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  • Analysis: Massive layoffs at HP make for IT outsourcing identity crisis

    It's been more than three years since HP acquired IT services provider EDS, and the long-term direction of its bigger - if not better - outsourcing business is no more clear than it was on the day the deal closed.

    Written by Stephanie Overby • 24 May 12 19:14

  • Study: Facebook relies on good design to retain users

    What is Facebook's secret to keeping the world's largest user base content? Sticking to well-proven software design principles, one study has concluded.

    Written by Joab Jackson • 10 May 12 07:12

  • Today, printers. Tomorrow, 'integrated peripherals'?

    Out went 42 aging black and white copiers with interface boxes that let them serve as printers. In went 42 new networked multi-function printers (MFPs) that could do color printing and copying and scan directly to e-mail, fax or files. And the owner, the Park Hill School District in Kansas City, MO, saves $19,000 yearly.

    Written by Lamont Wood • 08 May 12 20:56

  • Location-based services: Are they there yet?

    Mobile users are more connected to the Internet than ever. As of December 2011, ComScore estimated that there are 97.9 million smartphone users in the US - nearly a third of the total population.

    Written by Brian Proffitt • 03 May 12 23:28
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    Analysis: Why Linux is a desktop flop

    It's free, easier to use than ever, IT staffers know it and love it, and it has fewer viruses and Trojans than Windows.

    Written by Maria Korolov • 30 April 12 21:28

  • The future of the $200 tablet

    Spending $150 to $200 on a tablet won't get you much these days: In most cases, you're looking at an off-brand Android product with a single-core processor, barely any RAM and a low-resolution, low-quality display. Depending on the device, you might not even have access to Google's app market or other basic services -- and while that approach may work with retailer-backed, limited-use products like Amazon's Kindle Fire, when it comes to more traditional Androidtablets, it doesn't usually lead to the best user experience.

    Written by JR Raphael • 26 April 12 21:18

  • The upside of shadow IT

    First, a scary statistic: Gartner predicts that in less than three years, 35 per cent of enterprise IT expenditures will happen outside of the corporate IT budget. Employees will regularly subscribe to collaboration, analytic and other Cloud services they want, all with the press of a button. Others will simply build their own applications using readily available Cloud-based tools and development platforms.

    Written by Julia King • 23 April 12 23:55

  • From IT to ET: Cloud, consumerisation, and the next wave of IT transformation

    IT as we know it is over.

    Written by Johna Till Johnson • 23 April 12 21:32

  • Catching the eye of Google

    Google's man in charge of acquisitions - vice-president of corporate development David Lawee - was in Auckland recently, but he was keeping quiet on whether any Kiwi businesses were on his radar.

    Written by Sarah Putt • 17 April 12 03:33

  • Is there a 'best' way to set up your private Cloud storage?

    Given that Cloud computing is still emerging, it shouldn't come as a surprise that opinions vary widely on the best way to architect the storage. In fact, it seems likely that there is no such panacea - different types of private Cloud almost always require different approaches.

    Written by Jon Gold • 28 March 12 06:24
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    Guide: How to be ready for Big Data

    Big Data is all the rage these days, and more than a few organizations are at least wondering what sort of business intelligence they could derive from all the information at their disposal.

    Written by Thor Olavsrud • 21 March 12 01:30

  • The big promise of big data

    For Twitter, making sense of its mountains of user data was big enough of a problem that it purchased another company just to help get the job done.

    Written by Joab Jackson • 14 March 12 04:04

  • Project portfolio management - Part 2

    Data-driven project portfolio management Project management suffered an identity crisis half a decade ago, when ever-more-empowered developers were learning to work directly with their business patrons as Agile development philosophies encouraged developers to co-ordinate their activities in tight-knit teams that regularly report, evaluate, reassess and re-plan their short-term strategies.

    Written by David Braue • 07 March 12 14:48
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    How Cloud computing is forcing IT evolution

    I had the privilege of chairing the infrastructure track at last week's Cloud Connect conference. Three of the presentations were particularly interesting, offering a good perspective on just how dramatic an effect cloud computing is having on IT. Summed up, the capability and agility of cloud computing is forcing an extremely rapid evolution.

    Written by Bernard Golden • 02 March 12 03:15
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    The social business network

    You’ve gotta feel for the CIO who has to write a business case to convince his or her board to spend money on new technologies with names like Yammer, Mr Tweet, Pluck, Chatter or Jive. After all, whimsy is only so cool to the chequesigners in multi-billion dollar corporations who quickly follow their tacit approval of anything leading edge with that old-school refrain of “show me the money”. Look past the funky names of today’s social networking tools, however, and chances are there will be enough nifty features to justify the investment.

    Written by Darren Horrigan • 29 Feb. 12 11:23

  • Three tips for using Cloud services to extend your data center

    Cloud technology is emerging as a viable option for companies that want to cut costs, increase agility or augment their own IT resources without building out new infrastructure - or all of the above. But deciding which type of service is the best fit for your specific needs and ensuring the new cloud offerings play nice with your existing application mix is a challenge, to say the least.

    Written by Jim Buchanan • 28 Feb. 12 11:37

  • Resources CIOs in Australia

    In a fast growing sector, the bottom line is everything

    Written by Matt Rodgers • 24 Jan. 12 08:55

  • Expert to IT pros: Adopt IPv6 soon or be sorry later

    A dozen of the world's largest Internet companies - including Facebook, Google and Comcast - have committed to June 6, as the start date for their production deployments of IPv6, an upgrade to the Internet's main communications protocol.

    Written by Carolyn Duffy Marsan • 18 Jan. 12 08:36

  • 9 hot technology startups to watch in 2012

    While there are sure to be a lot of new networking and IT companies that emerge in 2012, these nine stood out for their potential to deliver game-changing innovations in a wide array of fields, including Cloud computing, enterprise search, and mobile application development. (These are in addition to seven hot Cloud companies and seven storage companies to watch that we highlighted last year.)

    Written by Brad Reed • 11 Jan. 12 07:32
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    10 must-have tools for Cloud power users

    For many of us, the Cloud has changed the way we work and play. Thanks to well-known services like Gmail, Dropbox, Facebook and Instapaper, practically our whole lives - photos, documents, contacts and more - are online. So isn't it time to take control?

    Written by JR Raphael • 08 Dec. 11 03:06
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