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2011: When cloud computing shook the data center

In a year of surging private cloud activity and major build-outs in public cloud capacity, the cloud's promised simplification remains elusive

Dec 27, 2011 8 mins

Government Microsoft Microsoft 365

Kinect Effect: Not Just For Gaming, Spurring Innovation Worldwide

The advanced voice and gesture recognition technology employed in the Microsoft Kinect sensor has spurred innovation across multiple industries, which extend well beyond its gaming roots.

Dec 26, 2011 4 mins

Microsoft Small and Medium Business Windows

Report: Indian court orders 22 websites to remove offensive content

The Indian government had recently complained about objectionable content on the Web

Dec 24, 2011 3 mins

Facebook Internet Service Providers Telecommunications Industry

Wall Street Beat: Tech confidence recovers after Oracle’s miss

Tech shares close up Friday, after Tibco, Red Hat report strong results

Dec 23, 2011 3 mins

Enterprise Oracle Technology Industry

GoDaddy pulls its support from SOPA

Feedback from customers prompts GoDaddy to backtrack on the copyright legislation

Dec 23, 2011 3 mins

Intellectual Property Legal Manufacturing Industry

IBM’s Watson shows up for work at Cedars-Sinai’s cancer center

Physicians could get advice from Watson in seconds

Dec 23, 2011 4 mins

IBM Mainframes Technology Industry

Murder, IT security and other mysteries: The stories of Layer 8 in 2011

We take a look at what you liked to read about over the past year

Dec 23, 2011 6 mins

Government Security

Plano, Texas schools see benefits from district-wide Wi-Fi

Wireless is 'unstoppable and inevitable,' says Xirrus CEO

Dec 23, 2011 5 mins

Cellular Networks Network Security Small and Medium Business

Enterprise smartphone and tablet incursion to grow in 2012

BYODs and their mobile apps need to be managed because they're the single biggest source for malware and security breaches

Dec 23, 2011 5 mins

Small and Medium Business Smartphones iPhone

Go Daddy faces boycott threat from SOPA opponents

Some websites have threatened to move their domains from the registrar

Dec 23, 2011 4 mins

Internet Service Providers Manufacturing Industry Telecommunications Industry