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

Beyond jQuery: An expert guide to choosing the right JavaScript framework

How to choose from 22 essential JavaScript frameworks for Web and mobile development

By Martin Heller

Mar 2, 2016 24 mins

Development Tools JavaScript Web Development

Review: Dell PowerEdge R330 stands tall for small shops

Single-socket, rack-mount R330 offers plentiful horsepower and flexibility to small offices and remote sites

By Paul Venezia

Feb 26, 2016 4 mins

Technology Industry

Review: 8 password managers for Windows, Mac OS X, iOS, and Android

LastPass, 1Password, and Dashlane edge KeePass and company in features, flexibility, and ease

By Serdar Yegulalp

Feb 24, 2016 25 mins

Authentication Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Couchbase 4.0 review: The Swiss Army knife of NoSQL

Hybrid document-oriented, key-value database brings easy, ad hoc queries into the mix with a SQL-like query language

By Jonathan Freeman

Feb 17, 2016 14 mins

Databases Software Development

Couchbase 4.0 review: The Swiss Army knife of NoSQL

Hybrid document-oriented, key-value database brings easy, ad hoc queries into the mix with a SQL-like query language

By Jonathan Freeman

Feb 17, 2016 14 mins

Careers Data Management Open Source

Review: Azure brings IoT to .Net developers

Azure IoT Suite attracts with plenty of device SDKs including C#, but some pieces are still missing

By Martin Heller

Feb 10, 2016 9 mins

Cloud Computing Software Development Technology Industry

Review: Amazon eases developers into IoT

Amazon’s SDKs, back-end services, and guides provide everything you need to start building cloud applications for IP-connected devices

By Martin Heller

Feb 9, 2016 9 mins

Cloud Computing Technology Industry

Chat happens: Your guide to 8 group-chat services

If you're still relying on conference calls or IM, it's time your team explored group chat. Here's what Slack, HipChat, and six other providers have to offer

By Rick Broida

Jan 28, 2016 14 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development

Review: IBM Cloud is built to order

Big Blue lets you have public cloud your way with bare metal, private instances, and even custom-configured hardware options

By Peter Wayner

Jan 27, 2016 9 mins

Cloud Computing IaaS PaaS

First look: Microsoft Azure Stack hits the ground running

Technical preview of Microsoft's hybrid cloud platform drives just like Azure, drawing on the same APIs, tools, and templates

By Simon Bisson

Jan 26, 2016 7 mins

Hybrid Cloud IaaS Technology Industry

Review: Joyent Cloud runs closer to the metal

Through clever engineering, Joyent gives you faster startups and more speed than VM-based clouds

By Peter Wayner

Jan 13, 2016 6 mins

Cloud Computing IaaS PaaS

Review: 7 data recovery tools for every data disaster

From resurrecting lost photos to recovering RAID arrays, these utilities can bring your data back from the dead

By Serdar Yegulalp

Jan 6, 2016 20 mins

Careers Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Review: Google Cloud flexes flexibility

Google’s elegant Cloud Platform makes it easy to spin up instances or simply tap Google APIs only when you need them

By Peter Wayner

Dec 23, 2015 8 mins

Cloud Computing IaaS PaaS

OneDrive for Office 365: New but far from improved

First look: The Mac version has gone from nonfunctional to barely functional, joining the Windows version

By Galen Gruman

Dec 18, 2015 5 mins

Cloud Computing Cloud Storage Small and Medium Business

Review: Microsoft Azure reaches beyond Windows

Microsoft's cloud built for Windows and .Net has exploded with open source options and big data services

By Peter Wayner

Dec 16, 2015 7 mins

IaaS PaaS Technology Industry

First look: Run VMs in VMs with Hyper-V containers

Windows Server 2016’s Hyper-V containers are lighter weight than traditional VMs and more secure than traditional containers

By Simon Bisson

Dec 9, 2015 6 mins

Software Development

Bitbucket vs. GitHub: Which project host has the most?

Thee factors could help you choose the right code repository, or you might consider using both

By Jonathan Freeman

Dec 3, 2015 8 mins

Development Tools Open Source Version Control Systems

Bitbucket vs. GitHub: Which project host has the most?

The right choice boils down to a number of factors, and you might even consider using both

By Jonathan Freeman

Dec 3, 2015 8 mins

Development Tools Software Development

Review: WebEx and GoToMeeting meet their match

Adobe Connect and Zoom lead six mostly stellar Web conferencing services for desktops and mobile devices

By Martin Heller

Dec 2, 2015 20 mins

SaaS Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Review: OpenShift 3 rocks Docker containers

Red Hat’s robust, easy-to-use, and highly scalable PaaS now builds on Docker, with some temporary limitations

By Martin Heller

Nov 18, 2015 9 mins

Cloud Computing PaaS Software Development

Review: Cisco ACI shakes up SDN

Hands-on with Cisco’s highly scalable data center network fabric driven by — surprise — a completely open API

By Paul Venezia

Nov 11, 2015 15 mins

Technology Industry

Review: AWS Lambda redefines ‘on demand’

Amazon’s simple, scalable compute service runs your functions whenever needed, but is limited to Java, Python, and Node.js

By Martin Heller

Nov 5, 2015 10 mins

Amazon Web Services Amazon.com Java

The best new features in Windows Server 2016 (so far)

From Nano and Docker to software-defined networking and storage features, the next version of Windows Server is packed with great additions

By Paul Ferrill

Oct 29, 2015 10 mins

Software Development Technology Industry

iPad face-off: Microsoft Office vs. Apple iWork vs. Google Apps

iPad office apps, round 10: Microsoft Office and Apple iWork get big upgrades for the iPad's new multitasking capabilities

By Galen Gruman

Oct 28, 2015 17 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry

First look: AWS Mobile Hub fills the potholes

Developing mobile apps on the Amazon cloud is now significantly easier, at least for iOS and Android clients

By Martin Heller

Oct 21, 2015 6 mins

Cloud Computing Mobile Development PaaS

Review: VMware Workstation 12 gets a shine for Windows 10

VMware’s polished and pricey desktop virtualization platform adds formal support for Windows 10 and a host of minor enhancements

By Serdar Yegulalp

Oct 15, 2015 4 mins

Software Development

Review: Apprenda PaaS fills the .Net gap

The Apprenda private PaaS is both full-featured and flexible, supporting .Net and Java development and a wealth of deployment options

By Martin Heller

Oct 14, 2015 7 mins

Java PaaS Small and Medium Business

Review: Amazon Aurora rocks MySQL

Amazon’s revved-up database service offers five times the throughput of MySQL and a formidable alternative to Oracle and SQL Server

By Martin Heller

Oct 7, 2015 6 mins

Cloud Computing Databases SQL

Review: The best 13-inch laptops for Windows 10

Laptops and convertibles from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Microsoft square off in our performance, workability, and battery tests

By Woody Leonhard

Sep 30, 2015 25 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry

Review: RethinkDB rethinks real-time Web apps

RethinkDB's NoSQL document store delivers high-speed change notifications for super-responsive apps

By Rick Grehan

Sep 23, 2015 14 mins

Databases Software Development

Bossie Awards 2015: The best open source big data tools

InfoWorld's top picks in distributed data processing, streaming analytics, machine learning, and other corners of large-scale data analytics

By InfoWorld Staff

Sep 16, 2015 17 mins

Data Management Open Source

Bossie Awards 2015: The best open source applications

InfoWorld's top picks in open source business applications, enterprise integration, and middleware

By InfoWorld Staff

Sep 16, 2015 13 mins

Open Source Software Development

Bossie Awards 2015: The best open source desktop and mobile software

InfoWorld's top picks in open source productivity tools, desktop utilities, and mobile apps

By InfoWorld Staff

Sep 16, 2015 11 mins

Open Source Software Development Technology Industry

Bossie Awards 2015: The best open source application development tools

InfoWorld's top picks among platforms, frameworks, databases, and all the other tools that programmers use

By InfoWorld Staff

Sep 16, 2015 19 mins

Development Tools Open Source Software Development

Bossie Awards 2015: The best open source data center and cloud software

InfoWorld's top picks of the year in open source platforms, infrastructure, management, and orchestration software

By InfoWorld Staff

Sep 16, 2015 17 mins

Cloud Computing Open Source Technology Industry

Bossie Awards 2015: The best open source networking and security software

InfoWorld's top picks of the year among open source tools for building, operating, and securing networks

By InfoWorld Staff

Sep 16, 2015 10 mins

Open Source Security Technology Industry

Bossies 2015: The Best of Open Source Software Awards

InfoWorld editors and contributors pick the top open source software for data centers, clouds, developers, data crunchers, and IT pros

By Doug Dineley

Sep 16, 2015 3 mins

Data Management Open Source Technology Industry

First look: Run Docker in Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 3 debuts support for Docker and container management with PowerShell, with a few wrinkles

By Simon Bisson

Sep 9, 2015 8 mins

Software Development Technology Industry

Tanium review: Endpoint security at the speed of now

Tanium Endpoint Platform draws on fast peer-to-peer communications to answer queries of managed clients within seconds

By Roger Grimes

Sep 2, 2015 8 mins

Careers Endpoint Protection Windows Security

Review: How to protect top-secret data

In our tests, IQProtector’s file encryption tool successfully secured corporate documents from prying eyes.

By Barry Nance

Aug 31, 2015 15 mins

Encryption Security

Samsung’s choice: Blingy Galaxy S6 Edge+ or fatally flawed Note 5

The phablet follow-ups to the high-quality Galaxy S6 lineup fall short where they shouldn't

By Galen Gruman

Aug 27, 2015 5 mins

Samsung Electronics Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Review: VirtualBox 5.0 vs. VMware Workstation 11

VirtualBox 5.0's new features add ease and flexibility, but VMware Workstation 11 leads in performance and convenience

By Serdar Yegulalp

Aug 26, 2015 8 mins

Development Tools Software Development Technology Industry

Windows 10 Start menus: Start10 vs. Classic Shell

The best Windows 8 Start menu replacements bring their Win7-inspired magic to Windows 10. Which should you choose?

By Woody Leonhard

Aug 19, 2015 8 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development

Review: MongoDB 3.0 reaches for the enterprise

MongoDB zeroes in on operations with pluggable storage engines and revamped management tools

By Rick Grehan

Aug 12, 2015 10 mins

Databases

Review: MongoDB 3.0 reaches for the enterprise

MongoDB zeroes in on operations with pluggable storage engines and revamped management tools

By Rick Grehan

Aug 12, 2015 10 mins

Data Management Development Tools Java

Review: Visual Studio 2015 breaks new ground

Sweeping upgrade improves everything from language support to lifecycle management, and it opens the door to cross-platform development

By Martin Heller

Aug 5, 2015 24 mins

Mobile Development Small and Medium Business Web Development

Windows 10 review: Hold off if you use Windows 7

Windows 10 is what Windows 8 should have been, but it has too many rough edges to attract Windows 7 users. Continuous upgrades could change that as early as this fall

By Woody Leonhard

Jul 29, 2015 16 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry