Data Center

IT in 2011: Four Trends that Will Change Priorities

What does the post-recession IT world look like? More media will drive the need for more bandwidth, and a demand for Windows 7 upgrades and corporate use of personal smartphones will shape new priorities for IT.

The Internet of Things and the Cloud CIO of the Future

The ease of cloud computing and the explosion of computing devices means that the nature of IT and the role of CIO is going to change dramatically.

Microsoft at CES: Put Up or Shut Up Time on Tablets

Will Microsoft get its tablet act together in 2011? Here's what we'd like to hear from Steve Ballmer about tablets at CES.

Meet the Service-Driven Data Center: 5 Key Traits

Why might you want to add a business services layer to your data center's private cloud computing effort? John Stetic of Novell shares his opinion.

Windows Phone 7 and Droids: The Exchange Connection Disconnect

Windows Phone 7 and Droids: The Exchange Connection Disconnect

Syncing my Windows Phone 7 and Droid Incredible smartphones with Exchange and Outlook shouldn't be this difficult.

Emerging Tech: Business Intelligence Apps Go Mobile

What could your company do with a BI app on iPhones and iPads? Some analysts say this mobile software category will take off in 2011 - but early adopters are already gaining benefits.

Do You Need a Cloud CRM Platform, or Cloud CRM Product?

The best CRM applications are really toolkits in disguise. When do you need to be focusing on buying "just an app," and when do you need to focus on the toolkit and platform?

AltaVista’s View Was Nice, for a Moment in Time

AltaVista will be "sunsetted" soon--reminding us that even though the bubbly mid-90's seems like a century ago, the Web is merely a toddler.

12 Tech Survey Topics That Should Die in 2011

Enough is enough: We don't need any more surveys about "dramatic Facebook usage" or "CIOs' interest in cloud." Because 100 percent of this research is an introduction to the obvious.

5 Things You Need to Know about BYO Tech

The "Bring Your Own PC" trend has expanded to become Bring Your Own Device -- as end users walk smartphones, tablets and some IT management headaches into the enterprise. Here's a guide to five key BYOD issues, to help you plan wisely