Managed Apple IDs, iCloud, and the shadow IT connection
Apple's expansion of managed IDs for business users opens the door to helpful features such as iCloud backup and syncing — but beware of increased data sprawl and siloes.
Cloud Computing: Opinions
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10 hot hybrid-cloud startups to watch
With few enterprises using purely private or purely public cloud infrastructure, a range of startups has emerged to meet unique hybrid-cloud needs for management, storage and virtualization. Here are 10 hot hybrid cloud startups to keep an eye on.
Align cloud infrastructure to your business strategy — or fail
Anything other than a cloud-only strategy for new IT initiatives will require justification at more than 30 percent of large enterprises by 2020, according to Gartner.
Don’t be the fool in the cloud
Is it really that hard to keep from making a security idiot of yourself?
Windows 10 is making too many PCs obsolete
Windows 10 will be supported until Oct. 14, 2025 — unless your computer has a Clover Trail CPU. Then you’re out of luck.
How tech vendors can successfully articulate a vision
First, your company needs a vision, then, writes columnist Rob Enderle, it needs to know how to articulate it as Corning does with its Day Made of Glass series.
IT leaders tell us: What does migrating to the cloud really deliver?
Increasing the agility, speed and control at which a business can grow and service their cliental, the modern cloud is considered a highly rewarding play for those looking to increase growth, scalability and transparency. But what about the risks, the unknowns that make the concept of cloud ubiquitous but not the adoption?
I don’t like being force-fed Windows 10
The nagware announcements are gone, but Microsoft, along with AMD and Intel, has made darn sure you’ll be running Windows 10 and not Windows 7 on the next PC you buy.
Where's my single social stream?
Years ago, everybody wanted their social activity unified into a single stream. Is the dream still alive?
watchOS 3 is Apple's most crowdsourced product ever
Apple saw how we actually used our Apple Watches, and adapted watchOS to fit. Hallelujah!
WWDC 2016: Across its OSes, Apple evolves and integrates
Apple this year has clearly made a variety of moves to evolve its four platforms in ways that will make life easier for users.
Is Oracle cooking its cloud books?
It has always had trouble getting customers to buy into its cloud, but the scope of the problem may have been badly underestimated.
All hyper-converged solutions are not created equal
Hyper-converged solutions can differ vendor to vendor and market to market. Columnist Rob Enderle writes that there are four categories of hyper-converged solutions.
Australia and New Zealand leading the Software-Defined datacentre revolution
The trend of Australia and New Zealand being early technology adopters, combined with the fact we’re used regularly as the test bed for global organisations trialling new solutions and systems, places us in a perfect position to demonstrate the potential magic such revolutionary technologies can bring to businesses.
The Internet of Things has a vision problem
With the IoT, we desperately need a common vision of a tomorrow and a critical mass of folks to believe enough to make happen, writes columnist Rob Enderle.
Why the Internet of Things needs another 10 years
The IoT market is being hyped for a second time. But perseverance is a virtue. The pieces of the puzzle are very slowly falling in place.
5 Cloud computing predictions for 2016
CIO.com’s Bernard Golden looks into the near future of cloud computing. Here’s what he sees.
yARN: Tech industry stupidity reigned supreme in 2015
Columnist Rob Enderle describes 2015 as yet another year when stupid decisions were the norm. He would like to see folks finally learning from their mistakes, but he won’t be holding his breath.
The ironic history of the hybrid Cloud
While researching the history of the hybrid Cloud for a presentation, columnist Rob Enderle discovered some interesting and surprising facts.
How big will Amazon's data get, and what does that mean for companies working with AWS?
If Amazon Web Service is becoming a nearly ubiquitous technology, what does that mean for the future of data and how companies work with Amazon moving forward?
