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Enterprise business intelligence and Big Data quiz for CIOs
Enterprise business intelligence and Big Data are changing how CIOs view success and failure. Do you know enterprise BI? Take our quiz and find out. Quiz
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Infrastructure planning for CIOs
Get resources and advice needed to build, upgrade and/or consolidate the various components of your enterprise infrastructure. CIO Briefing
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Big Data: Probing global warming with object database engine
How can we sort out the data that could illuminate global warming's effect on the poles? One IT veteran had to rediscover the object database engine. News | 16 Aug 2011
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Cloud interoperability standards aim for vendor independence
Standards groups are developing cloud interoperability, portability and security standards in an attempt to ease the switch from one cloud provider to another. Article | 06 Apr 2010
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Next-generation BI software: It's all in the interface
Business intelligence tools developers hope to increase BI usage among employees -- especially younger ones -- by adopting the look and feel of popular consumer applications like Google. Article | 04 Jun 2009
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Cloud computing companies offer new services, architecture
Cloud computing is a disruptive force in computing, akin to the revolution ushered in by the Internet. The big vendors are dumping billions into new services and architecture. Article | 15 Apr 2008
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Navy CIO OKs open source systems
Open source software is now an official option for all IT systems in the Navy and Marine Corps, according to a guidance memo issued June 5 by the Department of the Navy's Office of the Chief Information Officer. News | 12 Jun 2007
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Vendors duke it out over open source 'forking'
To protect their interests, some vendors are making it difficult for other vendors to reuse their technology -- but they're still calling themselves open source. Experts are divided over whether this apparent diluting of open source is a problem. Article | 07 Jun 2007
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Dell to join forces with Microsoft, Novell on interoperability
Dell Inc. joins Microsoft and Novell Inc. in their business collaboration designed to provide greater interoperability between Windows and SUSE Linux. News | 08 May 2007
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Vendors-turned-open source rally round midmarket
Software developers trying to improve their competitive edge by taking their products open source means CIOs will have more flexibility when they shop for software. Article | 24 Jan 2007
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Eclipse platform emerges as a major SOA player
Eclipse and SOA have emerged in this decade. As Eclipse marks the fifth anniversary of its first open source download, it also looks forward to a major SOA tool release. Article | 07 Nov 2006
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CIOs take a top-down approach to open source
Open source first found its way into enterprises through grassroots adoption, but CIOs are starting to lead the way. Now that they have the reins, there is more at stake. Article | 31 Aug 2006
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Cloud computing identity management standards could push cloud use
Cloud computing identity management standards are in the works to ensure the open and secure exchange of identities in the cloud. Tip
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Building a business case for Linux adoption
Making the business case for Linux isn't rocket science, but there's no one magic formula that's going to work for everyone, either. Tip
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With open source, free isn't always a bargain
Big names like IBM and BEA Systems have opened up their proprietary product lines as open source alternatives. But does a free label necessarily mean users should snatch it up? Tip
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Enterprise business intelligence and Big Data quiz for CIOs
Enterprise business intelligence and Big Data are changing how CIOs view success and failure. Do you know enterprise BI? Take our quiz and find out. Quiz
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Big Data: Probing global warming with object database engine
How can we sort out the data that could illuminate global warming's effect on the poles? One IT veteran had to rediscover the object database engine. News
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Cloud computing identity management standards could push cloud use
Cloud computing identity management standards are in the works to ensure the open and secure exchange of identities in the cloud. Tip
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Cloud interoperability standards aim for vendor independence
Standards groups are developing cloud interoperability, portability and security standards in an attempt to ease the switch from one cloud provider to another. Article
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Next-generation BI software: It's all in the interface
Business intelligence tools developers hope to increase BI usage among employees -- especially younger ones -- by adopting the look and feel of popular consumer applications like Google. Article
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Cloud computing companies offer new services, architecture
Cloud computing is a disruptive force in computing, akin to the revolution ushered in by the Internet. The big vendors are dumping billions into new services and architecture. Article
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Navy CIO OKs open source systems
Open source software is now an official option for all IT systems in the Navy and Marine Corps, according to a guidance memo issued June 5 by the Department of the Navy's Office of the Chief Information Officer. News
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Vendors duke it out over open source 'forking'
To protect their interests, some vendors are making it difficult for other vendors to reuse their technology -- but they're still calling themselves open source. Experts are divided over whether this apparent diluting of open source is a problem. Article
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Dell to join forces with Microsoft, Novell on interoperability
Dell Inc. joins Microsoft and Novell Inc. in their business collaboration designed to provide greater interoperability between Windows and SUSE Linux. News
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Vendors-turned-open source rally round midmarket
Software developers trying to improve their competitive edge by taking their products open source means CIOs will have more flexibility when they shop for software. Article
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About Open source enterprise software
Open source enterprise software gives CIOs the freedom to adapt tools to meet the business's needs. While turning to open source enterprise software may be a financially sound choice, CIOs may still face challenges, including combating grassroots adoption of open source tools throughout the enterprise, tackling intellectual property questions and finding support for open source products. Get the latest open source software management news, tips and resources for CIOs in this section.