Global CIO: The CIO's Christmas
A holiday poem, with apologies to Dr. Seuss
Global CIO: Oracle's EU Nemesis Mocked Intel After $1.5B Fine
By
Bob
Evans
After fining Intel $1.5 billion, top EC bureaucrat Neelie Kroes joked about Intel sponsoring European taxpayers. What sort of joke was she planning for Oracle?
Global CIO: Oracle Customer Comments Will Force EU To Yield
By
Bob
Evans
Oracle customers last week crushed the EU's case against Oracle by saying its databases don't compete with MySQL. But will the EU listen?
Down To Business: The 'Jobs Summit' And The Role Of Government
By
Rob
Preston
Policy makers don't 'create' IT and other jobs without introducing a ton of waste. They do best when they grease the skids of output and trade.
Practical Analysis: 802.11 -- The Blu-Ray Of Wireless
By
Art
Wittmann
While useful, 802.11n is unlikely to be game-changing technology in most enterprise settings.
Global CIO: Riverbed Sees Cloud Computing Boom In 2010
By
Bob
Evans
With CIOs looking to the cloud to help rekindle growth and CEOs dazzled by the economic promise, Riverbed is very bullish on cloud computing.
Global CIO: Why SAP Won't Match Oracle's 22% Maintenance Fees
By
Bob
Evans
Here are five reasons why SAP won't make the awful mistake of raising annual maintenance fees to match Oracle at 22%.
Global CIO: IBM Supports Oracle But Microsoft Kisses EU Ring
By
Bob
Evans
IBM exec Steve Mills says MySQL doesn't compete with Oracle, but Microsoft obsequiously awaits its chance to kiss the EU's ring by demonizing Larry Ellison's company.
Global CIO: General Motors CIO On 4 Essential IT Skills
By
Chris
Murphy
He'd like to hire people with all 4 into the new GM. But how can IT pros get this broad experience?
Global CIO: Steve Jobs Is Bugs Bunny But Microsoft Is Elmer Fudd
By
Bob
Evans
Windows 7 is nice, Bing is neat, Sharepoint is solid, and Azure is promising. But does Microsoft scare the crap out of any of its competitors anymore?