'You have to be masochist to be an IT person': FedEx CIO

ORLANDO -- "You have to be a masochist to want to be an IT person,'' says Robert Carter. And he would know. Carter is the soft-spoken, hard-driving CIO who has been fighting for the past 11 years to transform IT operations at FedEx, where "the planes don't fly and trucks don't roll without IT services.''

By Neal Weinberg | 20 October, 2011 05:31

Tags: cloud computing, Configuration / maintenance, Data Center, FedEx, Gartner, hardware systems, infrastructure management, internet, management, networking, SaaS, Software as a service

Gartner: Private clouds are a last resort

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Enterprises should consider public cloud services first and turn to private clouds only if the public cloud fails to meet their needs.

By Neal Weinberg | 20 October, 2011 01:29

Tags: cloud computing, Gartner, Gartner IT Symposium, internet

Fathers of technology: 10 unsung heroes

In the tech world, the inventor, originator or driving force behind a new product or technology is typically dubbed "father of the _______".

IBM, HP lead the way on green IT

If your IT department has decided to "go green," you probably need help from your strategic IT vendors. But which ones?

By Neal Weinberg | 17 October, 2008 08:27

Tags: green IT

Gartner recommends 20 ways to cut IT costs

In tough economic times, all enterprise departments are required to tighten their belts. To help IT execs navigate through the cost-cutting maze, Gartner analysts Wednesday presented a list of 20 ways that IT execs can slash expenses.

Artificial Intelligence gets real

Artificial intelligence projects are moving from the lab to the real world.

Unsung fathers of technology

Who's your daddy?

INTEROP - Cloudy picture for cloud computing

You can call it cloud computing. You can call it grid computing. You can call it on-demand computing. Just don't call it the next big thing -- at least not yet.