Deciding to outsource

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Oct 24, 20053 mins

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Deciding to outsource, 10/24/05

IT executives tell how they’ve made their choices.

http://www.networkworld.com/supp/2005/ndc6/102405-outsourcing.html?nl

IT complexity and outsourcing options, 10/24/05

Binod Taterway, founding partner at outsourcing firm Blue Canopy, identifies four levels of complexity inherent in any IT organization. Here he explains them and tells why outsourcing becomes a less practical option as complexity increases.

http://www.networkworld.com/supp/2005/ndc6/102405-outsourcing-side.html?nl

Test: Storage options abound in SMB-based NAS market, 10/24/05

Options abound in the SMB-based market for network-attached storage.

http://www.networkworld.com/reviews/2005/102405-storage-test.html?nl

Best-of-breed tools for the next-generation data center, 10/24/05

A research analyst identifies the best tools for the next-generation data center.

http://www.networkworld.com/supp/2005/ndc6/102405-data-center-tools.html?nl

EMC enters continuous data protection fray, 10/24/05

RecoverPoint differs from some other products on the market because it can be used to back up both file and database data to disk. Other products, such as Symantec’s Backup Exec 10d for Windows Servers and LiveState Recovery 6.0, IBM’s Tivoli Data Protec

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/102405-emc.html?nl

Analysis: Where EMC is and where it’s going, 10/24/05

My recent meeting with several EMC managers resulted in some intriguing information.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/102405-emc-future.html?nl

CA buys e-mail archiving software, 10/24/05

Computer Associates has made public its acquisition of an e-mail archiving software vendor whose technology CA says will help round out its BrightStor storage management suite.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/102405-ca-archiving.html?nl

EMC to buy document capture vendor Captiva, 10/20/05

EMC agreed Thursday to acquire Captiva Software, a maker of software for digitally capturing documents, for about $275 million.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/102005-emc-captiva.html?nl

Newsletter: EMC: Where it is and where it’s going, Part 2, 10/20/05

Today, more on EMC. First, a non-surprise: Expect EMC to continue to build out its core product lines, particularly the Symmetrix DMX and several Clariion …

http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/stor/2005/1017stor2.html?nl

EMC posts double-digit growth in Q3, 10/19/05

EMC Wednesday reported double-digit growth for the ninth consecutive quarter. But the storage vendor also said sales of its midrange Clariion array cooled somewhat, as did sales of its high-end Symmetrix hardware — mainly due to cautious customer …

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/101905-emc-earnings.html?nl

Newsletter: EMC: Where it is and where it’s going, Part 1, 10/18/05

My meeting last week with several managers at EMC resulted in some interesting information. In the next three newsletters, I’ll share some of what I heard …

http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/stor/2005/1017stor1.html?nl