12 clever cloud tools for devs and ops

Look to these automation, orchestration, and configuration management tools to keep your server farms running smoothly

Exchange 2013 and SharePoint 2013: Great alone, even better together

You may be missing out on great Microsoft communications and collaboration capabilities...  more

Do you speak tech? Communication breaks down at the help desk

'Lockout' and 'storage' take on new meaning for an IT pro responding to help desk calls around the office... more

BYOD decision points: Who pays?

Corporate policies vary on who buys the devices and who covers the monthly fees... more

Microsoft upgrades TypeScript with generics and better tooling

The JavaScript-related project is aimed at teams writing large applications... more

Google's Project Loon stakes out no-NSA zone (we think)

Bummed out by all the NSA talk? Then lighten up with Project Loon, Google's balloon-based plan for worldwide Net access... more

Internet-facing SAP systems suffering increased attacks

Security researcher Alexander Polyakov finds thousands of unpatched, insecure SAP servers scattered all over the world... more

Deep discounts on Nook tablets may have Windows tie-in

Barnes & Noble moves to clear shelves of Nook e-reader. Is a deal with Microsoft over digital content and a Windows RT tablet in the making?... more

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Cumulus Networks unveils 'Cisco killer'

The startup's Debian-based Linux distribution for commodity switching hardware takes aim at upending... more

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Don't hold your breath for office apps in the cloud

A recent Gartner report shows that the growth of... more

Mobile Edge by Galen M. Gruman

Guess what? IT doesn't care what's on your iPhone

Despite fearmongering over rogue and information-leaking apps, very few organizations actually... more

Security Adviser by Roger A. Grimes

It's over: All private data is public

Enough about the NSA -- any hacker worthy of the name can snatch your 'private' data. Either stop... more

Modernizing IT by Eric Knorr

Is Microsoft's Metro UI the real problem?

Microsoft's phone and tablet market shares remain stuck in single digits, which suggests Windows 8's... more

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