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Take for example, CNBC's Mad Money, one of my favorite shows. Jim Cramer just recently spent an entire broadcast on virtualization and VMware's IPO slated for next month. GE just announced a "green" credit card. And there's still press on the most widely covered instance of DR failure resulting from hurricane Katrina. New Orleans is still reeling from the loss of its many data centers and resident insurance records housed within them. Unfortunately in some cases, not having had a solid DR plan in place outside of the state, some data may never be recovered. I know I keep bringing DR into my discussions here, but it's something I think about a lot and something our customers are concerned with. Important to note, these three topics are all interconnected. IT organizations need to be looking at issues across their enterprises holistically, lest they waste time, money and productivity on each "silo." Ultimately, the biggest loss will be to the competition as different initiatives are farmed out as separate projects. I'd love to hear from readers how you're approaching these issues. Have you found one approach to address all three? Have you made changes in your current infrastructure to focus on one over another? What are your future plans or where have you already realized success? As always, we look welcome any success stories and commentary that our readers have on how they're tying the pieces together.