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Doug Henschen
Oracle Spotlights Its Database Memory Gap
November 16, 2012 08:33 AM
Oracle takes Microsoft to task for its SQL Server Project Hekaton announcement, but in doing so it underscores what's missing from Oracle DB and Exadata.
Paul McDougall
Microsoft Windows 8 Tablet Plans In Disarray
November 15, 2012 10:51 AM
Surface Pro, as well as systems that run Win8 on Intel's Clover Trail platform, are missing in action at a key time -- creating a nasty enterprise tablet problem for Microsoft.
Doug Henschen
Sears Hadoop Plans: Check Out Data Warehousing's Future
November 14, 2012 11:33 AM
Will Hadoop become the new enterprise data warehouse? Sears' CTO is not alone in seeing a shift in how we'll use relational databases.
Paul McDougall
Sinofsky's Exit Points To Major Microsoft Shakeup
November 14, 2012 10:06 AM
Windows chief's sudden departure comes amid questions about Windows 8 sales and Microsoft's hardware plans.
Debra Donston-Miller
Facebook Couples Profiles: Breaking Up Hard To Do
November 14, 2012 08:54 AM
Facebook's new Couples profile puts the story of your relationship out there. You can curate it -- but users are already groaning at this un-requested "feature."
Mark Johnson
Hurricane Sandy: Big Data Predicted Big Power Outages
November 12, 2012 12:07 PM
What can be learned for future weather events? For starters, simulations must happen quickly and no single forecasting model will do.
Dion Hinchcliffe
How To Overcome Social Business Performance Obstacles
November 12, 2012 09:05 AM
For better outcomes, broaden your use of social software and tighten your focus on results.
Russ Edelman
What Enterprise Social Networks Lack: Purpose
November 09, 2012 09:06 AM
Communities based on shared interests are fine for consumer social networks. At work, only a community of purpose is worth our time.
Eric Lundquist
Nate Silver's Big Data Lessons For The Enterprise
November 08, 2012 11:40 AM
Big data analytics have proven their mettle in predicting baseball and election success. How can you make them work for your business?
Art Wittmann
What's Killing APM?
November 07, 2012 08:00 AM
App performance management is seen as less important than it was two years ago, partly because vendors haven't kept up.
Rajan Chandras
Data Governance: No Single Solution
November 06, 2012 08:34 AM
The problem isn't a shortage of products. It's a shortage of clarity and vision.
Jacob Morgan
6 Ways To Build Management Support For Collaboration
November 01, 2012 11:54 AM
Winning upper management support for collaboration makes a big difference. If you don't have it, here's how to get it.
Mike Feibus
One Microsoft Way: Smart Road For Developers?
October 31, 2012 11:42 AM
As Microsoft plays catch-up in smartphones and tablets, it woos developers at its Build conference this week to write apps that work on all of its platforms.
David F. Carr
Red Robin CIO Named Social Business Technology Leader
October 31, 2012 09:10 AM
For best articulating the value of social business in the context of business transformation, The BrainYard named Chris Laping of Red Robin restaurants its Social Business Technology Leader of the year.
Cindi Howson
Big Data Meets BI: Beyond The Hype
October 30, 2012 08:40 AM
With Hadoop quickly gaining adoption, Cloudera, Platfora, SiSense and others are introducing new options for gaining business intelligence from this big data platform.
Charles Babcock
VMware Revenues Show Cloud Worries
October 29, 2012 09:43 AM
VMware rules the virtualization market and wants to do the same with cloud. Can it pull that off and continue its fast-paced growth?
Paul McDougall
Windows 8 Review: All About Touch
October 26, 2012 02:26 PM
Microsoft's new OS offers the option of using a mouse and keyboard. But for most applications, it will have you touching, tapping and swiping.
Michael Davis
Windows 8: A Win For Enterprise Security
October 26, 2012 09:06 AM
Windows 8 makes securing enterprise PCs and tablets easier--and shows that the future of enterprise Windows security is proper control of applications.
Kurt Marko
Windows 8: A Bridge Too Far For Enterprises?
October 26, 2012 09:06 AM
Windows 8 may end up marking the moment when people stopped caring about PC operating systems.
Randy George
Windows 8 Flop Wouldn't Doom Server 2012
October 26, 2012 09:06 AM
Even if Microsoft's new OS was a complete disaster, like Vista, enterprise IT can be assured that Windows Server 2012 will continue to thrive.
Mike Feibus
The Apple-ization Of Microsoft
October 25, 2012 09:06 AM
As Microsoft prepares to launch Windows 8, the hardware world faces a big question. Is going it alone exactly what Microsoft wants?
Paul McDougall
Windows 8: You Can Handle The Learning Curve
October 24, 2012 11:06 AM
Critics say the Windows 8 look and feel will confound consumers and enterprise PC users. I say it's the critics who are being dummies.
Kevin Casey
Windows 8: Are PC People Out Of Touch?
October 19, 2012 09:06 AM
Keyboard and mouse users have little reason to celebrate when Microsoft's new OS rolls out. Does that make me a dinosaur?
Eric Zeman
Nokia Reports Loss, Desperately Needs Hit Smartphone
October 18, 2012 10:05 AM
Nokia's disastrous third quarter highlights just how badly the company needs Windows Phone 8 and the Lumia 920 to reach the market ASAP.
Mike Feibus
Windows 8 PC Makers Face Touch Trouble
October 18, 2012 09:06 AM
Touch has a big role in Microsoft's marketing blitz for Windows 8. But many Ultrabooks set to go on sale this fall aren't touch-enabled.