Server failure is increasingly costly for organizations, given their growing reliance on IT infrastructure to support data-intensive workflows, applications and services. A recent report found that healthcare providers lose thousands of dollars per minute during a data center outage, illustrating the high stakes of securing IT systems with versatile software solutions. Hig...

U.S. schools are under increasing pressure to do well on state and national assessments. These exams influence the ratings and funding levels that they receive, and they may determine whether a student is promoted from one grade to the next. Schools need robust IT infrastructure in order to support their yearly testing cycles, which at some institutions may involve thou...

Retailers may be facing an uptick in cyberattacks in 2014. While the late 2013 breach of Target's point-of-sale systems has received much attention, it could be just the tip of the iceberg. Researchers have observed spikes in malicious activity in the sector recently, plus stores still have to deal with relatively unsafe magnetic stripe cards until at least late 2015. O...