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Comment: Re: acceptance - jwallace - 9/30/2012
Comment: Re: acceptance - jwallace - 9/30/2012
Comment: Re: acceptance - jwallace - 9/30/2012
Comment: finally - jwallace - 9/30/2012
Comment: finding these people - slfisher - 9/30/2012
Comment: Security - Joe Stanganelli - 9/30/2012
Comment: My set up - magneticnorth - 9/30/2012
Comment: Re: Too late - nathanwosnack - 9/30/2012
Comment: Re: restored - nathanwosnack - 9/30/2012
Comment: Re: acceptance - Mansur Hasib - 9/30/2012
Comment: Re: restored - kq4ym - 9/30/2012
Comment: Rim Bleeding To Death? - kq4ym - 9/30/2012
Comment: Re: Too late - abdlah - 9/30/2012
Comment: Re: Too late - nimantha.de - 9/30/2012
Comment: Re: restored - nathanwosnack - 9/30/2012
Comment: Re: Too late - abdlah - 9/29/2012
Comment: Re: Too late - Paul Whyte - 9/29/2012
Comment: Re: Too late - abdlah - 9/29/2012
Comment: Re: Too late - Paul Whyte - 9/29/2012
Comment: Re: Simple solution. - scucci - 9/29/2012
Comment: Re: Too late - Paul Whyte - 9/29/2012
Comment: Re: Too late - Paul Whyte - 9/29/2012
Comment: Re: Too late - abdlah - 9/29/2012
Comment: Re: acceptance - taimur_tz - 9/29/2012
Comment: Re: acceptance - Paul Whyte - 9/29/2012
Comment: Too late - taimur_tz - 9/29/2012
Comment: Re: acceptance - taimur_tz - 9/29/2012
Comment: Re: acceptance - Mitch Wagner - 9/28/2012
RIM's Enterprise Play Collides With BYOD
Alan Reiter  
9/28/2012   65 comments
RIM is holding its own for now, but if its BB10 can't make it with BYOD users, things could turn worse.
Comment: Re: Data Caving - nimantha.de - 9/28/2012
Comment: Re: Data Caving - jabailo - 9/27/2012
Comment: Re: Data Caving - Billr13 - 9/27/2012
Comment: Re: Data Caving - Mary Jander - 9/27/2012
Comment: Data Caving - jabailo - 9/27/2012
Comment: Re: Business & IT - Mary Jander - 9/27/2012
Comment: Re: Business & IT - Bolingbroke - 9/27/2012
Comment: Re: It Depends - Mary Jander - 9/27/2012
Comment: Business & IT - Mitch Wagner - 9/27/2012
Emerging IT Jobs That Are Tough to Fill
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
9/27/2012   21 comments
Here are some of the toughest posts to fill in any IT organization.
Comment: It Depends - slfisher - 9/26/2012
IBM’s New Global Cloud Initiative: Delivering Simpler IT
Todd Watson  
9/26/2012   Post a comment
Today IBM announced a broad set of global initiatives to position clients to take advantage of cloud opportunities.
Comment: Re: acceptance - Mansur Hasib - 9/26/2012
Comment: Re: acceptance - Kicheko - 9/26/2012
Comment: Re: acceptance - Mitch Wagner - 9/25/2012
Comment: Re: acceptance - Mansur Hasib - 9/25/2012
Comment: Re: Exciting!!! - kq4ym - 9/25/2012
Comment: Exciting!!! - abdlah - 9/25/2012
Comment: Re: acceptance - taimur_tz - 9/25/2012
Comment: Re: acceptance - nimantha.de - 9/25/2012
Comment: A Good Experience - stotheco - 9/25/2012
Manageability Distinguishes Apple's iOS 6
Jason Mick  
9/25/2012   22 comments
Apple's Configurator app offers enterprises and mobile device management firms a way to manage BYOD along with company-issued phones.
Comment: Re: acceptance - ChrisTOP - 9/24/2012
Comment: Re: acceptance - Mansur Hasib - 9/24/2012
Comment: acceptance - ChrisTOP - 9/24/2012
Thinking Big @ Information On Demand 2012
Todd Watson  
9/24/2012   Post a comment
The IBM Information on Demand 2012 event is imminent. Here are some useful resources for prospective attendees.
Comment: Re: Disconnect - Mansur Hasib - 9/24/2012
Comment: Re: Seeing results - hounhosp - 9/24/2012
Comment: Re: Disconnect - hounhosp - 9/24/2012
Comment: Seeing results - Mitch Wagner - 9/24/2012
Comment: wow! no forms! - slfisher - 9/24/2012
Comment: Re: On the curve - Mansur Hasib - 9/24/2012
Comment: Re: Disconnect - Mansur Hasib - 9/24/2012
Comment: On the curve - Joanne Goldman - 9/24/2012
Comment: Disconnect - Kim Davis - 9/24/2012
Comment: Re: None of the above - jabailo - 9/24/2012
A Firsthand Experience of Healthcare IT
Mansur Hasib  
9/24/2012   67 comments
The author traces his experience with healthcare IT from electronic medical records in the doctor's office through to automated prescription fulfillment.
Comment: Cutting out middlemen - Kicheko - 9/24/2012
How Cloud Computing Has Changed the Insurance Business
Cloud Clan Editor's Blog  
9/24/2012   6 comments
Cloud computing has done more than streamline IT for insurance companies; it's changed the way they do business.
Comment: Re: Holistic Thinking - abdlah - 9/23/2012
Comment: Re: Holistic Thinking - abdlah - 9/23/2012
Comment: Wireless charging - WaqasAltaf - 9/23/2012
Comment: Holistic Thinking - abdlah - 9/22/2012
Comment: Re: Simple solution. - scucci - 9/22/2012
Comment: Select journalists - mtechie - 9/21/2012
Comment: Silver lining - Mitch Wagner - 9/21/2012
Comment: Re: Simple solution. - Thread - 9/20/2012
Comment: Re: Nice piece! - Wale - 9/20/2012
Comment: Simple solution. - Thread - 9/20/2012
Comment: Re: Mythconceptions - Mashka - 9/20/2012
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.
Comment: re: Smartphone War - mtechie - 9/19/2012
Lenovo Buys Stoneware for Cloud BYOD Management
Cloud Clan Editor's Blog  
9/19/2012   2 comments
With its purchase of Stoneware, Lenovo takes aim at the issue of BYOD in a clever and cost-effective way.
Comment: Re: thumb typing - Mitch Wagner - 9/18/2012
Comment: re: Smartphone War - Mr. Roques - 9/18/2012
In Search of the Mobile Enterprise
Todd Watson  
9/18/2012   Post a comment
Work is no longer a place you go. It's what you do.
Top Enterprise Controversies of the 3D Web
Maria Korolov  
9/18/2012   24 comments
For companies, the emerging 3D Web, hypergrid, or "metaverse" requires facing up to a handful of tough challenges that won't be resolved quickly or easily.
Comment: A Growth Industry - DukeW - 9/18/2012
Comment: Re: thumb typing - Kim Davis - 9/17/2012
Comment: Re: thumb typing - Mitch Wagner - 9/17/2012
Comment: Nice piece! - Jason Mick - 9/17/2012
It's Time to Put Storage on the Strategic IT Roadmap
Mary E. Shacklett  
9/17/2012   25 comments
Enterprises can no longer afford to treat storage as an afterthought in the age of cloud computing and big-data.
Comment: Re: None of the above - jabailo - 9/17/2012
Comment: Byron S. responds - Mary Jander - 9/17/2012
Comment: Re: Raising olives? - Kim Davis - 9/17/2012
Where Do You Go for IT News & Research?
Editor's Blog  
9/17/2012   9 comments
Peers, consultants, Websites, vendors -- what is your preferred source of information for strategic decision making?
Comment: thumb typing - slfisher - 9/15/2012
Comment: didn't sell me - slfisher - 9/15/2012
Comment: Re: It works! - Alan Reiter - 9/14/2012
Comment: Re: It works! - Mitch Wagner - 9/14/2012
Comment: Mythconceptions - Mitch Wagner - 9/14/2012
Comment: Re: It works! - Alan Reiter - 9/14/2012
Comment: I love Reddit - Mitch Wagner - 9/14/2012
Comment: Re: It works! - Kim Davis - 9/14/2012
Comment: Re: It works! - mtechie - 9/14/2012
Comment: Re: It works! - Mitch Wagner - 9/14/2012
Comment: It works! - mtechie - 9/14/2012
Comment: Re: Raising olives? - Kim Davis - 9/14/2012
Comment: Passwords - Kim Davis - 9/14/2012
Getting Real Work Done on the Nexus 7
Editor's Blog  
9/14/2012   34 comments
Find out what happened when intrepid editor in chief Mitch Wagner used the Nexus 7 as his primary computer for four days, and get a passel of his app and accessory recommendations.
Comment: Re: Hey, Chris - Chris Poley - 9/14/2012
Comment: Hey, Chris - Michael P. Kassner - 9/14/2012
7 Myths About IT That Hinder Enterprise Success
Mansur Hasib  
9/14/2012   18 comments
Whether held by enterprise consumers of IT or by CIOs and IT staff themselves, these misconceptions can hinder organizational success.
Comment: Raising olives? - Mitch Wagner - 9/13/2012
Platform-as-a-Service Is the Next Cloud Frontier
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
9/13/2012   6 comments
Enterprises look to PaaS as a way to speedily deploy apps without having to worry about server configuration.
Learn to Find the Right Analytics Methodology at 7DEE Today
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
9/12/2012   4 comments
Learn to avoid analysis paralysis and impulsive mistakes in selecting the right analytics solution and methodology at our next 7DEE class.
Comment: Fixing Apple's Problems - kq4ym - 9/12/2012
Enterprises Eager for Apple Revelations
Editor's Blog  
9/12/2012   5 comments
It's a big day for Apple and its enterprise customers, who anticipate revelations about an iPhone 5, possibly an iPad Mini, and much more.
Why the Midmarket Is Ignored (& How to Change That)
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
9/10/2012   2 comments
The midmarket segment is being overlooked in many nations; correcting the oversight could boost businesses worldwide.
Why Mainframes Won't Replace Private Clouds
Mary E. Shacklett  
9/10/2012   24 comments
Mainframes aren't a replacement for private clouds, but they make great cloud servers.
Don’t BYOD to the Internet of Things
Mary E. Shacklett  
9/10/2012   10 comments
Bring-your-own-device isn’t suited to monitoring of enterprise equipment and processes.
Comment: re: Smartphone War - mtechie - 9/9/2012
Comment: Re: Progress report - stotheco - 9/9/2012
Comment: re: Smartphone War - DukeW - 9/8/2012
Comment: Nokia messed up... - mhhfive - 9/7/2012
Comment: Risky Business - stotheco - 9/7/2012
Comment: re: Smartphone War - stotheco - 9/7/2012
Comment: re: Smartphone War - Infostack - 9/7/2012
Nokia, Motorola Rollouts Up the Ante in Smartphone War
Alan Reiter  
9/6/2012   20 comments
A slew of new smartphones, and the anticipation of the iPhone 5 next week, will challenge enterprise IT to issue a new round of smartphone approvals -- or otherwise.
Comment: Progress report - Mitch Wagner - 9/6/2012
Enterprises Like SaaS for Social Networking
Mary E. Shacklett  
9/6/2012   8 comments
Enterprises are using social networking within the secure setting of a SaaS provider's network.
Comment: Re: Sidestep - Joe Stanganelli - 9/5/2012
Comment: Enchanting... - Mary Jander - 9/5/2012
Comment: Knowing when... - Mary Jander - 9/5/2012
IBM: Give Customers a Seat in the C-Suite
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
9/5/2012   7 comments
Laura Mercier Cosmetics, Lenovo, and Bank of America are working with suppliers and partners to enchant customers, according to speakers at this week's IBM Smarter Commerce Global Summit.
5 Ways Users Put Themselves (& Their Firms) at Risk
Christine Parizo  
9/5/2012   19 comments
End users who get their identities stolen online jeopardize, not only themselves, but their enterprise networks. Here is one way to educate users about the dangers of online ID theft.
Comment: What Is Real Work? - jabailo - 9/5/2012
Can You Use the Nexus 7 for Real Work? I'll Find Out
Editor's Blog  
9/5/2012   27 comments
Internet Evolution's intrepid editor-in-chief Mitch Wagner is about to spend five days using the Nexus 7 as his primary computer. His MacBook Pro thinks it won't work and is waiting to say, "I told you so."
Comment: Re: Sidestep - stotheco - 9/5/2012
Why Training Users in Enterprise Security May Not Be Effective
Stephen Lawton  
9/5/2012   13 comments
The argument for and against user security training rages online, with neither side the clear winner.




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Paul Korzeniowski
The smartphone market reached a significant milestone, a breakthrough that may cause vendors to celebrate but could strain the capabilities of IT service desks.
Maria Korolov
Maria Korolov   5/21/2013   8 comments
In the fall of 2011, around 160,000 students in 190 countries enrolled in a Stanford-sponsored online course about artificial intelligence. About 23,000 completed the course and got certificates, including 248 who got a perfect score. The university offered the same course the old-fashioned way to students sitting in Stanford classrooms. None of the those students got a perfect score.
Joe Stanganelli
As Mitch Wagner discussed today, Yahoo is acquiring Tumblr. The big Internet debate at the moment is whether Tumblr will be good or bad for Yahoo. Regardless of their stances on the future of Yahoo itself, many claim that Yahoo will somehow ruin Tumblr.
George Taylor
George Taylor   5/20/2013   10 comments
Has China stolen a march on the West, developing an Internet architecture that is not only based on IPv6, but is also inherently secure from both internal and external attack?
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Kim Davis
Big-Data Can’t Always Sell Wine

5|21|13   |   2:23   |   3 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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