This Week's Issue
Technology Whitepapers
- Creating the Enterprise-Class Tablet Environment - by Yankee Group
- How To Regain IT Control In An Increasingly Mobile World - by BlackBerry
- The BlackBerry PlayBook tablet's Good Bones - by BlackBerry
- Red Alert: Why Tablet Security Matters - by BlackBerry
- New Visual and Wizard-Driven Paradigms for Exploring Data and Developing Analytic Workflows
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George Crump
Are There Too Many Storage Solutions?
January 30, 2012 02:18 PM
It's a challenge to sort through the maze of storage products to find a solution to your problem--but it's better than not having choices.
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Ed Hansberry
Smartphone Adoption Higher In Europe
January 30, 2012 12:46 PM
More U.S. consumers hold on to feature phones and dumb phones. Are U.S. carriers to blame?
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George Crump
Solid State Storage Can Save You Money
January 26, 2012 01:29 PM
Solid-state storage is still expensive. Is it worth the benefits?
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Ed Hansberry
Smartphone Option Overload Confuses Consumers
January 26, 2012 10:54 AM
Vendors have bombarded consumers with conflicting information about smartphone costs, network data speeds, and features, slowing adoption and upgrade rates.
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Ed Hansberry
Google Has Lost Control Of Android Fragmentation
January 25, 2012 12:17 PM
Fragmentation allows variety among device makers, but can cause frustration for developers and lower satisfaction among end users.
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Ed Hansberry
RIM Investors Give Thumbs Down On New CEO
January 24, 2012 11:45 AM
Stock drops after new chief Thorsten Heins said he'll stay the course laid out by his predecessors.
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Ed Hansberry
Windows Phone Predicted To Overtake iOS By 2015
January 23, 2012 11:35 AM
Nokia partnership will launch Microsoft's platform to second place in global smartphone market share, iSuppli forecasts.
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George Crump
Solid State Disk's True Cost
January 20, 2012 12:40 PM
IT pros focus on SSD's hefty startup costs, but you must consider other costs when evaluating the storage technology.
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Ed Hansberry
Can Nokia Crack The Verizon Nut?
January 20, 2012 11:30 AM
To be successful in North America, you have to have a device on the biggest network, Verizon.
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Ed Hansberry
Why RIM Should Cut BlackBerry Losses
January 19, 2012 11:55 AM
RIM's best move may be to cut its losses on BlackBerry 10 and adopt Android or Windows Phone instead.
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George Crump
Biggest Storage Trend of 2012
January 18, 2012 10:00 AM
Performance management skills--in both software and IT professionals--promises to be the biggest storage story this year.
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Ed Hansberry
Microsoft Releases Windows 8 Tablet Specs
January 18, 2012 08:30 AM
Microsoft's forthcoming tablets have the bar set high for minimum hardware requirements.
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Ed Hansberry
RIM Taps Goldman Sachs To Explore Options
January 17, 2012 02:54 PM
Is hiring the investment firm a sign that the BlackBerry maker is ready to seriously entertain buyout offers?
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George Crump
Big Data Changes Storage Needs
January 13, 2012 04:07 PM
Growth of unstructured data forces IT managers to look for new ways to scale storage capabilities, with cloud storage a leading option.
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Ed Hansberry
Verizon Gains More Than Consumers With LTE Shift
January 13, 2012 02:59 PM
To ease traffic on its 3G network, Verizon wants all future smartphone releases to support LTE.
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Ed Hansberry
Windows Phones To Flood Market In 2012
January 12, 2012 03:02 PM
Microsoft failed to gain much ground in the mobile phone market in 2011, but its partners should help it grab a piece of the market this year.
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Ed Hansberry
Nokia Promises Exclusive Phones To U.S. Carriers
January 11, 2012 03:06 PM
Will unique devices appease carriers and change Nokia's Microsoft Phone fortunes?
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George Crump
2 Storage Management Trends To Watch In 2012
January 10, 2012 02:55 PM
Why are consolidated storage and compute infrastructures hot now? Storage management issues can cause virtualization projects to slow down or stall.
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Ed Hansberry
Tips For Multi-Platform Mobile App Development
January 10, 2012 11:01 AM
New Forrester report has advice for enterprises supporting the consumerization of IT.
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Ed Hansberry
Apple's Cool Factor Waning?
January 06, 2012 02:30 PM
Apple's best years are behind it, opines one financial reporter. Really? We don't see anyone getting a Samsung tattoo.
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George Crump
Flash Dependent Storage Systems Take Off In 2012
January 05, 2012 02:06 PM
Whether flash-only, or a combination of flash and mechanical storage, the technology is poised for significant gains.
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Ed Hansberry
SMS Text Messaging Declines
January 05, 2012 11:30 AM
SMS isn't going away, but looks to have peaked. That hits carriers in the pocketbook.
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Ed Hansberry
Will Windows Phone Take Off In 2012?
December 29, 2011 09:17 AM
Microsoft has two updates planned for its mobile platform next year, and its application store has a lot of apps. Will it spur sales?
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George Crump
Will RAID Die In 2012?
December 28, 2011 12:33 PM
The time it takes to rebuild a RAID-protected volume makes it unwieldy with today's high-capacity drives.
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Ed Hansberry
Androids Everywhere, But Update Model Broken
December 28, 2011 10:00 AM
In 2011, 93 different Android phones have been released across nine U.S. carriers. But there's a downside to this diversity.
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