Reviews

Running agents with Amazon Bedrock AgentCore

AgentCore delivers an enterprise-grade infrastructure and operations layer for deploying and managing AI agents at scale, with a few wrinkles.

By Martin Heller

Mar 12, 202620 mins

Amazon Web ServicesGenerative AIIaaS

Review: SQL Server 2012 stands tall

Huge HA and indexing improvements top the list of great new features in Microsoft's latest database release

By Sean McCown

Apr 25, 2012 8 mins

Databases SQL Small and Medium Business

‘Ice Cream Sandwich’ makes the Galaxy Tab 2 a little sweeter

Samsung Android tablet hardware is essentially unchanged, but new UI is easier to use — except for Web browsing

By Galen Gruman

Apr 19, 2012 12 mins

Samsung Electronics Technology Industry

7 top tools for taming big data

Top-flight reporting, analysis, visualization, integration, and development tools that help you harness Hadoop

By Peter Wayner

Apr 18, 2012 15 mins

Business Intelligence Data Management Data Visualization

Hands-on: 3 comment platforms make blog management easier

Disqus, IntenseDebate, and Livefyre can help site owners keep control of the conversation

By Serdar Yegulalp

Apr 17, 2012 17 mins

Software Development

Finally! An Office cloud service for iPad worth using

Products like OnLive Desktop have given desktop-as-a-service a bad name; CloudOn may fix that blemish

By Galen Gruman

Apr 12, 2012 4 mins

SaaS Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Review: Yahoo Mojito gives server-side JavaScript a lift

Yahoo's open source framework combines YUI on the client, Node.js on the server, and excellent use of MVC design pattern

By Peter Wayner

Apr 11, 2012 9 mins

Development Tools JavaScript Web Development

First look: Visual Studio 11 beta leaner, meaner for Metro

Metro-style development support and monochrome obsession are featured in Microsoft's all-encompassing Windows development tool

By Tim Anderson

Apr 4, 2012 7 mins

HTML JavaScript Small and Medium Business

Review: 7 password managers for Windows, Mac OS X, iOS, and Android

1Password and KeePass lead the field in features, flexibility, browser integration, and ease of use

By Serdar Yegulalp

Mar 28, 2012 19 mins

Access Control Authentication Identity Management Solutions

Three-stream Wi-Fi hits the mark

In 3-stream vs 2-stream tests, 7 MIMO-based access points deliver impressive performance increases

By Craig Mathias

Mar 26, 2012 1 min

Technology Industry

New Dell PowerEdge: More power, deeper management

First look: 12-gen, 2U Dell PowerEdge R720xd pairs hardware heft with first-rate remote management tools

By Oliver Rist

Mar 22, 2012 8 mins

Dell Technology Industry

Review: 2 PHP tools rise above the rest

You'll find no shortage of heavyweight PHP IDEs, but few are uncluttered, focused, and smooth

By Peter Wayner

Mar 21, 2012 16 mins

Software Development

Review: Why the new iPad doesn’t merit a ‘3’

Hard to distinguish at first glance from an iPad 2, the new iPad's changes are welcome but subtle for business users

By Galen Gruman

Mar 19, 2012 15 mins

Technology Industry

Review: VDI without the server connection

Virtual Computer NxTop Enterprise 4.0 conquers desktop virtualization with intuitive central management, Xen-based client hypervisor, and strong policy-based controls

By Keith Schultz

Mar 16, 2012 8 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development

4 Firefox rebuilds feed the need for speed

Alternative builds bring speed optimizations and custom features to the Firefox core

By Serdar Yegulalp

Mar 14, 2012 11 mins

Technology Industry

EMC VNXe 3100: Sweet entry-level NAS and SAN

EMC delivers an all-purpose, unified storage array tailor-made for the IT generalist and the small-business budget

By Matt Prigge

Mar 7, 2012 13 mins

Software Development Technology Industry

Windows 8: Something old, something awkward

Microsoft's old Windows desktop and tablet-friendly Metro UI make strange bedfellows

By Woody Leonhard

Mar 6, 2012 18 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry

QNAP NAS server makes the business grade

QNAP's TS-EC1279U-RP rack-mount array combines midrange muscle, capacity, and redundancy at a low-end price

By Paul Venezia

Mar 1, 2012 7 mins

Technology Industry

LibreOffice 3.5: The best Office killer yet

Latest version of open source productivity suite brings better Office interoperability and improved user experience, but rough edges remain

By Neil McAllister

Feb 29, 2012 9 mins

Open Source Software Development

BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0 OS: Closer, but still no cigar

RIM's updated tablet OS allows direct email and calendar access, but both tablet and OS fall behind iOS and Android devices

By Galen Gruman

Feb 22, 2012 10 mins

Technology Industry

Node.js tools: Server-side JavaScript comes of age

Node-inspired development environments and cloud platforms are rapidly remaking the Web application stack

By Peter Wayner

Feb 22, 2012 17 mins

Development Tools JavaScript Web Development

IPv6: Dual-stack strategy starts at the perimeter

Even though IPv6 has been standardized for many years, there is a general lack of knowledge and experience with IPv6, and now many enterprises are starting to realize the bind they're in

By Scott Hogg

Feb 17, 2012 2 mins

Technology Industry

Galaxy Note: Lame tablet, lousy smartphone

Samsung's 5.3-inch device repeats the sins of the first Android tablets, but also brings intriguing pen-computing capabilities

By Galen Gruman

Feb 16, 2012 12 mins

Samsung Electronics Technology Industry

PhoneGap: Mobile development made easy

Adobe PhoneGap taps basic Web development skills for mobile apps on iOS, Android, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone

By James Borck

Feb 15, 2012 6 mins

HTML Mobile Development Small and Medium Business

Droid 4: A smartphone for keyboard purists

Motorola's latest version of its classic Android device boasts a slideout keyboard for those who just can't touch-type

By Galen Gruman

Feb 14, 2012 5 mins

Technology Industry

Flexing NoSQL: MongoDB in review

MongoDB shines with broad programming language support, SQL-like queries, and out-of-the-box scaling

By Andrew Glover

Feb 8, 2012 11 mins

Cloud Computing Databases Open Source

OnLive’s train wreck: Office on the iPad

The OnLive Desktop service shows just how wrong desktop virtualization can be

By Galen Gruman

Feb 7, 2012 6 mins

Microsoft Office SaaS Technology Industry

Programming Opa: Web development, reimagined

MLstate's Opa streamlines Web app development with a single language for client and server, but the bright promise is not without pitfalls

By Rick Grehan

Feb 1, 2012 11 mins

Software Development Web Development

Droid Razr Maxx: An Android smartphone for big talkers

Motorola's latest smartphone bulks up on battery life and business features

By Galen Gruman

Jan 30, 2012 7 mins

Technology Industry

6 Google Chrome remixes worth trying

Chromium-based spinoffs bring privacy, security, social networking, and other interesting twists to Google's Chrome browser

By Serdar Yegulalp

Jan 25, 2012 13 mins

Open Source Software Development Technology Industry

Enterprise Hadoop: Big data processing made easier

Amazon, Cloudera, Hortonworks, IBM, and MapR mix simpler setup of Hadoop clusters with proprietary twists and trade-offs

By Peter Wayner

Jan 18, 2012 20 mins

Business Intelligence Databases IaaS

Motorola Xyboard: A better Android tablet

Wireless printing and video streaming set the Motorola Droid Xyboard 10.1 apart from the crowd

By Galen Gruman

Jan 12, 2012 6 mins

Technology Industry

First look: Zend’s PHP developer cloud

Zend Developer Cloud woos PHP developers with enterprise-grade development features, snapshots for easy recovery and project sharing, and the promise of single-click cloud deployment

By Rick Grehan

Jan 11, 2012 10 mins

Cloud Computing Development Tools PaaS

The year’s best hardware, software, and cloud services

InfoWorld's Test Center unveils the 2012 Technology of the Year Awards

By Peter Wayner

Jan 9, 2012 7 mins

Databases Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Smartphone face-off: iOS 5 vs. Android 4 vs. Windows Phone 7.5 vs. BlackBerry OS 7

Now that every major mobile platform has gained a substantial update, which smartphone is the best for business?

By Galen Gruman

Jan 4, 2012 11 mins

Software Development Technology Industry

iPhone 4S soars with Siri

The beefier hardware is welcome, but the star of the show is the voice-controlled Siri personal assistant

By Galen Gruman

Dec 29, 2011 24 mins

Technology Industry

BlackBerry Bold 9900: The swan song of a standard

The last BlackBerry using the historic OS adds touch, but otherwise is the BlackBerry you've long known and perhaps loved

By Galen Gruman

Dec 23, 2011 20 mins

Technology Industry

Samsung Focus S: Slick Windows Phone — for consumers only

The sleek smartphone's Windows Phone 7.5 'Mango' OS has real appeal, but it can't work in most businesses

By Galen Gruman

Dec 22, 2011 17 mins

Software Development Technology Industry

Galaxy Nexus: First Android 4 smartphone triumphs — almost

A gorgeous screen, business-class security, and Android 4 push this smartphone to a new level. Too bad about the several flaws

By Galen Gruman

Dec 21, 2011 19 mins

Technology Industry

First look: Oracle NoSQL Database

Oracle's distributed key-value data store talks business to the enterprise

By Peter Wayner

Dec 19, 2011 9 mins

Data Management Java Web Development

VDI shoot-out: Citrix XenDesktop 5.5

Citrix XenDesktop shines with unmatched flexibility and all the desktop virtualization bells and whistles

By Keith Schultz

Dec 14, 2011 6 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry

VDI shoot-out: Citrix XenDesktop vs. VMware View

Citrix XenDesktop 5.5 and VMware View 5 vie for the most flexible, scalable, and complete virtual desktop infrastructure

By Keith Schultz

Dec 14, 2011 9 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry

VDI shoot-out: VMware View 5

VMware View taps the world's best virtualization platform and PCoIP improvements for highly scalable desktop virtualization

By Keith Schultz

Dec 14, 2011 6 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry

Ruby clouds: Engine Yard vs. Heroku

Engine Yard provides the most extensive control over the application environment, while Heroku makes life easier for developers

By Andrew Glover

Nov 30, 2011 5 mins

Build Automation Java Web Development

Ruby clouds: Engine Yard vs. Heroku

Engine Yard provides the most extensive control over the application environment, while Heroku makes life easier for developers

By Andrew Glover

Nov 30, 2011 5 mins

Cloud Computing PaaS Software Development

InfoWorld review: Heroku cloud application platform

Heroku pairs rapid application deployment with a wealth of developer tools, but is light on manageability

By Andrew Glover

Nov 30, 2011 5 mins

Cloud Computing PaaS Software Development

InfoWorld review: Engine Yard Cloud

Engine Yard offers fine-grained control over all aspects of the environment, at the cost of speed and ease

By Andrew Glover

Nov 30, 2011 6 mins

Cloud Computing PaaS Software Development

First look: Google Dart vs. JavaScript

Dart fixes a number of problems with Web programming, but introduces new problems of its own

By Peter Wayner

Nov 23, 2011 11 mins

HTML JavaScript Web Development

First look: Oracle NoSQL Database

Oracle's take on the distributed key-value data store is fast, flexible, and enterprise-grade serious

By Peter Wayner

Nov 16, 2011 9 mins

Cloud Computing Databases Technology Industry

First look: Dell Opteron server cranks up the cores with AMD ‘Interlagos’

New 16-core AMD Opteron 6200-series CPUs in the Dell R715 bring huge bang for the buck to wide virtualization workloads, but not until your OS supports it

By Paul Venezia

Nov 14, 2011 7 mins

Technology Industry

Beyond jQuery: JavaScript tools for the HTML5 generation

Here are three dozen JavaScript libraries tuned for mobile devices, Canvas-based animation, HTML5 video, local databases, server interaction, and more

By Peter Wayner

Nov 9, 2011 12 mins

HTML JavaScript Web Development