A Few More Strands in the DNA of the Midrange
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

Information about the midrange of the corporate computing market--the place where hundreds of thousands of companies worldwide generate tens of billions of dollars in server and storage spending a year--is a little hard to come by. I always have an eye out for statistics because it is so rare to see anything quantitative that is available to the public. I am sure there is plenty of data available on the midrange from the server makers themselves and the big IT market researchers, but that is the kind of information that costs big bucks these days. READ MORE >

The Winds of Change: How Presidential Politics Informs IT Transformation
by Jake Sorofman

For most people, the prospect of fundamental change is about as comforting as a root canal. By their state of nature, most people are change averse, preferring the quiet predictability of the status quo to the frothy tumult of a fundamental shift. That is, until change seems to be the only tenable answer. READ MORE >

Wholesalers Making Adjustments During Economic Storm
by Dan Burger

To find out what companies in the wholesale and distribution business are doing to succeed in these turbulent economic times, I set up an appointment with IBM's wholesale industry segment executive, Roberto Sanchez, who works not only with customers, but also with independent software vendors and resellers in the sales channel. Sanchez understands the System i because many companies rely on it in this market and also because he was once a systems engineer for the AS/400. READ MORE >

As I See It: Growing a (Non-Binding) Conscience
by Victor Rozek

When the Internet was first spreading around the globe with the speed and infectiousness of an airborne virus, it soon became evident that many nations would not tolerate the unchecked proliferation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Governments that could not abide opposition became intent on regulating what would otherwise facilitate a dangerous flow of uncensored data and subversive ideas. READ MORE >