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NASA Gets Cloud Experience Through Nebula
Under CIO Vivek Kundra, the federal government has launched Apps.gov, an online marketplace of software where federal agencies can find what they need, sometimes at bargain prices. But behind the scenes, it's made a much bigger bet on cloud computing. It's NASA's Nebula cloud at the Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Calif.
Thomas Claburn
Google's Universal Translator
Tech news sites have been buzzing about Google's plan to turn mobile phones into universal translators, based on a report in The Times.
George Crump
The Importance Of QoS In Automated Tiering
In a conversation I had a few weeks ago with Pillar Data’s CEO, Mike Workman, we discussed his recent blog entry on the “Auto Tiering of Data”. In this blog he brings up several important considerations as vendors and users begin to examine automated tiering. One I’d like to elaborate on is QoS in Automated Tiering.
Eric Zeman
Android 2.1 With Multitouch Headed To Motorola Droid
Inside sources say that a major update is headed for the Motorola Droid. It will be bestowed with Android version 2.1, and with the update comes some major new features. Updated: The update is coming this week!
Bob Evans
GM Ex-CIO Szygenda To iRise
Ralph Szygenda, General Motors' longtime CIO who retired late last year, is joining rapidly growing software firm iRise as a strategic consultant to create a CIO advisory council focused on defining and leading IT transformation and understanding the potential of enterprise visualization in those large-scale efforts.
Nicole Ferraro
Readers: We Will iPass on iPad
Uh-oh: 67 percent of Internet Evolution readers say they'll buy the iPad 'never'
Tracey Hughes
Massive Parallelism Has a Name ... Extreme Scale Computing
Parallel computing is not a new concept. Its been around for decades. Now the reality is here. Serial computing is dead? Well, that's what was stated in an article in IEEE Computer Magazine.
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IBM Rolls Out Power7 As Rivals Converge
Big Blue's introduction of new enterprise servers shows it still wants to be king of the integrated systems game.
China Closes Hacker Training Site
The arrests, which took place before Google revealed that it had been targeted by a cyber attack from China, reflect growing concern about internal cybercrime.
Global CIO: Do CIOs Still Matter?
CIOs need to redefine their roles and boundaries in today's age of lean IT and customer-centric business.
Guerra On Healthcare: Meaningful Objections To Meaningful Use
Healthcare providers are criticizing exclusions and the all-or-nothing approach of the final draft definition for meaningful use of e-health records.
Tools Improve E-Medical Records Performance
Providence Health & Services is rolling out Compuware performance management tools to speed doctors' access to clinical data and IT's ability to maintain and repair systems.
Oracle To Buy AmberPoint
AmberPoint's service-oriented architecture management software will be folded into Fusion middleware, said Oracle.
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Bob Evans
Global CIO: Do CIOs Still Matter?
CIOs need to redefine their roles and boundaries in today's age of lean IT and customer-centric business.
Anthony Guerra
Guerra On Healthcare: Meaningful Objections To Meaningful Use
Healthcare providers are criticizing exclusions and the all-or-nothing approach of the final draft definition for meaningful use of e-health records.
Stephen Glazier
Global CIO: Software Patents And The CIO
Two recent developments dictate a more hands-on IT organization approach to intellectual property.
Rob Preston
Down To Business: What Could Doom The IT Recovery?
The economy (stupid). Absent more responsible and disciplined fiscal policies, the U.S. tech rebound will be a short-lived phenomenon.
Art Wittmann
Practical Analysis: IT Managers Have Had Enough
Our annual salary survey indicates that security pros aren't getting a sufficient sense that their work and expertise are valued.
John Foley
Government Technologist: What's the ROI Of Open Government?
Let's stop dancing around open government and evaluate it based on its hard returns.
Alexander Wolfe
Server Den: Inside HP's Converged Infrastructure
Gary Thome, chief architect of HP's Infrastructure Software and Blades group, talks power and cooling like you've never heard it before. Plus, why he thinks Hewlett-Packard's data-center play tops Cisco.
Fritz Nelson
Full Nelson: The Growing Threat Of Cyberwarfare
Many more casualities will pile up, but policy and agreements will prove meaningless against today's anonymous cyberwarrior.
Chris Murphy
Global CIO: Why GM's Volt Electric Car Needs An iPhone App
GM is promising a smartphone app that lets drivers remotely track data such as whether the Volt's battery is charged, hoping to ease the fear of running out of juice on the road.
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