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The 10 Biggest Social Media Lies
By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published on May 24, 2012
Forget what you know about Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. The truth doesn't match the myths.
Open Source Networking: 60 Replacements for Popular Networking Tools
By Cynthia Harvey | Networks Article Published on May 15, 2012
These open source networking apps can help administrators set up, maintain, secure and manage their networks.
Cisco CTO: The Network Is Evolving
By Sean Michael Kerner | Networks Article Published on May 08, 2012
Cisco CTO delivers a vision at Interop for where the networking world is headed.
Why Governments and Corporations Fear Social Media
By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published on May 02, 2012
Social media connects everyone to everyone and makes communication many-to-many.


Facebook Learns that You CAN Buy Love (It Costs $1 Billion)
By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published on April 11, 2012
Facebook's acquisition of Instagram reveals how tech companies are wooing users.
Facebook IPO Highlights Hacker Culture
By Sean Michael Kerner | Networks Article Published on February 02, 2012
Facebook's S1 filing reveals insights into the company's finances and its hyperactive culture, whose ethic Mark Zuckerberg describes as 'The Hacker Way'.
How to Get Your Family and Friends on Google+
By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published on February 01, 2012
Facebook has everybody, but Google+ is the superior social network, opines a tech pundit.
Content Delivery Networks (CDN): Buying Guide
By Jeff Vance | Networks Article Published on January 30, 2012
Choosing a content delivery network to accelerate Web content entails weighing factors like end format and ability to scale up.
Hadoop's Ever Growing Popularity
By Cynthia Harvey | Networks Article Published on January 26, 2012
As the need to analyze vast amounts of data stored in diverse locations increases, Hadoop grows ever more popular.
WAN Optimization: Buying Guide
By Jeff Vance | Networks Article Published on January 23, 2012
Selecting a solution to optimize your company's Wide Area Network requires weighing issues like cost and infrastructure integration.
Google Grows G+ As Earnings Miss
By Sean Michael Kerner | Networks Article Published on January 20, 2012
Larry Page has big dreams for Google Plus -- and the search giant is working to make them come true.
Why Critics of Google's New Social Search are Wrong
By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published on January 19, 2012
Claims that Google's new 'Search, plus Your World' is unfairly boosting Google's own service, and that the new service lessens search results, are decidedly wrong-headed.
Why Twitter, Facebook and Google Need to Be More Social
By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published on January 11, 2012
Users should advocate solutions that result in Twitter and Facebook social data enjoying an equal footing with Google+ in search results.
Why Google's "Hangouts" is a Whole New Medium
By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published on January 04, 2012
Business people, marketers, managers, thought leaders, consultants and others should be having a field day with this new video medium.
Digital Divide Persists Even as Broadband Adoption Grows
By Sean Michael Kerner | Networks Article Published on November 10, 2011
New report from Dept. of Commerce shows that the 'have nots' - continue to have not when it comes to Internet.
Why Your Company Needs Google+ ASAP
By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published on November 10, 2011
The first mover advantage in a major social networ represents precious brand building power.  
Social Media Trumps Salary in the Workplace
By Sean Michael Kerner | Networks Article Published on November 03, 2011
New study from Cisco find some surprising results in how millennials view the need for social media at work.
How Google Will Profit by Not Being Sneaky
By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published on November 02, 2011
With a new transparent ad policy, Google is changing your relationship with online advertisers.
Facebook? Google+? Twitter? MySpace? (A Social Personality Test)
By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published on October 19, 2011
Is one of the social networks better than than others -- or better for your own personal use?
VMware's Socialcast: Enterprise Social Networking
By James Maguire | Networks Article Published on October 11, 2011
VMware executive Tim Young talks about how a Facebook-style enterprise platform facilitates collaboration in the workplace.
How Apple, Google and Facebook Will Take Away Your Control
By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published on October 05, 2011
Computing technology is making more and more of our choices for us.
When Facebook and Google+ Go to War
By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published on September 21, 2011
Nothing less than the future of the Internet is at stake.
SAP Snaps Up Social Networking Firm Crossgate
By Vangie Beal | Networks Article Published on September 21, 2011
Social networking is no longer confirmed to Facebook.
Why Facebook is the New Yahoo
By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published on September 15, 2011
Facebook's awkward attempts to copy Google+ smack of a quiet desperation.
From Silicon Valley, A Modest Proposal for Saving America
By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published on August 24, 2011
Older US industries are losing in the new globalized economy, yet Silicon Valley giants like Apple and Google are winning hugely. Why?
Tips of Making and Marketing Video Tech Reviews
By David Strom | Networks Article Published on August 24, 2011
A tech reviewer describes his three years of experience on producing and marketing tech reviews.
Skype Aims to Buy GroupMe
By Stuart J. Johnston | Networks Article Published on August 22, 2011
Skype continues to grow even as it awaits regulatory approval to be purchased by Microsoft.
HP's Not So Secret Plan to Make Cisco Extinct
By Rob Enderle | Networks Article Published on August 16, 2011
HP's plans for an optical switch product may offer Cisco a major competitive challenge.
File Transfers Often Not as Secure as IT Would Like
By Stuart J. Johnston | Networks Article Published on August 11, 2011
A new survey finds that 77 percent of respondents use a file transfer solution to exchange data with both internal and external organizations -- but which one may be a surprise.
Sharing Files in Public Places? Please Don't.
By David Strom | Networks Article Published on August 02, 2011
Sharing your computer files in public places like airports and coffee shops invites cyber thieves to peruse your sensitive data.
Dell Acquires Force10 for Networking Growth
By Sean Michael Kerner | Networks Article Published on July 20, 2011
Dude, you've got a networking company.
Meraki Slims Down Cloud Routers
By Sean Michael Kerner | Networks Article Published on July 14, 2011
Cloud-managed routing vendor drops a key product in favor of redesigned version that can sit on a desktop.
How to Switch from Facebook to Google+ Without Losing Touch
By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published on July 13, 2011
Google+ is better, but Facebook is more popular. These three tips enable you to be on Google+ without disconnecting from friends on Facebook.
Baidu Chooses Bing for English Search
By Stuart J. Johnston | Networks Article Published on July 05, 2011
In a move aimed at further penetrating the largest search market in the world, Microsoft teams with the Chinese search titan to provide Bing for English searches.
Verisign Renews .NET
By Sean Michael Kerner | Networks Article Published on July 05, 2011
ICANN gives Verisign a vote of confidence and renews contract to manage .NET for another 6 years.
Facebook's Dirty Little Secret: It's Broken for Business
By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published on June 22, 2011
If Facebook wants to avoid becoming the new MySpace, it has to deliver more of the status updates that both individuals and businesses believe are being delivered.
U.S. Okays Skype Deal While Skype Cuts Execs
By Stuart J. Johnston | Networks Article Published on June 20, 2011
Microsoft gains preliminary approval of its plan to buy Skype as the phone service provider cuts executives before the merger settles.
Virtualization: Just Because You Can....
By Scott Alan Miller | Networks Article Published on June 14, 2011
Sure, virtualization in your data center sounds like a good idea. But what level of virtualization really makes business sense?
Avaya Returning to the Public Markets
By Sean Michael Kerner | Networks Article Published on June 10, 2011
Telecommunications and networking vendor Avaya files for IPO four years after it went private.
Skype Updates for Outage Flaw
By Sean Michael Kerner | Networks Article Published on May 27, 2011
Skype fixes flaw that prevents users from signing into the VoIP service.
7 Emerging Vendors in Cloud Computing Storage
By Jeff Vance | Networks Article Published on May 17, 2011
Cloud computing storage faces the challenge of providing remote access to ever growing mountains of data.
Where Will the Internet Be in 2015?
By Sean Michael Kerner | Networks Article Published on May 12, 2011
Intel executive tells Interop audience that massive changes are on the road ahead.
SAP Goes 'Social' with Cloud-Based StreamWork
By Vangie Beal | Networks Article Published on May 05, 2011
The StreamWork application will facilitate collabaration among all SAP business applications.
Click 'Like' if You Like 'Like'
By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published on May 04, 2011
Having already conquered the Web, what will Facebook’s monster ‘Like’ button turn into in the coming year?
Amazon Describes Cloud Outage Fix - Apologizes
By Stuart J. Johnston | Networks Article Published on May 02, 2011
The company says its recent outage was due to a manual configuration error, that only a little data was lost, and apologizes to customers who were impacted.
Cisco Challenges 'Good Enough' Networking
By Sean Michael Kerner | Networks Article Published on April 29, 2011
In what appears to be an answer to newly tough competition, Cisco makes noise about networking standards.
ERP Merger: Infor, Lawson Alliance Creates New ERP Titan
By Paul Shread | Networks Article Published on April 27, 2011
The newly formed competitor will be the third largest ERP company behind market leaders SAP and Oracle.
15 Cloud Computing Firms to Watch: Security, Storage, Apps
By Kenneth Corbin | Networks Article Published on April 26, 2011
Cloud computing companies targeting greater market share in various emerging cloud sectors.
7 Cloud Computing Security Emerging Vendors
By Jeff Vance | Networks Article Published on April 25, 2011
With the cloud computing security market growing rapidly, these cloud security vendors are firms to watch.
Amazon Cloud Outage a Result of Network Error?
By Stuart J. Johnston | Networks Article Published on April 21, 2011
Amazon's rent-a-cloud application platform was the victim of outages, a situation that's been repaired but one that illustrates weaknesses in cloud computing: outages.
The Hazards of Joining the "Cloud Provider" Bandwagon
By Jeffrey Kaplan | Networks Article Published on April 19, 2011
Seeing the goldrush, many ill-equipped firms are now touting themselves as providers of cloud computing services.
IBM, Akamai Partner to Boost Application Speed
By Sean Michael Kerner | Networks Article Published on April 14, 2011
The partnership focuses on the WebSphere Application Accelerator, including a hardware element and managed services.
Microsoft and Toyota Partner in Azure
By Stuart J. Johnston | Networks Article Published on April 08, 2011
The car maker and software giant see cloud computing moving into the auto market.
Google Under Larry Page: the Next Apple, or Next Yahoo?
By Rob Enderle | Networks Article Published on April 06, 2011
As Larry Page takes the reins at Google, is the search giant headed for greater glory or a dim future?
Cloud Computing and 'Power to the People'
By Jeffrey Kaplan | Networks Article Published on March 29, 2011
The “consumerization of IT” is driving the growth of cloud computing as end users become decision makers.
Microsoft Changing Up Client Access Fees
By Stuart J. Johnston | Networks Article Published on March 25, 2011
Microsoft reconfigures which licenses are provided in the company's client access license system.
Has Virtualization Adoption Peaked?
By Drew Robb | Networks Article Published on March 25, 2011
While virtualization continues to be popular in the data center, some users are grumbling about virtualization management solutions.
Microsoft Debuts Intune Cloud Computing Console
By Stuart J. Johnston | Networks Article Published on March 24, 2011
Intune's Web-based console allows IT managers to administer PCs from their browser.
How 'Google Circles' Could Beat Facebook
By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published on March 16, 2011
The competition to build the biggest social networking site is far from over.
How Mark Zuckerberg Will Become the World's First Hundred-Billionaire ("Like" It or Not)
By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published on March 09, 2011
With the launch of an e-commerce component, Facebook is poised to devour the Internet. Resistance is futile.
Who Will Move You to the Cloud?
By Jeffrey Kaplan | Networks Article Published on March 09, 2011
With the sheer number of cloud platforms and vendors all but promising confusion, some companies could use a ‘cloud advisor’.
Cloud Computing's Enterprise Challenges
By David Needle | Networks Article Published on March 09, 2011
Keynoters at Cloud Connect conference debate public versus private clouds, but agree that cloud computing in the enterprise is more of a "when" than "if" proposition.
House Dems Object to Fast-Track Net Neutrality Overturn
By Kenneth Corbin | Networks Article Published on March 07, 2011
Ahead of this week's hearing to overturn Federal Communications Commission's open Internet order, Democrat committee leaders make last-ditch appeal to halt the process.
How to Solve the Innovator's Dilemma
By Sean Michael Kerner | Networks Article Published on March 04, 2011
Juniper Networks executives explain how to get around the Innovator's Dilemma and build a pipeline of disruptive technologies.
Pundit Calls Salesforce Cloud Claim "Wishful Thinking"
By Stuart J. Johnston | Networks Article Published on March 04, 2011
Salesforce's study claims using its cloud computing leads to huge CO2 Reductions. Not everyone agrees.
HP Unveils 900 Mbps Enterprise Wi-Fi
By Sean Michael Kerner | Networks Article Published on March 02, 2011
Demand for faster access keeps prompting vendors to up the ante in the wi-fi sector.
Senate Dems Voice Opposition to House Net Neutrality Repeal
By Kenneth Corbin | Networks Article Published on February 24, 2011
Band of four senators writes to bipartisan leadership expressing opposition to House efforts to overturn FCC's net neutrality order.
Ethernet Switch and Router Market Totals $12.8 Billion
By Sean Michael Kerner | Networks Article Published on February 24, 2011
The impressive total represents a robust 20 percent increase over the 2009 total.
Cisco Kills Cloud Computing Email
By Sean Michael Kerner | Networks Article Published on February 23, 2011
After pumping millions into hosted email effort, Cisco throws in the towel.
Tech Execs, Government Officials Stump for Spectrum Reform
By Kenneth Corbin | Networks Article Published on February 23, 2011
Administration officials press for policy reform to free up more spectrum for mobile broadband, a push backed by some of the Web's biggest players, including Google and Microsoft.
Avaya Adopts Shortest Path Bridging, Expands Network Virtualization
By Sean Michael Kerner | Networks Article Published on February 22, 2011
New networking gear switch upgrades support the latest 802.1aq spec, bringing flatter, virtualization-friendly networking to enterprises and college campuses.
House Votes to Block Net Neutrality Rules
By Kenneth Corbin | Networks Article Published on February 18, 2011
Lower chamber approves budget amendment to block use of funds to implement new open Internet rules for service providers, setting stage for a showdown with the Senate.
Cisco's SecureX Claims Context-Aware Security
By Sean Michael Kerner | Networks Article Published on February 18, 2011
The network giant touts its new solution as still more secure than the self-defending network architecture it has long promoted.
NTIA, FCC Release National Broadband Map
By Kenneth Corbin | Networks Article Published on February 17, 2011
Feds deliver long-awaited visualization of availability of broadband service down to census block, highlighting shortfalls in deployment, along with a new survey indicating adoption trends.
How Facebook Secretly Ends Your Relationships
By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published on February 16, 2011
Facebook assumes we want their software to terminate some of our online connections with friends -- without bothering to tell us.
Cloud Computing and Microsoft Exchange Coexistence
By Datamation.com Staff | Networks Article Published on February 16, 2011
A look at the advantages of both on-premise and off-premise Exchange hosting.
Clinton Outlines Internet Freedom Agenda
By Kenneth Corbin | Networks Article Published on February 15, 2011
Amid recent flare-ups in Egypt, Iran and other nations, Secretary of State calls for repressive regimes to end Web censorship and surveillance, pledging support for activist groups working to evade state-imposed filters.
RSA: Microsoft Promotes Internet Health Model
By Stuart J. Johnston | Networks Article Published on February 15, 2011
Microsoft proposes a "global Internet health model" to help deal with the convergence of mobile devices and the cloud.
5 Dangerous Cloud Computing Security Misconceptions
By Jeff Vance | Networks Article Published on February 14, 2011
Is a cloud-based provider really less secure than your overworked, understaffed in-house IT staff?
FCC Chief Hails Broadband as Economic Engine
By Kenneth Corbin | Networks Article Published on February 09, 2011
FCC Chairman outlines steps his agency is taking to promote deployment of high-speed Internet service, calling it a lynch-pin of the 21st century economy.
Capitalizing on Cloud Computing: Not If, But When
By Jeffrey Kaplan | Networks Article Published on February 08, 2011
Firms are no longer debating whether to adopt cloud computing, but instead are choosing among Private, Public, Hybrid and Community Clouds.
FCC Moves to Shift Phone Subsidy to Rural Broadband
By Kenneth Corbin | Networks Article Published on February 08, 2011
Federal Communications Commission initiates process of overhauling $8 billion Universal Service Fund to promote broadband service in underserved areas.
SAP Unveils Enhanced Business ByDesign Platform
By David Needle | Networks Article Published on February 08, 2011
The enterprise software vendor touts the enhancements as enabling a larger number of partners to offer customizations to the platform.
White House Report Touts Obama Innovation Agenda
By Kenneth Corbin | Networks Article Published on February 04, 2011
Administration fleshes out broad goals outlined in State of the Union address and follow-up events with a new report advancing policy initiatives, including patent reform and broadband infrastructure.
ICANN Moves Into IPv6 Era
By Sean Michael Kerner | Networks Article Published on February 04, 2011
With the last block of IPv4 addresses exhausted, the Internet transitions into a new era.
Horror Stories of IT Management
By Carla Schroder | Networks Article Published on February 01, 2011
There's plenty of finger pointing about problems, but who's really at fault?
Mobile Cloud Computing: 5 Key Trends
By Jeff Vance | Networks Article Published on January 31, 2011
With a predicted one trillion Internet-connected devices by 2015, mobile cloud computing is a potent emerging technology.
Verizon Buying Terremark in $1.4 Billion Cloud Play
By Sean Michael Kerner | Networks Article Published on January 28, 2011
The cloud is big business and Verizon wants a bigger piece of the pie.
Can Virtualization Save Your Life?
By Sean Michael Kerner | Networks Article Published on January 27, 2011
Virtualization is a key component of enterprise IT consolidation and it’s also being used to help improve medical reliability too.
Yahoo Squeaks Past Estimates; Announces More Layoffs
By Larry Barrett | Networks Article Published on January 25, 2011
The wobbling Internet search and advertising company managed to squeeze past analysts' estimates in the fourth quarter.
HP Strengthens Hybrid Cloud Portfolio
By David Needle | Networks Article Published on January 25, 2011
New suite of products and services is designed to help IT better navigate public/private cloud options.
Twitter Ad Revenue Projected to Triple in 2011
By Kenneth Corbin | Networks Article Published on January 24, 2011
Research firm eMarketer is bullish on Twitter, projecting that the microblogging phenomenon is poised to start ratcheting up its advertising operation amid sharp growth in social media spending.
Gartner: Clouds, Virtualization Help Pay for IT Projects
By Stuart J. Johnston | Networks Article Published on January 24, 2011
A new worldwide Gartner survey of 2,000 CIOs also finds that virtualization and increasing enterprise growth are near the top of the list.
AMD Beats Analysts' Expectations for 2010
By Stuart J. Johnston | Networks Article Published on January 21, 2011
The number two chipmaker turned in 2010 financials that were flat year-to-year.
Microsoft Unveils Cloud-Based CRM 2011
By Datamation.com Staff | Networks Article Published on January 20, 2011
In a major first, Microsoft debuts the cloud version of a solution prior to the on-premise version.
Critics Warn as DoJ, FCC Clear Comcast-NBC Merger
By Kenneth Corbin | Networks Article Published on January 19, 2011
Open Internet provisions, other conditions apply, but critics warn the $30 billion mega-merger will create unhealthy media consolidation.
Cloud Computing: Ten Essential Services
By Kenneth Hess | Networks Article Published on January 19, 2011
The leading cloud computing solutions that many companies are leveraging to cut costs and boost efficiency.
Internet Building the Hive, Driving Engagement: Pew
By Kenneth Corbin | Networks Article Published on January 18, 2011
New research from Pew Internet Project highlights the dramatic effect Internet-enabled technologies are having on Americans' ability to form communities.
Xeround Expands Cloud Database Platform
By Sean Michael Kerner | Networks Article Published on January 12, 2011
MySQL for the cloud enters public beta as global footprint for cloud database platform grows.
Is Intel's 'Connected Store' Concept the Future of Retail?
By David Needle | Networks Article Published on January 11, 2011
The chip giant teams with MIT Media Lab, Best Buy and others to show off some high tech retailing concepts.

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