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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.

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Software-Defined Storage Vs. Traditional Storage Systems

Here's why software-defined storage won't drive established storage companies out of business.

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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...

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SAP Steps Up Visual Analytics, Mobile BI

SAP's renamed Lumira visual module, mobile upgrades and the Hana platform are uniting the customer experience.

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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.

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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...

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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?

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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...

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20 People Who Changed Tech: An Wang

How easy-to-use, single-application systems changed the face of computing, communications and business decision-making.

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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.

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