Stories by: Mitch Betts

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Netflix reveals challenges in the Cloud 10 January, 2011 22:04:00

Technology managers at video distributor Netflix Inc., which last year took a big plunge into the public cloud, have started a remarkably candid blog about their experiences with mission-critical cloud computing.
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Shortage of Windows 7 migration experts expected 14 September, 2010 00:06:00

It's not a Y2K-style crisis, but there's only a four-year window until Microsoft Corp. ends support for Windows XP. The need to migrate from XP to Windows 7 "will create an extra budgetary and resource burden on companies from 2011 to 2012," according to recent report by Gartner Inc.
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Global Brands Snap Up .co Domain Names 09 August, 2010 20:11:00

Originally, .co was just the Internet country code for Colombia. But now it's becoming a popular top-level domain for major global brands such as BMW, Canon, Honda, Nike, Nokia, Pfizer, Sony and Visa.
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Developer Tool Spots Unclear Requirements 24 May, 2010 20:11:00

The first step in any application development project is to collect the user requirements. Get that wrong, and the project will be in trouble.
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App Overload Hurts Flexibility, Adds Complexity 24 May, 2010 20:11:00

CIOs monitor a lot of metrics, but advisory firm The Hackett Group Inc. says there's one more to watch: the number of enterprise software applications per 1,000 end users.
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Is your network ready for high-def video streams? 20 January, 2010 04:46:00

Today's CIOs may get blindsided by a technology they don't often think about: video, specifically high-definition video in the enterprise, according to CIO coach and consultant Jim Anderson, head of Blue Elephant Consulting in Tampa, Fla.
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Open-Source BI Going Mainstream for Routine Uses 05 January, 2010 02:09:00

Adoption of open-source business intelligence software is doubling every year because the products are viewed as "good enough" for routine applications, according to a recent report by Gartner Inc. analyst Andreas Bitterer.
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Exploit the power of data visualisation 05 January, 2010 02:08:00

Various pundits say that one of the top goals of CEOs this year is to make sense of the terabytes of data swirling in and around their companies and then use that data to make better decisions. Key to that is data visualization technology, which tells a more powerful story than raw data alone.
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The No. 1 Cause of IT Failure: Complexity 21 December, 2009 22:13:00

Is the problem a bad set of user requirements? Poor business alignment? No. According to software architect Roger Sessions, the primary cause of software project failures is complexity.
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Personal PCs find a home in the office 21 December, 2009 22:13:00

Companies are starting to let employees use privately owned notebook computers for work purposes, according to a Gartner Inc. survey of 500 IT managers in the U.S., U.K. and Germany.
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Solar storm could zap power grid in 2013 07 December, 2009 22:04:00

Alarmist news reports earlier this year warned that solar storms coming in 2012 will cripple electric power, GPS equipment and communications systems for months, creating an electronic apocalypse not dreamt of since the days of pre-Y2k hysteria. Those reports then spread throughout a blogosphere already saturated with hype about the Hollywood disaster flick 2012.