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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.
Business Walls Tumble, CIOs Face Agility Test
As more companies tear down the walls between traditional jobs and turn to scrum development, CIOs must rewire their leadership brains.
Big Data Meets Threat Detection
Security practitioners are getting a lot smarter about using security analytics and big data to identify threats in real-time. But there's a still a lot to learn.
NEC Releases Uber SDN Controller
Unified Network Coordinator can manage up to 10 NEC OpenFlow controllers across multiple datacenters.
FDA Creates Medical App Regulation Maze
Developers struggle to find the line between unregulated health apps and regulated medical apps. Here's some guidance.
Wearables At Work: Hello Big Brother?
Employers must tread carefully with activity trackers and devices like Google Glass. Wearables could take real-time personal data collection to unnerving new heights.
SDN-Enabling The WLAN
Wireless networks must truly embrace open standards for enterprises to reap the performance benefits of software-defined networking.
Name That Cartoon: Luck O' The Irish
We provide the cartoon. You write the caption. Maybe you'll win a prize.
Patent Reform: Tech Firms, Attorneys Weigh In
Vowing to combat patent trolls, the White House recently announced a series of executive actions. What do the changes mean for technology companies and patent attorneys?
DDoS Attack! Is Regulation The Answer?
Four security experts weigh in on why there’s been little progress in combating DDoS attacks and how companies can start fighting back.
Microsoft's Windows Strategy: A New Hope
Microsoft's Mobile World Congress announcements suggest a successful, and overdue, new direction for its Windows 8.1 strategy. Now Microsoft needs to build momentum.
For Public Schools, Mobility Is A Minefield
Today's education IT pros, admins, and parents must navigate a rocky road to BYOD responsibility.
The Curse Of One-Star Apps
At Mobile World Congress, you can stand out for the wrong reasons, just like a dud mobile app in an app store. Consider these steps when creating a praise-worthy business app.
Bring Everything: BYOD's Evolution In Higher Education
Support for all stripes of mobile devices -- a new Bring Your Own Everything credo -- is now a must on college campuses, in the name of productivity and safety.
Digital Strategy Test: Can You Gain Competitive Advantage?
Tech leaders worldwide are jazzed -- and worried -- about the chance to get an edge with digital business, author finds.
Why You Should Be Excited About Future Tech
Sure, robotics, the Internet of Things, data analytics, and other disruptive trends are intimidating, but they will improve our lives.
Business Apps Are Becoming Disposable
The ease with which software applications can be created and connected to corporate systems has changed the nature of business software development.
The New Mobile Enterprise: A Smorgasbord Of Choices
As wireless technologies take precedence in the enterprise, WLANs have become complex deployments. Here's a look at the evolving array of wireless options.
Gartner BI Magic Quadrant: Winners & Losers
Tableau and QlikTech move up. See who moves down in Gartner's ranking of business intelligence vendors.
5 Reasons Security Certifications Matter
There’s a lot of buzz around how certs aren’t important. I’m calling BS, and here’s why.
Why We Should All Hope Bitcoins Go Mainstream
Cryptocurrencies aren't problem-free, as Mt. Gox's travails show. But I want the concept to survive, thrive -- and eventually break credit card processors' stranglehold.
Nokia Android Strategy Raises Questions
Nokia says new Android phones launched at Mobile World Congress are all about emerging markets. Don't be fooled: This move shows how bad things are for Nokia.
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Research: 2014 State of Database Technology
IT's stuck in neutral. Exciting techs like NoSQL, DBaaS, and distributed architectures are in use by few of our 956 respondents. Just 5% have Hadoop in production, and a mere 1% use Amazon DynamoDB for critical functions. What will it take to jump-start innovation?
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