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  • CIOs bemoan lock-in and the 'false flexibility' of the Cloud

    Despite the promise of portability from service providers, the reality of the Cloud for big customers is a similar type of lock-in as they experience with on-premise apps vendors such as Oracle and SAP, two CIOs said Tuesday.

    Written by James Niccolai • 20 June 13 00:33

  • Dell committee says Icahn's new proposal is not 'actionable'

    A Dell special committee has rejected a new proposal from a key shareholder Carl C. Icahn, and said it will continue to support the proposal by founder Michael Dell and private-equity firm Silver Lake Partners to take the company private.

    Written by John Ribeiro • 19 June 13 04:17

  • GE thinks it's time to put industrial data in the Cloud

    Internet tools are just starting to be applied to industrial tasks such as maintaining equipment and optimizing operations, but the wealth of data being produced by industrial systems could make this a major focus of development in the coming years.

    Written by Stephen Lawson • 18 June 13 22:52

  • How to Evaluate the Risk of Outsourcing Locations

    IT organizations and CIOs don't contract and outsource to countries, they contract and outsource to companies. Given that, it's time to stop assessing location-based risk in a vacuum because sometimes the 'riskiest' suppliers may have the most innovative solutions.

    Written by Stephanie Overby • 18 June 13 13:07

  • Open Data Center Alliance tackles Big Data analysis

    The Open Data Center Alliance, a customer group that shares tips about Cloud deployments and tries to nudge vendors into supplying the products they want, has added Big Data to the list of IT topics it covers.

    Written by James Niccolai • 18 June 13 03:16

  • 5 ways to evaluate your IT outsourcing maturity

    IT outsourcing has become increasingly integral to building and operating the enterprise IT environment, but many IT services customers remain frustrated with their results.

    Written by Stephanie Overby • 18 June 13 14:30

  • CERN retires proprietary video conferencing system in favor of Vidyo

    Tim Smith has some of the best IT end users in the world: the physicists who do research at CERN, which runs the particle physics lab that is home to the Large Hadron Collider, because they need little instruction when it comes to new technology.

    Written by Tim Greene • 14 June 13 02:13

  • Dell Targets Federal IT With Government Cloud Services

    PC giant unveils far-ranging government cloud offering that features both dedicated, private deployments as well as shared, multitenant systems with turnkey security and compliance features.

    Written by Kenneth Corbin • 11 June 13 17:38

  • Immigration bill could hike IT hiring, or send more IT jobs offshore, says Gartner

    The Senate immigration bill's impact on offshore outsourcing will be disruptive to outsourcers, their customers and potentially to the U.S. IT labor market, according to Gartner.

    Written by Patrick Thibodeau • 10 June 13 19:30

  • Dell takes converged systems to small sites with PowerEdge VRTX

    Dell has introduced a converged computing, storage and networking system for small and remote offices, the PowerEdge VRTX, saying it will let customers deploy a system with virtualization in hours.

    Written by Stephen Lawson • 04 June 13 21:08

  • Possibly related DDoS attacks cause DNS hosting outages

    Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that could be related have in the past few days slammed the DNS servers of at least three providers of domain name management and DNS hosting services.

    Written by Lucian Constantin • 04 June 13 20:00

  • Dell, Oracle form strategic partnership for integrated systems

    Dell and Oracle will integrate hardware and software for customers through a strategic partnership, the companies announced on Tuesday.

    Written by Stephen Lawson • 04 June 13 18:02

  • Hitachi adds Amazon Web Services to cloud lineup in Japan

    Hitachi said Monday it will officially support Amazon Web Services as part of its cloud solution offerings, a victory for Amazon over rival Microsoft Azure.

    Written by Jay Alabaster • 03 June 13 09:37

  • Infosys' first CEO returns to lead company

    Infosys' co-founder and first CEO N. R. Narayana Murthy has returned to the company as executive chairman, amid concerns that the outsourcer's performance has not been as good as that of some of its Indian peers.

    Written by John Ribeiro • 01 June 13 19:49

  • Government CIOs Eye Business Apps in Cloud Transition

    The shift to cloud computing underway across the federal government could eventually move from commodity functions to custom business apps

    Written by Kenneth Corbin • 31 May 13 19:44

  • Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox requires account verification after Liberty Reserve shutdown

    Mt. Gox is requiring all users to verify their accounts in order to make non-bitcoin currency deposits and withdrawals, less than a week after U.S. authorities said they shut down online payment processor Liberty Reserve for alleged money laundering.

    Written by Michael Kan • 31 May 13 07:01
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    Federal CIOs must embrace hybrid IT in shift to cloud

    Top Gartner analyst urges government tech leaders to keep mission objectives and service approach in mind as they move IT processes to the cloud.

    Written by Kenneth Corbin • 30 May 13 21:28

  • EFF targets podcasting patent for invalidation

    A 1996 podcasting patent is in the crosshairs of two digital rights groups, which are hoping the public will help them get the patent invalidated.

    Written by Grant Gross • 30 May 13 20:52

  • Microsoft eyes enterprise market with new services center in China

    Microsoft is expanding its enterprise services in China with a new Global Service Delivery Center in the country, the second of its kind in the world, the company said Wednesday.

    Written by Michael Kan • 30 May 13 13:54

  • FAQ on global supply-chain security standard to prevent IT tampering, counterfeiting

    Whether you're buying or selling hardware and software, or acting as systems integrator, the new supply-chain security standard put forward by the Open Group in April could end up having a huge impact on you. Here are a few frequently asked questions that explain why.

    Written by Ellen Messmer • 29 May 13 22:12
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