Thursday, November 21, 2013

Gartner analyst slams OpenStack, again

10 things we love about Windows Server 2012 R2

Argonne's MIRA supercomputer solves jet engines, Pringles and everything in between

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November 21, 2013
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Gartner analyst slams OpenStack, again

Gartner analyst Allessandro Perilli recently attended his first summit for the open source cloud platform OpenStack and he says the project has a long way to go before it's truly an enterprise-grade platform.

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Issue highlights

1. 10 things we love about Windows Server 2012 R2

2. Argonne's MIRA supercomputer solves jet engines, Pringles and everything in between

3. Carriers criticized for rejecting smartphone 'kill switch'

4. Mars manned mission: "2018 is our last chance to be first"

5. INSIDER Big data's biggest challenges

6. 18 cool apps that online journalists are using

7. Tablets, fitness bands to outshine smartwatches this holiday shopping season

8. White House wants 5,000 veterans in wireless tech jobs by 2015

9. Ooma Office: This VoIP-based phone system makes small businesses seem big

10. Qualcomm wants to bring 'brains' to smartphones, tablets

11. Cell-phone mishaps and mysteries from the masses

12. 8 iPad Apps That Are Complex, Powerful and Advanced

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10 things we love about Windows Server 2012 R2

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Argonne's MIRA supercomputer solves jet engines, Pringles and everything in between

Packing more than 786,000 processor cores, and putting out more than 8.5 petaflops of sustained computing performance, the Argonne National Lab's MIRA supercomputer is among the most powerful. READ MORE

Carriers criticized for rejecting smartphone 'kill switch'

Law enforcement officials trying to rein in violent smartphone theft have criticized cellular operators who they say rejected a solution that would help address the problem. READ MORE

Mars manned mission: "2018 is our last chance to be first"

It seems that US human space-trip to Mars grow ever-more unlikely each time Congress talks about NASA and the budget. READ MORE

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Big data's biggest challenges

IT pros from social media, healthcare and insurance industries share their big-data success stories and lessons learned. READ MORE

18 cool apps that online journalists are using

Creativity reaching new heights thanks to latest photography, graphics, audio and video tools READ MORE

Tablets, fitness bands to outshine smartwatches this holiday shopping season

Despite the hype surrounding smartwatches, they won't be featured on many holiday wish lists this year. They are still too expensive and not useful enough to compete with tablets and fitness bands, according to market research company Gartner. READ MORE

White House wants 5,000 veterans in wireless tech jobs by 2015

The White House today said it strengthened the nonprofit program aimed at getting veterans and returning service members jobs in the hot wireless telecommunications arena. READ MORE

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Managing Mobile Access to the Cloud

Use of mobile personal cloud services is proliferating on personal and enterprise-owned mobile devices. Organizations are considering controls that appear to conflict with the spirit of BYOD and wonder if their approach is correct. Learn More

Ooma Office: This VoIP-based phone system makes small businesses seem big

Every business must interact with its customers via the telephone at some point. And it won't matter how great your employees are, or how superb your product might be, if your customers have a bad experience trying to reach the right people on the phone. READ MORE

Qualcomm wants to bring 'brains' to smartphones, tablets

Qualcomm wants to make tablets and smartphones more perceptive by giving the devices a "silicon brain," company CEO Paul Jacobs said Wednesday. READ MORE

Cell-phone mishaps and mysteries from the masses

Real-life smartphone mini-disasters are widespread. They can be maddening and often amusing. READ MORE

8 iPad Apps That Are Complex, Powerful and Advanced

Most people don't think of the iPad as a high-end computing device. These eight apps prove otherwise. READ MORE

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