IBM Looks to Speed Up Software Deployment IT Clan Editor's Blog 4/25/2013 10 comments UrbanCode provides tools for DevOps, a development technique designed to help software developers and technology operations staff work more closely together on deploying software.
7DEE: A Bright Future for Analytics in the Cloud IT Clan Editor's Blog 4/4/2013 Post a comment Find out what's in store for analytics technology in the cloud in our final session of 7 Days of Executive Education on Thursday, April 4, at 2:00 p.m. ET.
Analytics Offers Life Line to Suicide Prevention IT Clan Editor's Blog 3/21/2013 3 comments Researchers at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center are using suicide notes as the basis of an analytics solution to figure out those likely to attempt suicide. And it's working.
The Wi-Fi Workhorse Is Here to Stay IT Clan Editor's Blog 3/7/2013 10 comments Business users want WiFi. That guarantees this workhorse will remain on IT departments' agendas for the foreseeable future.
Don't Just Support Social Media, Use It IT Clan Editor's Blog 2/28/2013 12 comments By using social media at work, IT professionals increase their value to the organization, build their personal brand, and forge personal relationships with peers.
The Decade of the CISO IT Clan Editor's Blog 1/24/2013 3 comments Organizations are increasingly hiring CISOs. Is this career path for you?
Cheezburger.com Expands Funny Business With Hosted APIs IT Clan Editor's Blog 1/17/2013 11 comments Poor performance and complex processes are no laughing matter. But a hosted OAuth 2.0-based API brought smiles to the faces of Cheezburger.com's IT team, partners, and users.
From Cell Block to Corner Office IT Clan Editor's Blog 1/10/2013 18 comments Michael Santos, who spent 25 years behind bars, now finds himself an unlikely advocate for the use of technology and social media, as well as a motivational speaker to C-level executives and an advocate for prison reform.
Find Out How to Insure the Cloud: IE Radio Today IT Clan Editor's Blog 12/13/2012 Post a comment Partnering with a cloud service provider can mean efficiencies, savings, and liability worries. Today's IE Radio event will discuss how insurers, risk managers, and IT pros are working together to reduce risk and safeguard cloud assets.
The Technology of Creativity IT Clan Editor's Blog 12/6/2012 35 comments Strong partnerships with IT professionals can spark creative departments' imaginations.
IT to the Rescue of Both Retail Worlds IT Clan Editor's Blog 11/29/2012 25 comments Despite growing evidence of the importance of integrating physical and virtual stores, most retailers keep the two worlds separate. Given the green light, IT could fix this.
Sending IT Pros to MOOCs for New Skills IT Clan Editor's Blog 11/15/2012 15 comments Massive open online courses allow IT pros to attend classes taught by professors from Ivy League schools -- without leaving home or paying a penny.
7,000 Starbucks Get Square IT Clan Editor's Blog 11/8/2012 16 comments Starbucks today began accepting Square Mobile, a move that could heat up the digital wallet war.
Internet Aces Healthcare's Stringent Tests IT Clan Editor's Blog 11/5/2012 29 comments Early programs show using the Internet and social media are reliable methods to find and monitor patients for healthcare tests, monitoring, and feedback.
The Post-PC Era Isn’t Coming – It’s Here IT Clan Editor's Blog 10/11/2012 36 comments The iPhone recently overtook Outlook as the primary channel for email, signaling the accelerating demise of the venerable desktop.
DHS Fusion Centers Draw Ire Over Lack of Technology IT Clan Editor's Blog 10/4/2012 11 comments In a lesson for all enterprises, the Department of Homeland Security's 77 nationwide fusion centers failed to enlist the help of technology -- and left the job largely undone, a Senate report says.
IBM X-Force Report Describes BYOD Threats IT Clan Editor's Blog 9/20/2012 10 comments Smartphones and mobile access are simply new openings for online criminals. IBM's latest X-Force report describes the threats and recommends protections.
Reddit Crashes During Historic Obama Chat IT Clan Editor's Blog 8/30/2012 32 comments Reddit's site caved in under the weight of traffic from a chat session with President Obama -- forcing questions about proper IT preparation.
IBM to Buy Solid-State Storage Supplier TMS IT Clan Editor's Blog 8/16/2012 29 comments Big Blue upped the ante in solid-state enterprise storage with the planned purchase of a key player designed to help with big-data systems.
How to Know When to Make Big IT Changes IT Clan Editor's Blog 8/10/2012 2 comments Understanding when to move toward or away from a particular technology or approach is an important skill for IT professionals.
What Responsive Web Design Can't Do IT Clan Editor's Blog 7/12/2012 24 comments Responsive Web design, a popular trend for developing content for multiple devices, may not be efficient for everyone.
Time to Reexamine Email Archiving IT Clan Editor's Blog 7/5/2012 14 comments IT professionals would do well to review their email archiving strategies and services, in light of ongoing headlines involving email.
Hiring Hackers? Tread Carefully IT Clan Editor's Blog 6/28/2012 16 comments The trend for IT to hire help from the hacker community should be approached cautiously, experts say.
Social media has been with us for a decade -- but employer policies and the law are anything but firm about the most appropriate usage of this powerful tool.
Businesses often struggle to decide which domain to use. When it comes to purchasing a domain name, you have plenty of extensions to choose from, ranging from .com and .net, to .me, and even .mobi. But which one should you pick?
I've been writing about how the next evolution of the Internet might just be an advertising revolution, and how corporate IT can stay involved as the enablers and providers of the technologies that make this possible.
In the 1970 science fiction thriller Colossus: The Forbin Project, two giant supercomputers from the United States and Soviet Union secretly join forces to take control of the collective nuclear might of the two countries. In the film, the two machines discover each other's existence, communicate back-and-forth, share their collective data, and cut their human creators out of the process. It is the ultimate example of machine-to-machine communications, or M2M.
New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority is conducting a pilot test of digital kiosks to guide subway users to where they want to go more efficiently and at lower cost.
The whole Amazon.reader debate is a double-stupid. It's stupid to think that there's any e-book buyer who doesn't know Amazon's URL, and it was stupider to let ICANN launch the whole free-form TLD initiative to start with.
While NFC's original goal was to enhance mobile commerce applications, it is finding its way into a number of other uses, which is creating both opportunity as well as challenges for IT departments.
Enterprises would like to move to cloud computing but are hesitant because they are concerned about providers’ ability to secure company data. Here are some tips that help to ensure that if breaches occur, the business is not left holding the bag.
Edmunds separates customers into segments based on the info it collects on its site and from partners, and uses that to push out custom content, said Brian Baron, director of business analytics for Edmunds.com, at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit.
The automotive website uses propensity modeling to target ads and customer registration forms, said Brian Baron, director of business analytics for Edmunds.com, at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit.
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M2M: Rise of the Machines? Not Yet David Weldon In the 1970 science fiction thriller Colossus: The Forbin Project, two giant supercomputers from the United States and Soviet Union secretly join forces to take control of the collective nuclear might of the two countries. In the film, the two machines discover each other's existence, communicate back-and-forth, share their collective data, and cut their human creators out of the process. It is the ultimate example of machine-to-machine communications, or M2M. CLICK FOR MORE
M2M: Rise of the Machines? Not Yet David Weldon In the 1970 science fiction thriller Colossus: The Forbin Project, two giant supercomputers from the United States and Soviet Union secretly join forces to take control of the collective nuclear might of the two countries. In the film, the two machines discover each other's existence, communicate back-and-forth, share their collective data, and cut their human creators out of the process. It is the ultimate example of machine-to-machine communications, or M2M. CLICK FOR MORE
