A new study
from IDC sheds some light on the challenge that companies face when they try
to manage their own datacenters. While the study is meant to spotlight
technologies for data center management, it serves as another proof point for
cloud computing vendors.
Datacenters are the beating heart...
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Tablets are sure to be a on the minds of shoppers come black Friday, and with BYOD/BYOT in full swing, we’ll undoubtedly see more tablets in the enterprise when the holidays are over. So let’s take a quick look at how the market is moving.
IDC is reporting that Apple’s share of the tablet...
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Like many of you, I have been glued to CNN, watching
pictures of Sandy’s devastation and marveling at the pluck of survivors. In
addition to the ravaged coastlines and devastated infrastructure, the storm
took its toll on the web too, knocking more than a few websites offline. In
addition to its...
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As a hype-generating product, Windows peaked in 1995. I was
a reporter for CNBC then, and the story was all over the news. I must have done
a dozen live shots from Redmond that day. It was as big as a tech story could
get.
Fast forward to 2012, and the launch of Windows 8 is a much
more muted...
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The tablet wars are definitely getting hotter. Microsoft
started taking orders for its Surface tablet, without its innovative
cover/keyboard, for $499. The entry-level RT sold out in pre-order. An expert interviewed
by Computerworld was nonplussed by the early demand:
"’The entry-level...
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A new
report from Forrester shows that the enterprise is struggling to keep up
with a tidal wave of mobile devices from workers. Forrester says that 66% of
workers use two or more devices at work, and 12% use tablets.
Here is a summary of the study’s main conclusions:
IT executives Must find...
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The iPhone 5 debuted last week to mixed reviews. A sleeker, lighter, more powerful design, and an extra row of icons added up to what could be called an iteration rather than a revolution. For example, critics complained of the lack of an NFC chip for digital wallet apps. But overall, this...
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A new report from Nucleus Research finds that cloud computing
delivers more than just fast deployment and low upfront costs. Nucleus says
that on average, companies find 1.7
times greater ROI than on-premise deployments. The research
firm looked at 70 cases studies ranging from $30,000 to $10...
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A great report issued by Forrester recently provides some
interesting details on the most fascinating trend in the enterprise: Bring Your
Own Technology (BYOT). In “Charting the Rise of Bring-Your-Own-Technology”
Connie Moore identifies three big takeaways:
“Workers use a Range...
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