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From Scale-Out to Big Data to the Cloud

NEWS By STEPHEN FOSKETT16 YEARS AGO

Enterprise storage is hot right now, and file-based storage is even hotter. EMC just spent $2.25 billion to acquire Isilon Systems, and perennial NAS contender NetApp is on tear. Clearly, "big data", as it's called, is on the rise. But how big …

Relax: The Corporate World Can’t Co-Opt Social Media

NEWS By STEPHEN FOSKETT16 YEARS AGO

One of the recurring themes from this week’s EMC World conference was the extent to which corporations (including EMC) are incorporating elements of social media. I heard similar points from all sides: Independents were concerned that big companies are hiring all the …

Why I Love April Fools Day (and Halloween)

NEWS By STEPHEN FOSKETT16 YEARS AGO

I love April Fools Day. Not because I love getting fooled, mind. No, I love April Fools Day for the same reason I love Halloween: It's a chance for people to loosen up, get creative, and maybe even re-evaluate their own self-importance.

5 Tips To Avoid Violating NDAs

NEWS By STEPHEN FOSKETT17 YEARS AGO

I really dislike non-disclosure agreements, but NDAs are a fact of life in the IT industry. Even folks like me that actively avoid NDAs sometimes have to sign the paperwork to gain access to people or information, and employers regularly require such …

Microsoft’s Overlooked Innovation

NEWS By STEPHEN FOSKETT17 YEARS AGO

It's fun to bash Microsoft. It's easy, too, with Apple solidly conquering the high end of the PC and mobile markets and Google's command of the Internet. But how fair are these articles skewering Microsoft, such as "Microsoft's chronic lack of innovation" …

Google’s Evil Buzz Is Building

NEWS By STEPHEN FOSKETT17 YEARS AGO

Although "don't be evil" isn't Google's official corporate motto, the company and its admirers have embraced the concept implicitly and explicitly. But pride goeth before a fall, and the buzz around Google isn't just about their new social networking feature: Cynicism and …

Is GDrive Finally Being Launched?

NEWS By STEPHEN FOSKETT17 YEARS AGO

Today, Google announced that their existing Docs platform will soon open up to storage of all file types. This was widely anticipated, as Google evolved the Docs service over the past year and added references to "Files" rather than specific document types. …

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