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David Carr
Ed Tech, Privatization And Plunder
May 17, 2013 09:44 AM
All the reasons to be suspicious of the political-industrial conspiracy against public education and public universities.
David Nour
Use Social Strategy To Focus Your Leadership, Board
May 17, 2013 09:15 AM
Get your senior team involved in broadening your base, achieving growth and winning mindshare.
Chris Murphy
Innovation Isn't Working At 4 Out Of 5 Companies
May 16, 2013 01:37 PM
Companies are too afraid of risk, among other factors, according to Accenture.
Kate Vitasek
Vested IT Outsourcing Deals Avert A Catch-22
May 16, 2013 12:22 PM
Customers and suppliers say they value innovation, but most outsourcing relationships end up becoming a race to the bottom. In "vested" outsourcing deals, both parties are vested in each other's success.
Doug Henschen
SAP Vows Hana Is Ready To Run ERP
May 16, 2013 12:02 PM
SAP adapts its Business Suite to Hana in record time, but customers may want more proof of success before migrating mission-critical apps.
George Crump
Is Software-Defined Storage Right For You?
May 16, 2013 09:06 AM
Data centers have new storage options, but "new" isn't always "better."
Jim Ditmore
Enterprise Data Centers: A Buyer's Market
May 15, 2013 11:50 AM
What can you do with the money you'll save as data center needs decline, thanks to server and compute efficiency advances?
Fritz Nelson
Social Business Not Dead, Just Business As Usual
May 14, 2013 10:59 AM
Social is becoming embedded into applications and business processes. Soon it will cease to be a category.
Michael Endler
Why Microsoft Should Make Windows Blue Free
May 14, 2013 09:06 AM
Windows 8's gloomy narrative could be rewritten when Windows Blue arrives later this year. The first step is to give it away for free.
John Lucker
Big Data Alchemy: Turn Info Into Money
May 14, 2013 09:06 AM
Data markets could become a new market category. Here, companies buy, sell or trade data for mutual benefit.
John Barnes
The 2 Faces Of IT In Education
May 14, 2013 09:06 AM
Why IT is still more for classroom logistics than for instruction (no stupidity or wickedness required).
Kurt Marko
Software Hot, Hardware Not, At EMC World, Interop
May 13, 2013 11:52 AM
The EMC World and Interop conferences showed technology forces reshaping the storage and networking ecosystems and the data center's future -- forces largely driven by software.
Doug Henschen
MetLife Uses NoSQL For Customer Service Breakthrough
May 13, 2013 10:03 AM
MetLife uses 10Gen's MongoDB database to quickly integrate disparate data and deliver a consolidated view of the customer.
Howard Anderson
20 People Who Changed Tech: Ken Olsen
May 13, 2013 09:06 AM
Before DEC, computing was scarce and precious. After DEC, computing costs dropped like a rock.
Tom Petrocelli
When IT Doesn't Choose Applications
May 13, 2013 09:06 AM
Choosing and purchasing business applications continues to move to the business side of the house. Here's what to expect in the new world order.
Chris Murphy
5 Contrarian Tips On Innovation
May 13, 2013 09:06 AM
Think small, don't partner with business units and don't treat innovation like an election.
Wayne Brown
Where Do Higher Education CIOs Come From?
May 10, 2013 09:06 AM
Higher ed technology leaders are still most commonly hired from within academia. Take a look at some interesting demographics.
Jonathan Feldman
SF Giants CIO: Quit Bellyaching, Start Leading
May 09, 2013 10:43 AM
San Francisco Giants' CIO Bill Schlough gives winning advice to InformationWeek CIO Summit attendees at Interop. If your CEO doesn't "get" IT value, lead by example, he says.
George Crump
Active Data Vs. Active Archive
May 09, 2013 09:06 AM
We need better metrics to help us decide what data should be on primary storage and what should be on archive storage.
Doug Henschen
Teradata to SAP: Our Memory Is Smarter
May 09, 2013 09:06 AM
Teradata says its hybrid 'Intelligent Memory' for data warehousing makes more sense than SAP Hana's all-in-memory approach.
Mike Feibus
Windows 8 Users See Red: Is Microsoft Listening?
May 09, 2013 09:06 AM
Microsoft's Windows 8 update, Windows Blue, must give PC users a more familiar way to work. Microsoft used to manage transitions better -- instead of opening the door for its rivals.
Jonathan Feldman
What IT Staffs Want More Than Salary
May 08, 2013 12:42 PM
The 5 job factors that matter most to IT executives have nothing to do with compensation. Are you ready to deliver?
Thomas Claburn
Google Glass Gets Smeared: 11 Improvement Ideas
May 07, 2013 02:49 PM
Comedians and pundits are making a mockery of Google Glass. Here are 11 ways Google could get the last laugh.
Rob Preston
HP's Hinshaw At Center Of 5-Year Turnaround Plan
May 07, 2013 10:54 AM
As the leader of both IT and operations, John Hinshaw is uniquely positioned to get HP back on track.
Larry Seltzer
Google Apps To Office 365: Why To Switch
May 07, 2013 09:06 AM
Here's the business case for why I moved from Google Apps for Business to Microsoft Office 365 -- and why you may want to do the same.