network services appliances with security capabilities that guard
against DNS attacks.
Digital Fuel builds its ITSM foundation
09/29/08
IT service management encompasses several disciplines ranging from service desk to service-level management (SLM) to ITIL
processes, and Digital Fuel plans to address the gamut with its hosted offerings that help enterprise service desk managers
create service catalogs, define service levels and better manage support across the organization.
OpTier raises $63 million in funding
09/24/08
OpTier this week landed more than $63 million in new funds to augment development of its business transaction management software
and promote company growth, potentially via acquisition.
Service desk staff challenged with more complexity, less resources
09/24/08
Service desk employees often take the brunt of complaint calls and deal with disgruntled end-users while manning the front
line of IT, and a recent survey shows these staffers are handling more calls than ever - with fewer resources in some cases.
High hopes for Open Virtualization Format standard
09/22/08
News about management standards doesn't often excite industry watchers, but the recent debut of the Distributed Management
Task Force's (DMTF) Open Virtualization Format standard could change all that.
Net mgmt, security spending safe from IT budget cuts, survey shows
09/19/08
A survey of 100 Interop New York 2008 attendees reveals that despite the economic crisis and overall spending slowdown, a
majority don't intend to cut their network management budgets in 2009.
All eyes on HP-EDS services integration plan
09/18/08
HP's $13.9 billion acquisition of EDS brings IT services expertise to the vendor, which is building its software and now services
businesses via acquisition. Analysts remain skeptical that HP can successfully integrate the EDS business without significant
culture clash and some client concern.
Net managers struggle to diagnose application problems, survey finds
09/18/08
A poll of 105 network engineers and IT executives attending the Interop New York 2008 conference found the majority struggle
to discern network problems from application performance issues.
Wall Street turmoil to cost IT jobs, firm says
09/17/08
Janco Associates estimates more than 400 high-paid IT executives will lose their jobs due to the fall of Lehman Brothers and
Merrill Lynch, while some 12,300 expected to be let go from HP in the U.S. over the next few years.
Data center technologies cause concern despite promised benefits
09/17/08
Separate Avocent and EMC surveys show that next-generation data center technologies and initiatives can lead to more efficient
operations, but IT executives worry the added complexity is too much to handle.
Precise emerges as independent transaction performance management company
09/17/08
Application performance management companies rarely survive for any length of time on their own in the wild.
Management vendors continue to drop the V word
09/15/08
It's not enough to talk about virtualization any more; management vendors are lining up to show their support for the technology
from VMware, Microsoft, Citrix and anyone else planning to make their name with virtual technologies.
IT pros see budget impact in election outcome
09/12/08
CDW IT Monitor survey of 1,000 IT decision makers shows more than 40% expect the results of the 2008 presidential election
to impact their budget and staffing plans.
SAP certifications boosting pay, but others still falling: survey
09/12/08
Foote Partners' IT Skills and Certifications Pay Index reveals the certified and noncertified skills that lost value in the
past 12 months and those that have earned more pay.
Vendors tackle virtualization security
09/11/08
Companies such as Altor Networks, Catbird and HP showcase at VMworld 2008 products designed to protect data, keep virtual
environments compliant and secure traffic between virtual machines.
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