Identity Management Network Security Software: Management Computer Network Security Software. Learn how global networking is changing security models and making identity and identity management the hot topics of security conferences. more>

Energy Star Rebates Datacenter Installations: Energy Star Rebates Datacenter Installations. An interview explaining the PG&E perspective on the customer benefits of energy rebates for data center solutions and ways to save energy in datacenter installations. more>

Enterprise application integration critical success factor Featured JBI Net Talk Programs.Tune in on demand to a special four part Sun Net Talk Take 10 Webinar series on Java Business Integration (JBI), Open ESB (Enterprise Service Bus) and service-oriented integration. more>

Datacenter Cost Carbon Credits: See how datacenter infrastructure costs break down with rising electricity costs and increased server requirements. more>

Call it a philosophy, a movement, or a methodology. Call it what you like, but open source has revolutionized the software economy, changing the way software is being built, sold, and used around the globe. more>

By Jonathan Schwartz.At an interview recently with John Markoff of The New York Times, I made a statement that seems to have generated some concern over my sanity. I said, "I don't believe in thin clients." Let me start by saying I started my technology career with a company that built client (i.e., desktop) software. I care a lot about user experience. And for that reason, I've always thought the words thin client were oxymoronic. more>

Sample Business Continuity Plan Disaster Recovery Documentation: Disasters happen, even more so today than ever before. Before the turn of the century, organizations focused on preventing and avoiding environmental disasters such as fires or floods. And, much like businesses and people acquire insurance policies against the chance of fire and other disasters on capital assets such as buildings and automobiles, IT departments typically implement some kind of insurance in the form of redundancy to help applications recover from disasters. However, in the 21st century, disasters have expanded to include terrorist attacks, strings of hurricanes, extensive power grid failures, network threats such as worms and hackers, and business events such as mergers and acquisitions — forcing IT managers to change their focus from avoiding a possible disaster to recovering from an inevitable one. And these days, every minute it takes to recover can cost the business or organization in terms of lost sales and customers. Sun Java™ Availability Suite can help by enabling application and data access continuity across unlimited distance. Learn about disaster recovery and business continuity. more>

Railroad Speeds IT User Identity Processes. The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) operates one of the largest railroad networks in North America, with 33,500 route miles of track covering 28 states and two Canadian provinces. The company manages an extensive technology infrastructure to support transporting a wide range of products and commodities across the continent. Based in Forth Worth, Texas, BNSF operates corporate offices in St. Paul, Minnesota, and Topeka, Kansas, as well as 300 remote locations throughout North America. more>

By Jonathan Schwartz. Throughout history, we've seen several examples of technology literally transforming society. The railroads, telegraph, electrical grid and interstate highway system are good examples. So is the Internet. About 15 years ago, the mass availability of Java and a simple web browser launched the euphoria that led to the now infamous dot-com bubble. Lately, I find myself reminding people that bubbles precede build outs. It happened with each of the technologies I mentioned above, and it's happening with the Internet today. more>

E-C-O stands for economy as well as ecology. In August, Sun and Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) announced an energy incentive program that signifies an expanded awareness of how critical energy efficiency is in the data center. Sun's Dave Douglas and PG&E's Mark Bramfitt give their perspectives on what is likely to be the first of many initiatives. more>