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Microsoft doesn't just want users for Azure, it wants full-blown partners who will develop and deploy apps inside Azure for other users, turning it into an enterprise app store.

Windows aficionados expecting (or at least hoping) for some insight about the next version of Windows were le

Amazon Web Services' release of its Zocalo cloud service for managing and sharing documents is a very interesting move. Yes, many such services are already out there, including Google Drive, Box, and Dropbox, but AWS goes further with Zocalo.

For starters, Amazon promises to take care of the storage, authentication, security, and other aspects of running a document sharing service for you. Beyond that, AWS will push further into mobile and introduce services to aid mobile application development and system administration.

Between 2010 and 2013, there was a 25 percent drop in small business processing online orders as traditional credit card merchants. Instead, they turned to third-party payment services, primarily due to concerns over cybersecurity and costs

Swift, Apple's new programming language for iOS and OS X applications, has rocketed up the charts in two monthly tabulations of programming language popularity.

Swift, Apple's new programming language for iOS and OS X applications, has rocketed up the charts in two monthly tabulations of programming language popularity.

Want to test an IT pro's patience? Just bring in a manager with an MBA, and watch the magic unfold Dek:  Want to test an IT pro's patience? Just bring in a manager with an MBA, and watch the magic unfold External Source:  infoworld.com Redirect Unpublished Slideshow to:  http://www.infoworld.com/slideshow/158802

Recently I met up with an old friend at cafe in San Francisco's Mission District, the kind where hipsters pay six bucks for an individually brewed cup of ultracaffeinated coffee. We didn't belong there -- we were too old.

Want to test an IT pro's patience? Just bring in a manager with an MBA, and watch the magic unfold Dek:  Want to test an IT pro's patience? Just bring in a manager with an MBA, and watch the magic unfold External Source:  infoworld.com Redirect Unpublished Slideshow to:  http://www.infoworld.com/slideshow/158802

Anyone who is technically inclined is well versed in the observer effect, even if they may not be sure what that term actually means.

Recently I met up with an old friend at cafe in San Francisco's Mission District, the kind where hipsters pay six bucks for an individually brewed cup of ultracaffeinated coffee. We didn't belong there -- we were too old.

Nobody questions that OpenSSL is a vital part of the Internet's infrastructure. So many fundamentals are built on top of it and in so many places.

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Seven years after its initial launch, the iPhone has come a long way in terms of its feature set Dek:  Seven years after its initial launch, the iPhone has come a long way in terms of its feature set External Source:  networkworld.com Redirect Unpublished Slideshow to:  http://www.networkworld.com/slideshow/158863

Yesterday, Dustin Childs at the Microsoft Security Response Center advised that<

With a feel and finish rivaling that of the latest MacBook Pro Retina -- and a display capable of a super-Retina resoluti

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When developers discuss the world's top programmers, these names tend to come up a lot Dek:  When developers discuss the world's top programmers, these names tend to come up a lot External Source:  itworld.com Redirect Unpublished Slideshow to:  http://www.itworld.com/slideshow/158256

Introducing the new mission for Amazon Web Services: mobile dominance.

The rise of cloud computing means that many enterprise IT resources have moved out of IT's control. Indeed, many people went directly to Amazon Web Services, Google, or Microsoft for IT services, bypassing IT altogether.

IT leaders have no one to blame but themselves for this shift. Although there are certainly very responsive IT organizations, many more have not provided solutions at the speed the business needs. When the cloud arose, users took the initiative and solved their own problems. I can't blame them.