IT Strategy: Page 136
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Windows 10 hits 300M users, free upgrade coming to an end
The rate of adoption for the new operating system is likely to slow once Microsoft starts charging for the software after July 29.
By Justine Brown • May 5, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Is Agile on the way out?
One expert thinks that Agile Software Development has become a marketing term, "co-opted to improve sales."
By Justine Brown • May 5, 2016 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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Shifts in enterprise software use, ongoing generative AI adoption plans and budget pressures ruled CIO priorities in the first half of the year.
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Box announces government-focused cloud service
The new solution meets FedRAMP security and compliance standards, making it easier for government agencies at all levels to use the content management platform.
By Naomi Eide • May 5, 2016 -
Companies need to quickly modernize to survive, EMC executive says
Speaking at EMC World this week, David Goulden, CEO of EMC Information Infrastructure, said companies need a modern data center to adapt traditional workloads for the cloud and to better host cloud-based workloads.
By Justine Brown • May 5, 2016 -
Report: Dated bugs concealed in open-source components
A new report found that 67% of the 200 commercial applications it reviewed over a six-month period contained vulnerable open-source components.
By Justine Brown • May 5, 2016 -
Microsoft buys IoT specialist Solair
The company has boosted its IoT efforts recently and has released a few of Azure IoT-based products for public preview.
By Justine Brown • May 4, 2016 -
Deep Dive
How pivoting to newer technologies can help save the 'old guard'
Older tech companies like Intel and Cisco are working to reinvent themselves as the hardware market stagnates. For some, expanding into areas like cloud and IoT looks promising for future growth.
By Justine Brown • May 3, 2016 -
Google acquires Synergyse to offer free Google Apps user training
In its announcement, Google said companies that use the Synergyse training program see "on average 35% higher adoption across Apps products."
By Justine Brown • May 3, 2016 -
Windows 7 losing ground, but remains by far most used operating system
The OS dipped below 50% worldwide operating system market share in April, nine months after the release of Windows 10.
By Justine Brown • May 3, 2016 -
Meet Dell Technologies, the Dell-EMC rebrand
The merger will also create sub-brands, including Dell EMC, the name for the company's enterprise business.
By Naomi Eide • May 2, 2016 -
Report: Third parties increasingly pose data security risk
As a result of "negligent or malicious" third parties, organizations have spent an average of $10 million responding to security incidents.
By Justine Brown • May 2, 2016 -
IBM delves deeper into blockchain
In addition to secure cloud and docker integration, the company recently announced plans to launch "blockchain-as-a-service."
By Justine Brown • May 2, 2016 -
Defense Department's bug bounty program draws more than 500 hackers
Security researchers and hackers alike have undergone background checks and are actively searching for bugs on the agency’s websites.
By Justine Brown • May 2, 2016 -
Walmart SVP: Tech talent is easy to find, just 'recruit from within'
Some organizations have challenged the reported "tech talent shortage" and say companies just aren’t looking hard enough.
By Justine Brown • April 29, 2016 -
Report: VMware cloud leader departs, to be replaced by two 'co-general managers'
The cloud outlook has been hazy for VMware, as the pending Dell-EMC merger would create cloud redundancies between the three companies.
By Justine Brown • April 28, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Mapping the tech C-suite: What it takes to keep corporate IT running smoothly
With constant security demands and the need to innovate to stay competitive, the tech C-suite increasingly has to work together in the rapidly accelerating world of digital technologies.
By Justine Brown • April 28, 2016 -
Deep Dive
The Future of Work: How new tools created the virtual workplace
Offices may not be disappearing, exactly, but new technology could mean the end of the office as we know it today.
By Kathryn Moody , Naomi Eide • April 28, 2016 -
Survey: More companies encourage developers to work on open-source projects
Over half of survey respondents said they believe participation in open source projects is a competitive advantage.
By Justine Brown • April 28, 2016 -
Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg join others in pushing Congress to improve K-12 tech education
More than 1,400 supporters have signed a petition pushing for funds to improve computer science education.
By Justine Brown • April 27, 2016 -
Baiting Microsoft customers, Google extends free Apps offer to smaller businesses
Both companies have been raising the stakes in their ongoing battle for enterprise customers.
By Justine Brown • April 26, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Cryptoworms are coming, but is your company ready?
The latest trend in the security threat landscape could be self-propagating ransomware.
By Justine Brown • April 26, 2016 -
Report: Google to launch in-house incubator to help retain employees
Though the company has not confirmed the project, Area 120 would allow approved employees to work on side projects full time.
By Justine Brown • April 26, 2016 -
MIT premieres bug bounty program
One of the first at a major U.S. university, the "experimental" bug bounty program will reward accredited affiliates who locate vulnerabilities on MIT’s internal domains.
By Justine Brown • April 25, 2016 -
SecureWorks launches first tech IPO of 2016, but results disappoint
The cybersecurity company raised $112 million, significantly less the $181 million it had originally hoped for.
By Justine Brown • April 25, 2016 -
Both revenue, losses increase for Alphabet's 'Other Bets'
Even though it is still operating at a loss, revenue from the company's moonshots, like Google Fiber and robotics, doubled year-over-year.
By Justine Brown • April 22, 2016