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“Latency: The Other Critical Storage Networking Metric”

Privacy breaches: Bad for business, good for jobs

As major companies spend billions to shore up privacy, demand is rising for IT professionals with the right skills

In-memory computing brings real-time intelligence to operational systems

In-memory data grids enable instant responses to financial transactions, shopping cart contents, monitoring streams, and other operational data

Complex tools, simple developers: A match made in hell

The developer shortage is coinciding with newer, more complicated tools that most workers can't really use

The Private Cloud Has a Silver Lining, and It’s Called SDN

A Crackerjack Technology: Looking for the Hidden Surprise Within SDN

All clues point to fraud o’clock at the steel mill

A fledgling programmer tracks down the answer to a nagging question, to the old guard's displeasure

Office for iOS is a slap in the face for Windows Phone users

iPad, iPhone, and Android users get the excellent Office suite well before Windows Phone users do — and that's not fair

Obama shows the way on Net neutrality

President Obama comes out swinging for Title II classification of ISPs; the FCC should follow his lead

Why AOL, The Huffington Post, MapQuest and Moviefone Depend on Fibre Channel

Cloud storage in iOS 8.1 doesn’t work as you expect

Box, Dropbox, and Google Drive all support Apple's cloud storage APIs, but only Box works with direct open and save for files

You should listen to that annoying cloud skeptic

Hyped technology, including the cloud, tends to be used where it does not belong. Naysayers help you avoid that mistake

Red Hat confuses Linux users with latest Fedora moves

Fedora for servers? Red Hat's copious new Fedora community options seem odd at best

Why CoreOS is a game-changer in the data center and cloud

Offering Linux as a service, CoreOS has become the preferred distro for Docker — and may go a long way toward making data centers more cloudlike

Tech believes children are the future

Teach them well and let them lead the way, then throw them six-figure startup sums. Meet the baby Einsteins who make Zuckerberg look old

Google gets a jump on Microsoft and Amazon with Container Engine

Google ups its Docker game and strikes first in the container race, ahead of Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services

Why all software needs a license

All software developers should add a copyright license. Why? Because open source licensing is all about granting permission in advance

Legend3D: The Drive for Sustained Performance

The canary in the data mine is dead

Even well intentioned data mining can leave a damaging trail, so what's a developer to do?

Will 2015 finally be the year of the Linux desktop?

In today's open source roundup: 2015 could be the year of the Linux desktop…or not. Plus: Canonical's involvement with the upcoming Ubuntu tablet confirmed, and the War Thunder MMO now available for Linux

How the Republican Senate will impact tech

Expect a much higher cap on H-1B visas, no progress on Net neutrality, and a decent chance at patent reform

The canary in the data mine is dead

You already know that gobs of data about you are strewn across the Internet. The scary part is when they put it all together

Kano Linux kit makes coding and hacking fun for kids

In today's open source roundup: The Kano Linux kit makes learning to build and use computers fun for children. Plus: Three streaming music clients for Linux, and the eNcade is a portable retro gaming console

5 Steps Toward SDN Success

Doing A Reality Check On SDN

3 terrible tales from the tech cleanup crew

Turnabout is fair play as a veteran techie shares stories of slackers, liars, and amateurs in IT

Microsoft may finally have its one-stop collaboration tool

Microsoft’s evolving Groups feature aims to improve collaboration, likely at the expense of similar Office 365 options

Video: Get started, then go deep, with OpenStack

Oh la la, OpenStack Paris Summit features good information for newbies and veterans alike

Trisquel 7.0 LTS Belenos released

In today's open source roundup: Trisquel 7.0 LTS Belenos offers only free software. Plus: Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca coming in November with Cinnamon 2.4, and openSUSE 13.2 released

Fibre Channel: Supporting Evolving Storage Requirements

Do the math: The true cost of cloud computing

And show your work — otherwise, hidden and overlooked expenses can overwhelm your cloud computing budget

Mobile madness is our most ridiculous epidemic

When did we become so dependent on devices? And is there any hope of breaking the addiction? Cringely sees few signs of a cure

An unofficial Ubuntu tablet may be on the way

In today's open source roundup: Rumors are swirling about a possible tablet that will run Ubuntu Linux. Plus: Microsoft loves Linux the way a wolf loves a deer, and reviews of Ubuntu 14.10.

Making Heads or Tails of SDN Standards: From OpenFlow to OpenDaylight and More

Trouble is brewing in mobile payments

Now that big-box retailers have stuck their fat fingers into mobile payments, can the next major credit card breach be far behind?

Apple, Google turn blind eye to dirty high-tech job hiring

High-tech job brokers hit new lows with claims of cruel treatment of immigrant workers, while big names play dumb

Why Microsoft Azure’s embrace of open source is real

The new Microsoft: Azure CTO Mark Russinovich pursues a compelling vision — enabled by Docker, Linux, and Google

Network Virtualization vs. Software-Defined Networks: What the Heck is the Difference?

SOA governance: A secret weapon for enterprise IT risk management

New data risks must be contained now for the IoT future. Lessons gleaned from SOA show the way

SSD storage is the future of the cloud

For many workloads, high-IOPS SSDs in the cloud will bring real performance benefits, with Google leading the charge

Microsoft ‘loves’ Linux? Then stop attacking open source

Like an abusive partner, Microsoft says it 'loves' Linux — when what it means is that it desperately needs Linux

Selective wipe: The secret to getting users to report lost mobile devices

Of course smartphones and tablets will contain personal data, so security policies need to protect it, too

Microsoft’s sudden love for Linux leaves me cold

In today's open source roundup: Microsoft's embrace of Linux comes across as self-serving and disingenuous. Plus: Ubuntu's Unity 8 will remove Amazon search, and what happens when Linux users run Windows?

Symantec Turns to Fibre Channel to Accommodate Future Data Growth

3 big universities proclaim: Learn data science online!

You want to be a unicorn — er, data scientist? Three pillars of higher learning promise to make that happen via the magic of the InterWebs

Top tech salaries go to those who graduate college

Computer science and engineering majors from these schools nab top dollars after they graduate

Video: What does and doesn’t work with CSS

With so many CSS best practices available, it's hard to know which to pick

Verizon tracks mobile users online, researcher says

Verizon Wireless uses cookie-like tokens that let advertisers track customers on the Web so they can serve targeted ads, according to EEF

Puppy Linux 6.0 Tahrpup CE released

In today's open source roundup: Download Puppy Linux 6.0 Tahrpup CE. Plus: ExtremeTech thumbs its nose at Linux users, and Aspyr Media plans more Linux games in the next six months

Cloud and analytics galore: IBM finally reveals its master plan

At its big data event, IBM lays out an end-to-end cloud and analytics strategy, with a vision for the future that makes sense for developers and big enterprise customers