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Forget Windows 8: Give us Windows 7.8

A billion users don't have the right hardware to run Windows 8, even if they wanted to. Here's how Microsoft could give them the best of Win8

By Woody Leonhard

Oct 25, 2012 11 mins

Zuckerberg dazzles Wall Street with Q3 mobile progress

Facebook may have turned a corner in its efforts to convince skeptical investors that it has a growth strategy

By Juan Carlos Perez

Oct 24, 2012 4 mins

Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Startup tech vendors are worth the risk, say IT execs

IT leaders must acknowledge and manage the risks of working with startup tech vendors — and set reasonable expectations.

By Johanna Ambrosio

Oct 22, 2012 3 mins

Java Open Source Web Development

7 apps making the most of HTML5

Full-fledged Web apps are proving the power of HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript and providing great examples of how best to use the latest scripts and tags

By Peter Wayner

Oct 22, 2012 11 mins

HTML

How to find (and hire) big data pros

With data scientists in high demand, some organizations commit to growing their own

By Tam Harbert

Oct 18, 2012 2 mins

Data Management IT Jobs

Python coming to the enterprise, like it or not

Python compared to Java on scalability, performance, and developer productivity

By Paul Rubens

Oct 17, 2012 7 mins

Getting the most from IaaS

Mix, match, and burst: New infrastructure-as-a-service tools make it easier to shift among multiple private and public clouds

By Robert Scheier

Oct 17, 2012 2 mins

Cloud Computing SaaS

5 key forces driving open source today

From the rise of foundations to emerging revenue models, the open source movement is primed for even greater impact on tomorrow's technologies

By Simon Phipps

Oct 15, 2012 15 mins

Cloud Computing Data Management Open Source

Wanted: Candidates with diverse training to fill severe big data jobs shortage

Companies urgently seek people with IT, math, and business backgrounds who can translate data analysis into tangible business information

By Fred O'Connor

Oct 11, 2012 9 mins

Careers Data Management IT Jobs

Creating cohesive storage management

Storage orchestration software holds the promise of seamless management. But for now, enterprise customers are stuck with point tools.

By Robert Scheier

Oct 9, 2012 13 mins

Java Software Development

Native, Web, or hybrid: How to choose your mobile development path

New tools and frameworks plus the right development kit could boost your mobile apps to multiple platforms

By Mel Beckman

Oct 8, 2012 13 mins

Which freaking PaaS should I use?

Seven leading platform-as-a-service clouds compared for Java development

By Andrew Oliver and Lifford Pinto

Oct 8, 2012 24 mins

Java Open Source Web Development

Storage systems get supersized

Storage systems are becoming storage computers as vendors push functionality downstream.

By Stacy Collett

Oct 8, 2012 2 mins

Predictive analytics go to work

Contrary to popular opinion, you don't need a huge budget to get started

By Robert Mitchell

Oct 8, 2012 12 mins

Predictive Analytics

Native, Web, or hybrid: How to choose your mobile development path

With new tools and frameworks and the right development kit, you can make sure your mobile apps reach multiple platforms

By Mel Beckman

Oct 8, 2012 12 mins

Mobile Development Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

The 2012 InfoWorld/Forrester Enterprise Architecture Awards

InfoWorld and Forrester Research, in partnership with the Penn State University Center for Enterprise Architecture, honor five companies whose practice of enterprise architecture has delivered tangible business benefit

By Phil LeClare, Forrester Research

Oct 8, 2012 9 mins

Business Intelligence Technology Industry

An increasing number of tools can help, but there are many issues to work through first

By Elisabeth Horwitt

Oct 5, 2012 2 mins

5 dysfunctional IT relationships — and how to repair them

Sys admins are from Mars, developers are from Venus, and legal is from hell — here's how to heal friction among IT factions

By Dan Tynan

Oct 1, 2012 15 mins

Careers Data Management

12 IT certifications that deliver career advancement

In today's IT job market, having the right certification can give you the edge over competitors when opportunity arises

By Rich Hein

Sep 27, 2012 9 mins

IT Jobs IT Skills and Training Technology Industry

Review: Microsoft delivers powerful tools for multiplatform virtualization management

System Center App Controller and Virtual Machine Manager modules work in concert to control virtualized environments

By Tom Henderson

Sep 27, 2012 2 mins

Software Development

The full Java life: Interview with Carlus Henry, independent consultant

On old and new approaches to Java programming

By Matthew Heusser

Sep 26, 2012 15 mins

Java Open Source Web Development

Incubator grows firms via geek service swaps

San Antonio is the setting for what may be a trailblazing effort to help geeks become entrepreneurs

By Lamont Wood

Sep 25, 2012 1 min

IT Skills and Training

Groovy: The road map for the popular JVM language

Project lead Guillaume Laforge explains what's in store for Groovy, and Grails lead Graeme Rocher outlines that related framework's future

By Paul Krill

Sep 25, 2012 5 mins

Java Software Development

Complete guide to network virtualization

With new proposed standards, virtualization is moving from the server world to the network itself

By Jim Metzler

Sep 24, 2012 1 min

Software Development Technology Industry

Looking for a great job in IT? The cloud is hiring

IT is moving to the cloud — and so are the jobs. Here's how to cash in on the hot trend in tech hiring

By Bill Snyder

Sep 24, 2012 10 mins

Careers Cloud Computing IT Jobs

Chip manufacturing race between Intel, ARM tightening

GlobalFoundries is making manufacturing technology advances that could help it catch up with Intel's manufacturing process by 2014

By Agam Shah

Sep 21, 2012 5 mins

Software Development Technology Industry

Top 20 OS X command-line secrets for power users

Beyond Bash: The most useful command-line utilities for Mac power users and system administrators

By Mel Beckman

Sep 20, 2012 17 mins

JavaScript training for every employee? One company says yes

Software firm FreeCause mandates that everyone learn JavaScript — and they mean everyone. The goal: A better understanding of what customers and engineers need

By Howard Baldwin

Sep 19, 2012 8 mins

JavaScript

Bossie Awards 2012: The best open source data center and cloud software

InfoWorld's top picks in data center and cloud storage, virtualization, and cloud service management

Cloud Computing Open Source Technology Industry

Sep 18, 2012 8 mins

Bossie Awards 2012: The best open source application development tools

InfoWorld's top picks in editors, IDEs, frameworks, and other tools programmers use

Development Tools Open Source

Sep 18, 2012 9 mins

Bossie Awards 2012: Now for something completely different

InfoWorld's top picks among open source games and geek time-wasters

Open Source Technology Industry

Sep 18, 2012 7 mins

Bossie Awards 2012: The best open source databases

InfoWorld's top picks in the ever-expanding universe of the back-end data store

Open Source SQL Technology Industry

Sep 18, 2012 6 mins

Bossie Awards 2012: The best open source applications

InfoWorld's top picks in open source business apps, from back office to Web presence

Open Source Software Development

Sep 18, 2012 13 mins

Bossie Awards 2012: The best open source networking and security software

InfoWorld's top picks among many tools for building a network, running a network, and ensuring that the network is secure

Open Source Security Technology Industry

Sep 18, 2012 14 mins

Bossie Awards 2012: The best open source desktop applications

InfoWorld's top picks among open source office apps, time-saving utilities, and other desktop productivity tools

Open Source Private Cloud Technology Industry

Sep 18, 2012 9 mins

Open Source

Bossies 2012: The Best of Open Source Software Awards

It's back — and bigger and badder than ever! Our sixth annual Bossie Awards call out more than 100 open source products in seven categories

By Peter Wayner

Sep 18, 2012 9 mins

6 secrets to a successful BYOD rollout

The very notion of BYOD makes many CIOs and IT managers nervous. Here are six things to prepare for

By Jeff Vance

Sep 17, 2012 1 min

10 questions to ask before using a startup

Do your homework before using a little-known tech firm

By Stephanie Overby

Sep 17, 2012 1 min

Careers IT Skills and Training Software Development

9 key career issues software developers face

Developers looking to cash in on a healthy hiring market should also consider building a career

By Peter Wayner

Sep 17, 2012 14 mins

Mainframe to Windows in just 84,500 person-hours

Ohio government agency said $1 million in annual mainframe MIPS charges had become too much to bear

By Patrick Thibodeau

Sep 13, 2012 6 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry

5 career-boosting soft skills

Soft skills are what help you climb the ladder, says IT staffing expert

By Mary Brandel

Sep 11, 2012 1 min

Nontechie CIOs: Translators or meddlers?

Nontech CIOs are all the rage these days. Is that good or bad for IT?

By Howard Baldwin

Sep 10, 2012 1 min

The rebirth of re-engineering

Today's re-engineering is all about enhancing the hundreds of end-to-end steps involved in developing new products, acquiring and retaining customers, and making money. More often than not, it's starting with IT

By Julia King

Sep 10, 2012 10 mins

Careers Technology Industry

5 steps to kicking your IT outsourcing addiction

Increased flexibility, faster delivery, and — yes — reduced cost can be yours if you approach insourcing with these five tips in mind

By Bob Violino

Sep 10, 2012 10 mins

CDW CEO: On growing services, cloud applications and reshaping IT

CDW CEO Thomas Richards talks about how the services company can help customers with mobility issues and the BYOD challenge

By john_gallant

Sep 7, 2012 5 mins

Careers Cloud Computing Technology Industry

Is a cyber-9/11 looming?

The longer Congress waits to act on cyber security, the longer the U.S. is at risk of an attack by spies, terrorists, hackers, or companies representing themselves or a rogue nation

By Jason Bloomberg

Sep 5, 2012 8 mins

Cybercrime Hacking Technology Industry

PowerPoint 2010 cheat sheet

We've got the goods on how to find your way around Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 and make the most of its features

By Preston Gralla

Sep 5, 2012 1 min

Microsoft Office Software Development Technology Industry

IT and marketing: 4 tips for getting along

As corporate marketing campaigns become all-digital affairs, IT and marketing execs find themselves wrangling over territory. Here are 4 tips for sorting out who does what

By Mary Shacklett

Sep 5, 2012 2 mins