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Comment: Looking Forward To It - cvargas - 10/31/2011
Comment: Very excited - magneticnorth - 10/31/2011
Comment: Its takes a team - abdlah - 10/31/2011
Comment: Thanks - abdlah - 10/31/2011
Comment: Great! - nathanwosnack - 10/31/2011
7DEE Analytics Kicks Off Tuesday at 2 PM ET
Editor's Blog  
10/31/2011   6 comments
Join us for 7DEE Analytics. Courses begin Tuesday at 2 PM ET.
Comment: Re: Turkey Shoot - srfernando - 10/31/2011
Comment: Amazing! - magneticnorth - 10/31/2011
Comment: Re: Turkey Shoot - taimur_tz - 10/29/2011
Comment: I love it - scucci - 10/28/2011
Comment: Re: Oh HP! - Mr. Roques - 10/28/2011
Comment: Re: Spot on - Mr. Roques - 10/28/2011
A Closer Look at Facebook's Arctic Site
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
10/27/2011   16 comments
Well, it's nearly arctic: Facebook's plan to build a datacenter in northern Sweden has the industry buzzing.
Comment: Re: Turkey Shoot - jabailo - 10/27/2011
Comment: Re: Turkey Shoot - kq4ym - 10/27/2011
Comment: Re: Red Tape - Mary Jander - 10/27/2011
Comment: Paid to Speak Up - Joanne Goldman - 10/26/2011
Comment: Re: Red Tape - Joanne Goldman - 10/26/2011
Comment: Re: Red Tape - Mary Jander - 10/26/2011
'Smart Clouds' Form on Enterprise Horizon
Mary E. Shacklett  
10/26/2011   7 comments
As cloud services become more widespread, clouds tailored to specific vertical industries and skillsets will evolve.
Comment: Re: Red Tape - Nicole Ferraro - 10/26/2011
Comment: Re: Red Tape - Mary Jander - 10/26/2011
Comment: Red Tape - The Dream Chaser - 10/26/2011
The Wisdom of Executive Boundary Busters
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
10/26/2011   8 comments
IBM's new CEO is one of several IT leaders who have opted out of traditional divisions of products and services, with great success.
Comment: it's funny but... - Mashka - 10/25/2011
Sign Up Now for 7DEE Analytics
Editor's Blog  
10/25/2011   7 comments
Our 7DEE sessions on Analytics begin next week. Sign up today!
Comment: Re: Turkey Shoot - nimantha.de - 10/25/2011
Comment: Re: Turkey Shoot - hounhosp - 10/24/2011
Comment: Re: Turkey Shoot - jabailo - 10/24/2011
Comment: Re: Turkey Shoot - hounhosp - 10/24/2011
Comment: Re: Kiss of death - hounhosp - 10/24/2011
Comment: Re: systems of control - Kicheko - 10/24/2011
Comment: Kiss of death - Chris Poley - 10/24/2011
Comment: Re: systems of control - Kurtkeys - 10/24/2011
Comment: Turkey Shoot - jabailo - 10/24/2011
Information On Demand 2011 Breaking News: IBM Accelerates Big Data Analytics
Todd Watson  
10/24/2011   Post a comment
Today, here at Information On Demand 2011 in Las Vegas, IBM unveiled new software that brings the power of managing and analyzing big data to the workplace.
Social CRM Heats Up as Oracle Buys RightNow
Cloud Clan Editor's Blog  
10/24/2011   8 comments
Oracle's $1.5B purchase of the social CRM supplier RightNow could be the start of significant growth in this segment.
Information on Demand 2011 Live: Opening General Session – Data Puzzles
Todd Watson  
10/24/2011   Post a comment
The opening session of IBM's conference in Las Vegas included reminiscence about the company's years of contributions to data management and a view of its ongoing participation in managing global information.
Information on Demand 2011: Big Data, Bigger Insights
Todd Watson  
10/24/2011   Post a comment
Enterprises looking to turn data into effectual insight through business analytics and optimization (BAO) are headed to IBM's event in Las Vegas this week.
Comment: Re: Google does - scucci - 10/24/2011
Information on Demand 2011: Let the Interviews Begin!
Todd Watson  
10/24/2011   Post a comment
Interviews at IBM's conference in Las Vegas reveal key themes in the area of business analytics and optimization (BAO).
Comment: Google does - Michael P. Kassner - 10/24/2011
Comment: Re: More problems - scucci - 10/24/2011
Comment: To early to tell... - scucci - 10/24/2011
Comment: Ballmer at Web 2 - Nicole Ferraro - 10/24/2011
Comment: From farm to plate - nasimson - 10/24/2011
It's Too Soon to Hang Up on Skype
Robert McGarvey  
10/24/2011   25 comments
Microsoft just might make good on its latest big acquisition, despite earlier failures.
Comment: cost/revenue - ScreenWriter - 10/23/2011
Comment: Re: Lockers - aum007 - 10/23/2011
Comment: Re: Lockers - jabailo - 10/23/2011
Comment: Re: Lockers - aum007 - 10/23/2011
Comment: What about rent? - aum007 - 10/23/2011
Comment: Re: Lockers - jabailo - 10/23/2011
Comment: Re: Wow! - Michael Bennett Cohn - 10/23/2011
Comment: Re: Cool Factor - aum007 - 10/23/2011
Comment: Re: Lockers - jabailo - 10/23/2011
Comment: Wow! - Mashka - 10/23/2011
Comment: Re: Lockers - taimur_tz - 10/23/2011
Comment: Wow! - Mashka - 10/23/2011
Comment: Wow! - Mashka - 10/23/2011
Comment: Re: systems of control - aum007 - 10/21/2011
Comment: Re: Cool Factor - Ron_Miller - 10/21/2011
Comment: Re: Lockers - jabailo - 10/21/2011
Comment: Cool Factor - knoxzoo - 10/20/2011
Comment: Re: Lockers - Mary Jander - 10/20/2011
Comment: Re: systems of control - Kicheko - 10/20/2011
Comment: Re: Lockers - Bolingbroke - 10/20/2011
Comment: Re: Lockers - hounhosp - 10/20/2011
Comment: Re: Lockers - Mary Jander - 10/20/2011
Comment: Re: Lockers - Bolingbroke - 10/20/2011
Comment: Re: Lockers - SteveGNYC - 10/20/2011
Comment: Re: Lockers - SteveGNYC - 10/20/2011
Comment: Excellent connection! - simafore - 10/20/2011
Comment: Re: Lockers - The Dream Chaser - 10/19/2011
Comment: Re: Lockers - Mary Jander - 10/19/2011
Comment: Re: Lockers - Kim Davis - 10/19/2011
Comment: A Trojan Horse ? - Bolingbroke - 10/19/2011
Of Analytics, Systems Thinking, & the Dalai Lama
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
10/19/2011   3 comments
An MIT conference on systems thinking reflects its emerging use as an analytics-driven corporate methodology.
Comment: Lockers - The Dream Chaser - 10/19/2011
Amazon Puts a 'Lock' on Future Sales
Michael Bennett Cohn  
10/19/2011   36 comments
A trial of lockers – physical ones – portends a new direction for Amazon's retail operations.
Tech Evolution Leaves RIM & Yahoo Flailing
Ron Miller  
10/19/2011   18 comments
RIM and Yahoo exemplify how the fast pace of technology can leave even great firms behind if they fail to follow up.
From Farm to Plate: Using Analytics to Make Safer Foods
Todd Watson  
10/19/2011   1 comment
Cherry Central, a leading cooperative of hundreds of US growers of fruits and vegetables, is using IBM analytics to prevent food-related illnesses.
Google Adds to Oddball Investments
Don Reisinger  
10/18/2011   20 comments
Solar panels, low-income housing, cars -- Google can't seem to find enough weird and wonderful things to do with its extra cash.
Comment: Re: almost perfect - SteveGNYC - 10/18/2011
Comment: Re: Already in Use? - scucci - 10/18/2011
Comment: Re: I'm trying to think - Mashka - 10/18/2011
Comment: Re: Looking Backward - Mashka - 10/18/2011
Comment: Already in Use? - scucci - 10/17/2011
Comment: almost perfect - Chris Poley - 10/17/2011
Comment: Re: We at Bank X - Nicole Ferraro - 10/17/2011
A Closer Look at the 'Cloudburst' in Enterprise Spending
Cloud Clan Editor's Blog  
10/17/2011   2 comments
Dramatic growth in cloud services will boost IT spending and global economies, says Gartner. Others agree.
Comment: We at Bank X - The Dream Chaser - 10/17/2011
Comment: Re: Makes sense - Insultant - 10/17/2011
The Case for Tellerless Banks
Mary E. Shacklett  
10/17/2011   43 comments
The concept of tellerless bank branches began in the mid-2000s, but the Internet is giving it "legs."
Comment: I'm trying to think - slfisher - 10/16/2011
Comment: Re: Not sure - Joe Stanganelli - 10/16/2011
Comment: Re: Makes sense - Mary Jander - 10/14/2011
Comment: Re: Makes sense - sfwriter - 10/14/2011
Courts Stir Controversy Over Electronic Signatures
Steven C. Bennett  
10/14/2011   16 comments
Laws on the books have defined electronic signatures for years, but recent court decisions call them into question.
Comment: Makes sense - Nicole Ferraro - 10/14/2011
Broadband Takes to the Sky
Wisdom of the Big Chair  
10/14/2011   4 comments
In-Stat expects revenue from airline broadband services to reach $1.5 billion in 2015.
Comment: Re: Makes sense - Nicole Ferraro - 10/13/2011
Comment: I'm listening - Chris Poley - 10/13/2011
Comment: Makes sense - Mary Jander - 10/13/2011
IT & the C-Suite Can Get Along… Maybe
Steve Saunders' Outernet  
10/13/2011   6 comments
Steve is live at Dell World – and he has some advice for C-level executives.
Comment: Mobile - Zunaira - 10/13/2011
Steve Jobs's Legacy of Failure
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
10/12/2011   42 comments
Steve Jobs didn't just leave executives a model for unbroken success. His failures have a lot to teach us as well.
Comment: Looking Backward - jabailo - 10/11/2011
Comment: Re: This "just in" - Ron_Miller - 10/11/2011
Comment: Re: This "just in" - Ron_Miller - 10/11/2011
Comment: Re: This "just in" - Mary Jander - 10/11/2011
Comment: Re: Great start to 7DEE - abdlah - 10/11/2011
Comment: This "just in" - Mary Jander - 10/11/2011
Comment: Re: Other comparisons - SteveGNYC - 10/11/2011
Comment: Re: Other comparisons - SteveGNYC - 10/11/2011
Comment: Re: Great start to 7DEE - Gigi - 10/11/2011
Comment: Re: Other comparisons - SteveGNYC - 10/10/2011
Comment: Re: Blue Jean Logic - SteveGNYC - 10/10/2011
Comment: Re: Blue Jean Logic - SteveGNYC - 10/10/2011
Comment: Re: Other comparisons - Kim Davis - 10/10/2011
7DEE: Clouds Are Key to Enterprise Future
Cloud Clan Editor's Blog  
10/10/2011   9 comments
The first in a series of sessions based on cloud computing debuted today, covering the basics.
Comment: Re: Blue Jean Logic - Kim Davis - 10/10/2011
Comment: Other comparisons - Kim Davis - 10/10/2011
Comment: Re: Blue Jean Logic - SteveGNYC - 10/10/2011
Comment: Re: Blue Jean Logic - taimur_tz - 10/10/2011
Comment: Re: Blue Jean Logic - SteveGNYC - 10/10/2011
Social Media Echo Arab Spring in Wall Street Protests
Ron Miller  
10/10/2011   81 comments
Social media are carrying the message of recent Wall Street protests, despite the reluctance of mainstream media to get involved.
Comment: Re: Blue Jean Logic - Mary Jander - 10/10/2011
Comment: Re: Not sure - Gigi - 10/10/2011
Comment: Re: Get It Done - Gigi - 10/10/2011
Comment: Re: Blue Jean Logic - SunitaT - 10/10/2011
Comment: Re: Blue Jean Logic - pcharles - 10/9/2011
Comment: Re: Not sure - Kim Davis - 10/7/2011
Comment: Re: Not sure - Nicole Ferraro - 10/7/2011
Comment: Re: Not sure - Kim Davis - 10/7/2011
Comment: Re: Not sure - Joe Stanganelli - 10/7/2011
Comment: Re: Not sure - Mary Jander - 10/7/2011
Comment: Re: Not that simple - Gigi - 10/7/2011
Comment: Apple and Steve Jobs - Gigi - 10/7/2011
Here's to Steve Jobs: One of the 'Crazy Ones'
Alan Reiter  
10/7/2011   36 comments
Steve Jobs was unique in determining what was wrong with cellphones and moving us toward something better.
Comment: Not sure - Joe Stanganelli - 10/6/2011
Why ERP Will Move to the Cloud
Scott Koegler  
10/6/2011   11 comments
There are many advantages to cloud-based enterprise resource planning applications, including streamlined document formatting.
Comment: Re: Siri - Alan Reiter - 10/5/2011
Comment: Re: Siri - Alan Reiter - 10/5/2011
Comment: Re: Meh - tech_ed - 10/5/2011
Comment: Re: Meh - Mary Jander - 10/5/2011
Comment: Re: Meh - tech_ed - 10/5/2011
Comment: Re: Siri - Mary Jander - 10/5/2011
Comment: Re: Siri - tech_ed - 10/5/2011
Comment: Re: Siri - Alan Reiter - 10/5/2011
Comment: Re: Siri - Kim Davis - 10/5/2011
Comment: Re: Siri - Alan Reiter - 10/5/2011
Comment: Re: Siri - Ariella - 10/5/2011
Comment: Re: Siri - Alan Reiter - 10/5/2011
Comment: Re: It's coming. - Kim Davis - 10/5/2011
Comment: Re: Siri - Mary Jander - 10/5/2011
Comment: Re: Siri - Alan Reiter - 10/5/2011
Comment: Re: Siri - Mary Jander - 10/5/2011
Comment: Re: Siri - Alan Reiter - 10/5/2011
Comment: Re: Siri - Ariella - 10/5/2011
Comment: Re: Siri - Mary Jander - 10/5/2011
Comment: Re: Siri - Alan Reiter - 10/5/2011
Comment: Re: Siri - Mary Jander - 10/5/2011
Comment: Re: Siri - Alan Reiter - 10/5/2011
Comment: Re: Siri - Alan Reiter - 10/5/2011
Comment: Re: Siri - Alan Reiter - 10/5/2011
Comment: Re: Siri - Alan Reiter - 10/5/2011
Comment: Re: It's coming. - Mary Jander - 10/5/2011
Comment: Re: Siri - Ariella - 10/5/2011
Comment: Re: Meh - Joe Stanganelli - 10/5/2011
Comment: It's coming. - Joe Stanganelli - 10/5/2011
Comment: Re: Siri - tech_ed - 10/5/2011
Comment: Re: Meh - Mary Jander - 10/5/2011
Comment: Meh - tech_ed - 10/5/2011
Comment: Re: Siri - Mary Jander - 10/5/2011
Comment: Re: Siri - Nicole Ferraro - 10/5/2011
Comment: Re: Siri - Alan Reiter - 10/5/2011
Comment: Re: Siri - Nicole Ferraro - 10/5/2011
What Execs Should Know About Sprint's Apple Deal
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
10/5/2011   13 comments
The announcement that Sprint will sell Apple's new iPhone 4S bodes well for enterprises seeking better mobile deals.
Comment: Re: Siri - Alan Reiter - 10/5/2011
Comment: Siri - Nicole Ferraro - 10/5/2011
IPhone 4S: Good News, Bad News for Internet Users
Alan Reiter  
10/5/2011   48 comments
Apple's latest iPhone offers a voice assistant and iCloud integration. But it lacks hardware for superior Internet browsing.
Comment: Re: Get It Done - Mary Jander - 10/4/2011
Comment: Get It Done - The Dream Chaser - 10/4/2011
Comment: Cloud Management - Kim Davis - 10/4/2011
Comment: 7DEE - Nicole Ferraro - 10/4/2011
Cloud Management: Evolution vs. Solution
Cloud Clan Editor's Blog  
10/4/2011   7 comments
Managing cloud services requires a layered approach that calls for throwing away assumptions based on traditional enterprise management.
Comment: Rewarding Failure - DHagar - 10/3/2011
Submarine Cable to Bring Another African Nation Online
Susan Fourtané  
10/3/2011   25 comments
The Seychelles hopes a submarine cable will bring free Internet access to schools, hospitals, and other social service organizations.
Rewarding Failure
Internet Evolution Poll  
10/3/2011   22 comments
Do you believe that tech company CEOs who fail are rewarded too lavishly with bonuses, options, etc., on their way out?
Comment: Re: Question, Ron - aum007 - 10/1/2011




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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.
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Dan Cypra   5/23/2013   18 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   6 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.
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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
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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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