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  • In an Evolving Post-PC World, Gizmox Helps Enterprises Optimize Their Apps for Mobile and HTML 5 Posted 1 days ago

    IT Professionals deal with a variety of issues as the pace of change in the enterprise IT world is changing at perhaps's it's fastest pace ever. From cybersecurity to Cloud computing, IT departments are facing a number of challenges at once. One issue enterprises of all sizes are dealing with is the move to the mobile world. From both a customer facing perspective as well as internally due to the BYOD trend and the increasing number of employees who work remotely, the move to mobility is a huge issue for IT Professionals. As smartphones and tablets become ubiquitous, both customers and internal employees expect a company's applications to be optimized for mobile as well. From an ...

  • Interview: docTrackr Provides IT Departments Unique Document Security Solution Posted 2 weeks ago
    As any IT Professional is aware, information security is probably the number one challenge that IT departments face these days. Organizations face an unprecedented combination of challenges in protecting their data, and the tools to combat these threats are not necessarily keeping up with the threats out there. One issue that many enterprises face is what happens to their confidential information once it leaves the corporate intranet? While an IT department can do a perfect job protecting confidential information inside the firewall, once a document which contains information of any sort - spec sheets, financial information, sensitive customer data - is sent out by an employee for whatever reason, it is now in the public domain. 
  • Two Startup Acquisitions and What They Mean Posted 3 weeks ago

    I've previously highlighted both Cloud startups and Big Data startups that struck me as having a unique value proposition for enterprise customers. As the IT world continues to rapidly evolve, it is fascinating to see what types of technologies are emerging and how these new technologies will change the face of enterprise IT.

    By the same token though, let's not forget that the ultimate goal of most startups is to be acquired by larger technology corporations that crave access to it's technology to fill in portfolio gaps that the legacy vendors may have in their own product portfolio.

  • What are the Top 10 PCs on the Market? Posted last month
    Although there has been much doom and gloom in the media lately about the future of the PC, the fact remains that approximately 80 million PCs will still be sold this quarter. Furthermore, there is a massive installed base of PCs within the enterprise, and the notion that these will suddenly all be torn out and replaced with iPads is fanciful. As I noted in a previous article,  Death of the PC - Real or Hyperbole?, there are still a whole series of computing activities that one can realistically only do on a PC. Indeed, Deloitte Touche's 2013 Technology Predictions also puts paid to the whole "Death of the PC" theory.

  • Interview: Soluto Makes Remote PC Management Easy For IT Pros Posted last month

    If you're an IT manager or enterprise employee, you are surely aware of the pain involved in dealing with PC problems. What usually happens is that the employee's computer needs to be taken from them for some time to repair the problem or handle any upgrades or other issues, leaving the person without their PC - and frequently frustrated or annoyed. Luckily, a startup named Soluto has a solution for to quickly and easily handle all PC issues remotely without interrupting the user.

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Feature Articles

 

A Squirrel Ate My Internet

A squirrel? Yep. Turns out those cute, furry creatures love fiber optic cables, and not necessarily because they are easy to scamper across.Journalist Andrew
By Dan Williams - Contributed 35 days ago 0 Comments

Do I Need to be Concerned About Cybercrime?

The short answer is yes! You should be concerned. And even if you’re not concerned for yourself, with the Internet all of us are interconnected so cybercrime
By RobertSiciliano - Contributed 36 days ago 0 Comments

To VPN or Not to VPN, That is the Question!

This question revolves around whether or not you want or need to head out into the wild, wild web wilderness exposed. By “exposed” I mean letting anyone within
By RobertSiciliano - Contributed 37 days ago 0 Comments

5 Signs You Are About to be Scammed

Smart people are scammed every day because they think it can’t happen to them or they just aren’t aware of the scams. And the scammers have gotten very good at
By RobertSiciliano - Contributed 38 days ago 0 Comments

What Should I Know about Mobile Cybercrime?

The Internet has dissolved the geographical boundaries and technological limitations that have constrained organized cybercrime in the past. We now live with
By RobertSiciliano - Contributed 39 days ago 0 Comments

5 Steps to Securing Portable Devices

If it’s portable, it is subject to being lost or stolen—and the data contained can be accessed or the applications running may have access to additional
By RobertSiciliano - Contributed 40 days ago 0 Comments

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Blog Reviews

 

Brad Appleton's ACME Blog

Brad Appleton's blog on Change Management is excellent. It is well organized and superbly written. He focuses primarily on Agile Configuration Managment
By Staff Writer - Contributed 2 years 346 days ago 0 Comments

The Business Intelligence Blog

The Business Intelligence Blog is written and published by Guru S. Kirthigavasan. Guru is a specialist in enterprise-wide BI solutions that include data
By Staff Writer - Contributed 2 years 346 days ago 0 Comments

Bruce F. Webster

Bruce Webster's blog on information technology management is an ecletic mix of articles that cover everything from test metrics to the decline of computer
By Staff Writer - Contributed 2 years 346 days ago 0 Comments

Serge Thorn's IT Blog

Serge Thorn's blog on information technology governance is an excellent independent blog covering areas such as, ISO 9000, COBIT and CMMi. He has been
By Staff Writer - Contributed 2 years 346 days ago 0 Comments

Project Management 2.0

The Project Management 2.0 blog is published by Gantthead.com, a web portal designed exclusively for project management professionals. The blog is written by
By Staff Writer - Contributed 2 years 346 days ago 0 Comments

Seth Godin's Blog

Seth Godin is the marketing guru of the 21st century! He has written numerous books (some 100% free!) on Internet marketing, blogging and the new economy, and
By Staff Writer - Contributed 2 years 347 days ago 0 Comments

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