Enterprise Applications

Why You Need to Load Test Your Website

There are multiple approaches to load testing your website, but one thing is certain: Organizations that fail to see how their sites will handle sudden surges in traffic do so at their own risk.

How to Turn Customer Service Into a Profit Center

'The Producers' profited from an idea that was supposed to lose money. Most companies are happy if their call centers produce zero margins. It doesn't have to be that way.

6 Top Ecommerce Platforms for Do-It-Yourself Small Businesses

Ecommerce business owners cast their votes for the shopping carts and ecommerce platforms that are most tailored to the do-it-yourselfer -- no design or Web development team required.

HP Places Its Data Center Bet on ‘The Machine’

Many industry leaders over the years have developed technology to drive data center innovation. However, CIO.com columnist Rob Enderle writes that HP's Machine concept -- which treats the data center as an appliance -- looks to redesign the dat

MapR Extends Hadoop’s Reach With Big Data App Gallery

Hadoop distribution specialist MapR Technologies unveiled its new MapR App Gallery at Hadoop Summit, showcasing big data apps from ecosystem partners that are aimed at developers, administrators and analysts. MapR also cemented a partnership with big

Data analytics slashing costs for transport firm

Will Microsoft and Salesforce.com Really Be Partners?

It means a lot when two competitors actually cooperate, as Microsoft and Salesforce.com have agreed to do in a 'global, strategic partnership.' But to whom does it mean a lot -- and will anything tangible emerge?

Cloud Hub Is a Good Fit for Footwear Company

An online supply chain platform helps Wolverine Worldwide integrate a major acquisition and become more agile

Book Buyers Suffer as Amazon Battles Another Publisher

Amazon is once again prioritizing profits over what's best for its book-buyer customers, according to CIO.com blogger Bill Snyder, who deems Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos May's "Tech Bozo of the Month."

Enterprise Search Brings Together Structured and Unstructured Customer Data

Financial services firm UBS lets customers and employees see much more data, much faster, to improve relationships.