Opinion

This is what’s holding the public cloud back

Boston Children’s Hospital example shows that on-premises resources are still needed

How Google is helping me live a cellphone-free life

Two recent Google Hangout announcements will make it easier to live my cellphone-free life, without relying on Skype.

Are You Ready for SDN’s Rocket Ride?

Software everything driving data center networking

iPhone 6 pre-orders set all-time record at 4 million

Clippy saw this one coming

Why chip-enabled bank cards won’t stop theft

The skimming of our new chip-and-signature bank cards will be the next security issue to plague card issuers.

A requiem for RadioShack

Now that the end may be near for the iconic chain of electronic shops, there are two RadioShack products I’ll remember fondly.

Unix: Scripting with templates

One of the best ways to write scripts quickly and effectively is to never start from scratch.

iPhone 6 pre-orders set new record, say Apple and AT&T

Browser test redux: New tests yield the same results

There was a flaw in my original tests, but in the end, it comes out the same.

How to ensure the success of your Continuous Delivery initiative using testing

Apple Tim Tebows the big event

I had high hopes for Apple's announcement this week, but they failed to live up to the hype.

How to get $100,000 worth of Google’s cloud for free

Sorry, early stage startups only

NFL QB turned Biggest Loser contestant also a software startup founder

Kinum software founder battling to shed serious pounds -- in front of a national TV audience

The $3 billion missing element from Apple’s big reveal

Amidst the giant iPhones, flashy mobile payments scheme, and controversial Apple Watch, one thing stood out by its absence.

HP buys Eucalyptus: What it means for the hybrid cloud

HP has OpenStack roots; Eucalyptus has AWS integration - is it a match made in the cloud?

Apple eliminates 32 GB iPhone models from new product lineup

Apple's new iPhone 6 lineup has no 32GB option

Will NSX snub hurt Cisco’s integrated infrastructures?

Report says company may be locking NetApp FlexPod, and perhaps VCE Vblock, out of SDN opportunity

Former White House spokesman ‘live tweeting’ his recollections of 9/11

CloudBees pivots from PaaS

Is the PaaS market dying?

The Hybrid WAN requires a new approach to network optimization

Now that the WAN is finally evolving, I think it’s time to take a look at the infrastructure that’s used to optimize it.

Build it or buy it: Questions to ask about your metro data center network infrastructure

Is there a viable alternative to ubiquitous GPS?

DARPA puts call out to find out what technologies could offer GPS alternatives

Masergy launches real-time UC analytics

Cloud-based application provides visibility into UC performance

Man arrested on drug charges after butt-dialing 911 … and this happens a lot

Apple Watch stands out among yesterday’s announcements, for all the wrong reasons

Apple’s big announcement goes 3 for 4, with solid hits on big iPhone 6 line and mobile payments, but a whiff on the Watch.

Windows 9 to users: I’m listening

The Windows 9 public preview coming at the end of the month is going to ask for feedback almost to the point of annoyance.

iPhone 6, Apple Watch features: Android’s been there, done that

For those familiar with the Android ecosystem, few of the new features Apple announced today were actually new.

How the Apple Watch could create a new mainstream market

Could the Apple Watch help turn the health and fitness wearable market into a mainstream market?

Carnegie Mellon develops smart, bright headlights that won’t blind oncoming drivers

Carnegie system tracks oncoming drivers and blacks out small parts of the headlight beam that would typically shine into drivers’ eyes