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Safe Harbor, Lavabit & The Future Of Cloud Security
For cloud computing to grow, we need a balance between individual privacy and control of data, and the government's ability to fight crime and terrorism. Persistent encryption may be the answer.
Paytronix Proves SMBs Can Do Big Data Analysis
Running a Cloudera Hadoop cluster on Amazon Web Services, Paytronix gains insight into customer behavior it couldn't tease out of a database.
DevOps Demands You Fix Twice
If you've taken time to get everything just perfect, you haven't truly adopted the rapid iteration, lean product development ethos.
NYC Mayor Needs Analytics In His Corner
Mayor de Blasio needs more than public support to advance his plans for jobs, education, and public safety. He must harness big data.
6 Lessons CIOs Can Learn From WhatsApp
CIOs looking to expand services globally should take a long, hard look at WhatsApp's strategy, growth, and acquisition.
What 24's Jack Bauer Can Teach Federal Agencies
The true value of mobility, big data, and the cloud emerges when agencies combine all three to help employees work more effectively.
Best of Interop Finalists Announced For 2014
Interop announced 27 finalists for the Best of Interop awards. Judges chose finalists in 9 categories, including SDN, mobility, and security.
Network Engineers: Don't Be The Dinosaur
Network pros can't stick with their old ways of working if they want to have a future in the world of software-defined networking.
Berners-Lee Seeks Digital Bill Of Rights
On the 25th anniversary of his proposal for the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee wants Internet users to come to the Web's defense.
Your Cloud Was Breached. Now What?
You’re not happy. You just experienced a breach. Here’s how to keep calm and secure your cloud.
DevOps Ninjas Needed: 3 Ways To Build Ranks
For DevOps -- the marriage of developer and operations -- to succeed, we must draw from our whole talent pool.
Snowden, Bitcoin, Data Breaches Foretell New Regulations
It's inevitable that more businesses will be penalized for breaking customer trust. Is your enterprise prepared for new security laws?
Discover Your Inner UC
The tools for unified communications already exist in many companies, waiting to be unearthed and put to good use by enterprising IT leaders.
4 Govt. IT Trends From Mobile World Congress
Extra-secure "black" smartphones debut; Samsung's Knox emerges as possible BlackBerry replacement.
Can Wearable Tech Prevent Healthcare Errors?
Wearable computing devices can be applied to nurse fatigue, staffing, and other quality-of-care problems.
Can We Control Our Digital Identities?
The web and cloud need an identity layer for people to give us more control over our sprawling digital identities.
IT Generations: Communicating Across The Great Divide
At 25 years old, the World Wide Web today presents unique challenges for millennials and crusty curmudgeons alike. Here's how geeks of any age can learn to talk to each other.
5 Lessons For Healthcare Providers From Banks
The highly regulated banking industry has figured out how to put IT at the center of customer service. What are the opportunities for healthcare?
Bad Winter Weather Meets Big Data Prediction
The Weather Company is moving to a NoSQL-powered platform to gather some 20 terabytes of weather data per day. What's the biggest challenge?
Storage Wars: Attack Of The Clones
Don't let clone storage services fool you into thinking they are battle-worthy. Choose one that will survive the market war at hand.
Managing Real-Time Applications On The Network
A policy-driven approach is key to making sure video and audio traffic doesn't clog up your network and affect performance of mission-critical apps.
4 Signs You're Being Digitally Disrupted
Accenture exec Mark McDonald offers four not-so-obvious signs you may be falling victim.
The Case For Browser-Based Access Controls
Is "browser-ized" security a better defense against hackers than traditional methods? Check out these two examples.
Facebook Redesign: 4 Missed Chances
Facebook announced minor changes to the news feed, but I was hoping for much more.
Smartphone Security: Two Shades Of Black
Boeing Black and Geeksphone Blackphone both made a splash at Mobile World Congress. Learn about the companies' distinctly different approaches to security.
Women In IT: The Next Generation
A walk-through at the University of New Hampshire Interoperability Lab reveals lessons on how to solve IT's image problem.
Building A Social Business: 10 Questions
Is your company truly becoming a social organization -- or simply "doing social?" Answer these questions to ensure that you're on the right track.
3 Strange Things To Do At Interop Las Vegas
From driving a bulldozer to jumping off an 855-foot tower, here’s a few unusual entertainment suggestions for Interop Las Vegas.
Breaking The Cycle Of Legacy IT Investment
CEOs and CFOs are often blind to the consequences of failing to modernize aging systems, says former US Air Force CIO William T. Lord.
Mobile App Dev: 4 Insights From The Trenches
One example: Show travel times, not distances.
Google Cloud Performance Stability: A Closer Look
IT consultant David Linthicum says ignore claims on performance and just test your application in a target environment.
Do You Have A Future In IT?
During the next five to 10 years, 80% of current enterprise IT job functions will cease to exist. Yet, I'm optimistic.
Microsoft CRM, ERP Push: 4 Rants And Raves
At the Convergence conference, Microsoft missed chances to distinguish its Dynamics ERP and CRM tools from rivals.
Nicira: The Last Billion-Dollar SDN Acquisition?
Nicira’s billion-dollar purchase price may have been an outlier in the SDN market that won’t be repeated.
Are Server SANs The Future Or Just Hype?
An emerging software-defined storage technology is getting a lot of attention, but using direct-attached storage as a common storage pool isn't without complications.
Cortana: Windows Phone 8.1's Killer App?
Halo attracted users to the Xbox. Will digital assistant Cortana do the same for Windows Phone 8.1?
Data Breach: ‘Persistence’ Gives Hackers the Upper Hand
Hackers are winning on speed and determination. But we can stack the odds in our favor by shifting the time frames of an attack. Here's how.
The Software-Defined Revolution: Beyond The Hype
Should every technology be "software-defined?" How to choose SDX for your datacenter and cloud environment.
Female IT Leadership: Find Your Voice
The biggest obstacle to your IT career success may be your inner voice, says Dell CIO Adriana Karaboutis.
Internet Of Things: What About Data Storage?
The Internet of Things presents a new set of data storage and protection challenges. Here's how to tackle those issues.
Enterprise App Development: A Better Approach
Consider these four guidelines for enterprise mobile application development in the age of mobile and cloud.
IT Career Change & Crisis: Rapid Lessons
After a dunk in a raging river, a CIO offers advice on coping with the unexpected.
How To Catalyze Healthcare Innovation
Innovation can be as simple as combining two ideas or asking what's broken and needs to change.
Cable TV: The Monopoly That Keeps On Taking
Everything eventually will flow through your Internet connection. That's why we need more fiber optic competition.
Windows 8.1 Update: Can It End The Rut?
Microsoft users have been surprisingly indifferent to Windows 8.1. The company needs this spring's Win 8.1 update to reverse the trend.
The Quest For Population Health Management
Vendors large and small seek to prove they have the right tools for proactively managing patient health, coordinating care across providers, and supporting accountable-care models.
The Broken-Leadership Paradox
Is every hire a special little snowflake? That uniqueness affects the social dynamics of high-performing leadership teams.
Citrix At A Crossroads: Which Path Forward?
As longtime CEO Mark Templeton exits, the company must continue its drive into the cloud and mobility era. The question is, how and with whom?
Two Approaches To In-Memory Database Battle
In-memory options from IBM, Microsoft, and Oracle aren't the same as SAP's all-in-memory Hana platform.
SDN: Open Source Advances Interoperability
Open source software is helping to drive interoperability and innovation in software-defined networking.
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