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DEFINITION: Cruft is a collective term for the elements of a program, system or product that are either useless, poorly designed or both. In computing, cruft describes areas of redundant, improper or simply badly written code, as well as old or inferior hardware and electronics. Cruft may also be used to describe a group of hackers, just as "pod" describes a group of whales, "exultation" a
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Strategies to Control IT Portfolio Complexity and Size
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This podcast focusing on application portfolio management demonstrates how proper evaluation and rationalization of your applications can streamline business and cut costs by identifying opportunities to eliminate redundancies and replace software which doesn't provide the necessary cost benefits.
Posted: 16 Sep 2011 | Premiered: 16 Sep 2011
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Overcoming Today's Top 5 Software Development Process Challenges with SCM
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Watch this webcast to explore the top five process challenges that software development teams face today.
Posted: 11 Nov 2011 | Premiered: 11 Nov 2011
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Podcast: Upgrading to vSphere: What you need to know
sponsored by Dell and VMware
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Upgrading from VMware ESX and/or ESXi 3.x to vSphere 4 successfully involves careful planning. There are hardware, software and database requirements, as well as third-party software compatibility considerations. This podcast provides guidelines for planning a successful upgrade, and walks you through a proposed upgrade path step-by-step.
Posted: 23 Aug 2010 | Premiered: 23 Aug 2010
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Experience the Transformation Journey
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This video explores how consulting services can help teams and managers rise above day-to-day business to put their application modernization needs into focus. Listen now to learn more about how industry veternas can help you build a roadmap to transform your business.
Posted: 16 Sep 2011 | Premiered: 16 Sep 2011
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Using Virtualization for Testing and Development Environments
sponsored by Dell and Microsoft
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In this podcast, virtualization expert Anil Desai talks with WhatIs.com's Alex Howard about the many ways virtualization can be used to improve software testing and development.
Posted: 04 Dec 2008 | Premiered: 04 Dec 2008
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Reduce IT Costs With Strategies to Streamline Inefficient Apps
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This video highlights the business benefits and competitive advantages of leveraging advanced application portfolio management. Learn how making sure that your business ha all the tools it needs and none of the ones it doesn't can speed responses to opportunities and threats alike.
Posted: 16 Sep 2011 | Premiered: 16 Sep 2011
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Application moderinzation for today's business demands
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This podcast demonstrates how consulting services can help teams and managers rise above day-to-day business to put their application modernization needs into focus. Listen now to learn more.
Posted: 16 Sep 2011 | Premiered: 16 Sep 2011
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Build the Intelligent, Integrated Enterprise
sponsored by Red Hat
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Watch this webcast to learn how to keep up with the ever-changing consumer demands for new and improved products and services. Discover technologies that can help you build an agile, responsive IT infrastructure so you're able to scale to changing needs and make more strategic business decisions.
Posted: 20 Apr 2012 | Premiered: 20 Apr 2012
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CIO Innovator Series
sponsored by SearchCIO.com
VIRTUAL TRADESHOW:
The SearchCIO.com CIO Innovator Profile Series discusses how CIOs utilize technology to align IT and business goals. The CIO has become the key in supporting both sides of the organization, creating a socially responsible and efficient IT infrastructure. Uncover a plethora of exclusive content, including expert e-guides, videos and podcasts.
Posted: 03 Apr 2012 | Premiered: 03 Apr 2012
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David Tuhy Talks Enterprise-Class Digital Storage
sponsored by Intel
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This exclusive video reviews new storage technology that is helping your peers handle their overwhelming amounts of enterprise data. Discover how these solutions can help you combat the challenges and costs of digital storage so you can improve the performance and power of your systems.
Posted: 05 Apr 2012 | Premiered: 05 Apr 2012
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BUG FIXES DEFINITION (continued): … group of larks and "murder" a group of crows.Something that is "crufty" may be dirty, unpleasant, extra, sloppily implemented, duplicated elsewhere or simply useless. Cruft, for instance, could refer to a URL where internal organizational details or directories that matter to no one but the webmasters "clutter" up the address. A mobile operating system that requires a user to navigate six submenus to complete a frequently-used function is another example of cruft.While cruft is usually used in computer programming, many coders or lovers of hacker jargon also apply it to any situation … Bug Fixes definition sponsored by SearchSoftwareQuality.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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