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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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Should CIOs Hire Cyber Pinkertons?

If a full-on cyberwar breaks out, what will your company do? Avoid the Internet or hire a cyber Pinkerton?

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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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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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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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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.

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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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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...

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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?

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