Stories by Julie Sartain

A newbie's guide to Facebook

There's a lot of buzz about Facebook, but what is it, exactly? What does it do? Can anybody join? How much does it cost?

Open-source software in the data center

Rakesh Kumar, an analyst at Gartner. "There is an argument that users [of open source] gain access to a larger skill set than with other platforms," he says, referring to the notion that many eyes debug and look at open-source code.

NBA: Your last line of defense

There's a new weapon in the security arsenal that monitors network traffic and issues real-time alerts when it spots unusual or suspicious behavior on the network.

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