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Desktop-as-a-Service won’t kill PC’s : Here’s why
What company is doing the most to kill desktop computers? OK, that’s Microsoft, but who outside or Redmond is hitting PC’s really hard? What is the cloud’s role in making PC’s go away? Here’s…
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Does Google need an Edward Snowden?
This may not make me popular, but I am much more afraid of Google than I am of the NSA. Despite Edward Snowden’s revelations, for which I hope he will soon be prosecuted for…
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Don’t understand Big Data? Blame your genes!
People charged with making sense of big data should understand one thing: You’re working against human evolution. Not surprisingly, that can cause problems. “Big data is very sexy and makes it seem like we…
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How is Dell? We really don’t know, but we need to
Having essentially hit the reset button after going private, Dell is trying to reposition itself as what Michael Dell has called “the world’s largest startup.” Internally, the company is focusing on innovation, increasing competition…
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Cloud tests find Google fastest, Amazon most expensive
If you are buying cloud service from any of the Big Three, you may not be getting what you think you’re paying for. For example, performance is variable, with smaller machines sometimes beating larger…
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The cloud won’t change customer expectations : Hosted call center pros + cons
One of the most powerful ways to make the cloud work for your company is locating at least part of your contact center there. The call-center-in-the-cloud offers tremendous flexibility and should offer significant cost…
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Don’t outsource cloud security
As in most of life, with outsourcing you get what you pay for. If you want your outsourced cloud to offer as good or better security than your own data center, you better be…
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Big Data doesn’t lie. Or does it?
If you’ve seen any indication that humans are getting smarter and more sophisticated, please inform me, and you don’t have to read what follows. For everyone else, who sees no lack of stupidity and…
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What Power BI says about the future of cloud apps
Microsoft’s Power BI for Office 365 has launched out of preview mode and gives us an idea of how Redmond looks at data analytics, visualization, user interface and enterprise licensing in creating what it…
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Google’s plan to smite MS with Windows on VMware and Chrome
It is a marriage of convenience. Google wants to smite Microsoft, especially Windows 7 and 8, while VMware could care less about customers’ operating system choices, so long as the OS can be virtualized.…