7 key questions to ask when evaluating a hybrid cloud
This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. Hybrid cloud is the talk of IT,...
View ArticleIBM unbolts vast threat database to fight cybercrimes
IBM today took cybersecurity threat sharing to a new level – it opened its vast library of security intelligence data to public or private entities building defenses against cybercrimes. IBM’s X-Force...
View ArticleThe cybersecurity risk that dwarfs all others
Quick question: how many copies of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 are you running across your organization? If you’re in a large enterprise, the answer is likely to be I have no idea – or worse, perhaps...
View ArticleHow to make more successful enterprise software purchases
To some degree, purchasing enterprise software is a journey into the unknown. When projects start, organizations have only a very general idea of what they want and the problems the new software should...
View ArticleTurbo-charge ROI when buying enterprise software
No organization buys enterprise software for the sake of owning it. It’s all about the return on investment or ROI. The software is bought to realize benefits that flow from use. There are four...
View ArticleGuy Kawasaki: The Art of Innovation
Few people have stared tech innovation in the face quite like Guy Kawasaki. He was there in Apple’s early days, he’s penned 13 books on topics ranging from his days as a Macintosh evangelist to...
View ArticleCan cloud-based security services protect your business better than your own...
For enterprises that don’t embrace the cloud, security is often the No. 1 reason why. According to a Cloud Security Alliance survey released in January, the security of data in the cloud is an...
View ArticleLocal Motors: Building a community, and cars, in the cloud
A new kind of car manufacturer relies on the cloud to keep its virtual community of designers in sync If you’ve heard of Local Motors, it may be because of an audacious stunt the company pulled at...
View ArticleHow cloud will bring robots down to Earth
The term “cloud robotics,” is relatively new, having been coined in 2010 by James Kuffner while at Carnegie Mellon. Five years later, cloud robots exist mainly in the lab. But it’s the combination of...
View ArticleCloud computing changes IT job roles
IT job roles and responsibilities have changed as a cloud-based delivery model has become the norm for IT infrastructure. For the majority of IT jobs, cloud proficiency has become standard, a...
View ArticleReal-time, cloud-based video on rise
Each day we each experience the power of real-time video – to inform us, to educate us, to entertain us and to connect us to each other. This new ‘high-fidelity’ world of video communications spans our...
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