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There Are Many Cloud Entry Points, as Well as Barriers
By Eileen Feretic | Posted: 2011-12-09
Cloud computing has become an industry buzzword ripping through IT departments and forcing them to scramble to get in the game. But while the benefits of moving IT functions over to a
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Back-Up, Disaster Recovery, Business Recovery: Two Out of Three Is Bad
By Eileen Feretic | Posted: 2011-11-22
The world is growing more dangerous every day. There appears to be more devastation from natural disasters such as earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes and tsunamis than
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Are You Combating "Bring Your Own Mobile Device"?
By Eileen Feretic | Posted: 2011-11-18
Many IT departments are struggling with the mobile device onslaught sweeping through their organizations. Employees are bringing in their own devices (commonly known as BYOD), such as
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The Database Problem Lurking Under Facebook and Skype
By Eric Lundquist | Posted: 2011-07-08
Image by Getty Images via @daylifeFacebook is a database with a great user interface on top. Skype is a database that authenticates users and shuffles calls around based on type. Of course all database engineers argue that every software application lives or dies by the underlying database. In this Web,
The HP exec shuffle
By Eric Lundquist | Posted: 2011-06-14
Forbes, via AP, is covering the shuffles at the top of Hewlett Packard . Credit Leo for acting quickly. Changing HP into a true services company is going to be a big task. With high margin items from printers and supplies as well as a strong heritage of hardware, the
World IPv6 day starts in 24 hours
By Eric Lundquist | Posted: 2011-06-07
Image via WikipediaThis falls into the "We'll see if this hybrid engine works" category. Last fall a bunch of big tech players said they will give IPv6 a trial run. That run takes place tomorrow. Google, Facebook and Yahoo are among those giving IPv6 a trial run. Guessing is that
Louderback: 7 Biggest CEO Secrets Accidentally Revealed at AllThingsD
By Eric Lundquist | Posted: 2011-06-07
Image via WikipediaJim Louderback was a stalwart part of PC Week for many years. Now he is the CEO at Revision 3. And he is still a great writer, especially when he is taking apart the comments of those upper level exec interviews. High tech execs have become much more
Google's Eric Schmidt: Want security, get a Mac, not a PC.
By Eric Lundquist | Posted: 2011-06-01
Image via WikipediaThis is the week that Walt Mossberg holds his popular D9 conference. Walt does a great job at getting key execs (often THE key exec) from Google, Microsoft, Facebook and the entire panoply of tech movers and shakers. Of course D9 wouldn't work without getting those shakers to make
Mobile phones 'possibly carcinogenic' says WHO experts
By Eric Lundquist | Posted: 2011-05-31
World Health Org. experts find mobile phones possibly carcinogenic.
Google's Wallet. Whatever happened to Microsoft epayments?
By Eric Lundquist | Posted: 2011-05-26
Google introed its near field communication electronic wallet and even stuffed $10 in it to get you started. This is seen as a challenge to Groupon, PayPal and the other epayment companies -- which it is. However, it is also exactly the activities Google should engage in to close a
Google Said to Plan Mobile-Payment Service: Near field near you
By Eric Lundquist | Posted: 2011-05-24
Bloomberg is reporting that Google will be showing its mobile payment system in the next couple days. Google has been one of the biggest proponents of near field communications which, in theory, could bypass not only the credit card swipe but -- to the consternation of lots of financial institutions
Twitter acquires TweetDeck: Building out the platform
By Eric Lundquist | Posted: 2011-05-24
Image via CrunchBaseCNN is reporting that Twitter spent $40 million to acquire TweetDeck. I've been using TweetDeck since version 1 and have found it improving with each rev. Twitter is finding one of the big rules in Internet publishing to be in full force. You have to keep growing adding
Livescribe Pen Crosses A Digital Chasm
By Eric Lundquist | Posted: 2011-05-24
Ina Fried at All Things D has an article on the Livescribe Pen which is now (albeit via a docking station) connecting to Google Docs and Evernote. I'm an advocate that the really
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Hey LinkedIn, where's my thank-you note for $8B gift
By Eric Lundquist | Posted: 2011-05-20
Big day yesterday for LinkedIn going public. As TechCrunch chronicled, the valuation went past everyone's expectations and hit $8.9 Billion. Couple of takeaways come immediately
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