CIOs: Plan mega-datacenter migration now
Every two or three years Wikibon CTO and Co-Founder David Floyer writes a piece of research that defines the next major strategic shift in CIO thinking. Last week he published the latest of these,…
IBM, Cisco, GE & AT&T form Industrial Internet Consortium
The Industrial Internet has made quite a few headlines since GE announced its existence a couple of years ago, but this is one of the biggest so far – tech heavyweights IBM, Cisco, GE…
April Fools’ madness: Nokia’s revamped 3310, HERE Papyrus & more
Just when you thought April Fools couldn’t get any wackier, here’s a few more posts from crazy tech companies announcing ridiculous new products, services, or even revamped versions of older technology. If you’re tired…
April Fools’ frenzy: Here’s today’s top pranks around the web
If you’re a Google user and you open your Gmail account today, the first thing that pops up is an announcement about a new feature called Shelfie. Sounds fishy, right? Because it is. If…
OkCupid makes war not love on Mozilla: ‘Don’t use Firefox’
The controversial appointment of gay and lesbian-hating Brendan Eich as CEO of Mozilla has provoked howls of discord within the company, and now others are beginning to weigh in on the matter, starting with…
The Data Economy: Intel bets big (really big) on Big Data
The Data Economy is an analysis column by Wikibon Senior Analyst Jeff Kelly covering the business of Big Data. The terms and size of Intel’s recent investment in Cloudera have been revealed and, as…
Windows XP – Proceed at your own risk
The countdown to XP Armageddon is now eight days away and if you’ve sat there twiddling your thumbs, thinking there would be an extension or that your Windows XP systems work great, then you’re…
Ushering in Big Data app economy : Splunk brings real-time reporting to Exchange
Although there are compelling operational benefits to be had from moving email to the cloud, most enterprises still maintain at least some part of their Exchange environment in-house. And more often than not, that…
Amazon races into desktop virtualization with general availability of WorkSpaces
By Kyt Dotson
Amazon WorkSpaces, announced in November 2013 and only accessible to a small group of selected users, is now available to the public. The AWS customers can purchase a subscription at a price between 35…
Zero net smart homes + the downside to “unblessed” Nest integration
This week’s SmartHome roundup includes the future of home monitoring and security services, a zero net energy home, and a lesson on unsanctioned Nest integration. Home monitoring and security market share will soon decline…