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  Will Windows 8 survive in the post-PC world?

  Try as it will to break through in the mobile space, Microsoft is still struggling to gain any ground with Windows Phone almost a year-and-a-half after its launch.

  By Shane O'Neill | 04 April, 2012 04:11

  Tags: Android, Apple, applications, ceo, cio, consumer electronics, Facebook, Google, IDC, iOS, Microsoft, mobile, Mobile OSes, nielsen, Prowess, smartphones, software, Technology Topics, Telecommunication, virtualiatio, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8

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  Cloud computing calls for rebuilding enterprise IT

  Everyone's had the experience of discussing a concept with someone and suddenly seeing the look of understanding appear on their face as the meaning of the concept sinks in. I engage in a lot of conversations with IT managers about cloud computing, and have encountered many interesting reactions.

  By Bernard Golden | 22 March, 2012 09:23

  Tags: cloud, cloud computing, enterprise IT, internet, it, Technology Topics, Technology Topics | Cloud Computing, Virtualization

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  Strategies for pruning data in the Cloud

  Year after year, the cost of disk space has plummeted. Since you can pick up a terabyte for $50, it's often seemed a false economy to be careful with storage.

  By David Taber | 10 November, 2011 08:49

  Tags: applications, cloud, cloud computing, data management, internet, software, storage, strategy, Technology Topics, Technology Topics | Cloud Computing

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  What your Cloud consultant is trying to tell you

  Cloud consultants aren't that much different from the consulting and contracting firms that IT has used over the years. But the economics of cloud consulting are a whole bunch different from what the Big 5 firms were doing with SAP and Siebel. Thanks to the price points of cloud solutions (typically, a monthly fee) and the expectation of Web open systems (all I do is point and click, right?), behemoth consulting gigs are few and far between.

  By David Taber | 27 October, 2011 00:49

  Tags: cloud computing, cloud consultants, internet, IT Organization, sap, Technology Topics, Technology Topics | Cloud Computing

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  Windows XP to Windows 8: Don't go there

  A majority of enterprises have migrated to Windows 7 or are planning to do so. But for Windows XP holdouts ready to side-step Windows 7 for the upcoming Windows 8 OS, you are risking a gap in support, stresses research firm Gartner in a new "first take" analysis of Windows 8 migration in the enterprise.

  By Shane O'Neill | 22 September, 2011 07:17

  Tags: Gartner, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, operating systems, software, Technology Topics, Technology Topics | Operating Systems, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8, windows xp, xp

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  Mattson Technology | Webcast

  Matthew Hough, Global Director of IT for Mattson Technology, made the switch from Microsoft Exchange to Google Apps for his 500-person company. With offices on 3 continents, Mattson Technology designs, manufactures, and markets the semiconductor wafer processing equipment used to make integrated circuits. Google Apps has changed the way Mattson does business and enabled IT to turn off six servers. The company has also saved over 70% in total costs compared to Microsoft Exchange. 

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