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Ed Tech, Privatization And Plunder
All the reasons to be suspicious of the political-industrial conspiracy against public education and public universities.
Use Social Strategy To Focus Your Leadership, Board
Get your senior team involved in broadening your base, achieving growth and winning mindshare.
Innovation Isn't Working At 4 Out Of 5 Companies
Companies are too afraid of risk, among other factors, according to Accenture.
Vested IT Outsourcing Deals Avert A Catch-22
Customers and suppliers say they value innovation, but most outsourcing relationships end up becoming a race to the bottom. In "vested"...
SAP Vows Hana Is Ready To Run ERP
SAP adapts its Business Suite to Hana in record time, but customers may want more proof of success before migrating mission-critical apps.
Is Software-Defined Storage Right For You?
Data centers have new storage options, but "new" isn't always "better."
Enterprise Data Centers: A Buyer's Market
What can you do with the money you'll save as data center needs decline, thanks to server and compute efficiency advances?
Social Business Not Dead, Just Business As Usual
Social is becoming embedded into applications and business processes. Soon it will cease to be a category.
Why Microsoft Should Make Windows Blue Free
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.
Big Data Alchemy: Turn Info Into Money
Data markets could become a new market category. Here, companies buy, sell or trade data for mutual benefit.
The 2 Faces Of IT In Education
Why IT is still more for classroom logistics than for instruction (no stupidity or wickedness required).
Software Hot, Hardware Not, At EMC World, Interop
The EMC World and Interop conferences showed technology forces reshaping the storage and networking ecosystems and the data center's future --...
MetLife Uses NoSQL For Customer Service Breakthrough
MetLife uses 10Gen's MongoDB database to quickly integrate disparate data and deliver a consolidated view of the customer.
20 People Who Changed Tech: Ken Olsen
Before DEC, computing was scarce and precious. After DEC, computing costs dropped like a rock.
When IT Doesn't Choose Applications
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.
5 Contrarian Tips On Innovation
Think small, don't partner with business units and don't treat innovation like an election.
Where Do Higher Education CIOs Come From?
Higher ed technology leaders are still most commonly hired from within academia. Take a look at some interesting demographics.
SF Giants CIO: Quit Bellyaching, Start Leading
San Francisco Giants' CIO Bill Schlough gives winning advice to InformationWeek CIO Summit attendees at Interop. If your CEO doesn't "get" IT...
Active Data Vs. Active Archive
We need better metrics to help us decide what data should be on primary storage and what should be on archive storage.
Teradata to SAP: Our Memory Is Smarter
Teradata says its hybrid 'Intelligent Memory' for data warehousing makes more sense than SAP Hana's all-in-memory approach.
Windows 8 Users See Red: Is Microsoft Listening?
Microsoft's Windows 8 update, Windows Blue, must give PC users a more familiar way to work. Microsoft used to manage transitions better -- instead...
What IT Staffs Want More Than Salary
The 5 job factors that matter most to IT executives have nothing to do with compensation. Are you ready to deliver?
Google Glass Gets Smeared: 11 Improvement Ideas
Comedians and pundits are making a mockery of Google Glass. Here are 11 ways Google could get the last laugh.
HP's Hinshaw At Center Of 5-Year Turnaround Plan
As the leader of both IT and operations, John Hinshaw is uniquely positioned to get HP back on track.
Google Apps To Office 365: Why To Switch
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.
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Windows 8: 5 Hopeful Signs
May 18, 2013Thanks to new apps and smaller, cheap devices, Windows 8 is primed for a rebound -- if Windows 8.1 delivers.
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Google I/O: 10 Big Developments
May 18, 2013Google skipped the skydivers at Google I/O 2013, but broke interesting ground in maps, music, social and search. Take our tour.
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Google's $649 Galaxy S4: Raw Deal?
May 18, 2013Google will begin selling a stock-Android variant of the Samsung Galaxy S4 in June. It is worth the hefty $649 price tag?
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Google Glass Alarms Lawmakers
May 17, 2013Members of Congress want answers about the device and its privacy implications.
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Texas School District Picks Dell Windows 8 Tablets
May 17, 2013Schools CTO who picked iPad in his last job says things have changed.
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BBM Vs. Google Hangouts: What's At Stake
May 17, 2013BlackBerry and Google have both expanded their messaging services to competing platforms, but for different reasons.
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Google, NASA Team On Quantum Computing
May 17, 2013NASA, Google and university researchers get access to new quantum computer, as NASA tackles complex problems ranging from air traffic to robotics.
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British MPs Attack Google On Taxes
May 17, 2013British politicians criticize Google and Amazon for failing to pay enough taxes in a country where they are reaping great rewards.
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Dell Posts Weak Earnings: Services Growth Slow Going
May 17, 2013Dell's enterprise business showed growth this quarter, but not enough to overcome a steep decline in PC margins.
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Healthcare Reform Too Focused On Doctors: Telemedicine Pioneer
May 17, 2013Hopkins physician Jay Sanders, known as the father of telemedicine, says emphasis should be on changing patient behavior.
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Who Is Syrian Electronic Army: 9 Facts
May 17, 2013Syrian hackers claim to battle American imperialism, media bias and Angelina Jolie.
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Tale Of 2 ServiceNow Users: Problem Solvers
May 17, 2013ServiceNow users share their experience with the SaaS offering. One uses IT service management for compliance and IT automation; the other has...
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Ed Tech, Privatization And Plunder
May 17, 2013All the reasons to be suspicious of the political-industrial conspiracy against public education and public universities.
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Use Social Strategy To Focus Your Leadership, Board
May 17, 2013Get your senior team involved in broadening your base, achieving growth and winning mindshare.
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Smartphone Theft: What Is Best Defense?
May 17, 2013While mobile network operators are creating a global database to track stolen smartphones, some police say that's not enough. New York's Attorney...
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U.S. CIO VanRoekel: Drive Down Operating Costs
May 17, 2013On one-year anniversary of Digital Government Strategy initiative, federal CIO asks IT execs to find new ways to cut operating costs to support...
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Boston Children's Hospital Tackles Teen Records Privacy
May 17, 2013Boston Children's Hospital's pioneering approach would bar parents from seeing sensitive portions of their children's personal health records.
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EHRs, Communication Can Co-Exist For Doctors, AMA Says
May 17, 2013American Medical Association report finds that doctors who use EHRs during exams can maintain a good relationship with patients as long as...
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DARPA Seeks Situational Awareness Tech
May 16, 2013Agency reaches out to vendors for technology concepts that could help soldiers react to situations without getting too close to danger.
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Google Lets You Send Money With Gmail
May 16, 2013New service integrates Google Wallet with Gmail but isn't widely available yet.
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Federal Data Center Consolidation Found Lacking
May 16, 2013GAO recommends stepped up oversight and an extended deadline to meet OMB's objectives.
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U.K. Has $10 Billion Of Public Data, Study Concludes
May 16, 2013U.K. needs to plow the valuable public-sector data it collects back into better services and drive economic growth, says study commissioned by the...
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Google I/O: 3 Misses
May 16, 2013At Google I/O, Google arrived late to the music party and did not have enough to say about vertical industries and mobile commerce.
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New Imaging System 'Reads' Ancient Scrolls
May 16, 2013X-ray-based imaging system uses computer modeling to create virtual versions of ancient scrolls, allowing researchers access to never-before-seen...
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Google Strengthens Cloud Platform
May 16, 2013Google adds features and power to Cloud Platform, says it won't race Amazon to the bottom on price.
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