September 4, 2013
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When I was a kid, I liked reading Dick Tracy comics. This was during 1960s when the strip took a science-fiction turn and Tracy, who had long sported a two-way radio wrist-watch, started using a two-way wrist TV. It was … Continue reading
September 3, 2013
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For decades, Microsoft was a software company. Now, with the purchase of Nokia’s phone division, Microsoft has officially shifted to being a serious hardware company as well. Microsoft: The hardware company. More >
August 28, 2013
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How do you judge if someone really has the expertise you need to run your OpenStack Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud? Red Hat, the Linux giant and OpenStack backer, has a suggestion: Look for someone with a Red Hat … Continue reading
August 25, 2013
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Anyone who pays any attention to Web servers knows that Apache is the most popular Web server. What only professional Web developers and administrators know is that Nginix, a high-performance, open-source Web server, is battling with Microsoft’s Internet Information Services … Continue reading
August 25, 2013
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Chef and Puppet are great Development/Operations (DevOps) cloud programs. But say you want something even easier, at an even higher level, to set up and manage your cloud. Is there such a program? Well, yes, yes there is: Canonical, best … Continue reading
August 23, 2013
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Steve Ballmer is going to retire from Microsoft sometime within the next 12 months. Well, that’s the official story. I think Microsoft’s board finally gave him a choice: Jump or be pushed. Five reasons why Ballmer needed to go. More … Continue reading