Opinion

Azure ramping up

The Microsoft Windows Azure cloud computing site is ramping up piece by piece.

By Martin Heller

Oct 27, 2008 2 mins

Anne Thomas Manes and I Talk about SOA Failures

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Oct 27, 2008 1 min

The case for open voting systems

Some thoughts on electronic voting, Internet voting, and human nature.

By Paul Venezia

Oct 27, 2008 4 mins

Geek Week: Geek-o-naut returns home, researchers go for the foam

What do space tourists do when they get home? Will killing your ex's avatar land you in the pokey? Where is that cancer curing beer? Read on for the answers.

Oct 27, 2008 2 mins

Is Skype on the block?

Fortune magazine reports that eBay is considering selling Skype

Oct 27, 2008 1 min

My SOA predictions for 2009 — early

This is my 2009 SOA prediction story, and I'm sticking to it.

Oct 27, 2008 3 mins

Citrix updates Xen product news during Q3 financial call

Citrix reported positive numbers on their recent Q3 financial call and they unveiled some interesting information about their application, desktop, and server virtualization products.

Oct 26, 2008 3 mins

Amazon advances further into the cloud

Amazon Web Services announced that EC2 is finally out of beta, and in turn gets a new SLA and the chance to run Windows in the Amazon cloud.

Oct 26, 2008 3 mins

Finding out why you weren’t hired

When another candidate beats you out, here's how to find out why, and how to avoid being beat the next time.

By Bob Lewis

Oct 26, 2008 4 mins

Brad’s AjaxWorld talks

Brad Abrams of Microsoft often posts interesting hands-on tutorials about ASP.Net, AJAX, and Silverlight-related topics.

By Martin Heller

iPhone overload

Tongue firmly in cheek, Senior Writer Tom Kaneshige wrote A new etiquette for the iPhone generation, which addresses the supposedly serious "behavioral and societal effects" of the device. The story was the perfect setup for InfoWorld'

By Eric Knorr

Feds provide advice, software for tackling energy efficiency

DOE and EPA release free resources aimed at helping datacenter operators cut waste

By Ted Samson

What a new manager learned about compensation

Deciding on compensation and raises isn't as simple as many employees think.

By Bob Lewis

Windows: Unsafe at any speed?

Microsoft has issued an emergency patch for Windows (again). Is it time to finally trade in that old clunker for something that works? Cringely has a few thoughts.

Oct 24, 2008 3 mins

Symantec ManageFusion event; IDC reports on cloud computing

Symantec ManageFusion 08 closed with another successful show in Orlando. And in addition to being wildly entertaining, I was able to learn a lot about Symantec's view of endpoint virtualization. And then from the analyst side of things, IDC just

Oct 24, 2008 1 min

It’s so profitable being green

Big business sees greenbacks in going green, but as consumers, we should demand more

By Christina Wood

Oct 24, 2008 3 mins

Green IT must reach beyond the datacenter

Forget about temporary fluctuations in power costs. We need a new way of thinking green if we want lasting impact

By Eric Knorr

What does getting in shape have to do with SOA governance technology?

There are no get-fit-quick devices in SOA and SOA governance: 'A fool with a tool, is still a fool.'

Why I (still) curse Vista from time to time

Watch out! It's the attack of the undead SearchIndexer!

By Randall Kennedy

Oct 23, 2008 4 mins

Steve Jobs and focus

Apple focuses by saying no to some markets. A good example of where strategy and execution go hand in hand.

Oct 23, 2008 2 mins

Perl 6 isn’t vaporware

A Perl project contributor takes me to task for selling the next-gen dynamic language short

By Neil McAllister

Oct 23, 2008 7 mins

Apple ships sub-$500 computer!

That's what the iPhone is, after all. And as it turns out, the iPhone isn't a bad laptop replacement, especially when you travel

By David Strom

Making cell phones greener

With mobile-device e-waste piling up, there are steps manufacturers can take to phones eco-friendlier

By Ted Samson

Oct 23, 2008 5 mins

Does MySQL play a role in Sun’s goodwill impairment?

Rudimentary analysis of Sun's SEC filings suggests that MySQL is not to blame, but investors won't know for sure unless Sun provides more information

The economy and open source software

How will today's tough economy impact open source software contributions by third-party developers?

Oct 22, 2008 2 mins

Obama drama or McCain pain? Techies show a clear preference

Who does the high-tech world want to be our next president? How about a dark horse candidate with no skeletons in his closet and a clear tech agenda? Read on to find out who Cringely's voting for this year

Oct 22, 2008 2 mins

Interesting SOA data from Forrester

Forrester survey data says SOA has grown to the extent that now 44 percent of large businesses use SOA for strategic business transformation

Oct 22, 2008 3 mins

The art of execution

More from Guy Kawasaki's book "Reality Check"

Oct 22, 2008 4 mins

Veeam releases enterprise version of Reporter 3.0

Veeam Reporter Enterprise for large, enterprise environments addresses 'VM Sprawl' and change management in a VMware Infrastructure

Oct 22, 2008 2 mins

ActiveSync’s missing pieces lie in System Center Mobile Device Manager

Microsoft beefs up ActiveSync, releases SCMDM to compete with mobile giant BlackBerry

By J. Peter Bruzzese

Oct 22, 2008 4 mins

iPhone favors small deployments

When you start rolling out iPhones in the dozens, the device's limitations will begin to bite

By Tom Yager

Oct 22, 2008 6 mins

Are you an excessive user?

Comcast's new bandwidth usage policy answers some consumers' questions, but opens up others

By Christina Wood

Oct 21, 2008 3 mins

Funambol keeps the community spirit alive

New Lion Sniper program makes it possible for anyone to become an open source contributor

Oct 21, 2008 2 mins

JavaScript Software Development

JavaScript considered harmful?

Martin got a little frustrated trying to debug a JavaScript/ActiveX project, and was reminded of Douglas Crockford's book "JavaScript: The Good Parts" and about JSLint

By Martin Heller

Oct 21, 2008 2 mins

VKernel offers ‘what if’ modeling virtual appliance

VKernel's Modeler virtual appliance quickly models virtual infrastructure additions and changes to properly build a virtual environment, validate changes, and proactively prevent problems

Oct 21, 2008 3 mins

Pinching e-mail space to save pennies

A new IT hire's probationary period unearths problems caused by a penny-pinching boss

By InfoWorld Anonymous

Oct 21, 2008 3 mins

Data Management

Why I suddenly “like” Vista (and surfing)

How I overcame Vista's bloat and sluggishness with some help from the Dell workstation folks

By Randall Kennedy

Oct 21, 2008 2 mins

“Free spectrum” could shape future of wireless

For M2Z Networks' John Muleta and Milo Medin, the future of wireless can be found in spectrum long ignored by the titans of the industry

By Ephraim Schwartz

Oct 21, 2008 5 mins

My conversation with MomentumSI’s Jeff Schneider

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Oct 20, 2008 1 min

A needed “Reality Check” for entrepreneurs

Guy Kawasaki's latest book is a blueprint for tech entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs alike

Oct 20, 2008 3 mins

OpenSolaris on IBM’s mainframes

Consulting firm releases an OpenSolaris distribution for the IBM mainframe. When will Solaris find its way to IBM's System z?

Microsoft and open source: Choosing wisely

Microsoft wisely chooses to sidestep the "either/or" discussion around open source

HP finds savings in solar, wind power

Company is also researching nanowire photonics technology to make solar cells more efficient

By Ted Samson

Bad tech support. Bad, bad tech support!

Examples of very bad Service Desk calls.

By Bob Lewis

Vote early, vote often — but above all, vote carefully

Does your vote really count? Apparently not if you use a touch-screen voting machine in West Virginia. Cringely has more details on a true vote fraud scandal.

Oct 20, 2008 3 mins

New highs for low-end storage

There's never been a better time to buy into low-end high-capacity storage

By Paul Venezia

Oct 20, 2008 5 mins

Differences between ESX 3.5 and ESXi 3.5

So I'm in the market for VMware ESX. Which product is right for me, VMware ESX 3.5 or VMware ESXi 3.5? And what's the difference?

Can SOA governance technology be distracting?

Perhaps SOA governance tools should be something that is considered a bit further down the road.

Gartner’s top 10 strategic technologies for 2009 includes virtualization

Gartner analysts examine the latest industry trends during their Symposium/ITxpo event. Virtualization and cloud computing make their top 10 list of strategic technologies for 2009.