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Why you need to stop comparing Snap to Facebook

Snapu2019s short life as a public company took a turn for the worse this week. While dramatic slides in value arenu2019t unprecedented for new publicly traded social firms, Snap does have some perception problems to address.

By Matt Kapko

May 12, 2017 4 mins

Facebook Mobile Apps Startups

How GE Healthcare migrated 500 applications to the cloud

GE Healthcare recently migrated its infrastructure to cloud u2014 and u2018remotely managed private cloudu2019 was a big part of that migration.

By Swapnil Bhartiya

May 12, 2017

Cloud Computing Healthcare Industry Open Source

Reports of OpenStack’s death are greatly exaggerated

Contrary to the reports of demise of OpenStack, this open source project is growing at an unprecedented rate.

By Swapnil Bhartiya

May 11, 2017 7 mins

Cloud Computing Open Source

Snowden argues for cloud control at OpenStack Summit

u201cWe should be working for the spirit of technology itself. Moving people closer to a more empowered future,u201d says Edward Snowden.

By Swapnil Bhartiya

May 10, 2017 5 mins

Cloud Computing Open Source Privacy

Why Amazon is putting Alexa everywhere

The head of Amazonu2019s Alexa business explains why the company is investing heavily in voice services for manufacturers of various device types.

By Matt Kapko

May 10, 2017

Artificial Intelligence IT Strategy Technology Industry

VA turns to Congress to expand telemedicine

The Department of Veterans Affairs touts the potential for broadband-enabled health delivery to improve access and quality of care in rural and remote areas, but it needs some help.

By Kenneth Corbin

May 9, 2017

Government Healthcare Industry IT Leadership

Facebook nears 2 billion users, warns ad growth will slow

Facebook outperformed financial projections for the eighth consecutive quarter and is closing in on more than 2 billion monthly users. However, the company says expect ad growth to slow.

By Matt Kapko

May 5, 2017 3 mins

Facebook Social Networking Apps Technology Industry

Net neutrality defenders gear up for new fight

Advocates of strong net neutrality protections enforced by the FCC are down but not out as they prepare for a new fight as agency chair pushes to dismantle internet regulations.

By Kenneth Corbin

May 5, 2017

Government Internet Regulation

Burnout isn’t budging in the U.S. workforce

Burnout is the new normal in the American workplace. But there is a path to burnout recovery and technology can help. But first you need to admit thereu2019s a problem.

By Sharon Florentine

May 5, 2017

Careers IT Jobs IT Leadership

SpaceX urges lawmakers to support broadband satellite plan

Elon Musk's space exploration company details plans to launch an ambitious broadband service as lawmakers mull an infrastructure overhaul.

By Kenneth Corbin

May 4, 2017

Government Internet

How Facebook plans to bring Messenger to business

Speaking at the Collision conference this week, Facebooku2019s Stan Chudnovsky said the company remains committed to making Messenger a multi-purpose platform.

By Matt Kapko

May 3, 2017 5 mins

Facebook Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

How YouTube plans to dominate your living room

YouTube made its pitch for the future of TV in the living room at the Collision conference this week. Its head of product also addressed the massive advertiser backlash that began in earnest in late March.

By Matt Kapko

May 3, 2017

Social Networking Apps Video YouTube

Microsoft and Google riding the cloud wave

Cloud-based services and infrastructure are boosting the financial performances of Microsoft and Google. In earnings calls this week, Google says it has developed 'deep enterprise' strengths and Microsoft says it's executing on digital

By Matt Kapko

Apr 28, 2017

Cloud Management Google Microsoft

The North Face’s parent company names new CIO

Sandra Harris is taking over for retiring Martin Schneider at a time when retailers are overhauling both back-end and customer-facing technology to meet consumers' digital shopping habits.

By Clint Boulton

Apr 28, 2017

CIO IT Jobs Technology Industry

Can Project Halium revive Linux on mobile?

A group of developers have come together to bring open source mobile projects under the same roof to create a fully open source mobile framework.rn

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Apr 27, 2017

Linux Open Source Small and Medium Business

Digital advertising surpassed TV ads in 2016

Television has finally been ousted by smaller and smarter screens. Digital advertising jumped 22 percent in 2016, beating the TV market for the first time.

By Matt Kapko

Apr 27, 2017

Mobile Small and Medium Business

Twitter adds 9M new users, revenue beats low expectations

Twitter turned in an impressive quarter to kick off 2017, but 9 million new users and better-than-expected, but still declining, revenues wonu2019t keep investors happy for long.

By Matt Kapko

Apr 27, 2017 5 mins

Social Networking Apps Technology Industry

Federal CIOs tackle the next phase of cloud migration

Many government agencies have already moved basic applications and services to the cloud, but when it comes to the next wave, CIOs must take a hard look at their systems and negotiate flexible contracts with vendors.

By Kenneth Corbin

Apr 27, 2017

CIO Government Government IT

LinkedIn passes the 500 million registered user mark

On the heels of rapid improvements across much of the platform LinkedIn now has 500 million registered users on board, one analyst says it could double or triple its reach under Microsoft.

By Matt Kapko

Apr 26, 2017

Careers Internet Social Networking Apps

Bringing AI to enterprise integration

SnapLogic's new Iris technology uses artificial intelligence to power an enterprise integration assistant designed to help business users, analysts and developers connect data, applications and processes.

By Thor Olavsrud

Apr 21, 2017

Artificial Intelligence IT Strategy Technology Industry

How to containerize your legacy apps without sweating

Docker, along with its partners, has created a program called Modernize Traditional Applications (MTA) to containerize legacy applications without changing a single line of code.

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Apr 21, 2017 4 mins

Docker Java Open Source

MongoDB database as a service offering goes global

MongoDB's Atlas database as a service offering is now available in 14 Amazon Web services regions, giving users around the globe the capability to co-locate the operational database service near the applications it powers.

By Thor Olavsrud

Apr 20, 2017

Big Data Open Source Technology Industry

Trump’s H-1B reform resolves few questions

Itu2019s unclear if the U.S. presidentu2019s latest order will, in fact, help American IT workers or lead to increased offshoring and automation.

By Stephanie Overby

Apr 20, 2017

Government H-1B Visas Technology Industry

Procter & Gamble names Coke IT vet as new CIO

The consumer packaged goods company welcomes Javier Polit at a time when industry players are eyeing mobile applications, IoT and analytics to get closer to consumers.

By Clint Boulton

Apr 19, 2017

CIO Careers Technology Industry

Face-off: ServiceNow vs. Zendesk for IT service management

Considering an IT service management (ITSM) suite? Download this free report for side-by-side comparisons of rival products from ServiceNow and Zendesk, based on reviews written by enterprise users of the products.

By IT Central Station

Apr 19, 2017

ITSM Networking

What is LinuxKit and why does it matter?

LinuxKit allows you to build your own lean and mean containerized operating system.rn

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Apr 19, 2017

Docker Linux Open Source

Facebook claims Workplace success

Workplace, Facebooku2019s social network for business, is gaining more large customers such Starbucks and Viacom. The service, launched six months ago, is also expanding third-party integrations for key enterprise features.

By Matt Kapko

Apr 18, 2017 3 mins

Collaboration Software Internet Small and Medium Business

What’s behind VMware’s Wavefront acquisition?

Wavefront's software is designed to help CIOs monitor cloud systems at a time when most IT departments are speeding up application deployment with DevOps.

By Clint Boulton

Apr 18, 2017

Hybrid Cloud Technology Industry VMware

LinkedIn aims to put messaging everywhere

Half of LinkedInu2019s active users are using messaging every week, but many of those conversations happen in a silo. LinkedIn hopes to change that with a new messaging interface that follows you.

By Matt Kapko

Apr 13, 2017

Collaboration Software Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Databricks lays production data pipelines

The new Databricks for Data Engineering edition of the Apache Spark-based cloud platform is optimized for combining SQL, structured streaming, ETL and machine learning workloads running on Spark.

By Thor Olavsrud

Apr 13, 2017

Analytics Open Source Technology Industry

Salaries for storage, networking pros continue to rise

The annual salary survey from Dice.com shows tech salaries stagnating slightly, but certain in-demand skills did see increases in 2016.

By Sharon Florentine

Apr 12, 2017

IT Jobs IT Skills Relationship Building

Despite political uncertainty, employers bullish on hiring

U.S. employers are optimistic about the second quarter, despite political uncertainty, according to the most recent ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey.

By Sharon Florentine

Apr 10, 2017

Careers IT Jobs IT Skills

Why Google BigQuery excels at BI on big data concurrency

Should you use Hadoop for your big data business intelligence needs? BigQuery? What's the difference between on-premises Hadoop, in-cloud Hadoop and a serverless model like Google BigQuery's? A new benchmark from AtScale seeks to help you n

By Thor Olavsrud

Apr 7, 2017

Big Data Business Intelligence Hadoop

Canonical kills Unity, MIR and Ubuntu phones

Ubuntu is going back to Gnome and will adopt Wayland.rn

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Apr 6, 2017

Linux Open Source Small and Medium Business

Samsung targets the enterprise with Galaxy S8 and S8+

The Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ are two stunning devices for consumers, but business users and IT departments will find a lot to love about the new smartphones, too.

By Sarah K. White

Apr 6, 2017

Samsung Electronics Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Why Facebook is giving Workplace away for free

The good news: Facebook is offering a free version of Workplace that removes a significant barrier to adoption. The bad news: It comes without administrative controls and key enterprise features.

By Matt Kapko

Apr 5, 2017 3 mins

Collaboration Software Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Apple spills the beans about a new Mac Pro, iMac Pro and pro displays

A new and redesigned Mac Pro is on the way from Apple. The company also noted that an iMac Pro and Apple-branded pro displays are in the works.

By Jim Lynch

Apr 4, 2017

Computers and Peripherals MacBook MacOS

New Hortonworks release focuses on SQL and EDW

With the release of its HDP 2.6 Hadoop distribution, Hortonworks seeks to help you boost the performance of SQL interactive queries and optimize their existing enterprise data warehouse investments.

By Thor Olavsrud

Apr 4, 2017

Big Data Hadoop Technology Industry

Can the IoT transform loading operations?

Zebra Technologies' SmartPack Trailer is designed to use the internet of things (IoT) to give public and private freight and parcel carriers real-time operational visibility into the efficiency of loading trailers, load quality, staff training a

By Thor Olavsrud

Apr 3, 2017

IT Strategy Internet of Things Technology Industry

Will Facebook putting ‘Stories’ everywhere crack Snapchat?

Facebook has replicated a core feature of Snapchat and delivered a nearly identical version of Stories to all four of its major apps. Some call it copycatting. Others say it's just good business.

By Matt Kapko

Mar 30, 2017 4 mins

Facebook Innovation Technology Industry

Federal CIO authority still falling short

Itu2019s been more than two years in to the most ambitious overhaul of federal IT in almost 20 years, and many CIOs say they still lack authority over new acquisitions and aren't able to halt failing projects.

By Kenneth Corbin

Mar 30, 2017

CIO Government IT Leadership

President Trump dumps Android for Apple’s iPhone

President Trump has given up his old Android phone and is now using an Apple iPhone for his tweets and other social media.

By Jim Lynch

Mar 29, 2017 4 mins

Small and Medium Business Smartphones iPhone

Samsung Introduces Galaxy S8 and S8+, featuring Infinity displays

Samsung introduced its two newest flagship smartphones — the Galaxy S8 and S8+. Both devices feature bezel-free Infinity Displays, streamlined designs and security features to help separate work and play.

By Sarah K. White

Mar 29, 2017

Android Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Jethro automates data engineering tasks for BI on Hadoop

By automating costly and time-consuming data engineering tasks associated with business intelligence on Hadoop, Jethro aims to accelerate BI queries.

By Thor Olavsrud

Mar 28, 2017

Big Data Business Intelligence Hadoop

10 digital marketing jobs that top the pay scale

Looking for a career that combines the best of technology with boundless creativity and pays a six-figure salary? Digital marketing is the place to be.

By Sharon Florentine

Mar 28, 2017

IT Jobs IT Skills Marketing

7 hot marketing certifications and how they pay off

Certifications are a great way to reinforce your skills and expertise on your resume, but not all certifications are worth your time. See how these seven popular marketing certifications stack up, and how they'll impact your salary.

By Sarah K. White

Mar 27, 2017

Certifications IT Skills Marketing

LinkedIn is taking cues from its social networking counterparts and is releasing a separate feed of news articles and topics based on your interests and profession.

By Matt Kapko

Mar 22, 2017

LinkedIn Social Networking Apps Technology Industry

Why Apple dropped iPad’s price to lowest yet

Apple cut the price of its entry-level iPad by almost 18 percent — perhaps in a move to fend off Google in the education market. The company also refreshed the iPhone SE, introduced a red version of the iPhone 7 and announced a new video-editing app

By Matt Kapko

Mar 22, 2017

Small and Medium Business Smartphones iPhone

Slow growth ahead for IT outsourcing

Political uncertainty, digital disruption, and continued competition could significantly slow IT services growth over the next three years.

By Stephanie Overby

Mar 21, 2017

Outsourcing Technology Industry

FBI investigating possible Trump-Russia collusion, dismisses wiretap allegations

Amid widespread hacking purportedly sanctioned by the Russian government, FBI Director Comey confirms active investigation into potential coordination between Trump campaign and foreign operatives, while shooting down allegations that Obama had Trump

By Kenneth Corbin

Mar 21, 2017

Election Hacking Government Hacking