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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
George Crump
Is Software-Defined Storage Right For You?
May 16, 2013 09:06 AM
Data centers have new storage options, but "new" isn't always "better."
Fritz Nelson
Social Business Not Dead, Just Business As Usual
May 14, 2013 10:59 AM
Social is becoming embedded into applications and business processes. Soon it will cease to be a category.
Michael Endler
Why Microsoft Should Make Windows Blue Free
May 14, 2013 09:06 AM
Windows 8's gloomy narrative could be rewritten when Windows Blue arrives later this year. The first step is to give it away for free.
Kurt Marko
Software Hot, Hardware Not, At EMC World, Interop
May 13, 2013 11:52 AM
The EMC World and Interop conferences showed technology forces reshaping the storage and networking ecosystems and the data center's future -- forces largely driven by software.
Doug Henschen
MetLife Uses NoSQL For Customer Service Breakthrough
May 13, 2013 10:03 AM
MetLife uses 10Gen's MongoDB database to quickly integrate disparate data and deliver a consolidated view of the customer.
Tom Petrocelli
When IT Doesn't Choose Applications
May 13, 2013 09:06 AM
Choosing and purchasing business applications continues to move to the business side of the house. Here's what to expect in the new world order.
Doug Henschen
Teradata to SAP: Our Memory Is Smarter
May 09, 2013 09:06 AM
Teradata says its hybrid 'Intelligent Memory' for data warehousing makes more sense than SAP Hana's all-in-memory approach.
Mike Feibus
Windows 8 Users See Red: Is Microsoft Listening?
May 09, 2013 09:06 AM
Microsoft's Windows 8 update, Windows Blue, must give PC users a more familiar way to work. Microsoft used to manage transitions better -- instead of opening the door for its rivals.
Rob Preston
HP's Hinshaw At Center Of 5-Year Turnaround Plan
May 07, 2013 10:54 AM
As the leader of both IT and operations, John Hinshaw is uniquely positioned to get HP back on track.
Larry Seltzer
Google Apps To Office 365: Why To Switch
May 07, 2013 09:06 AM
Here's the business case for why I moved from Google Apps for Business to Microsoft Office 365 -- and why you may want to do the same.
Doug Henschen
Tivo Research Analytics Mines Big TV Data
May 06, 2013 11:35 AM
Tivo unit combines viewership data with product sales information to show advertisers which TV shows reach the right consumers.
Thomas Claburn
Is Google Bad For Your Brain?
April 29, 2013 09:22 AM
When a tool becomes indispensable, it becomes a crutch. Don't forget how to think on your own.
Fritz Nelson
Attend E2, Conquer Your Enterprise Challenges
April 25, 2013 12:57 PM
Social, mobile, cloud and big data all can help you move more quickly and reach new customers. For the latest wisdom on how, join us at the E2 Conference in Boston.
Rob Preston
CA's Future: DevOps, Mobile, Analytics Key, CEO Says
April 24, 2013 09:08 AM
Mike Gregoire says company has an edge in big data analytics because it already looks at massive amounts of network, system, security and application management data.
Debra Donston-Miller
5 Social Blunders Job Hunters Must Avoid
April 23, 2013 11:25 AM
Are you oversharing or undersharing on social networks? Job hunters should understand the social behaviors that may concern potential employers.
Doug Henschen
Infor Bets $500 Million On Enterprise App Refresh
April 23, 2013 09:35 AM
Infor cranks out new user interfaces and social and cloud options for its enterprise apps to take on SAP, Oracle and Microsoft.
Doug Henschen
Amazon's Vogels: Big Data Belongs In The Cloud
April 22, 2013 09:06 AM
Amazon CTO Werner Vogels predicts real-time analysis and "invisible" Hadoop capacity on demand are the future of big data computing.
Fritz Nelson
94Fifty's Sensor-Laden Basketball Shoots, Scores
April 16, 2013 09:06 AM
"Freakishly smart" sensors embedded in a basketball send shooting and dribbling data to a smartphone app and provide new level of coaching.
Debra Donston-Miller
10 Ways To Get Users On The Social Business Bus
April 16, 2013 09:06 AM
Without proof points and support, end users can easily stall your social business plans.