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Shankar Ranganathan
5 Ways To Get Big Data Plans Moving
May 24, 2013 09:06 AM
Are your analytics efforts getting bogged down in all the data streaming in from social, apps, surveys and other channels? Here's how to get unstuck.
George Crump
How Server Vendors Can Compete In Storage
May 23, 2013 09:06 AM
Imagine if every server you bought already included all the storage capacity and performance you needed. Here's how server vendors could make it happen.
Keith Fowlkes
Why Young IT Pros Should Consider Higher Ed
May 23, 2013 09:06 AM
In the battle for tech talent, small colleges and universities have a lot to offer Gen Xers and Millennials.
Mike Feibus
Windows 8.1 Timing All Wrong
May 23, 2013 09:06 AM
Windows 8.1 should be coming out now. Here's why Microsoft can no longer afford to target the fall for new releases.
Fritz Nelson
Google's Amit Singh To Talk Enterprise Focus At E2
May 23, 2013 09:06 AM
Amit Singh, president of Google Enterprise, will give the opening keynote at the upcoming E2 conference. We'll drill down with him on enterprise users' desire for forward-looking information.
Ellis Booker
Art And Computer Literacy Overcome Challenges At NYC School
May 22, 2013 12:56 PM
Many of its students are disadvantaged and living in temporary housing, but this New York City school’s computer lab is making strides.
George Crump
Software-Defined Storage Vs. Traditional Storage Systems
May 22, 2013 09:06 AM
Here's why software-defined storage won't drive established storage companies out of business.
Doug Henschen
Hadoop 2.0: New Big Data Possibilities
May 22, 2013 09:06 AM
Hadoop 2.0 will move beyond batch processing to support interactive, online and streaming applications. But don't let warnings about YARN tie you up in knots.
Cindi Howson
SAP Steps Up Visual Analytics, Mobile BI
May 21, 2013 09:06 AM
SAP's renamed Lumira visual module, mobile upgrades and the Hana platform are uniting the customer experience.
Charles Babcock
Google Compute Engine: Too Little, Too Late?
May 21, 2013 09:06 AM
Google must convince enterprise IT managers that its infrastructure-as-a-service offering is a good fit. I am doubtful that Google is ready.
Kevin Casey
Windows 8: 4 Things I've Learned
May 21, 2013 09:06 AM
After spending two weeks on a touchscreen laptop, I've revisited my initial assumptions about Windows 8. But don't kid yourself: Joe and Jane user will need training.
Michael Fitzgerald
Should CIOs Hire Cyber Pinkertons?
May 21, 2013 09:06 AM
If a full-on cyber war breaks out, what will your company do? Avoid the Internet or hire a cyber Pinkerton?
Charles Babcock
VMware Hybrid Cloud Plans: Time For Amazon Answer
May 20, 2013 09:40 AM
VMware doesn't like the degree to which customers and partners have been implementing cloud using its products, and it's taking matters into its own hands. Will it truly compete with Amazon?
Howard Anderson
20 People Who Changed Tech: An Wang
May 20, 2013 09:06 AM
How easy-to-use, single-application systems changed the face of computing, communications and business decision-making.
Jonathan Feldman
So You Want To Be A CIO? 4 Tips
May 20, 2013 09:06 AM
If you have C-suite aspirations, consider these four pieces of advice from the school of hard knocks.
Thomas Claburn
Google To Apple: Catch Us If You Can
May 20, 2013 09:06 AM
Despite a low-key Google I/O conference this year, Google has transformed itself into a company of fearsome focus.
Coverlet Meshing
5 BI Requests IT Groups Must Challenge
May 20, 2013 09:06 AM
If actionable business insight, the stuff of BI legend, is the Mt. Everest summit, know this: There's little point to building or buying a better ice pick if the climbing team has no arms.
John Barnes
Problem Of Math Educational Software Needs Solution
May 20, 2013 09:05 AM
Math instructional software has failed to teach students how to choose the best strategies to solve numbers problems. Why is that the case?
John Foley
What's Next In Video Surveillance
May 20, 2013 08:00 AM
Driven by the consumer market, video surveillance is the next big data challenge.
Patrick Harbauer
Do Your Due Diligence With The Cloud And PCI
May 20, 2013 08:00 AM
Don't hand over compliance responsibilities when you sign on with a cloud provider.
David Carr
Ed Tech, Privatization And Plunder
May 17, 2013 09:44 AM
All the reasons to be suspicious of the political-industrial conspiracy against public education and public universities.
David Nour
Use Social Strategy To Focus Your Leadership, Board
May 17, 2013 09:15 AM
Get your senior team involved in broadening your base, achieving growth and winning mindshare.
Chris Murphy
Innovation Isn't Working At 4 Out Of 5 Companies
May 16, 2013 01:37 PM
Companies are too afraid of risk, among other factors, according to Accenture.
Kate Vitasek
Vested IT Outsourcing Deals Avert A Catch-22
May 16, 2013 12:22 PM
Customers and suppliers say they value innovation, but most outsourcing relationships end up becoming a race to the bottom. In "vested" outsourcing deals, both parties are vested in each other's success.
Doug Henschen
SAP Vows Hana Is Ready To Run ERP
May 16, 2013 12:02 PM
SAP adapts its Business Suite to Hana in record time, but customers may want more proof of success before migrating mission-critical apps.