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posted in May 2008
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Comment: Re: Follow The Sun? - Tim Bell - 5/31/2008
Comment: Follow The Sun? - K.Dombek - 5/31/2008
Virtualization: A Monitoring Nightmare
Oded Noy  
5/30/2008   10 comments
What is the best way to monitor a virtualized network? The answer: a very simple dashboard
Where Cloud Services Make the Most Sense
Mike Karp  
5/29/2008   14 comments
If only for any potential e-discovery requirements, cloud computing services make a lot of sense for businesses of all sizes
You're All Winners, Except You Losers
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
5/29/2008   4 comments
Server virtualization and Web Services/SOA lead the pack of enterprise technologies expected to make the largest impact
Comment: Archive - EliteC - 5/28/2008
Wrestling Required
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
5/28/2008   4 comments
With more points of view to be heard, finding any truth in online information requires engagement, not passivity
Comment: T-shirt - hindsatya - 5/26/2008
Comment: Re: Management's Turn - RPR - 5/25/2008
Comment: IT TO THE RESCUE - itguy012006 - 5/23/2008
Comment: Re: Cloud forecast - MikeKarp - 5/23/2008
Internet Evolution's Green IT Tutorial
Web Wise World Tutorials  
5/23/2008   Post a comment
Comment: Small to Mid-size? - Mr. Roques - 5/22/2008
Comment: Cloud forecast - Ninotchka - 5/22/2008
Archiving: IT's Attempt to Stave Off Entropy
Tom Coughlin  
5/22/2008   13 comments
Things fall apart... and stored data is no exception
Comment: A Culture of Fear - Murugan - 5/22/2008
EMC Looks at Clouds From Both Sides Now
Mike Karp  
5/22/2008   6 comments
From EMC World: Whether cloud computing is services- or hardware-based, the vendor's got it covered
Comment: Murphy's law... - viboons - 5/22/2008
Comment: The Threat is Real. - hounhosp - 5/21/2008
Comment: sign o' the times - Insultant - 5/21/2008
Poll: We're 'Very Scared' of Cyber-Terrorism
Editor's Blog  
5/21/2008   6 comments
A plurality of Internet Evolution readers are 'very worried' about the threat of 'cyber-terrorism,' whatever that means
Comment: Re: Role Reversal - Brian Newby - 5/21/2008
Comment: Organic IT - Murugan - 5/21/2008
Role Reversal
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
5/21/2008   6 comments
Remember when businesses were the technology pioneers? That was before consumers got their hands on blogs, wikis, and social networks
How, and Why, End Users Circumvent IT
Aaron Roe Fulkerson  
5/21/2008   8 comments
When budgets, complexity, and other thieves keep IT occupied, end users are showing they're only too happy to fill in the gap between demand and deployment
Comment: DRM is a non-starter - dannyl - 5/20/2008
When ECM Meets Digital Rights Management
Russ Edelman  
5/20/2008   10 comments
Enterprise content and digital rights management can be commingled; the bigger challenge is synching up ACL systems
Heuristics Are Vital to an Antivirus Future
Andrew Lee  
5/20/2008   2 comments
The sheer volume of emerging malware demands some level of heuristic technology as an antivirus solution
Comment: Re: Ten minus one - lpricci49 - 5/16/2008
Comment: Re: Yes! - MikeKarp - 5/16/2008
Time for a Little Grounding With Cloud Computing
David Vellante  
5/16/2008   5 comments
Search, social networking, and wikis are good starting points for what cloud computing should look like, but there's an opportunity to make the cloud experience even richer for enterprises
Comment: questions - Mashka - 5/16/2008
Comment: Re: Free T-shirt? - viboons - 5/16/2008
Comment: Ten minus one - lpricci49 - 5/15/2008
Comment: Re: Yes! - Kezia - 5/15/2008
IBM's Global CEO Study 2008: Hungry for Change
Todd Watson  
5/15/2008   Post a comment
IBM reports the results of its largest study ever of chief executives: 1,130 CEOs in 40 countries spanning 32 industries
Comment: Err.. that darn ASA - Tim Bell - 5/14/2008
Comment: Vendor End-Run - K.Dombek - 5/14/2008
When Vendors Do an End-Run Around IT
Warren Shiau  
5/14/2008   6 comments
The result's almost always predictable: The business ends up paying more than if IT had dealt with the vendor directly
10 Times the Change
Editor's Blog  
5/14/2008   3 comments
Internet Evolution names the top 10 ways Web 2.0 tools are changing society (as we know it)
TorrentSpy Copyright Ruling Raises Ante
Mary E. Shacklett  
5/14/2008   5 comments
Regardless of the rationale behind the $110 million copyright judgment against TorrentSpy, the ramifications are huge
Comment: Re: Quality of Service - modza - 5/14/2008
Comment: Re: Free T-shirt? - dlavie - 5/14/2008
Top 10 Ways Web 2.0 Sites Are Changing Society
The Big Report  
5/14/2008   3 comments
Wikis, social networks, video portability, and broadband wireless collude to make today's online experience richer, faster, and more personalized
Comment: Quality of Service - EliteC - 5/14/2008
Comment: Management's Turn - jabailo - 5/14/2008
In Search of Internet Quality of Service
Tom Nolle  
5/14/2008   6 comments
If quality of service is vital to the future of the Internet, why don’t we have it today, and will we ever get it?
Comment: Re: Free T-shirt? - viboons - 5/14/2008
In Faint Praise of IT 'Value'
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
5/13/2008   5 comments
Something as general as tying IT expenditures to business needs is less useful than establishing specific thresholds where IT can really shine
Handoff Gets Fumbled as Customer Service Goes Global
Mike Karp  
5/12/2008   14 comments
No single point of contact and a lack of continuity in 'follow the sun' customer service produces average results, at best
Microsoft ASA: Who Needs People?
Editor's Blog  
5/9/2008   1 comment
New enhancements to Microsoft's Automated Search Agent help the Internet weed out the need for some call centers and human beings
Why Enterprises Shun Internet-Hosted Apps
Tom Nolle  
5/9/2008   4 comments
Current levels of security and service quality will keep the Internet from delivering on the software-as-a-service idea
Comment: When data attacks - cjon316 - 5/9/2008
Comment: future demand issue - viboons - 5/8/2008
Comment: Some Questions - experiences - 5/8/2008
The Internet Can Fix Its ‘Green’ Problem
Mary E. Shacklett  
5/8/2008   12 comments
Although the Internet is a CO2 contributor to greenhouse gases, it also offers energy and carbon emission alternatives that are more attainable than those in other industries
Comment: No porn at work? - Mashka - 5/7/2008
Comment: Free T-shirt? - alanh79 - 5/7/2008
Comment: Re: Just work at home - dlavie - 5/7/2008
The Case for Automated Metadata
Tom Coughlin  
5/7/2008   4 comments
By generating information about information automatically, enterprises can create valuable new cross-correlations
How ECM Can Shed Its 'Big Brother' Rap
Russ Edelman  
5/7/2008   3 comments
Easy – by educating users about the built-in security features that keep roving eyes off your documents
Comment: Hi Ira, - Tim Bell - 5/7/2008
Comment: Re: Yes! - MikeKarp - 5/6/2008
Comment: I feel safer already - M Hulot - 5/6/2008
Comment: It is dying.. - hounhosp - 5/6/2008
They're Watching You...
Editor's Blog  
5/6/2008   7 comments
Your corporate overlords could be watching your every online move, and our readers say that's A-OK!
Going Through the Security Motions
Ira Winkler  
5/6/2008   7 comments
In applying martial arts, you can go through the motions, but not mount a real defense – which relates to my perception of most organizational Internet security programs
Internet Evolution Launches IT Clan House!
Editor's Blog  
5/5/2008   8 comments
Internet Evolution launches an addition to the main site, for the Information Technology lover in you
The Consumerization of the Enterprise
Tony Bishop  
5/5/2008   2 comments
Enterprise users are coming to expect the same options they get as consumers, heralding the Platform as a Service (PaaS) movement
Partnering Across the Wide Area for Storage Management
Mike Karp  
5/5/2008   6 comments
Try this paradox of backup and disaster recovery: The more data you let go of, the more control you'll have
Let the Mashup Backlash Begin
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
5/5/2008   4 comments
As too often happens, the hype's gotten ahead of the reality with application mashups – way ahead
MindTouch Helps Users, IT Play Nice
Editor's Blog  
5/2/2008   1 comment
MindTouch DekiWiki strengthens ties among IT and business users, helping the enterprise acquire its 2.0 suffix
Can Next Generation SCADA Security Thwart Cyber Attacks?
Mary E. Shacklett  
5/2/2008   3 comments
Newer SCADA system vulnerabilities have both private and public sectors concerned about potential weaknesses when it comes to Internet criminal and terrorist attacks
Jimmy Wales, Founder, Wikipedia; Co-Founder, Wikia
Dialogue  
5/1/2008   4 comments
Founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, talks to Internet Evolution about his new project, Wikia Search, the next big step for Wikipedia, and whether or not he plans to defeat Google
Comment: Re: Benefit (ideally) - RPR - 5/1/2008
Comment: Re: Benefit (ideally) - RPR - 5/1/2008




a moderated blogosphere of internet experts
Mary E. Shacklett
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.
Dan Cypra
Dan Cypra   5/23/2013   28 comments
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?
Matt Heusser
Matt Heusser   5/23/2013   13 comments
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.
David Weldon
David Weldon   5/22/2013   15 comments
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.
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Kim Davis
Big-Data Can’t Always Sell Wine

5|21|13   |   2:23   |   4 comments


Whole Foods Global Wine Purchaser Doug Bell told me about some of the constraints on using analytics in the US wine market.
Paul J. Fleuranges
Digital Signage Keeps NYC Subway Straphangers on Track

5|6|13   |   3:51   |   No comments


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.
Kim Davis
Fast Forward to the Future

4|23|13   |   2:29   |   20 comments


A look back at tech writing in the 90s makes us wonder where enterprise IT will be 20 years from now.
Mitch Wagner
Google Launches Its Most Depressing Service Yet

4|15|13   |   2:59   |   10 comments


Google's new Inactive Account Manager lets you control how Google disposes of your accounts when you die.
Second Shooter
Argument Over Top-Level Domains Is 'Stupid'

4|11|13   |   2:07   |   3 comments


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.
Kim Davis
Ladies, Your Tablet Awaits

3|21|13   |   2:22   |   37 comments


ePad Femme is the world’s first tablet “made exclusively for women.”
Wisdom of the Big Chair
NFC Moves Into the Mainstream

3|20|13   |   2:16   |   No comments


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.
Wisdom of the Big Chair
Integrating Security Into Your Cloud Contract

3|19|13   |   3:35   |   No comments


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.
Brian Baron
How Edmunds.com Collects Customer Information

3|18|13   |   1:15   |   No comments


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.
Brian Baron
How Edmunds.com Uses Analytics to Customize Site

3|14|13   |   0:47   |   No comments


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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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.

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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.

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