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iPads Lighten Load for Sales Staff At Boston Scientific

A new iPad strategy at Boston Scientific freed its sales staff from lugging around sales brochures. Finding the right cloud strategy, however, has proved more challenging.

Sep 14, 2012 3 mins
Cloud Computing Healthcare Industry
how-to

How to Improve Application Performance and Reduce Latency

Web developers can no longer look at network latency and application performance as mutually exclusive concerns. Fortunately, there are several ways that developers can "hide" data transmission and computation so that user experience doesn&

Sep 10, 2012 7 mins
Enterprise Architecture Internet Web Development
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5 Steps to Ensure Your Cloud Provider Is Ready for Ediscovery

Businesses need to be prepared when an ediscovery request is made pertaining to data being stored in the cloud. Here are five steps IT leaders can take to ensure that their cloud computing vendors don't get them into hot water when responding to

Sep 7, 2012 5 mins
Cloud Computing Legal Outsourcing
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History, IT Innovation and the Pace of Change

A visit to the English countryside gave CIO.com columnist Bernard Golden the chance to see Roman ruins, a medieval church and a replica of the first supercomputer. It wasn't until he returned home and saw a driverless car on a California freeway

Sep 6, 2012 8 mins
CIO Innovation Virtualization
opinion

Cloud Computing Confusion: Survey Says US is Clueless about Cloud

Cloud computing may be the hottest technology trend of 2012, but a new survey suggests many Americans don't even know what it is.

Aug 31, 2012 3 mins
Cloud Computing Internet
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How VMware Plans to Conquer More of the Data Center

VMware, the leader in server virtualization, seeks to virtualize other aspects of the corporate data center, but faces several obstacles and competitors.

Aug 30, 2012 3 mins
Cloud Computing
opinion

Office 365’s Lingering Enterprise Problem

Office 365 continues to keep Google Apps honest and win over small businesses, schools and governments. But the enterprise? Not so much. A new CIO.com feature story explores why enterprises won't go all in for the cloud.

Aug 29, 2012 3 mins
Internet Microsoft Office Office Suites
news

VMware CEO Paul Maritz Leaves Behind a Vision of IT Transformation

Paul Maritz will officially step down as VMware's CEO on Friday in favor of incoming CEO Pat Gelsinger. Maritz leaves behind an ambitious vision of the future of IT -- a vision in which cloud, big data and mobile drive a complete transformation

Aug 29, 2012 7 mins
Cloud Computing Data Center Virtualization
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Channel Partners Make Virtual Desktop Infrastructure a Reality

Implementing VDI strategy requires expertise that many organizations lack. To reap virtual desktop benefits that include cost savings and better security, many IT pros turn to system integrators, resellers and other service providers to set up the V

Aug 29, 2012 8 mins
Desktop Virtualization Server Virtualization Technology Industry
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Office 365 Earns High Marks in Education, Struggles in Enterprise

Microsoft's cloud-based productivity suite is getting impressive grades with educational customers in its first year, but the software-as-a-service offering is struggling to gain traction with enterprise customers.

Aug 28, 2012 8 mins
Markets Microsoft 365 Microsoft Office