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Deep Dive
How former Apple CEO Sculley helped usher in the personal computing era
Who better to talk about the tech transformation since the 1980s than former Apple CEO John Sculley? He was there at the start and had a view from the ground floor of the empire.
By Justine Brown • June 5, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Technobabble: Technology's case for a universal basic income
The solution to automation displacing members of the workforce, some believe, is establishing UBI — a set amount of funds provided by governments to every citizen, regardless of income or work status.
By Naomi Eide • June 2, 2017 -
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Shifts in compute infrastructure, ongoing AI adoption plans and talent challenges ruled CIO priorities in the first half of the year.
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Toyota turns to open source for in-vehicle technology
Ten global car automakers are collaborating to build the Automotive Grade Linux system, a vendor-agnostic platform for vehicle infotainment systems.
By Justine Brown • June 1, 2017 -
Vendor-customer relationships are changing and Dell EMC is at the forefront, exec says
Dell EMC wants to offer customers as many services as it can, making it easier to implement modern technologies — the opposite of what other vendors have done.
By Naomi Eide • May 30, 2017 -
Is Microsoft's Office 365 facing disruption? Potentially in the SMB market
WPS Office isn’t the only small product to ever take on Microsoft Office 365, but it is unique in how similar it looks and acts like Office 365.
By Justine Brown • May 30, 2017 -
Weekend-long computer outage could cost British Airways more than $125M
The airline's IT meltdown was caused by a power surge that also knocked out back-up systems.
By Justine Brown • May 30, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Technobabble: Who's the tech industry's most likable CEO?
Also, AlphaGo defeats humanity once again and the USB as we know it is headed for extinction.
By Naomi Eide • May 26, 2017 -
Most WannaCry victims were running Windows 7, not XP
The rate of WannaCry infections has slowed, but hackers are trying to reignite the cyberattack by using the Mirai botnet, which emerged last year.
By Justine Brown , Naomi Eide • May 22, 2017 -
CenturyLink to help enterprises manage SAP applications and analytics efforts
SAP has been working to diversify beyond its on-premise enterprise software. Partnerships are a key way to accomplish that.
By Justine Brown • May 16, 2017 -
Looking for iTunes or Linux? Just head to Microsoft's Windows Store
The next version of Windows, due this fall, will strive to enable users to connect a wide variety of disconnected devices in favor of a more simple, seamless approach.
By Justine Brown • May 12, 2017 -
Windows 10 now on half a billion devices
The company won’t reach its original goal of 1 billion by 2018, but Windows 10 has had the fastest adoption rate of any Microsoft OS ever.
By Justine Brown • May 11, 2017 -
Chatbots could save healthcare, banking businesses $8B per year by 2022
Chatbots in the call center can save businesses an average of more than 4 minutes per call when compared with traditional call centers.
By Justine Brown • May 11, 2017 -
Opinion
Simplifying your Windows 10 adoption, and beyond
In just a few months, Windows 10 will mark its second anniversary, and although one might be hard-pressed to find a CIO over the moon about transitioning to the Windows 10 OS, the reality is Windows 7 is on its way out.
By Jon Rolls • May 11, 2017 -
Microsoft ending support for original version of Windows 10
The company warned that continuing to use version 1507, which debuted in July 2015, could potentially put users at risk.
By Justine Brown • May 9, 2017 -
Deep Dive
OpenStack pushes for traction as the cloud market continues 'maturing and consolidating'
The waning support from major vendors has some wondering if this is the end of OpenStack as we know it. Despite the headline-grabbing news, OpenStack still has many believers.
By Justine Brown • May 8, 2017 -
AppDynamics CEO explains how its data model led to Cisco marriage
Cisco believed AppDynamics’ data model "could make their networks even smarter."
By Justine Brown • May 5, 2017 -
CompTIA: US tech companies exported $309B of products, services in 2016
Tech services saw particularly strong growth, more than doubling since 2015.
By Justine Brown • May 4, 2017 -
As enterprise collaboration market changes, Aurea acquires Jive for $462M
Becoming part of Aurea will allow Jive to maintain its market share and further scale its offerings.
By Justine Brown • May 2, 2017 -
Deep Dive
The skeptic's guide to artificial intelligence
Do you need AI? Maybe. But you definitely need technology that works.
By Mary Catherine O'Connor • May 2, 2017 -
Oracle outlines plans for NetSuite
The two companies are set to integrate yet maintain their individual identities.
By Justine Brown • April 28, 2017 -
Cortana, Siri, Alexa or Google: Which digital assistant is the smartest?
Siri lagged behind competitors, though researchers said Apple's product does boast more humorous answers than other digital assistants.
By Justine Brown • April 28, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Technobabble: The case of the stolen identity
A colleague's stance was that he was not at risk, because he didn't matter to cybercriminals. Others could be victimized, but not him. And then just over 24 hours later ...
By Naomi Eide • April 28, 2017 -
Toshiba to split into 4 to protect businesses from Westinghouse fallout
The bankruptcy of nuclear developer Westinghouse threatens to sink the entire Japanese tech giant.
By Peter Maloney , Naomi Eide • April 27, 2017 -
Watson goes to work in finance searching for 'rogue traders'
The technology looks for patterns in traders’ chats and emails to identify unusual activity, something that could eventually be used in other sectors to look for insider threats.
By Justine Brown • April 26, 2017 -
Gartner: Security will drive most businesses to Windows 10 migration this year
Companies say security improvements are the number one reason for migrating, followed by cloud integration capabilities.
By Justine Brown • April 26, 2017