Portability challenges for government agencies moving to hybrid clouds
While overall cloud spending will accelerate, federal agencies in the near-term will continue to leverage different cloud types (private, hybrid, public) based on their specific agency needs and...
View ArticleDear Google: We need a midrange Chromebook. Please help
Google, you've got some great stuff going on with Chrome OS these days -- but there's one big piece of the puzzle still missing.
View ArticleChromebook Pixel revisited: 6 months living with Google's luxury laptop
Six months later, how does Google's high-end Chromebook Pixel hold up? Some updated thoughts after half a year living with the device.
View Article2013 in review: 'Cloud' is now normal. And so the real work begins!
Cloud has proven to be a sticky marketing term, even (especially?) among non-technical consumers. There is a growing consensus that “the cloud” promises a quicker and cheaper way of purchasing IT than...
View ArticleStorage predictions: 5 things that WON'T happen in 2014
Are you fed up with reading 2014 predictions yet? Each year around this time, pundits in the tech sector make predictions about which transitions will occur in the coming year. Rather than adding to...
View ArticleCES 2014: When is a smartwatch dumb?
CES 2014 saw a wave of so-called "smartwatches" making an appearance on the tech world stage, but not one of these things are really smart and none will define this category.
View ArticleHands on: Getting to know Acer's $300 touchscreen Chromebook
Acer's C720P Chromebook brings touch functionality into a low-cost Chromebook -- but it comes with some significant caveats. Here's a hands-on look at what it's like to use.
View Article20 years a tech journalist: Shift happens at warp speed
It's hard to beleive the change that's happened over the last 20 years. Consider: Digital Equipment Corp, Sun Microsystems and Data General were leading hardware manufactures. Compaq was the fastest...
View ArticleOffice for iPad marks end of the platform wars
Microsoft's purported plan to launch Office for iPad today is a bigger deal than you thought.
View ArticleThe iWatch Mac: Why Apple should put Siri in OS X
Apple's "done innovating"? Don't be stupid. There's plenty more it can achieve.
View ArticleThe freedom of the cloud
I recently attended the Cloud Computing East 2014 conference put on by the DCIA and the CCA in Washington DC, and as usual, I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the speakers at these cloud...
View ArticleMicrosoft CEO Nadella: Windows is over, the future is mobile and the cloud
In case you were wondering where Windows stood in Microsoft's future, CEO Satya Nadella just made it clear: Windows is the past; mobile and the cloud are the future. Today he laid out his vision for...
View ArticleApple's IBM alliance kills Google in the enterprise
The news (to my mind, at least) confirms just how far Apple has come in its battle for relevance against old foe, Microsoft. So, what might this mean for Android? Nothing good.
View ArticleInformation technology kung fu
The world has changed. Information technology is the new normal, as almost everyone is connected in some way to the net. Television was the last big thing, but people are now bypassing live television...
View ArticleOS X Yosemite, iOS 8: Continuity -- what you need to know
Apple's promised Continuity feature will bind OS X Yosemite with iOS 8, enabling integration between Macs and mobile devices for compatible apps. So what is Continuity and what can you expect?
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