Opinion

Rethinking VM data protection in cloud-native environments

KubeVirt promises a unified compute plane for both VMs and containerized workloads, but demands a new approach to VM life cycle management and protection.

By Bob Adair

Mar 26, 20267 mins

Cloud ComputingCloud-NativeKubernetes

In the age of social media, it’s not necessarily in a company’s best interests to provide clear and concise controls over information access

By Paul Venezia

Jan 25, 2016 5 mins

Cloud Computing Privacy Technology Industry

The best enterprise products, projects, and services — all in one place

For the 15th year in a row, our expert contributors call out the top enterprise tech in InfoWorld's Technology of the Year Awards

By Eric Knorr

Jan 25, 2016 4 mins

Cloud Computing Open Source Technology Industry

Self-service BI: Why desktop cowboys need a metadata back end

Organizations need back-end metadata repository solutions to maintain the flexibility that self-service BI requires

By John Myers

Jan 22, 2016 4 mins

Analytics Data Management Data Warehousing

Now raging: The 3 cloud battles that matter most

AWS, Microsoft, and Google have won the public cloud wars, clearing the space for more meaningful battles over security, APIs, and reporting to play out

By David Linthicum

Jan 22, 2016 2 mins

APIs Cloud Security Technology Industry

What every CISO should know about machine learning

Machine learning allows security to adapt to the network being monitored, thereby improving threat detection and reducing false positives

By Mike Stute

Jan 21, 2016 13 mins

Analytics Data Management Network Security

Cook up big data orchestration with Kettle

Hadoop jobs can get complicated. The open source ETL tool Kettle beats the alternatives in providing the orchestration you need

By Andrew C. Oliver

Jan 21, 2016 4 mins

Analytics Data Integration Open Source

JavaScript as the language of the cloud

JavaScript is the essential glue that holds cloud apps together

By Oleg Dulin

Jan 20, 2016 3 mins

Cloud Computing Software Development

How to implement polymorphism in C#

Take advantage of polymorphism to isolate interface from implementation and promote flexibility in your designs

By Joydip Kanjilal

Jan 20, 2016 4 mins

Software Development

How to succeed in the new connected-everything continuous IT stack

Mobile app dev technology is changing more rapidly now than ever before, and traditional development teams need to rapidly evolve in order to embrace the new connected everything continuous stack.

By Quinton Wall

Jan 20, 2016 3 mins

Devops Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Linux Trojan captures audio and takes screenshots

Also in today's open source roundup: MAC address scrambling is coming to Linux. And Wine 1.8 has been released

By Jim Lynch

Jan 20, 2016 6 mins

Open Source Security Software Development

Skype for Business is starting to get good

Recent and planned improvements will one day make the conferencing service something you want, not just get, with Office 365

By J. Peter Bruzzese

Jan 20, 2016 2 mins

Microsoft Exchange Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

From IT hero to IT zero: The tale of a typo

All eyes fall on IT when a program goes awry. Now it's up to the techie to work out the solution, down to the tiniest detail

By InfoWorld Anonymous

Jan 20, 2016 3 mins

Databases IT Jobs Software Development

Zero-day vulnerability lets Linux applications gain root access

Plus: Why Linux gamers should hold off on preordering the Oculus Rift, and LinuxInsider reviews Deepin 15 (Depth OS)

By Jim Lynch

Jan 19, 2016 5 mins

Open Source Software Development Technology Industry

The CIO’s days may be numbered

Technology is no longer a weird 'other' thing, and it should be fully integrated into your business management

By Galen Gruman

Jan 19, 2016 5 mins

CIO Careers

The cloud is a bargain, but it’s not cheap

A new study shows that cloud pricing for enterprises has dropped by two-thirds. So why does the cloud still seem so expensive?

By David Linthicum

Jan 19, 2016 2 mins

Careers Cloud Computing

Why you don’t need an RFID-blocking wallet

You don't need a tinfoil hat, either. Opportunists have exploited consumer fears to create an industry that doesn't need to exist

By Roger Grimes

Jan 19, 2016 5 mins

Cybercrime Security

Did Remix OS violate the GPL and Apache licenses?

In today's open source roundup: Controversy rages around possible license violations by the developers of Remix OS. Plus: 4 questions to ask before open sourcing a project. And DistroWatch reviews Kwort 4.3.

By Jim Lynch

Jan 18, 2016 7 mins

Open Source Software Development

Hardcore computing: The nitty-gritty of embedded systems

Want an in-depth, hands-on view of computing? Take a trip to the wild side with embedded systems

By Paul Venezia

Jan 18, 2016 5 mins

Careers Software Development Technology Industry

Steve Jobs was right: Smartphones trump tablets

Once heralded as a PC replacement, the tablet has gone into decline, and fresh numbers from this holiday shopping season highlight the trend

By Matt Asay

Jan 18, 2016 4 mins

Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

My two cents on collections in C#

Leverage collections in .Net to store to promote type safety, facilitate code reuse, and improve performance when working with in-memory collection of objects

By Joydip Kanjilal

Jan 15, 2016 4 mins

Software Development

2020 vision: The triumph of cognitive IoT

In a few years, smart endpoints will distribute cognitive capability everywhere, and we'll wonder how we ever did without it

By James Kobielus

Jan 15, 2016 3 mins

Analytics Technology Industry

Why developers should be allowed to roam free

As developer influence grows, enterprises that use — and companies that sell — software must remove as many constraints on coders as possible

By Matt Asay

Jan 15, 2016 4 mins

Careers Engineer Open Source

2 tips to avoid sticker shock in the cloud

Public clouds charge you to move data to and from them, yet many systems don't factor the cost into their designs

By David Linthicum

Jan 15, 2016 2 mins

Careers Cloud Computing Technology Industry

SSDs gear up for five-fold speed boost

A host interface developed specifically for solid-state storage, NVMe is about to break the SATA bottleneck

By Tien Shiah

Jan 14, 2016 6 mins

Technology Industry

Why Spark 1.6 is a big deal for big data

Already the hottest thing in big data, Spark 1.6 turns up the heat. Here are the high points, including improved streaming and memory management

By Ian Pointer

Jan 14, 2016 5 mins

Analytics Development Tools Open Source

How to work with Parallel LINQ in C#

Take advantage of Parallel LINQ to implement declarative data parallelism in your applications by leveraging the multiple cores in your system

By Joydip Kanjilal

Jan 13, 2016 4 mins

Software Development

Should you install Linux on a gaming laptop?

In today's open source roundup: A redditor asks if Linux will work well on his gaming laptop. Plus: The best open source games of 2015, and how Linux won without winning

By Jim Lynch

Jan 13, 2016 6 mins

Open Source Software Development

Going home, IT guy? Not so fast

For one tech pro, the reward for a successful migration is an extended and unexpected stay in the office

By InfoWorld Anonymous

Jan 13, 2016 5 mins

Careers IT Jobs

For IT admins, remote doesn’t have to mean less control

You can end up working with one hand tied behind your back when you rely solely on the tools that come with your tech ecosystem

By J. Peter Bruzzese

Jan 13, 2016 4 mins

Careers Small and Medium Business Software Development

Be your own Heroku

Heroku is one of the oldest PaaS services on the market today, and feature-wise, it can stand toe to toe with the big three: Microsoft, Amazon, and Google

By Ben Finkel and Garth Schulte

Jan 12, 2016 3 mins

Cloud Computing

What’s new in Linux 4.4

Plus: Apple says it's not creating software for users to switch to Android from iPhone, and Apple loses ground to Chromebooks in the education market

By Jim Lynch

Jan 12, 2016 4 mins

Open Source Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

How Linux won without winning

You rarely see Linux when you boot your computer or turn on your smartphone, but the truth is Linux is everywhere

By Galen Gruman

Jan 12, 2016 4 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry

The cloud and the Internet of things are inseparable

The Internet of things requires the cloud to work, and the cloud will evolve to better serve IoT

By David Linthicum

Jan 12, 2016 2 mins

Cloud Computing Technology Industry

Linux Mint 17.3 KDE and Xfce released

In today's open source roundup: Linux Mint KDE and Xfce have been released. Plus: Details begin to emerge about Linux Mint 18. And DistroWatch reviews Solus 1.0

By Jim Lynch

Jan 11, 2016 4 mins

Open Source Software Development

It’s time for browsers to separate professional from personal

To keep personal and work-related browsing separate, wouldn’t it be handy to run isolated instances of a single browser?

By Paul Venezia

Jan 11, 2016 4 mins

Software Development Technology Industry

Climbing the hybrid cloud on-ramp

To go hybrid, you can build a bridge between public and private clouds yourself — or try your luck with new, ready-made hybrid plays

By Eric Knorr

Jan 11, 2016 3 mins

Cloud Computing

Open source licensing needs to grow up already

Open source has won — as a cauldron for innovation as well as a frictionless means of software distribution. So why are we still messing with obscure licensing minutiae?

By Matt Asay

Jan 11, 2016 4 mins

Open Source

Software developers aren’t software engineers, but maybe they should be

Developers are creating platforms that are used in myriad important ways; as such, they need to think like infrastructure engineers

By Carlos Melendez

Jan 8, 2016 3 mins

Engineer Software Development

How the cloud has modernized SOA

The new SOA is not the SOA you used a decade ago, and you probably don't even know you're using it today

By David Linthicum

Jan 8, 2016 2 mins

Cloud Computing Software Development

16 for ’16: What you must know about Hadoop and Spark right now

Amazingly, Hadoop has been redefined in the space of a year. Let's take a look at all the salient parts of this roiling ecosystem and what they mean

By Andrew C. Oliver

Jan 8, 2016 15 mins

Business Intelligence Java Technology Industry

Microsoft is the company to watch in 2016

From innovative hardware to augmented reality and open source, the new Microsoft is bolder and stronger than it has been for years

By Bill Snyder

Jan 7, 2016 5 mins

Open Source Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Does Fedora Linux need to be more stable?

In today's open source roundup: Is Fedora a stable and reliable Linux distribution? Plus: Firefox OS powers new Panasonic TVs. And what should users do with the leverage created by ad blocking?

By Jim Lynch

Jan 6, 2016 7 mins

Open Source Software Development

Good news: Microsoft isn’t phoning in Windows Server 2016

New features in the latest technical preview show Microsoft still heavily invested in on-premises servers

By J. Peter Bruzzese

Jan 6, 2016 3 mins

Cloud Computing Software Development

A Linux switcher doesn’t miss Apple or Microsoft

In today's open source roundup: Dan Gillmor leaves Microsoft and Apple behind, and couldn't be happier with his switch to Linux. Plus: Arch Linux moves to Linux Kernel 4.3. And DistroWatch reviews paldo GNU/Linux

By Jim Lynch

Jan 5, 2016 9 mins

Open Source Software Development

Android is ousting Windows from its last mobile bastion

Microsoft's coming end of support for Windows Embedded is forcing the industry to look elsewhere

By Galen Gruman

Jan 5, 2016 7 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry

Endpoint modeling: A new look at IT security

Today's realities such as end-to-end encryption, device proliferation, and increasing attacker sophistication call for a new approach to securing our networks

By Patrick Crowley

Jan 5, 2016 12 mins

Network Security Security

Picking a public cloud? Think beyond AWS, Google, and Microsoft

No single cloud provider is likely to meet all your needs, so don't try to force-fit everything to one 'solution'

By David Linthicum

Jan 5, 2016 3 mins

Careers Cloud Computing

What to expect from data storytelling in 2016

'Scrollytelling' and other methods have changed the way that journalists report the news, and how businesses interact with their data

By Andy Cotgreave

Jan 4, 2016 4 mins

Analytics

Working with application domains in .Net

Leverage application domains to provide a level of isolation inside the managed environment so as to enable multiple applications to run in a single process

By Joydip Kanjilal

Jan 4, 2016 4 mins

Software Development

PlayStation 4 hacked to run Linux

In today's open source roundup: failOverflow demonstrates Linux running on the PlayStation 4. Plus: Microsoft's Cortana is available for Cyanogen OS. And Valve adds more improvements to the Steam Controller in a new beta

By Jim Lynch

Jan 4, 2016 5 mins

Open Source Software Development