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5 Cloud App Trends To Expect In 2013
We'll see more mobile options and embedded analytics, of course, but surprises will include growth in financial apps and big-data insights.
Oracle Q2 Results: Ellison Spins On Sun
CEO Larry Ellison talks up Oracle's Sun acquisition even as hardware sales slide 23%. Software sales rise.
Cloud Computing: Best And Worst News Of 2012
What were the key developments for enterprise cloud computing this year? Let's look at four big wins -- and three setbacks.
7 Ways Outsourcing Has Changed
The old role of outsourcers -- doing repetitive stuff overseas because it is a lot cheaper -- is history. See what's coming to take its place.
Why Amazon's Cloud Business Is Like Kindle Sales
Amazon Web Services is cheap upfront, and Amazon only gets paid if people keep using it, CEO Bezos says.
Mark Hurd Interview: Oracle Leading Or Following?
Oracle President Mark Hurd talks strategy with InformationWeek's Fritz Nelson and some CIO customers. Watch the interview and read our analysis.
Social Networks Continue Push For Control
The Internet was supposed to facilitate direct connections between individuals and disempower gatekeepers. Instead, it has become a massive...
Cloud Collaboration Tools: Big Hopes, Big Needs
Cloud-based collaboration tools give enterprises valuable advantages, but vendors must step up now to answer some key questions on security and...
Celtics, Nets Score With Unified Communications
NBA teams' IT executives explain how and why they decided among on-premises, hybrid and hosted technology services.
SAP Clings To A Dated Cloud Apps Strategy
As cloud vendors Salesforce.com, NetSuite and Workday look toward larger companies, SAP courts small and midsize firms.
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Microsoft Tries To Outflank Amazon With Azure Upgrades
January 03, 2013Azure enhancements leave Microsoft well positioned against cloud competitors in 2013, analyst says.
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Best Of InformationWeek 2012: 12 Must-Reads
December 28, 2012Catch up on the best of what InformationWeek had to offer this year, from profiles of top CIOs to investigations of tech security gone wrong.
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Amazon Outage Scrooges Netflix, Heroku
December 27, 2012Amazon Web Services suffers a second holiday services disruption and the fourth outage of 2012.
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Red Hat Buys ManageIQ, Gains Hybrid Cloud Tools
December 21, 2012Red Hat will pay $104 million to fill out self-provisioning and performance management for its virtualization environment, get multi-hypervisor...
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Cloud Computing: Best And Worst News Of 2012
December 19, 2012What were the key developments for enterprise cloud computing this year? Let's look at four big wins -- and three setbacks.
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Teambox Bundles Box Storage With Social Collaboration
December 18, 2012Project-oriented social collaboration tool Teambox offers Box integration along with 15 gigabytes per user of free storage.
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Dell KACE's K3000 Offers On-Premises MDM Alternative
December 17, 2012New MDM appliance offers a new option for BYOD programs as well as a look at how Dell is managing its various acquisitions.
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CA's New CEO Faces Big Balancing Act
December 14, 2012Michael Gregoire expected to set a more entrepreneurial style as CA continues transition from mainframe products to cloud and virtual systems.
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Michael Dell, Bill Clinton Share The Stage
December 13, 2012Dell World: The new Dell is here, and CEO Dell and former President Clinton look to technology's role in the future.
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SugarSync Adds Search, Collaboration To Cloud Storage
December 12, 2012SugarSync CEO describes new features, takes questions on cloud security in the latest episode of InformationWeek Valley View.
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