The world's data centres are going virtual, as are some of its desktops. The benefits are well known, but what about the pitfalls?

Virtualisation is it. Hip, hot and happening. And causing changes wherever it goes.

When it comes to disasters, once is more than enough, which makes the holes most companies have in BC&DR plans a real problem.

BI investment needs to go up - not down - during tough times.

Has the corporate world hopped onto the social networking bandwagon? And more importantly, why should it?

Social networking sites aren't all bad; they just need to be analysed in terms of benefits and risks.

IT asset management deals with IT assets, right? And information is an IT asset, right? Or wrong?

The end point of data protection is data destruction. Here, Gartner discusses this critical final step and how it can best be handled.

Too many companies fail to make the distinction that enterprise architecture is about how a business is structured, not about IT.

Enterprise architecture is misunderstood. Here, Gartner busts some common EA myths.

Fast-approaching telecoms competition and deregulation won't be the instant cheap broadband party everyone expects.

Tough economic times result in more insider threats, which means identity and access management needs to be on everyone's agenda.