Free preview of Google Cloud SQL announced; MySQL database Web service added to Google's cloud-based App Engine development stack.
Microsoft inches closer to Hadoop; Denali becomes SQL Server 2012.
IT can evolve gradually to cloud-scale patch and update management. You can prepare for the future and still make things better today by applying these four principles.
The V-party may be a grassroots movement energized by widespread anger against the predatory behavior of storage and system vendors, but it seems to have followed the pattern of many movements -- technological and political.
Cloud is a big, fluffy subject. We get a firm handle on the subject by looking at three specific cloud use cases.
IBM and Oracle aren't the only games in town when it comes to getting data into -- and out of -- mainframe environments.
Results surprised even Forrester Research, the survey's creators.
What is Wherescape 3D and why is it free? One industry watcher say it's unlike anything he's aware of in the market.
The lack of well-qualified business analysts dampens the value of data. A Stanford University professor has found keys to help.
From Informatica's viewpoint, being realistic about data virtualization shouldn't mean adjusting -- or curbing-- your expectations of what the technology can do.
E-commerce workers can't get the answers they need quickly enough; integration still a headache.
Microsoft's Build conference wasn't just focused on Windows 8. Agile software development and ALM also earned their place in the spotlight.
We examine the special challenges and best practices of integrating cloud technology in the health-care industry.
VMware’s Rob Juncker offers a strategy for safe and effective virtualization: strong governance and even stronger IT architecture.
Microsoft's agressive strategy leads to cross-licensing agreement.
Kindle Fire tablet will sell for just $199.
Enables roaming, single sign-on; saves Windows settings with user account in Microsoft's cloud.
New workloads account for almost one-third of MIPS growth, and mainframers are as optimistic as ever about the future of Big Iron.