Opinion

Why IBM is phasing out SmartCloud Enterprise in favor of SoftLayer

It's just better technology

Making sense of the Internet of Things

Reflecting on the changes needed in light of Cisco's inaugural Internet of Things World Forum.

ObserveIT is like a surveillance camera for your IT systems

Microsoft Kinect turns sign language into spoken language in real time

Another example of the power of this underrated device, it eliminates the need for a human translator.

Dell’s CIO and CMO: Can’t we all just get along?

Adriana Karaboutis and Karen Quintos explain how they work together.

Advanced Firewalls, part 2

The integration of IPS functionality and threat intelligence

Cisco, NetApp stock FlexPod

New additions address disaster recovery, orchestration and automation, and Citrix

FAA sets electronics free on flights – mostly

New FAA rules will open the use of more electronics on airliners

3 Highlights with Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

Juniper switches architectures: What you need to know

A breakdown of MetaFabric, the latest architecture from Juniper.

Halloween Google Doodle stirs up witch’s brew

There are a few tricks embedded in this year’s treat

Doomed Earth-sized planet a big mystery but a star is in its future

Exoplanet Kepler-78B is almost like Earth, except 2,000 degrees hotter

Raspberry Pi as a network monitoring node

Using an inexpensive Raspberry Pi system for remote network troubleshooting

Prosecutor in Aaron Swartz case targeted by ‘swatting’

Man convicted in different ‘swatting’ case reportedly helping with investigation

Happy Halloween! Marissa Mayer reportedly just bought a funeral home

On the eve of Halloween, news breaks that Yahoo CEO buys a morg

Nokia’s 2520 could beat Microsoft at its own tablet game

In the 2520, Nokia has a really impressive Windows tablet on the market.

Google Glass while driving is illegal in some states, but should it be?

Should law enforcement endorse use of Google Glass behind the wheel?

Google’s cloud expands support for MySQL connections

Databases will be king in the cloud

Get excited, fellow nerds: Smartphones may soon be as customizable as PCs

Motorola's Project Ara and a new project called Phonebloks could bring some of that old-school PC customization to the mobile world.

Quality is eating software

It's time to recognize how important quality software is to the modern world.

Swatter gets 30 months in prison

How smartwatch designers should be designing smartwatches

All the companies in the smartwatch race are following Pebble's lead. Here's what they all can do to try to stand out in a suddenly crowded market.

Hapless Healthcare.gov website gets royal SNL treatment

Opening skit sticks it to Obamacare website fiasco

NSA bugging Merkel, how did the Germans not know?!

The NSA surveilled Merkel for a decade (and everyone else) and they never noticed?!

zSpace, incredible 3D viewing

If you're looking at 3D viewing systems zSpace is the one you must check out

What I learned at my first DevOps conference

Integration of IT Ops, Dev, QA and security is a powerful force for good.

NASA: On millions of teeny-tiny copper hairs and orbital debris

50 years on, these miniscule copper wires still float in orbit

‘Joe the IT Guy’ video exceeds not-so-lofty expectations

‘Turn It Off and On Again’ has a good beat but you can’t dance to it

Police are shooting James Bond-like GPS bullets at cars

By hitting a button in the car, a "gun" emerges from the outside of the car and shoots GPS devices at suspects' cars.

snom Technology COO Shares VoIP Market Trends, Product Roadmap

Lync Integration, Cloud-Based VoIP Both See Growing Demand