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Oracle Lets Customers Shift License Money To Cloud
Oracle expands 'Customer 2 Cloud' plan that redirects on-premises software maintenance fees to SaaS application subscriptions.
15 Surprising Facts About Indian Outsourcers
Thinking of outsourcing with Infosys, Wipro, or Tata? Here are some points worth knowing about the IT services heavyweights.
Oracle CTO Ellison Claims Cloud Supremacy
Oracle OpenWorld 2014 opens with vintage Ellison keynote highlighting SaaS gains, "massively upgraded" PaaS, and new engineered systems.
Windows Threshold Event: 6 Things To Expect
Microsoft has much to prove when it shows off the next version of Windows at an event this Tuesday. Here's what to expect.
Shellshock Bug: 6 Key Facts
The Shellshock bug could do more damage than the recent Heartbleed bug. Here's what you need to know.
7 Cool Products At Interop New York
Interop New York spotlights innovative products covering SDN, BYOD, PaaS, data center management, and more. Take a look.
BlackBerry Sells 200,000 Passport Smartphones
BlackBerry's Passport sales show there's still a place for smartphones with keyboards, but they also show the company's modest ambitions.
Microsoft, Google & Apple: Education Smackdown
Microsoft tries to woo students with free Office 365 accounts as Apple and Google continue to make gains in the classroom.
Workday Student Debuts With Higher-Ed Recruiting
Workday steps up competition against Oracle PeopleSoft with Workday Student suite. Recruiting is first of seven components.
Developers Suffer As Documentation Vanishes
Paltry documentation for developer tools greatly diminishes our ability to work well in subtle but important ways.
BlackBerry's Hardware Hail Mary: 4 Challenges
Is BlackBerry's Passport smartphone a triumph for keyboard loyalists? Or BlackBerry's last hurrah in hardware?
Apple Yanks Buggy iOS 8 Update
Apple continues a week of miscues with an iOS 8 update that killed cellular service for some users.
Talko: Collaboration's Missing Link?
Ray Ozzie's new app, Talko, blends live and recorded voice conversations with text messages and images for mobile workforces. We talk to Talko co-founder Matt Pope.
Data Science That Makes a Difference
Big data is about more than just business. It holds potential to address social problems and improve the lives of people around the world.
ADP CIO Pursues Passion, Lands COO Role
CIO Mike Capone moves to SaaS company Medidata Solutions, which provides tools to manage clinical trials.
Open Data Center Alliance Pushes TOSCA
Cloud standards group ODCA pushes TOSCA standard for workload mobility across cloud service providers. Where is Amazon?
5 SaaS Myths Busted
From "SaaS promotes shadow IT" to "SaaS saves time and money," an InformationWeek survey finds that it's time to retire some old saws.
Building Mobile Developer Skill Sets: 4 Tips
As more companies become mobile app developers for the first time, here's advice on managing two big challenges.
Apcera Emerges, Gets Snapped Up By Ericsson
Apcera, started by Cloud Foundry chief architect Derek Collison, launches new platform for software deployment, a policy imposition system.
Salesforce.com Platform Helps Companies Build Mobile Apps
Salesforce.com introduces ExactTarget Journey Builder for Apps to support engaging, marketing-savvy mobile applications.
6 Ways To Consumerize IT Without Dumbing Down
Here's how to make enterprise software more user-friendly while also maintaining its capabilities and security.
Microsoft OneDrive Offer Targets iOS 8 Storage Pains
Microsoft increases free OneDrive cloud storage to 30 GB -- but only if you act before the end of the month.
10 New Side Projects For Larry Ellison
Now that Ellison has ceded his CEO title, might he have time for new hobbies? We have some ideas.
Wearables In The Workplace: 3 Realities
Wearables innovation will happen first in the enterprise, but CIOs should brace themselves for security and integration challenges.
Black Friday: How To Avoid Ecommerce Disaster
Can your retail site handle the traffic deluge on the busiest shopping day of the year? Avoid these six performance-testing mistakes, says BlazeMeter.
Choosing A UC Vendor: 5 Tips
Choosing the right UC system can be confusing and expensive. KelCor analyst and Interop speaker Brent Kelly offers five tips to help you save money and stay in control.
Microsoft Office, Windows Details Leak
Codenamed "Office 16," the next version will reportedly include the "Tell Me" tool to save users time digging through menus.
Oracle Leader Ellison Is Not 'Stepping Down'
Oracle announces new titles, but Larry Ellison, Safra Catz, and Mark Hurd say roles won't change. Buried news: Oracle misses earnings.
SAP $8.3 Billion Concur Buy Caps Pricey Cloud Push
SAP's latest cloud deal will add millions of subscribers and narrow the gap with Salesforce.com. But it could slash profits.
6 Reorg Steps To Bring Telecom, Mainstream IT Together
It's time to bring telecom and other IT services under one umbrella. Keys to success: eliminate silos, consolidate expertise, leverage new skills.
Software Creates More Jobs Than It Destroys, Study Says
How is software affecting the overall US economy? Study from Software Industry & Information Association provides new data points.
Enterprise Social Networks: 4 Pillars
Success starts and ends with integration. Here's how to finally make collaboration click.
Have Apple's iPads Peaked?
Many reviewers consider Apple's new iPhones to be essential upgrades. Now the company needs new iPads that inspire the same excitement.
3 Meltdown Moments In Digital Strategy
See if you can relate to these real-life digital business problems.
What's Your CIO Legacy?
Box CIO Ben Haines compares his experiences at two very different companies to explore the notion of a CIO legacy.
Data Scientists Want Big Data Ethics Standards
Nearly half of data scientists surveyed last month say Facebook's controversial "mood manipulation study" was unethical, and many support ethics guidelines for big data research.
BYOA: 4 Steps For CIO Success
Letting employees bring -- or build -- their own applications can be rewarding for everyone, including the company.
Microsoft Brings OneNote To Wearables
Microsoft releases OneNote for Android Wear, gets OneNote ready for iOS 8, and introduces a major Office Lens update for Windows Phone.
Windows Threshold Coming Soon: 9 Predictions
Microsoft will likely announce a preview of Windows Threshold on September 30. Here's what to expect.
Docker Gets $40 Million: Full Steam Ahead
Docker will use its third round of funding to double staff, including engineers and a direct sales force pointed at enterprise buyers. The company's enterprise data center momentum keeps growing.
Microsoft CRM Releases Give Sales, Marketing Veto Power
Microsoft says coming Dynamics CRM and Marketing apps will let salespeople influence marketing and vice versa. Catching up with Salesforce.com?
How To Hire Developers Fast And Build Things
To have the best team of developers you must have a distributed team of developers.
Windows Threshold Videos Leak
Videos offer a peek at Microsoft's Windows Threshold in action, including Start menu features that could appease keyboard-and-mouse fans who hate Windows 8.
Dyre Straits: Why This Cloud Attack's Different
Dyre is a new breed of Trojan, attacking cloud apps and using the cloud as a delivery vehicle.
Windows Threshold Leak Shows Revamped Desktop
Latest Threshold leak seems to confirm Microsoft is returning its operating system to a Windows 7 vibe, with second-fiddle status for Modern apps.
Beware Of BYOD Benefit Pixie Dust
Stop measuring BYOD benefits with empty elixirs like employee productivity and happiness.
Software Development: Don't Ignore What Makes It Hard
Team size and location, regulatory constraints, and many other factors make software development a difficult job, beyond the complexity of the software itself. No single formula or methodology can address all needs.
Apple Watch And The Threat To Rolex
Watchmakers are now firmly in the software business, like it or not. You probably are, too.
Intel Points Wearables, Big Data At Cancer Research
At IDF, Intel execs discuss how an Intel-powered Internet of Things could lead to personalized cancer treatments.
Intel Touts Tablets, Moore's Law At IDF
Intel execs at IDF promoted ultra-thin tablets, showed off depth-sensing cameras -- and repeated the mantra that PCs aren't dead yet.
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