Data Center

Lessons on the Future of IT From ‘Future Shock’ and ‘The Singularity Is Near’

Alvin Toffler introduced to the term 'information overload,' while Ray Kurzweil told us we'll be overload with more information each decade than in the previous century. There's a lesson for the IT departments of today (and tomorr

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

How to Prepare for a Potential Syrian Counterattack on the U.S. Power Grid

It isn't yet time to stock up on canned beans and bottled water, but a potential conflict with Syria--which hasn't been shy about attacking vulnerable U.S. infrastructure--should have your organization reviewing its disaster-preparedness pl

Cloud ERP Helps Company Track Inventory, Increase Sales

Implementing cloud-based ERP software wasn't exactly a nuts-and-bolts deployment for FMW Fasteners, as the software needed specific fastener manufacturing industry functionality. Experience rolling our cloud CRM helped, as did an experienced con

Open Source Career Opportunities Continue to Abound

Open Source Career Opportunities Continue to Abound

Regardless of the health of the overall IT job market, open source is one area of the tech market that's always growing. In addition to traditional areas such as scripting languages and server operating systems, mobile app development, the cloud

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

Why ATS Chose SAP to Make Customer Factories ‘Run Better’

During the last year, Advanced Technology Services (ATS) rolled out SAP's eFactory Mobility platform and the associated Work Manager app. CIO Chris LeBeau explains how the technology helps ATS technicians improve efficiency, provide better servi

Will Microsoft Office Finally Play Nice on the iPad?

For all the success the iPad has enjoyed, it's only big drawback has been that Microsoft Windows software - and Microsoft Office, in particular - doesn't perform well. However, now Parallels has unveiled an app that brings full versions of

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

Waterproof Smartphone Duel: Samsung Galaxy S4 Active vs. Kyocera Hydro EDGE

Samsung's Galaxy S4 Active and Kyocera's Hydro EDGE and both water resistant, but beyond that, and their Android software, the similarities end. CIO.com's Al Sacco provides tech specs and compares and contrasts the two smartphone, befo