Vendors and Providers

Microsoft blasts Google for baring Windows bugs before they’re patched

Revives debate about when vulnerabilities should go public

Intuit gets greedy, nearly doubles price of TurboTax

After Intuit turned what had been a standard feature for the Deluxe version into costly add-on, H&R Block moved in and offered its jilted customers a free alternative.

2015 IT Data Center Infrastructure Convergence Predictions

Major IT system vendors Cisco, EMC/ VCE, HP, Dell, and IBM will broaden their infrastructure portfolio to include hyper-converged solutions.

3 ways to run ‘normal’ Linux on a Chromebook

For those who need to tinker, here are some ways I've found to run alternative Linux distros on a Chromebook.

Which cloud providers had the best uptime last year?

Cloud providers are becoming more reliable, but some still had downtime issues.

Busy week for Cisco at CES

Alliances and demos with content providers underscore commitment to consumer video

Facebook growth nonexistent, Pew finds, while other social-media platforms gain users

Big names like Google dominate open-source funding

Companies can get plenty of bang for not many bucks via open-source sponsorship.

How to prepare for Verizon’s 2-day cloud shutdown

Verizon cloud users should get their apps, data and users ready for the downtime

Advanced notice of Microsoft Patch Tuesday fixes is no longer free

Only customers with premiere support contracts get to see bulletin summary ahead of time