IT Operations

Will Fault Tolerant Servers Improve Your Virtualized Environment?

Companies are turning to fault tolerant servers as a way to improve uptime without experiencing the downtime associated with high availability solutions. But fault tolerant technology may not be right for every enterprise.

How to Evaluate High Availability Options for Virtualized IT Environments

One upside to virtualization is that it puts more applications on fewer servers. One downside is that the availability of those servers become of greater importance.

Swype Keyboard for Android Finally Emerges from Beta

The Swype keyboard for Android, long in beta and limited to just a few handsets, is now available for all Android smartphones and tablets. Swype takes some getting used to, according to CIO.com blogger James A. Martin, but it can be a valuable typing

Box Takes Electronic Health Records to the Cloud

Healthcare providers were among the first industries to use tablets and other mobile devices, but leveraging them fully has been difficult due to regulations that protect electronic health records and other personal health information. But enterprise

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Yahoo Weather, Mail Apps Get Much-Needed Updates

If you gave up on Yahoo long ago, you might be surprised by its updated Weather app for iOS and its Mail apps for both iOS and Android, according to CIO.com blogger James A. Martin. Here's why.

Best iOS and Android Apps, Spring 2013 Edition – Part I

CIO.com blogger James A. Martin picks his favorite iOS and Android apps that he's reviewed this year. Today's winners: apps that make video editing easy, turn email browsing into a pleasurable experience, and banish paper junk mail.

‘CoPilot Live’ GPS App for iOS, Android is Worth a Test Drive

CoPilot Live HD Premium USA, a GPS-based maps app for iOS and Android, has a number of unique features, including routes for RVs and motorcycles. But its map data steered CIO.com blogger James A. Martin wrong on a few occasions.

Amazon’s New ‘Send to Kindle’ Button Perfect for Offline Reading

Amazon released a button for website owners that lets visitors quickly and easily send articles to Kindles for reading offline or in the future.

Is Converged Infrastructure the Future of the Data Center?

If the term 'converged infrastructure' (also called integrated systems or unified computing) sounds like a mix of grid, cloud, utility, on-demand and shared computing services, you're right. However, this complexity doesn't seem t