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Don't kill Exchange yet! Migrate to Office 365 step by step
Rome wasn't built in a day. And neither was your enterprise messaging platform.
Moving a database to the cloud? Wrap it in a services layer
Most applications have some sort of database attached, and cloud-based applications are no different. In the world of cloud, you have many choices for database architecture, type of database, and number of databases to use. However, when it comes to database coupling, cloud developers often don't understand what the new rules are or how they apply.
10 evil supercomputers -- and their fiendish plans for our demise
Minding the gap: 7 tips for old programmers joining startups
10 evil supercomputers -- and their fiendish plans for our demise
Red Hat bets $95 million on OpenStack dominance
On the face of it, Red Hat's near-$100-million purchase of eNovance is all about
Fire Phone: Amazon's direct line to your data, dreams, and desires
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Adaptive learning creates more effective training
Adaptive learning technology, which produces a personalized training experience, is starting to find its way into the corporate space.
Features of this type of software include artificial intelligence, natural language, analytics and Web-based learning, with the goal of teaching different people the same content in different ways. Proponents claim that individualized teaching helps people retain more knowledge long-term and achieve more mastery over the subject matter compared to more old-fashioned methods including rote memorization.
Tech job seekers holding out for higher pay, better positions
Tech hiring has perked up over the last several months, but those scouted for tech positions are demanding better pay and being pickier about the positions they're asked to fill.
Microsoft slow to fix Office 2013 Click-to-Run Error 30145-4, but a solution exists
Microsoft claims that "less than 1% of our user base" has encountered the disap
Review: The best password managers for PCs, Macs, and mobile devices
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Paging IT: Please report to the emergency room stat!
As tech pros, we know to never, ever overlook the basic root causes for a tech problem.
Review: The best password managers for PCs, Macs, and mobile devices
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Ki injects Lisp into JavaScript
JavaScript is getting another option for functional programming, called Ki.
Paging IT: Please report to the emergency room stat!
As tech pros, we know to never, ever overlook the basic root causes for a tech problem.
Cloud-based analytics offer insight to all
The ubiquitous phrase "big data" has worn out its welcome. For most businesses, the emphasis lies in useful analytic results, not the size or the source of data that produces insight. But that doesn't mean analytics technology should stand still.
Big data log analysis thrives on machine learning
Machine-generated log data is the dark matter of the big data cosmos. It is generated at every layer, node, and component within distributed information technology ecosystems, including smartphones and Internet-of-things endpoints. It is collected, processed, analyzed, and used everywhere, but mostly behind the scenes.
