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14 things you need to know about data storage management

If you think backing up files and software to a storage device or to the cloud will automatically preserve and protect them (and your organization), think again. Data storage and management experts discuss what steps you need to take to properly mana

11 Sep 2013 10 mins

Backup and Recovery Cloud Storage SAN

Amazon Web Services Competitors Get Bad News From Gartner

Amazon Web Services has put so much distance between itself and its cloud service provider competition that Gartner had to redraw the dimensions of its Magic Quadrant. Skepticism persists, of course, but the reality is that enterprises dismissing AWS

4 Sep 2013 8 mins

Developer System Management Virtualization

Red Hat Unveils New Offerings, Cloud Certification at VMworld

The open source solutions provider is showing off demos of its forthcoming CloudForms 2.1 cloud management technology at VMworld in San Francisco. It also announced a new product that integrates Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization and Red Hat Enterpris

26 Aug 2013 4 mins

Certifications Hybrid Cloud Server Virtualization

Why You Should Use an eReader Instead of eBook Apps

The dedicated e-reader may be losing its battle with eBook mobile apps. But CIO.com blogger James A. Martin says it could be in readers' best interest to make sure e-readers survive. Here's why.

21 Aug 2013 3 mins

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VMware’s Cloud Strategy Equal Parts Foggy, Stormy

With VMworld on the horizon, VMware has been touting its cloud strategy. That 'strategy,' though, seems to involve dissing Microsoft and Amazon, marginalizing CSP partners and clinging to the idea that the cloud is solely the domain of IT d

21 Aug 2013 9 mins

Cloud Management Hybrid Cloud Private Cloud

Who Are the Real Winners in the Microsoft-Oracle Deal?

The new Microsoft-Oracle partnership benefits both companies, as Oracle gets access to Azure and Microsoft can finally license Java. Will the deal have any effect on either company's enterprise customers?

15 Aug 2013 5 mins

Cloud Management Developer Java

What the CIA Private Cloud Really Says About Amazon Web Services

When the CIA opted to have Amazon build its private cloud, even though IBM could do it for less money, a tech soap opera ensued. Lost amid the drama, though, is a perfectly reasonable explanation why Amazon Web Services makes sense for the CIA--and w

6 Aug 2013 9 mins

Financial Services Industry Government IT Private Cloud

Samsung to ‘Unpack’ New Galaxy Note on Sept 4

Samsung is sending out press invites to events in Berlin and New York City, where it is expected to unveil the latest version of its Galaxy Note smartphone-tablet hybrid.

6 Aug 2013 1 min

Android Compliance Smartphones

What CIOs Need to Know About Software Defined Networking

Software defined networking applies the abstraction concepts of hardware virtualization to networking infrastructure. This works well for cloud implementations, which need significant configuration and planning. But SDN and network virtualization may

23 Jul 2013 6 mins

Cloud Computing System Management Virtualization

Google Maps Update Good For Tablet Users, But Angers Others

Google Maps' most recent update adds some useful new features but also removed a few, inciting some users to flame the company with one-star reviews in the Google Play store.

13 Jul 2013 3 mins

Compliance Internet Mobile Apps

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