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Betting big on the 'SMAC stack'
The concept of creating an IT infrastructure that supports and integrates social, mobile, analytics and cloud is gaining ground, and some industry experts and IT executives are convinced that the next generation of IT will revolve around SMAC components as the key foundational technologies.
"We see a lot companies focusing on one or more of these trends. But it's when they converge that it becomes really interesting," says Ed Anderson, research vice president at Gartner.
Four no-bull facts to know about Apple Pay
Rumors about Apple devising some form of digital wallet for the iPhone were swirling thick and fast months before Tim Cook stepped on stage today and confirmed those suspicions.
Apple Watch: The Internet of things' new frontier
iOS 8 is the hidden revolution in personal computing, pulling together smartphones and tablets with car infotainment centers, home automation devices, health and fitness devices, and Macs. It's the center of liquid computing in the Apple universe, and right now the main center in the industry.
Dell's 'virtual smartphone': Too much, too late
A newly announced product from Dell, set to debut this October, is being touted as a way to turn any late-model smartphone into a managed business smartphone, with its own voice line, storage management, and app ecosystem.
iOS 8's hidden revolution goes way beyond the iPad and iPhone
[UPDATED 2:00pm PT] While the world has obsessed over iPhone 6 details such as its size and whether it will use a sapphire
Java, C++ slip in popularity as domain-specific languages spread
Are Java and C++ slipping in popularity? One language index says they are, although both skill sets still are in demand for developer jobs.
iOS 8's hidden revolution goes way beyond the iPad and iPhone
[UPDATED 2:00pm PT] While the world has obsessed over iPhone 6 details such as its size and whether it will use a sapphire
Review: Dell's 13G PowerEdge R730xd, a workhorse server with a kick
New generations of commodity servers typically deliver incremental updates to CPU, memory, power, and storage. It's not often that you see real innovation making its way into these systems.
10 ways Apple really has changed the (tech) world
Java, C++ slip in popularity as domain-specific languages spread
Are Java and C++ slipping in popularity? One language index says they are, although both skill sets still are in demand for developer jobs.
Hollywood or Home Depot: Whose breach is better?
Whew, thank goodness! The world is finally paying attention to Internet security.
Review: For a sweet desktop, try Mint with Cinnamon
If Red Hat’s specialization is enterprise application, development and hosting, and Ubuntu’s is anything that moves, then Linux Mint is carving only one niche: desktop dominance.
CloudStack, losing to OpenStack, takes its ball and goes home
Remember the playground when you where a kid? Picture a spirited round of basketball, and you're getting the better of a friend. You're 10 points ahead when, in frustration, your friends leaves in a huff. Or in the words of Cartman from "South Park": "Screw you guys, I'm going home." The tech sector behaves very much like that as cloud computing begins to settle on its winners and losers.