Data Center

Want to get more out of iOS 7? I've got ten tips to make you more productive on it immediately.

Want to get more done faster with your smartphone? iOS 7, iOS 6, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone all have their fans. But if you really want to know the truth, you need to go to the pros: Usability experts who have put them through their paces. Here's what they found.

Microsoft is being coy about when and if it will release Office for the iPad and Android tablets. Why wait? Here are seven free office suites for the a PC, Mac, iPad or Android device you can use right now.

LightEdge is building a new 60,000 square foot data center in a former limestone mine underneath Kansas City, Mo.

Box today announced what looks to be an impressive free app for taking notes and sharing and collaborating with others. But Box isn't alone, there are plenty of other note-taking and sharing apps for mobile devices, the cloud, and desktops and notebooks. Here are the five of the best free ones you can get, all of them multi-platform.

A lawsuit against Google for snooping on Wi-Fi networks is moving forward, and it should raise this question for you: Just how safe is your own network against snoopers? If you've got a small wireless network you use for business or home, here's how you can protect yourself against break-ins and snoopers.

Google has just announced a new generation of Chrome OS apps, and for the first time, Chromebooks may be able to compete against their more expensive Windows and Mac OS X competitors. In a BYOD world where companies increasingly ask you to buy your own portable devices, it may be time to opt for a Chromebook.

Samsung this week is expected to announce its Galaxy Gear smartwatch, powered by Android and a dual-core processor. You might dismiss it as a plaything, but you'd be wrong. Smartwatches can be surprising productivity boosters. Here are five reasons you need one.

Analyst reports show that the shift to the kinds of servers used by huge web properties and cloud service providers is underway

Microsoft's Steve Ballmer recently disclosed that the company has one million servers in its data centers. Turns out, that metric -- kept a secret by some of the big Web companies -- doesn't really tell us a lot.

A few months ago I embarked on a journey to build an enterprise grade, rack mount server from scratch for our business. The project was a success on all accounts and we’re happily running a slew of virtual machines on the box today. That’s not to say I wouldn’t make some changes on the next build, which it so happens is being completed as we speak.

The list is mostly bragging rights and a lot of vendors have reasons to brag. But questions are being raised over how those bragging rights are determined.