HP’s Dietch: Far From a Fad, Cloud Computing Is A “Done Deal”
Cloud computing is here and its here to stay. And organizations large and small better get on board now or risk falling by the wayside, according to HP. “This is not a fad,” said…
SAP Software in the Spotlight Thanks to IBM and Sybase
German business software maker SAP managed to gain its broad offerings portfolio quite a bit of traction in the enterprise space, both among customers and solution providers. One of the most recent developments is…
HP’s Converged Infrastructure Gets High Marks from Leading Storage Analyst David Floyer
Wikibon CTO and leading storage industry analyst David Floyer gives high marks to HP’s Infrastructure 2.0 platform, announced today at the opening of HP Discover in Las Vegas. Writing from the show floor, Floyer…
WWDC Recap: What Apple iOS 5 and iCloud Mean for Consumers
By Cherr Aira
Before 5200 attendees, the two most discussed Apple systems worldwide saw fulfillment today at the WWDC 2011. iOS 5 and the new iCloud graced center spotlight at the annual event for developers and users…
Informatica and Composite Software Help Hadoop Get Connected
Hadoop, the open source framework for processing Big Data, needs to get connected. That is, most Hadoop installations are isolated from the larger IT infrastructure. Think data scientists working behind the curtain. To gain…
nVidia’s Poison Pill Against takeovers: Microsoft
It has just come to light via an interesting post at Information Week by Paul McDougall that Nvidia and Microsoft have a bit of a deal going on regarding any future acquisition of Nvidia.…
Push Notifications for Gaming, Xbox Live Beacons
By holdenpage
It is not uncommon for me to simply be browsing the Netflix Instant Queue out of boredom, and clicking on random TV shows or movies out of lack of motivation to find something good…
Kinect hacked for glasses-free 3D teleconferencing [Video]
The potential for Kinect is limitless, and I don’t think we have even seen the surface of what is possible is even close to being scratched yet, and this example of Kinect hacking is…
WWDC 2011: Apple iCloud Is the Consumerization of IT
I remember when I got my first Android phone. It pulled all sorts of info from my Google account, from contacts to photos. By the time the Evo came out, Android device interfaces had…
Always Crashing In The Same Car? Here’s How Silicon Valley’s Boom Could Turn To Bust
By Tom Foremski
Are we in a bubble? is a common question as I chat with people at various events around Silicon Valley. The concern is that if it’s a bubble then a crash is not far…