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posted in June 2012
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Comment: Top Down - Joanne Goldman - 6/30/2012
IBM's New Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
Todd Watson  
6/29/2012   Post a comment
IBM has solutions for the BYOD phenomenon.
Smarter City Solutions for a Small Planet
Todd Watson  
6/29/2012   Post a comment
The latest Smarter City initiatives in Indiana, the Philippines, and France.
IE Radio: We're LIVE With Reuven Cohen!
Editor's Blog  
6/28/2012   Post a comment
Our Smarter Cloud Clan Radio show with Reuven Cohen is now live. Please join us!
 Reuven Cohen, SVP, Virtustream
Smarter Cloud Clan Radio  
6/28/2012   161 comments
Reuven Cohen is an early innovator in the cloud computing space as the founder of Enomaly in 2004 (acquired by Virtustream in February 2012). He is currently SVP at Virtustream and remains active in cloud policy-making and standards-setting worldwide. Reuven is also the co-creator of CloudCamp, an "unconference" where early adopters of cloud computing technologies exchange ideas.
Join Us for IE Radio With Reuven Cohen at 2:00 PM ET!
Editor's Blog  
6/28/2012   1 comment
Please join us this afternoon for our Smarter Cloud Clan Radio show, starring Reuven Cohen. It's all happening at 2:00 p.m. ET.
Comment: To commit or not - nasimson - 6/28/2012
Cloud Surveys: Reading Between the Lines
Cloud Clan Editor's Blog  
6/27/2012   4 comments
Recent surveys about cloud adoption don't really tell us much we haven't been told before.
Join Us for a Webinar on the New World of the CEO
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
6/27/2012   Post a comment
IBM's recently released study of over 1,700 CEOs worldwide reveals a new focus on collaboration and transparency.
The Future of Enterprise Computing
Editor's Blog  
6/26/2012   4 comments
Expert integrated systems hold out the promise of a simplified IT experience through built-in expertise and integration by design.
Comment: Knowing Your Data - scucci - 6/26/2012
Comment: Re: Fate of RIM BES - scucci - 6/26/2012
Comment: Very true - nasimson - 6/26/2012
Comment: Fate of RIM BES - Jason Mick - 6/25/2012
The Midmarket Finds Security in the Cloud
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
6/25/2012   4 comments
A new report projects a dramatic growth in midmarket spending on cloud-based security solutions.
Comment: Sorry, not buying it - DukeW - 6/24/2012
Comment: Re: Rights? - nathanwosnack - 6/23/2012
Comment: It's Tough for Some - Kim Davis - 6/21/2012
Comment: Re: Great advice - Jason Mick - 6/21/2012
Comment: Great advice - Nicole Ferraro - 6/21/2012
CIOs Must Ditch the Techno Babble
Nigel Fortlage  
6/21/2012   32 comments
Technical know-how is nice, but it's more important that CIOs speak business.
Cloud Best-Practices Need 360-Degree Approach
Mary E. Shacklett  
6/19/2012   2 comments
Sites need best-practices from their vendors and the app providers that work off those vendors' platforms.
Comment: Re: Of Midmarket - Kim Davis - 6/19/2012
Comment: Of Midmarket - nasimson - 6/19/2012
Connections for the Midmarket
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
6/18/2012   3 comments
IBM's Global CEO report spells out the relevance of social and mobile connections to engagement with employees, customers, and partners.
Comment: Gamings New Home - Bolingbroke - 6/18/2012
Comment: Re: so... - Mary E. Shacklett - 6/18/2012
Cloud Gaming Could Have Enterprise Impact
Cloud Clan Editor's Blog  
6/18/2012   11 comments
The trend toward cloud gaming heralds improvements and developments in enterprise cloud offerings.
Comment: Re: Rights? - Mary Jander - 6/17/2012
Comment: Re: DC vs HPC? - taimur_tz - 6/17/2012
Comment: Re: so... - taimur_tz - 6/17/2012
Comment: Re: The Future - taimur_tz - 6/17/2012
Comment: Re: so... - Mary E. Shacklett - 6/17/2012
Comment: why stop there? - slfisher - 6/16/2012
Comment: so... - slfisher - 6/16/2012
Comment: Re: Rights? - nathanwosnack - 6/15/2012
Comment: The Future - Kim Davis - 6/14/2012
Comment: Re: DC vs HPC? - robjvargas - 6/14/2012
Comment: Re: DC vs HPC? - DukeW - 6/14/2012
Comment: DC vs HPC? - robjvargas - 6/13/2012
HPC Steps Up to Meet Enterprise Challenge
Mary E. Shacklett  
6/13/2012   18 comments
High-performance computing (HTC) has many benefits, and it can now be done with cheaper operating systems like Linux.
Biscotti Foresees a World of Video Calling
John Scott Lewinski  
6/13/2012   15 comments
Biscotti's device sends video calls over Google Talk using huge HDTV screens. And the startup is ready to link to other devices and networks -- when video calling is ubiquitous.
Comment: Re: Not just IT - Mary Jander - 6/12/2012
Comment: Re: barnes & noble - mhhfive - 6/12/2012
Comment: Re: Not just IT - Brian Newby - 6/12/2012
Comment: Hear Hear! - robjvargas - 6/12/2012
Break Out of Your Mental Datacenter
Neil Thelander  
6/12/2012   7 comments
Many CIOs seem to live in a self-devised cocoon of IT, with little ability to relate to or interact with their C-suite peers. It's time to break free of that constraint.
The Midmarket's Cloud Appetite Is Unsated
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
6/11/2012   5 comments
A crude look at Google search results is no way to research the enterprise's interest in cloud computing.
Comment: bandwidth - slfisher - 6/11/2012
Comment: Re: Customization - jabailo - 6/8/2012
Comment: Customization - Kim Davis - 6/8/2012
Comment: 7DEE! - Nicole Ferraro - 6/7/2012
7DEE Examines IT's Identity Crisis & Transformation
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
6/7/2012   1 comment
The changing role and urgent requirements of IT are the topic of this month's 7DEE lecture series on expert integrated systems.
Clouds Start Talking, Machine to Machine
Jeff Kaplan  
6/7/2012   7 comments
Machine-to-machine (M2M) cloud services are emerging as a way to speed the vision of automation across a range of industries.
IBM Expands Collaborative Software Development Solutions to Cloud, Mobile Technologies
Todd Watson  
6/5/2012   Post a comment
To address the need for shared, data-consistent context across organizational boundaries, IBM is introducing a new version of its integrated software Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) solution with extended design management capabilities.
KPIs for the Cloud
Mary E. Shacklett  
6/5/2012   2 comments
As enterprise experience grows with cloud, expect more companies to demand KPI performance.
Comment: Re: Flip side - Kicheko - 6/5/2012
Comment: Re: Cloud Firms - Brian Newby - 6/5/2012
Comment: Re: Moving - Mary Jander - 6/5/2012
Comment: Flip side - Michael P. Kassner - 6/5/2012
Ready to Sell Your Cloud? Answer These Questions First
Mary E. Shacklett  
6/5/2012   11 comments
Some enterprises are selling services based on their own private clouds. Check out this list of questions to see if your firm is ready to monetize your cloud.
Comment: Re: Finally! - magneticnorth - 6/4/2012
Comment: Moving - Nicole Ferraro - 6/4/2012
Cloud Firms Bet Big on Social CRM
Cloud Clan Editor's Blog  
6/4/2012   3 comments
Salesforce.com and Oracle are buying their way into social CRM, even though analysts don't see the strategy as a sure thing.
Comment: Re: Management first - Ariella - 6/4/2012
Comment: Re: Management first - DukeW - 6/3/2012
Comment: Compatibility - robjvargas - 6/3/2012
Comment: Re: Communicate - Mary Jander - 6/1/2012
Comment: Re: Beyond IT - Mary Jander - 6/1/2012
Comment: Communicate - Chris Poley - 6/1/2012




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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.
Dan Cypra
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   5 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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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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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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