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  • The most expensive PCs in computing history

    Raspberry Pi-like specs at recreational vehicle prices — as computed in today’s dollars The most expensive PCs in computing history We all like to complain about our computers and devices. It’s our inalienable right as 21st-century digital age consumers. In fact, a case can be made that it’s become something […]

  • DreamFactory: Building a better backend for your apps

    A free, open source solution for connecting mobile, IoT, or Web apps to backend server data and services Let’s say you’re building a browser-based HTML5 Web application that’s going to display data from a database on your server. The usual development process involves lots of heavy lifting at both the […]

  • Five signs an employee plans to leave with your company’s data

    A global high-tech manufacturer had reached its boiling point after several of its sales reps left the company unexpectedly and took with them sales leads and other data to their new employers. The company needed to stop the thefts before they happened. So the company hired several security analysts who […]

  • Why Windows 10 is the most secure Windows ever

    With Device Guard and Credential Guard, Windows enjoys unprecedented protection from malware and advanced persistent threats Microsoft added two game-changing security features for enterprise users in Windows 10, but until recently, the company has been relatively quiet about them. So far the buzz has mainly been about Windows Hello, which […]

  • Office 2016 adopts branches, update-or-else strategy of Windows 10

    Enterprise subscribers to Office 365 get “Current Branch” and “Current Branch for Business” update and upgrade tracks Microsoft yesterday said it will launch Office 2016 for Windows on Sept. 22, and detailed how it will deliver updates and upgrades with a cadence and rules set similar to Windows 10’s. Office […]

  • 2015 reality check: IT spending, confidence on an upswing

    2015 continues to be a solid year for IT with budgets rising, confidence growing, and IT-business alignment strengthening. The pace of hiring dipped mid-year — an indicator of the tight market for talent rather than a harbinger of a slowdown. IT hits mid-year high notes The optimism buoying IT at […]

  • Firefox will come to iOS this year, Mozilla says

    The company has begun testing a preview version in New Zealand Mozilla hopes to have its version of Firefox for iOS devices out by year’s end as part of its push to grow its share of mobile traffic. Mozilla already offers Firefox on Android, but the OS makes up just […]

  • Microsoft and VMware cozy up, forgoing past rivalry

    The companies have worked together on a new device management initiative Microsoft’s new, more collaborative approach to the computing industry was on display at VMware’s annual conference in San Francisco Tuesday, when executives from both companies shared the stage to talk about new device management features in Windows 10. As […]

  • Millennials will move, take less money for IT jobs

    A new survey suggests millennials seeking IT jobs are willing to accept less money and relocate in exchange for positions they’re passionate about, but they also aren’t afraid to quickly move on if they are dissatisfied with current employers. Millennials who want to work in IT say they would consider […]

  • Microsoft tests SharePoint 2016 and enterprise cloud hybrid search

    New tools preview Microsoft’s upcoming workplace collaboration software upgrades Microsoft is giving IT administrators a glimpse of the future with two betas the company launched Monday. SharePoint Server 2016 is the latest version of Microsoft’s popular team collaboration software, and the just-released beta is designed to give IT administrators an […]