Although consumers and businesses are turning more often to Web-based software and mobile apps, many millions still depend on Microsoft …
The scariest software project horror stories of 2012
Sure, plenty of enterprise software projects go just fine and end up giving customers all the things vendors promise: lower …
Top 10 tech stories of 2012
Change in any industry involves conflict. Evolution and revolution in tech this year took place not only in the marketplace …
Amazon introduces data warehouse service
Adding to an already considerable set of cloud IT offerings, Amazon has introduced a hosted data warehouse service called Redshift, …
Fedora 18 finally makes beta
After a number of delays, the beta of the Fedora 18 Linux-based distribution has been released. The beta release date …
HP may offer free analytics service with Autonomy technology
While it continues to wrestle with an accounting scandal at its Autonomy business unit, Hewlett-Packard has revealed it may use …
Gartner: Platform as a service market to see sharp growth
The PaaS (platform as a service) market will grow to US$1.2 billion this year, up from last year’s $900 million …
10 reasons why your cloud is only as good as your network
According to a recent study ‘The Five Faces of the Cloud’ by Bain & Company, revenue from sales of …
AMD to sell ARM-based server chips in 2014
Advanced Micro Devices has announced it will sell ARM-based server processors in 2014, ending its exclusive commitment to the x86 …
10 critical IT trends for the next five years
Trying to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to IT issues is not a job for the faint …
HP launches cloud service for the IT help desk
Hewlett-Packard has launched a hosted offering called HP Service Anywhere, providing IT service management (ITSM) software over the Internet. “We believe …
IBM launches cloud service improvements for partners
IBM has launched a new set of incentives and aids to help its service partners make better use of the …
Microsoft officially launches the Windows Server 2012, builds on cloud strategy
Microsoft officially launched Windows Server 2012 in Dubai, describing it as a cornerstone of the Cloud OS that provides customers with a modern platform for the world’s applications.
Apple remains number 1 in customer satisfaction
Apple retained the top spot in a survey released by the American Consumer Satisfaction Index, which also found that the …
Building from the cloud up, Windows Server 2012 launch
Microsoft officially launched Windows Server 2012 today in Dubai, describing it as a cornerstone of the Cloud OS that …
Dell expands private cloud services
Dell has said it will offer dedicated servers in its data centres and off-premises application and storage services for companies …
Dell taps former HP chief as profit drops 18 percent
Dell has announced the employment of a former HP executive to run its server, networking and storage division, on the …
Red Hat to release enterprise-ready OpenStack package
Red Hat plans to release an enterprise grade version of the OpenStack open source software for hosting IaaS (infrastructure as …
Services division costs HP $8 billion writedown
Hewlett-Packard will take a US$8 billion charge in its third fiscal quarter owing to weakness in its enterprise services …
Infosys unveils self-service cloud hub
Indian outsourcer Infosys yesterday unveiled a package of services and technologies that aim to help companies deploying hybrid clouds. Fragmentation …