December 2014

  • Finding critical business data — fast

    These CIOs are jumping on a fast-moving trend — mining small data sets to deliver valuable insights quickly to the right people at the right time. A lot of security processes failed during the breach of Target’s systems during last year’s holiday season, but one surprising revelation was that the […]

  • 11 Android tools for Web developers

    Android mobile devices, while not typically thought of as places where development work gets done, can offer surprisingly useful apps to help developers get the job done Web developer apps for your Android device As Web developers, most of us love to stay connected to the Web. Now with the […]

  • Cloud upstarts: Too cheap to trust?

    New Amazon competitors offer some compelling deals in the cloud, but at what price? Hosting provider Atlantic.net launched a $0.99 per month cloud server this fall, which is significantly less expensive than the $0.013 per hour starting price for market-leader Amazon Web Services’ on-demand Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) virtual machines. […]

  • Thwarting attackers with threat intelligence

    This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. News reports show cyber attacks continue to outpace IT’s ability to protect critical data, but teams that have built systems to deliver accurate threat intelligence […]

  • Groupware hug: Lotus Notes turning 25

    In an interview first published Dec. 2, 2004, Ray Ozzie walks us through the history This coming Sunday marks the passing of 25 years since the initial release of Lotus Notes, known today as IBM Notes. In marking the 15th anniversary 10 years ago, I spoke with Ray Ozzie about […]

  • 8 holiday scams and mistakes to avoid

    You’re not the only one feeling merry and bright this holiday season – so are the criminals! This time of year provides them with plenty of opportunities for Scrooge-worthy scams. Here’s how to ensure all they’ll get is coal in their stocking Happy hacker days Yes, ‘tis the season to […]