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The Growing Use Of Appliances In Your Datacenter
[2012-01-10] It's only a matter of time until the consumerization of IT bleeds over from your non-IT employees into your IT department. While this may sound far fetched, iPad like systems, such as appliances or workload optimized systems, are already finding a foothold in your IT datacenter, and it's not about to stop.
Gmail- Contacts And Google+ Integrated
[2011-12-15] Connecting with people is much easier now, as Google has integrated its three services- Gmail-Contacts and Google+. So, now you can see and filter emails while on Google+ and can get your notifications while using Gmail and see your Contacts updated thru Google profiles.
Facebook Account Security Flaw
[2011-11-29] Even after leaving Facebook.com, a serious flaw in Facebook‘s account security allows any website to post and "Like" a page without the user's knowledge or permission. Simple JavaScript code that is freely available, placed on any web page, will automatically "Like" a URL and post about it on Facebook Users' walls without their permission or knowledge. A recent test of this JavaScript code revealed that the code was able to auto "Like" and successfully post on over 30 percent of the users' Facebook walls without their knowledge or permission. This is a serious security flaw in Facebook's account security that must be fixed.
iPads Delivered 97.2 Percent Tablet Traffic In The U.S In August
[2011-10-11] Some interesting stats on the consumption of digital data by iPad users come from the latest research out of Comscore. Of interest, iPads dominate among tablets in driving digital traffic. In August 2011, iPads delivered 97.2 percent of all tablet traffic in the U.S. iPads have also begun to account for a higher share of Internet traffic than iPhones (46.8 percent vs. 42.6 percent of all iOS device traffic). Some additional research from the findings:
Top 10 IT Skills In Demand For 2012
[2011-09-29] An interesting, short read from Tech Republic takes a look at the A new Computerworld the top IT skills that will be in demand in 2012. IT executives say they will be hiring for the following:
Windows 8 Looks Great, But Configurability Has Its Price
[2011-09-16] Windows 8 demos at Microsoft's BUILD developer and partner conference have been very compelling, inspiring even. But nothing about the UI will change the underlying challenges with Microsoft's open ecosystem. Users will still have to deal with frustrating experiences, even if the blue screen of death is replaced with a blue frowny face.
Google Releases The AdWords Editor Version 9.5
[2011-08-30] Google has announced the release of version 9.5 of its free desktop software for managing AdWords campaigns. This new version "supports Campaign Experiments, Location Extensions, and plenty of other features to boost your productivity while managing your AdWords campaigns."
Chromebooks Making Inroads With Enterprises
[2011-08-15] Google announced Chromebooks just three months ago to wildly positive and equally negative punditry. Evaluating recent product announcements and business growth for Chromebooks, it's becoming increasingly clear that Google has a winner with Chromebooks. If you haven't been following Chromebooks closely, you'd better start.
Google Plus Rapid Growth: Will It Lasts?
[2011-08-02] The tech media has been all over the rapid growth of Google's social network Google Plus. Many have assumed that this rapid rise means that Google Plus is on it's way to be a serious competitor Facebook and Twitter.
User Contributions Declining As Open Source Reaches Mainstream?
[2011-07-01] As open source usage has grown into the mainstream, have users started to contribute less time and money to open source projects, thereby putting the future of the project at risk? One CEO of a leading open source based company thinks so.
Bing's Webmaster Tools Given An Overhaul
[2011-06-21] Keeping its promise made a few months back, Microsoft recently unveiled a revised version of its Webmaster Tools.
Can Cloud Computing Elevate the Role of IT, Making It More Strategic?
[2011-06-03] Here is an interesting study by IDG that found that cloud computing is enabling a more central role for IT in shaping business strategy and driving innovation. The research polled 200 IT managers in the U.S. and Europe. The vast majority (96 percent) believes that the primary role of IT has changed over the past five years, and 71 percent feel the trend to continue over the next two years. While 54 percent of the survey participants acknowledge the current value of IT is largely defined by its role as owner and operator of IT infrastructure, they believe within two years, the primary value of IT will become managing the IT supply chain. Half feel that the cloud is contributing to this change.
Chromebooks Have A Role To Play In Your Enterprise
[2011-05-17] Reaction to Google's Chrome book announcement at has ranged from wildly positive to, shall we say, less than positive. To naysayers, I'm reminded of Clayton Christensen writing on sustaining vs. disruptive innovation. Chromebook is a disruptive innovation, and will play a growing role in tomorrow's IT department. I've said it before, and I'll repeat it now - plan ahead to use ChromeOS/Chromebooks in your enterprise.
Implementing Enterprise 2.0 for the Federal Government: More Obstacles
[2011-04-19] This is part four in a multi-part series on how the federal government is implementing Enterprise 2.0. This was done through extensive interviews with Booz Allen Hamilton who has led many of the efforts for various Government agencies. The full series on Enterprise 2.0 for the Federal Government (which includes additional information and specific examples) can be downloaded(registration required) for free. I recommend that you start with the first post: Implementing Enterprise 2.0 for the Federal Government Part One: Business Drivers, the second post: Implementing Enterprise 2.0 for the Federal Government Part Two: Who Drives the Tools?, and the third post: Implementing Enterprise 2.0 for the Federal Government Part Three: Obstacles.
Mobile Apps Will Change the IT Market and Drive Software Innovation
[2011-04-05] Forrester has issued a new report, Mobile App Internet Recasts The Software And Services Landscape: App Innovation On Phones Will Spread To Cars, Appliances And Entertainment by John C. McCarthy. It notes that while the explosion of app innovation started with the iPhone, the rise of the "App Internet" significantly impact the enterprise software and services market.
One Does Not Simply HTTPS into Mordor
[2011-03-23] Every time you go to a web site that requires you to log in, you are displaying your username and password for the world to see. HTTPS was introduced very early on in the development of the internet, but it was initially intended to make financial transactions more secure, such as your bank's website.
World's Total Combined CPU Power Now Equals One Human Brain
[2011-03-08] Here is an interesting fact. John Timmer writes that a pair of researchers, Martin Hilbert (USC) and Prisicilla Lopez (Open University of Catalonia), have been looking at the growth of computer power and storage over the past twenty plus years.
Ted Ulle aka Tedster On Information Architecture
[2011-02-22] Ted Ulle is a veteran member of WebmasterWorld, where he's better known as Tedster. He moderates the HTML and Google SEO forums there, as well as serving as an Administrator.
Employers Being Challenged With Evaluation and Validation Issues
[2011-02-07] 1,700 businesses took part in a CompTIA survey concerning the hiring process of IT experts. The survey provided results which showed employers relying heavily on IT certifications, but also noted struggles regarding evaluation and validation.
The Challenging Aspect Of Demand Management
[2011-01-25] When viewing IT as a single value chain, the incoming stimuli that initiate the end to end process are of primary concern. They need to be captured as early and systematically as possible, to eliminate missed handoffs, redundancy, and rework.
New Forrester Report Shows Tech Spending On The Rise
[2011-01-11] This is good news. According to a new forecast from Forrester, global tech spending will rise 7.1 percent in 2011 to $1.7 trillion, according to new forecast data from Forrester. Analyst Andrew Bartels writes that while the 2011 global tech market will be similar to the 7.2 percent market growth experienced in 2010, there will be significant differences between the two years in terms of both products and geographies.
Is Microsoft In Denial With The Windows Phone 7 System?
[2010-12-27] If you look at Techmeme right now you'll see a lot about Microsoft pushing a story that their Windows Phone 7 system is selling well. I saw lots of headlines to that effect, a few that are still on Techmeme.
Cloud, Mobile And Social To Play Larger Role In IT Industry
[2010-12-14] In 2011, cloud services, mobile computing, and social networking will mature into a new mainstream platform for the IT industry, according to a prediction from IDC.
Will the Real Linux Desktop, Please Stand Up?
[2010-11-30] Even more people appear to be jumping on the Mint bandwagon with the release of Linux Mint 10. Not too long ago, a younger, more naive self, was part of that bandwagon and discussed how Linux Mint could be a viable Desktop Operating System contender.
How Does Open Source Get Paid?
[2010-11-16] It always seems like a question that could have multiple answers. And it is actually true that the question of ‘Who really pays for Open Source Software?' does not comprise of just one answer, in that there is not just one source of revenue for Open Source. It really is a tough task to track the fund flow for Open Source Software, especially when it is available at zero cost and when it cannot be sold.
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