#1 You will need to think about big data

The deals are getting smaller, with new pricing models, while security and cloud computing become hot topics.

Recursive deletes, deep-sixing servers, bugs that become rewarding features -- let he who is without IT sin cast the first bits

Some ancient technology is still useful -- and some just won't die.

When the company data center moves to various cloud configurations, the provisioning of servers will need to be addressed.

Here's a look at the growing list of open-source platform-as-a-service providers and how IT managers can decide where the technology fits best in their organizations.

Have you Googled yourself lately? Is the information about you accurate or full of inconsistencies, both of which can be devastating?

Your laptop may have been 'assembled in China,' but that assembly process put together parts from all over the world. Tracking the history of one computer reveals components that come from Korea, Thailand, and the U.S.A.

Crowdfunding sites like Kickerstarter are offering both established businesses and entrepreneurs a viable alternative to venture capitalists.

Conventional wisdom says the CIO should report to the CEO. But not everyone agrees that's so important.

Mimecast CEO Peter Bauer recently found himself at the intersection of consumerization and IT management, falling victim to personal data loss as the result of the internal management policy he himself helped establish.

Enterprises are virtualizing more and more of their workloads. The benefits are well-known: consolidation and infrastructure efficiency; faster provisioning of applications and better configuration management; universal high-availability services; automated resource optimization, and dynamic scaling of applications.