Features

How to land a software development job in an AI-focused world

AI isn’t eliminating software developers, but it is changing what matters to hiring managers. Here’s our guide to landing a software development job in a rapidly shifting landscape.

By Bob Violino

Mar 23, 20269 mins

Artificial IntelligenceCareersGenerative AI

What Windows 10 means for the enterprise

Microsoft’s first glimpse of Windows 10 packs plenty of intrigue regarding its future impact on IT

By Woody Leonhard

Oct 1, 2014 8 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry

Chief analytics officer: The ultimate big data job?

As organizations seek to not simply corral data, but apply it strategically across the business, analytics experts are making their way into the C-suite

By Rob O'Regan

Sep 30, 2014 11 mins

Analytics Business Intelligence Data Management

4 reasons to stick with Java — and 4 reasons to dump it

The enterprise mainstay has proved resilient in the face of many challenges — but just how long can it remain a premier programming language?

By Paul Krill

Sep 30, 2014 7 mins

Java Software Development

Bossie Awards 2014: The best open source application development tools

InfoWorld's picks of the year among languages, frameworks, libraries, and all the other tools that programmers use

By InfoWorld Staff

Sep 29, 2014 23 mins

Open Source Software Development

Bossie Awards 2014: The best open source data center and cloud software

InfoWorld's top picks of the year in open source platforms, infrastructure, and management software

By InfoWorld Staff

Sep 29, 2014 13 mins

Cloud Computing Devops Technology Industry

Bossie Awards 2014: The best open source desktop and mobile software

InfoWorld's top picks in open source productivity tools, desktop utilities, and mobile apps

By InfoWorld Staff

Sep 29, 2014 10 mins

Software Development Technology Industry

Bossie Awards 2014: The best open source applications

InfoWorld's top picks of the year in open source business applications and middleware

By InfoWorld Staff

Sep 29, 2014 11 mins

Open Source Software Development

Bossie Awards 2014: The best open source big data tools

InfoWorld's top picks in distributed data processing, data analytics, machine learning, NoSQL databases, and the Hadoop ecosystem

By InfoWorld Staff

Sep 29, 2014 13 mins

Business Intelligence Open Source Robotics

Bossies 2014: The Best of Open Source Software Awards

Discover the best: 130 open source projects in six categories, handpicked by InfoWorld editors and contributors

By Doug Dineley

Sep 29, 2014 3 mins

Open Source Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

10 major Office 365 migration gotchas to avoid

From unrealistic design decisions to costly add-ons, the migration path to Microsoft Office 365 is fraught with hidden pitfalls

By J. Peter Bruzzese

Sep 22, 2014 10 mins

Software Development

The 2014 Enterprise Architecture Awards

At a time when Web and mobile technology development have become top priorities, effective enterprise architecture matters more than ever. Here are this year's six winning initiatives

By Alex Cullen

Sep 22, 2014 20 mins

Careers Technology Industry

12 predictions, 5 years: The future of programming

We gaze into our coding crystal ball to find the sure bets and intriguing developments to target in the next five years.

By Peter Wayner

Sep 19, 2014 9 mins

Java Technology Industry Web Development

Fast guide to Google Go programming

Need a concise, simple, safe, and fast compiled language with wonderful concurrency features? Go with Google Go

By Martin Heller

Sep 18, 2014 7 mins

Golang Software Development

New NSA-funded programming language could close long-standing security holes

Wyvern securely rolls five programming languages into one

By David Geer

Sep 16, 2014 7 mins

Application Security Development Tools Technology Industry

7 reasons Apple should open-source Swift — and 7 reasons it won’t

Faster innovation, better security, new markets — the case for opening Swift might be more compelling than Apple will admit

By Peter Wayner

Sep 15, 2014 9 mins

Open Source Software Development Technology Industry

3 security practices IoT will disrupt

The rush to bring IoT products to market has created a new wave of security issues

By Jonathan Lampe

Sep 11, 2014 8 mins

Security

The InfoWorld guide to disaster recovery done right

This comprehensive guide walks you through every step you'll need to take to preserve your data before disaster strikes

By Matt Prigge

Sep 11, 2014

Cloud Computing Data Management Technology Industry

Meet Cobol’s hard-core fans

These folks won't migrate, but the reason probably isn't what you're thinking

By Robert Mitchell

Sep 10, 2014 11 mins

Software Development Technology Industry

Hands-on with 10 JavaScript editors and IDEs

Need a JavaScript tool for your dev shop? InfoWorld takes an in-depth, first-person look at 10 JavaScript tools ready for adoption

By Martin Heller

Sep 5, 2014 2 mins

JavaScript Technology Industry Web Development

EMC CEO defends federated business model, debunks storage myths

"Any choice a customer makes, we have an opportunity someplace in the federation," Joe Tucci says

By john_gallant

Sep 4, 2014 1 min

Technology Industry

The must-have iPad office apps, round 9

Google's newly completed Apps suite just can't beat Apple's iWork or Microsoft Office

By Galen Gruman

Sep 2, 2014

Microsoft Office Software Development Technology Industry

The care and feeding of a rockstar developer

Whether you're a hiring company, an educator, or a developer, find out what you're up against in the war for programming talent

By Dan Tynan

Aug 29, 2014 2 mins

IT Jobs IT Skills and Training Software Development

Manage infrastructure convergence without losing your grip

Admins will wear many hats as they tackle the infrastructure convergence brought on by rampant data and application growth

By Dan Tynan

Aug 27, 2014 8 mins

Careers Technology Industry

How to survive the data explosion

IT organizations everywhere are racing to deal with the onslaught of petabytes. Here's how to meet the challenge

By Matt Prigge

Aug 22, 2014 7 mins

Data Architecture Databases Technology Industry

11 essential JavaScript tools for Web developers

From Web app frameworks to data visualization in real time, these tools have your next Web project covered

By Peter Wayner

Aug 21, 2014 6 mins

JavaScript Software Development Web Development

Cloud BI: Going where the data lives

Historically, cloud BI has been mostly used by smaller businesses, but larger enterprises are starting to make the trek

By Nancy Gohring

Aug 20, 2014 9 mins

Business Intelligence Private Cloud

Hadoop gets real

Here's how four IT leaders managed to bring Hadoop systems from the sandbox into production

By Cindy Waxer

Aug 19, 2014 1 min

Analytics Data Management Open Source

Your business has gone mobile — now what?

So you've said yes to the use of personal tech. How do you make it work for and in your business?

By Lynn Haber

Aug 18, 2014 8 mins

Careers Technology Industry

The Zeus botnet and the making of a cyber crime market

Competition between makers of ZeuS and SpyEye malware reveals the business side of the criminal malware realm

By Sean Martin

Aug 18, 2014 17 mins

Cybercrime

What failure looks like in Microsoft’s cloud-first world

When things go wrong, do you want to find out who's to blame, or concentrate on fixing the problem and re-engineering the system?

By Mary Branscombe

Aug 15, 2014 7 mins

Cloud Computing Technology Industry

Neura’s novel approach: Baking intelligence into connected devices

Neura, a startup that has been accepted into Microsoft Ventures' accelerator program, has a novel approach to connecting devices

By Nancy Gohring

Aug 15, 2014 6 mins

Technology Industry

When to use Hadoop (and when not to)

Hadoop is a huge advancement in big data technology, but there are better choices for real-time analytics

By Chris Nerney

Aug 15, 2014 4 mins

Data Management Predictive Analytics

3D printing makes its move into production

The use of 3D printing for finished goods is about to disrupt manufacturing and supply chains in a big way. Here's why, and here's how IT will be critical to that transition

By Robert Mitchell

Aug 14, 2014 10 mins

Technology Industry

While the latest efforts to develop a truly useful digital assistant are exciting, people have been working on this for many years

By Nancy Gohring

Aug 13, 2014 3 mins

Technology Industry

9 common BI software mistakes and how to avoid them

Business intelligence experts and business leaders discuss common mistakes companies make when selecting and implementing a BI solution

By Jennifer Lonoff Schiff

Aug 13, 2014 8 mins

Business Intelligence

State-of-the-art spear phishing and defenses

Likelihood and severity of phishing attacks support paying upfront for that ounce of prevention

By David Geer

Aug 13, 2014 1 min

Careers Phishing

15 technologies changing how developers work

Don't get caught asleep at the console — the programming revolution stops for no one

By Peter Wayner

Aug 11, 2014 13 mins

App Testing Build Automation Java

The proper care and support of today’s mobile worker

With a new balance between employee choice and business assurance, a different approach to management is critical

By Lynn Haber

Aug 11, 2014 8 mins

Technology Industry

15 technologies changing how developers work

The very nature of programming is evolving faster than you might think, thanks to these powerful tools

By Peter Wayner

Aug 11, 2014 14 mins

Careers Development Tools Software Development

4 cloud horror stories — and how to survive them

Here are four cloud horror stories along with spoilers, so you can make it out alive

By John Brandon

Aug 11, 2014 5 mins

Cloud Security Cloud Storage Technology Industry

Who’s paying for your tech certification?

Professional development remains one of the best ways for businesses to boost employee engagement and retention. It's well worth looking into, but first find out who's footing the bill

By Sharon Florentine

Aug 8, 2014 1 min

Careers IT Jobs IT Skills and Training

Iterating over collections in Java

Use Java 8's forEach() method and Streams API to fine-tune and parallelize the behavior of Java iterators

By John Moore Jr.

Aug 7, 2014 17 mins

Design Patterns Java Programming Languages

Where your personal data goes when you’re not looking

What businesses know about any given individual is a lot. But what are companies doing with that data? Not as much as you might think — at least not yet. Companies are getting more sophisticated, however.

By Robert Mitchell

Aug 7, 2014 15 mins

Data and Information Security Privacy Technology Industry