10 best year-end tech practices for SMBs
perspective For a lot of IT departments, the end of the year means a slower pace--which makes it the ideal time to catch up on a host of essential, but often deferred, tasks.
Obama's open-government director opens up
newsmaker The Obama administration's deputy CTO Beth Noveck, a principal contributor to the Open Government directive, talks about taking a stab at changing the world.
India's next global export: Innovation
Called jugaad, India's improvisational style of invention focuses on being fast and cheap--attributes just right for these times.
Cloud computing: Build vs. buy?
perspective Although barrier to entry for outsourced services seems to be lower now than in the past, Scott Lowe cautions on need to perform due diligence and complete analyses before jumping in.
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Tiger CEO: Difficult to differentiate with IT
newsmaker Tiger Aviation's president Tony Davis agrees aviation industry's IT infrastructure is rigid, but maintains the budget carrier is open to new ideas.
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Four things to watch for in HP-3Com merger
commentary With every merger comes some customer trepidation about changes that could be made. One CIO lists four items he'll watch to decide if Procurve continues to be a viable solution.
Find more stories in: Business Strategies & Functions, Acquisitions, Mergers, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP ProCurve, Lifetime Warranty, networking equipment, software, Cisco Systems Inc., network
Eric Schmidt wants Google in your office
newsmaker Google services for business customers will become "very profitable" once they reach sufficient scale, CEO says in an interview.
Find more stories in: Web services, Web 2.0, Web sites, Microsoft Office, Google Inc., Google Voice, Microsoft Corp., Information Technology, Web sites, Web 2.0
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Diane Bryant | Intel
CIO 1-1 Diane Bryant talks to ZDNet Asia about traveling thrice as much to meet with her peers globally, and plans around accommodating employee-owned devices.
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