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How Server Vendors Can Compete In Storage
Imagine if every server you bought already included all the storage capacity and performance you needed. Here's how server vendors could make it...
Why Young IT Pros Should Consider Higher Ed
In the battle for tech talent, small colleges and universities have a lot to offer Gen Xers and Millennials.
Windows 8.1 Timing All Wrong
Windows 8.1 should be coming out now. Here's why Microsoft can no longer afford to target the fall for new releases.
Google's Amit Singh To Talk Enterprise Focus At E2
Amit Singh, president of Google Enterprise, will give the opening keynote at the upcoming E2 conference. We'll drill down with him on enterprise...
Art And Computer Literacy Overcome Challenges At NYC School
Many of its students are disadvantaged and living in temporary housing, but this New York City school’s computer lab is making strides.
Software-Defined Storage Vs. Traditional Storage Systems
Here's why software-defined storage won't drive established storage companies out of business.
Hadoop 2.0: New Big Data Possibilities
Hadoop 2.0 will move beyond batch processing to support interactive, online and streaming applications. But don't let warnings about YARN tie you...
SAP Steps Up Visual Analytics, Mobile BI
SAP's renamed Lumira visual module, mobile upgrades and the Hana platform are uniting the customer experience.
Google Compute Engine: Too Little, Too Late?
Google must convince enterprise IT managers that its infrastructure-as-a-service offering is a good fit. I am doubtful that Google is ready.
Windows 8: 4 Things I've Learned
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...
Should CIOs Hire Cyber Pinkertons?
If a full-on cyber war breaks out, what will your company do? Avoid the Internet or hire a cyber Pinkerton?
VMware Hybrid Cloud Plans: Time For Amazon Answer
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...
20 People Who Changed Tech: An Wang
How easy-to-use, single-application systems changed the face of computing, communications and business decision-making.
So You Want To Be A CIO? 4 Tips
If you have C-suite aspirations, consider these four pieces of advice from the school of hard knocks.
Google To Apple: Catch Us If You Can
Despite a low-key Google I/O conference this year, Google has transformed itself into a company of fearsome focus.
5 BI Requests IT Groups Must Challenge
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...
Problem Of Math Educational Software Needs Solution
Math instructional software has failed to teach students how to choose the best strategies to solve numbers problems. Why is that the case?
What's Next In Video Surveillance
Driven by the consumer market, video surveillance is the next big data challenge.
Do Your Due Diligence With The Cloud And PCI
Don't hand over compliance responsibilities when you sign on with a cloud provider.
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."
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NASA Crowns Space Apps Challenge Winners
May 23, 2013Interplanetary weather app that integrates weather data from Mars and Earth is among the winners of the competition.
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Apple Again Faces Mirror Worlds In Court
May 23, 2013Defunct software company expands patent infringement suit to include Best Buy, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft and Samsung.
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Linux-Based Education OS Gets New Features
May 23, 2013Edubuntu update includes several new packages, including a touch-typing tutor and a mindmapping tool.
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Soros Invests $75M In London Fiber-Optic Startup
May 23, 2013Hyperoptic plans to implement "fiber-to-the-home" broadband technology in more than 500,000 British households within 5 years.
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Microsoft Cloud Gets Internet2 Expressway To Universities
May 23, 2013Microsoft's cloud data centers get direct peering with Internet2, the high-speed network for education and research. This gives schools faster...
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British Tax Authority Criticized On Data Handling
May 23, 2013Weakness in the data handling capacity of the U.K.'s equivalent to the IRS is leading to billions being lost to error or deception it can't...
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CIO Tough Love: Agility Demands Increasing
May 23, 2013IT leaders, brace yourself for pain as you push for agility. Business needs are emerging so rapidly that tools don't exist to support them, said...
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IBM Makes Case For 'Fast Government'
May 23, 2013New report says federal agencies can improve performance by implementing gaming, mobile and other technologies that speed up operations.
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DOD Seeks Commercial EHR
May 23, 2013Hagel shoots down possibility of DOD adopting VA's Vista and sinks the joint iEHR. Epic Systems might win out.
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'Third-Wave' Tech Tools Reshape Agencies: Kundra
May 23, 2013Cloud, social, and mobile technologies are poised to help governments deliver new levels of customer service to citizens, says former U.S. CIO...
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HP's New PCs: Everything But The Kitchen Sink
May 23, 2013Wide variety of new hardware means HP is either adapting to consumer preferences -- or struggling to decide what will resonate.
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Strike Back If China Steals IP, Companies Told
May 23, 2013Bipartisan report argues that businesses should be allowed to retrieve stolen intellectual property from attackers' networks.
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Mailbox For iPad Tames Gmail Inbox
May 23, 2013Popular email app Mailbox competes directly with Gmail's own Gmail app for iOS.
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CloudCheckr Monitors Amazon GovCloud
May 23, 2013Amazon cloud performance monitoring system goes a step further than competitors with specialized version that complies with federal security...
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Twitter Two-Factor Security Combats Takeovers
May 23, 2013Authentication measure comes in wake of Syrian Electronic Army account hacks, further security steps coming.
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Samsung Touts Galaxy S 4's Quick Rise
May 23, 2013Samsung's Galaxy S 4 is its fastest-shipping smartphone, the company says. HTC's One also moving briskly.
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HP CEO Whitman Keeps Calm, Carries On
May 23, 2013Hewlett-Packard's second quarter sees big sales declines, but profits exceed forecast and CEO Whitman says problems are under control.
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Amazon Will Pay Writers Of Fan Fiction
May 23, 2013Kindle Worlds publishing platform promises to let writers of fan fiction share in revenue from the sale of derivative works.
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How Server Vendors Can Compete In Storage
May 23, 2013Imagine if every server you bought already included all the storage capacity and performance you needed. Here's how server vendors could make it...
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Why Young IT Pros Should Consider Higher Ed
May 23, 2013In the battle for tech talent, small colleges and universities have a lot to offer Gen Xers and Millennials.
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Windows 8.1 Timing All Wrong
May 23, 2013Windows 8.1 should be coming out now. Here's why Microsoft can no longer afford to target the fall for new releases.
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Google's Amit Singh To Talk Enterprise Focus At E2
May 23, 2013Amit Singh, president of Google Enterprise, will give the opening keynote at the upcoming E2 conference. We'll drill down with him on enterprise...
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Apple Adds Samsung's Galaxy S4 To Lawsuit
May 22, 2013Apple files new complaints against Samsung alleging that the company's Galaxy S4 smartphones violates its Siri patents.
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Google Search Gets Smarter
May 22, 2013Update to Chrome for Android and desktop computers offers faster speed and better query understanding.
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Salesforce Debuts Mobile Tools For Government
May 22, 2013Four cloud-based products connect federal, state and local governments with citizens.
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