Inside the BriefcaseOften the knowledge of what a problem isn’t gives you a big clue about what a problem is and where it might lie. At the same time, it’s easy to be misled by your instincts — what feels like a database problem might prove to be a network problem, and what feels like a threading problem might prove to be a lack of RAM.
Featured ArticlesPeople doing load testing for the first time often become confused about the definition of “concurrent users.” I can hear them thinking: The specification says the site needs to handle 1,000 concurrent users. What does that really mean? Hint: It doesn’t mean 1,000 automatons blindly submitting pages as fast as possible.
Featured ArticlesGoogle’s overhauled its search engine yet again, this time piping in information from Google+. But critics were quick to knock Search Plus Your World for what they see as privacy risks, not to mention preferential treatment for Google’s own properties over competitors. Meanwhile, Eric Schmidt argues over the meaning of “fragmented,” Intel turns to mobile, and Razer warms up a gaming tablet.
Featured ArticlesAnthony Perez is having a great NBA season. While you won’t find his stats on the sports page, his activities with the Orlando Magic should be influencing your business intelligence strategy. The Magic’s use of BI tools represents one of the three big trends in this technology sector.
A new feature in Facebook lets friends listen to each other’s musical selections, either one on one or via group chat. The music is supplied by Rdio and Spotify. “We’re really simply seeing two distinct markets. We have the on-demand market, where anything that Facebook does is going to help Spotify, and the more traditional radio market, where there’s an element of discovery,” said Maxim Group’s John Tinker.
Featured ArticlesApple is planning something big in the world of education, according to invites it’s passed out to a Jan. 19 event in New York. It’s unclear what exactly Apple will show, but speculation is focusing on the textbook market. “Apple had been strong in education,” said analyst Rob Enderle. “It lost that in the ’90s, and it has been trying to recapture that during the last decade.”
Featured ArticlesDrivers of future Mercedes-Benz cars will be able to access certain functions of Facebook and other Web hubs from their dashboards, thanks to the company’s new Mbrace2 system. While the technology limits what a user can do while the auto’s in motion, critics still see the addition of new interfaces to car dashboards as an unwelcome trend.
Featured ArticlesBusinesses face an increasingly complex set of threats to their Web applications—from malware and advanced persistent threats (APTs) to disgruntled employees and unintentional data leaks.
The demand for wireless data is exploding, according to new research from Arieso. Some users, however, are clearly hungrier than others — the top 1 percent of all data users are now responsible for half of the data downloaded, according to the study. Users of certain smartphones tend to use more data too. iPhone 4S users, for example, gobble up about twice as much data as iPhone 4 users.
Featured ArticlesTechnology doesn’t stand still, and neither do the best practices surrounding that technology. Reviewing your management procedures on an annual basis is always a good idea. It allows you to make adjustments to accommodate changes in business requirements or evolution within a given technology platform like Microsoft Exchange.
Featured ArticlesUltrabooks appear to be the anointed star product category of CES 2012. The super-thin notebook computers are being pushed by Intel as well as several of its hardware partners. Ultrabooks emphasize design, performance and a degree of affordability, but will consumers bite?
Featured ArticlesHP’s webOS platform may find new life as an open source operating system for healthcare applications. Researchers at Stanford University have developed applications for the HP TouchPad tablet, a discontinued webOS device, to operate an interventional MRI scanner and view patient respiration data and images gathered from the device.
Intel has confidence that the netbook market is viable, and its new Cedar Trail processors were developed with that in mind. Because they are always on and always connected, the new processors “bring more of a smartphone-like experience where the consumer doesn’t have to wait for the device to find connectivity and refresh data,” said company spokesperson Mark Miller.
Featured ArticlesThis article features few of the worldwide Public Administration Companies which are already benefitting from the BonitaSoft BPM Solution to improve their business processes. Let’s see how:
Though it’s not exactly clear who broke into the think tank Stratfor’s network or what actually was stolen, it appears that some members of the hacker collective Anonymous are taking credit for it. Relief agencies including CARE, Save the Children and the African Child Foundation reportedly received donations made with credit card information stolen from clients of the firm.
Featured ArticlesMobile computing, consisting of smartphones and tablets, has been the most exciting part of the computing landscape for the past several years and that promises to remain true in 2012.
Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a metered service over a network [typically the internet], according to wikipedia.
Despite some skepticism from industry analysts about the ability of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) vendors to deliver viable business intelligence (BI) solutions a few years ago, today’s Cloud-based analytic tools are increasingly demonstrating that they can quickly generate tangible benefits to organizations of all sizes, especially mid-market companies.
Smartphone and tablet purchases have been on the rise for several years, but 2011 was a turning point: This was the first year that these mobile devices outsold desktop and laptop PCs.
“PrECISE” is the name given to legislation recently introduced by the U.S. House of Representatives’ Homeland Security Committee. If passed, it would put more cybersecurity responsibilities on the DHS’ shoulders and facilitate the creation of cybersecurity information sharing network for public and private spheres.
Featured ArticlesContent is getting bigger–way bigger–and this is scary to many technologists. At the same time, it’s also getting smarter, bringing more complexity and sophistication to applications, but also more options to information and enterprise architects.
If there’s been one theme dominating chatter about computing and small and mid-sized businesses in 2011, it’s been “the cloud”.
For any question, including whether we’re likely to be invaded by space aliens or whether a congressman was behaving inappropriately, Watson would know the high-probability answers — and not based on party, religious beliefs, special interest money, blackmail or sexual favors. For political debates, I’d build in a raspberry sound which, I expect, it would use a lot for politicians who said really stupid things.
Featured ArticlesMicrosoft released more details about the application store that will arrive with its next operating system, Windows 8. “This is a curated site, the authors will be validated, and the software will go through an approval process similar to Apple’s but with better tracking and less opportunity for rejection for content,” said analyst Rob Enderle.
Featured ArticlesThe U.S. power grid should be protected by an overarching authority to prevent cyberattacks, according to MIT researchers. Certain standards and practices already exist; however, “there’s so much confusion because of the various parties that have their hands in the mix that the utilities themselves are left in a wait-and-see mode,” said NESCO’s Patrick Miller.
Featured ArticlesOkay, you know that the cloud and better mobility management are going to be two of the top tech trends in just about anyone’s survey. And IBM’s latest report verifies this. But what you probably didn’t know is how important analytics will play. IBM interviewed more than 4,000 IT pros from around the world.
Probably much like dads worldwide, my dad would yell at us kids to turn off the lights or TV once we left a room. Given how much energy waste is rampant in corporate America, it appears he would have a full-time job in corporate America with all the devices left on.
Hackers with a few thousand bucks to spare have been splurging on a new toolkit that targets Java, according to one security researcher. “Java exploits are most effective when included in exploit packs since they can turn any hacked website into a particularly dangerous place for end users,” said Bill Morrow of Quarri Technologies.
The rise of social networking at the professional level is a clear indication that companies of all sizes and in all industries need faster and more effective ways to communicate–internally as well as to customers, vendors, and other partners. This white paper will discuss how the same concepts that have transformed personal communication are now being applied to enhance enterprise collaboration.
Featured ArticlesThe HP Folio 13 business ultrabook claims to have a market-leading nine-hour battery lifespan. Its build, configurations and pricing appear to be aimed at attracting business users away from Apple’s MacBook Air. HP also announced new additions to its Envy laptop line.
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