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Informatica Adds Integration Options As Cloud Demand Multiplies
Independent data-integration vendor adds templates, developer's tools, and prebuilt connectors for Eloqua, NetSuite, and Workday cloud apps.
National Lab Replaces Supercomputer With Newer, Faster Model
Argonne National Laboratory's new 'Mira' takes on climate studies and other major scientific challenges at 8 petaflops, third fastest computer performance in the world.
Oracle Buys Xsigo To Boost Cloud Prowess
Oracle nabs networking virtualization technology for simple, flexible connections to servers, storage, and networks.
Why McKinsey Values Social Economy At Up To $1.3 Trillion
Impact of public social media is important, but McKinsey study sees two-thirds of the value coming from social business collaboration within and between businesses.
Windows 8 Gets Touch-Compatible Mice, Keyboards
Microsoft's new Sculpt and Wedge lines of peripherals will make it easier to navigate through Windows 8 touch menus, but the convenience comes at a price.
SAP's Ugly (ByDesign) Baby Gets Prettier
In a sign of progress for SAP's fledgling cloud strategy, SAP improves its Business ByDesign suite, scores a big customer over Workday and Oracle, and prepares a cloud-based financials product.
7 Deadly Sins Of Big Data Users
Sloth, negligence, gluttony...and that's just the beginning. Consider these common mistakes organizations make when assessing the meaning of large amounts of data.
Apple Mountain Lion And iOS: Living In Sync
Now that Mountain Lion offers iMessage and iOS-like notifications, is keeping everything in sync really all it's cracked up to be?
Medical Imaging Options: No Single Vendor Will Do
As healthcare organizations grapple with more digital diagnostic images, they're looking at several medical imaging management strategies, a KLAS report shows.
HP, Cloudera Extend Hadoop Ties, Plan Appliance
HP agrees to resell Cloudera Enterprise platform along with its
hardware and an upcoming HP-Cloudera appliance.
Oracle Exalogic 2.0 Focuses On Elastic Cloud, Automation
Oracle's 'cloud in a box' gains virtualization and automation software required for truly elastic private-cloud enterprise application deployments.
Spinoff Of Gehry Architecture Meshes 3-D, Social Collaboration
Frank Gehry architecture practice spinoff creates Web-based office for sharing computer models for building design and construction, bridging multiple 3-D authoring tools.
VMware Revenue Grows 22%, But Profits Decline
VMware's ability to sustain high growth rates appears to be tapering off as annual revenues approach $5 billion.
Smartphones, Big Data Help Fix Boston's Potholes
Boston has found an innovative way to find and fix street potholes: a free smartphone app, a crowdsourced competition, and lots of data from motorists.
Oracle Appealing Trash Talk Wrist Slap
Advertising industry self-regulatory group recommends that Oracle discontinue ads claiming Exadata performance advantages over IBM Power servers.
Dell's Software Shift: 4 Big Questions
As Dell embarks on an ambitious software journey, it must map out a plan to overcome early obstacles. Here are some key issues Dell must address.
Big Data Plus Police Work: Good Partners?
Hadoop and other big data analysis apps promise to help cops catch more criminals, but balancing privacy concerns won't be easy.
How To Choose 'Advanced' Data Visualization Tools
Big data and analytical capabilities are the latest coveted features in a fast-growing market for charts, maps, and other ways to visually sort through data for insight.
7 Habits Of Highly Successful Enterprise App Stores
What does it take to launch a successful enterprise app store? Get seven tips to help you evolve your application management tactics.
5 Reasons To Use An Enterprise App Store
BYOD policies are great--but now that mobile device management is a priority, what about the applications on those devices? Learn why an enterprise app store might be just what you need.
SAP Growing Faster Than Oracle
SAP details strong Q2 marks, says it's growing 20% faster in enterprise applications market during last 12 months and winning 8 out of 10 deals against Oracle.
UpMo Takes Bottom-Up Approach To Enterprise Talent Management
UpMo hopes freemium plan for an "internal LinkedIn" will lead human resources departments to rethink the way they nurture talent and retain their best employees.
Vidyo Free Cloud Service Bridges Videoconferencing Systems
VidyoWay will let users of Cisco, Polycom, Lifesize, and Microsoft Lync talk to each other. In the meantime, Vidyo starts the conversation about how much better off they would be using its technology.
10 Big Predictions About Big Data
Will big data be a force for good or evil by the end of this decade? See if you agree with expert reactions to new Pew Internet Center research.
Windows 8: No 99 Cent Apps For You
Cheapest Windows 8 apps will be 50% more expensive than least costly Apple apps, Microsoft reveals.
MicroStrategy Bets On Visualization, BI For Facebook
MicroStrategy's latest release counts on warming interest in cloud-based business intelligence and hot demand for social data analysis.
Shared Data Plans Complicate BYOD
The end of per-device billing by AT&T, Verizon, and soon others means that accounting for BYOD in a company will become trickier. The answer probably is to change the nature of employee reimbursement.
One Way To Avoid Cloud Outages
Don't take chances with data availability. An onramping solution can help keep your customers--and your IT staff--happy.
Myth Of Systems Of Record Vs. Systems Of Engagement
Enterprise software world doesn't divide in half that neatly. Weave the two together to accomplish more.
Microsoft A Victim Of Its Own Success
For all its cash and market advantages, Microsoft is a company in decline.
Google Revenue Robust, CEO Recovering
CEO Larry Page may have lost his voice, but his company keeps delivering health revenue growth. Google says enterprise business has reached a tipping point.
Olympics Viewing Habits Shift To Smartphones, Tablets
How will you watch the Olympics? Chances are if don't watch it on your computer, you'll catch it on your smartphone, or tablet--or both--according to a new survey.
Huddle Retools For Social, Quick Collaboration
File sharing platform fleshes out social collaboration, plus web-based document previews and editing.
Microsoft Cracks The Code On Social Software (Finally)
What makes software social? A fluid experience, as much as a news feed.
FBI To Add Tattoos To Biometric ID Capabilities
Agency solicits information on using tattoo databases as part of a broader effort to expand its biometric identification platform and services.
Google Chrome Apps Escape Browser
Chrome packaged apps run outside the familiar boundaries of the Web browser, as if they were native apps.
Why Big Is Bad When It Comes To Data
Calling it "big data" doesn't do it justice. Gushing data would be far more accurate.
Oracle Buys Skire Assets For Cloud Foothold
Skire's cloud services will complement Oracle Primavera project portfolio management software for capital planning, construction, and maintenance.
Windows 8 Launch Date Revealed
Microsoft announces a definitive date for the arrival of tablets and PCs running its new, touch-friendly OS.
Windows 8 In Enterprises: Seeking Killer Apps
Microsoft must come up with killer apps that take advantage of the potential of Window 8, Dynamics, Azure, and the rest of its stack.
BYOD Warrior? Have Contingency Plans For Disaster
Smartphones fail. tablets get damaged, and Internet services go down. Knowing that you have a backup plan and that it works brings peace-of-mind. In this article we tell you how to keep yourself protected.
Microsoft Office 2013 Embraces BYOD, Cloud Era
At a Monday press event Microsoft said its goal was to let users work from anywhere on anything, using its new cloud- and touch-friendly Office 2013 productivity applications.
Dell Launches Military Data Centers-In-A-Box
Self-contained, portable, weatherproof data centers are easily transported alongside military operations.
Office 2013 Won't Run On Windows XP, Vista
Microsoft's upcoming Office productivity suite is limited to systems running Windows 7, Windows 8, or latest versions of Windows Server.
Workday Rumored To File For IPO
ERP and human capital management software-as-a-service provider has confidentially filed for what would be the largest initial public offering since Facebook's.
Microsoft Office 2013: 10 Best Features
Go inside Office 2013, Microsoft's ambitious suite for both desktop and mobile devices.
The Rise Of Shadow IT
When the business wants change so much that it's willing to go rogue on IT, is it misinformed, or justified? Consider this advice, CIOs.
If BI Is Dead, What's Next?
New studies from Constellation Research and IDC reveal that the business intelligence market is in transition, with analytics, visualization, and big data driving the fastest growth.
Microsoft May See $7.4B Antitrust Fine
Software maker admits it failed to comply with 2009 European agreement under which it pledged to make alternatives to Internet Explorer easily available in all versions of Windows.
VMware's Maritz Out As CEO
Maritz will be replaced by Pat Gelsinger, president and COO of EMC's information infrastructure products division. The EMC leadership watch continues.
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The State of Cloud Computing - Fall 2020
Download this report to compare how cloud usage and spending patterns have changed in 2020, and how respondents think they'll evolve over the next two years.
2021 Top Enterprise IT TrendsWe've identified the key trends that are poised to impact the IT landscape in 2021. Find out why they're important and how they will affect you.
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