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SSDs Dragged Storage Out Of The Dark Ages In 2013
Storage has made significant technical progress this year. SSD and flash are now mainstream, and HDD is sliding (slowly) towards the retirement home.
Obama's Open Data Plan: Much Work Ahead
Open government advocates found plenty to praise in Obama administration's latest National Action Plan (NAP). But agencies must now make good on those plans.
2014 Healthcare Industry Forecast: Sweeping Change
Long-percolating trends will come to a head with implementation of the Affordable Care Act and the rise of private exchanges, says PwC report.
Twitter Enhances Private Messaging For iOS, Android
Twitter's latest mobile app redesign adds support for photos in direct messages.
Microsoft Patches Windows, Office, IE, SharePoint
Microsoft fixes include patch for in-the-wild Office 365 token-grabbing attack that enabled silent eavesdropping.
Smarty Ring: Better Than A Smartwatch?
Would you wear a ring that can answer calls and tell the time? One Indiegogo campaign hopes so.
Google Sheets Gets Offline Editing
Update to Google's online spreadsheet app brings much needed speed and other features.
Splunk Brings Big Data Into Security Monitoring
Telco IDT taps Splunk to optimize IT and isolate security threats. The next step is spotting marketing opportunities hidden in big data.
Nokia's Secret Android Smartphone
Nokia has plans for a low-cost Android smartphone for emerging markets -- but will Microsoft kill the project?
Dell's Post-PC Era Identity In Flux
Dell has promised innovation as a private company in the post-PC era -- but when can customers expect to see it?
Top 10 Cloud Fiascos
We don't mean to give cloud laggards encouragement, but you can learn from their concerns. Consider the evolution of the cloud disaster.
How To Win A Cartoon Caption Contest (Tech Version)
Take home the gold in our brand new cartoon caption contest by following these simple rules: Be funnier and enter more.
NSA Tracks Targets With Google Cookies
Leaked NSA documents indicate it uses Google's advertising cookies to track targets for offensive hacking.
Oracle Embraces OpenStack
Oracle bows to the growing Open Stack trend, promises to integrate its product line with the open-source project.
10 Jobs Destined For Robots
The machines are coming for some of our jobs. Be afraid or welcome our new robot overlords, as you prefer.
Social Business Rules Workplaces – For Now
Social tools and strategy is generating plenty of hype in the workplace. But we've seen this story before.
HealthCare.gov Proves Software Delivery Needs Modernizing
Modern software development involves a mind-boggling number of moving parts. HealthCare.gov proves we've got to get back to basic project management.
2014 BI Outlook: Who's Hot, Who's Not
InformationWeek 2014 Analytics and Business Intelligence Survey finds Tableau rising, Actuate, IBM Cognos, and MicroStrategy sliding.
The Customer Chooses The Web Browser, Stupid
Requiring customers to use a specific kind of technology to access your website or web apps is 1990s thinking.
Jeff Bezos Chats Up James Watt
What do the public cloud and the steam engine have in common? More than you might think.
NASA Mars MAVEN Mission: 5 Facts
How did Mars lose its atmosphere? NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft, now en route to the Red Planet, aims to find out.
Cisco Brings Telemedicine Home
Cisco Extended Care aims to reach patients at home through chat, video appointments, a Web portal, and, later, app and device integration.
A Practical Approach To Project Portfolio Management, Part 2
Realizing that you can't afford not to have a PMO is half the battle. Now it's time to take inventory.
IaaS Performance Benchmarks Part 4: Google Compute Engine
As part of my project comparing IaaS services, I tested Google Compute Engine and also compared it to AWS. Here are the results.
Tips for Smarter WLAN Design
Healthcare, retail, and warehouse/manufacturing have their own quirks when it comes to WLAN design. These tips will help you avoid cookie-cutter deployments.
Google Chromecast Adds 10 Apps
The Web-to-TV media device has been updated as Google continues its push into the living room.
LG Debuts Google Play Edition G Pad
LG offers a G Pad 8.3 tablet with stock Android, available from Google via its Play Store.
6 Tips To Secure Webcams, Stop Keyloggers
If the FBI can activate webcams silently and record keystrokes, so can attackers. Here's how to defend yourself.
IMS Offers M-Heath App Ratings
Health tech firm offers prescription infrastructure for healthcare providers, along with consumer health app rankings.
Microsoft Fails To Nuke ZeroAccess Botnet
Attacks may be down, but 62% of the malicious infrastructure, along with the P2P communications channel, is alive and well.
5 Facebook iPhone App Headaches, Solved
With Facebook's mobile app, locating certain settings can feel like a scavenger hunt. We track down answers to common gripes.
The Fuzzy Future Of Identity Management
Mobile, cloud, and BYOD blur the lines between work and home, forcing IT to envision a new identity and access management strategy.
Google Pushes Android 4.4.2 To Nexus Devices
KitKat update makes significant camera improvements and bug fixes to Nexus smartphones and tablets.
Samsung's Curved Smartphone Falls Flat
Samsung has sold 10 million Note 3 smartphones over the last two months, but its curved Galaxy Round isn't seeing much uptake.
Verizon To Buy EdgeCast Content Delivery Network
Verizon Digital Media is adding a major content delivery network to its rich media capabilities.
Microsoft's Sold-Out Dell Tablet Promo Irks Shoppers
Lucky Microsoft customers snagged Dell's Venue 8 Pro tablet for $99 Monday, but most others were left feeling burned.
2013: Rest In Peace, Passwords
In the future, we will look back on 2013 as the year two-factor authentication killed passwords.
Consulting Fees: How Much Are You Worth?
The art of naming your price is a skill all IT consultants should master. Here are six things to consider before taking your next gig.
UCC Deployment Tips Ensure Integration Success
A UCC deployment may seem straightforward, but it requires complex system integration. These tips will help you choose a UCC vendor that will understand your IT environment.
The War On Military Records
The era of big data has arrived on the battlefield and we need to find new ways to deal with it.
A Practical Approach To Project Portfolio Management, Part 1
PPM is a necessity, not a luxury. Here's how to set up a good, fast, and inexpensive program that will make the best use of pricey IT resources, without costly specialized software.
Feds Extend Deadline For Electronic Health Meaningful Use
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services extend period for attesting to Meaningful Use stage 2 regulations through 2016. Meanwhile, hospitals worry about meeting stage 2 in 2014.
Tech Giants To US: Stop Spying
Apple, AOL, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Twitter, and Yahoo have asked the US government to limit its data gathering.
Rackspace CTO's Prescription For HealthCare.gov
Rackspace CTO John Engates offers a prescription for HealthCare.gov's complete recovery and continued health.
Obama Administration's Open Government Projects, Round 2
Programs aim to use technology to better inform and engage citizens in a wide range of topics, from scientific research to budgeting.
NIST Cybersecurity Framework: Don’t Underestimate It
A cybersecurity framework for critical infrastructure owners is voluntary but will become the de facto standard for litigators and regulators. Here's how to prepare.
8 More Facebook Buttons We Want
A Facebook engineer developed a Sympathize button for the times when Like just doesn't work. But why stop there? The TMI button seems long overdue.
LTE Speeds, Capacity Improve In Big Cities
Wireless carriers upgrade infrastructure to make sure their LTE 4G networks offer the speeds and throughput they advertise.
DARPA Crowdsources Bug-Spotting Games
DARPA debuts five different puzzle games to test whether players can spot mathematical flaws in open-source code used by the Defense Department.
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