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Technology's role in fighting fires and saving lives
Analysts say Oracle's delivery of a Hadoop appliance could force IBM, HP and SAP to follow suit.
A design decision made by Oracle architects long ago may have painted some of Oracle's largest customers into a corner. Patches have arrived, but how much will they correct?
The larger you are, the more attention you should pay to performance, integration and costs.
Ditch the slackers, take on dirty work, do it with data -- here's how to get the inside track on a highly rewarding career in IT
Jane Silber believes there's plenty of room for a new player in tablets, TVs, and maybe even smartphones
For enterprises, it's another option for deploying projects based on Apache Hadoop open source technology
Today's mobile apps don't benefit from dual-core or quad-core processing power
The third-largest ERP company wants to get a whole lot bigger through specialization.
His leadership in healthcare IT is helping to shape public policy.
SaaS, social networking and key acquisitions changed the landscape in 2011
These specialized incident-response units can swoop in when needed to help make the cloud more trustworthy.
Though not seen much on the campaign trail, mobile strategy is expected to be important for attracting younger voters.
IT pros share their real-life, on-the-job stories. Here's a look at memorable ones from the last year
Anobit would allow Apple to use the least costly NAND flash
In a year of surging private cloud activity and major build-outs in public cloud capacity, the cloud's promised simplification remains elusive
Polycom's CEO talks about the impact of mobility on the visual communications market and about Polycom's move to the cloud
It was another year filled with high-profile problem ERP projects
If his company becomes part of SAP in a $3.4B deal, SuccessFactors CEO Lars Dalgaard will lead the combined firm into the cloud.
iPads, Android tablets present management, security, apps challenges
Contracts aren't fail-safe. Here's how to guard your data as it travels among cloud providers and their subcontractors.
By merging Checkout and Wallet, Google hopes to have a comprehensive wallet application that works across channels
Turf war looms over a smartphone's secure element
