Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Top Tech Turkeys of 2013

Get ready for the 'Internet of customers,' Salesforce.com CEO Benioff says

NetApp updates flash, hybrid dedicated storage arrays

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November 20, 2013
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Top Tech Turkeys of 2013

Gobble, gobble - these techies deserve to be carved up

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Issue highlights

1. Get ready for the 'Internet of customers,' Salesforce.com CEO Benioff says

2. NetApp updates flash, hybrid dedicated storage arrays

3. INSIDER 5 ways that BYOD is shaking up tech support

4. FireEye, Palo Alto top network companies on Deloitte Fast 500 list

5. Verizon rolls out certificate services for 'Internet of things'

6. SC13: Relaxed opening night gala stays cool, sets the tone

7. 12 creepy new robots that could take over the world

8. Review: Google gets it right with Nexus 5 Android smartphone

9. Second take: The iPad Air sets a new benchmark for performance and style

10. Why the Chief Digital Officer Role Is on the Rise

11. Yahoo CEO Mayer talks mobile strategy, design approach

12. You can't patent sexy: The Apple-Samsung trial told in tweets

13. In role reversal, Ballmer stays composed, Gates chokes up, in shareholder meeting

14. Ubuntu Linux server with ARM processor rolled out by Boston Limited

15. 20-plus eye-popping Black Friday tablet, computer & tech deals

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Get ready for the 'Internet of customers,' Salesforce.com CEO Benioff says

Much has been made about the "Internet of things," but behind every device is a customer, and companies that fail to recognize this do so at their own peril, according to Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff. READ MORE

NetApp updates flash, hybrid dedicated storage arrays

NetApp is upgrading its lineup of dedicated storage systems, rolling out a faster all-flash array and improved platforms for branch offices and large enterprises. READ MORE

INSIDER

5 ways that BYOD is shaking up tech support

Amid the clamor of "bring your own device" (BYOD), a question lurks in the background: "What happens to technical service and support?" Concerns for the tech support function encompass the extremes, from agents being overwhelmed with calls, to their becoming inhabitants of a help desk ghost town. READ MORE

FireEye, Palo Alto top network companies on Deloitte Fast 500 list

Newly public FireEye, a Milpitas, Calif., company whose sandboxing technology has been the envy of other security companies, is the fastest growing network company on this year's Deloitte Fast 500 list. READ MORE

Verizon rolls out certificate services for 'Internet of things'

Verizon today said it is rolling out digital certificate services aimed at the "Internet of things" in order to provide security and authentication for machine-to-machine systems. READ MORE

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SC13: Relaxed opening night gala stays cool, sets the tone

SC13, the annual conference on supercomputing held by the IEEE and ACM, began Monday night the way most industry confabs end – with a relaxed shindig on the show floor. READ MORE

12 creepy new robots that could take over the world

A roundup of robots and drones that could take over the world. READ MORE

Review: Google gets it right with Nexus 5 Android smartphone

Finally, Google's flagship smartphone can actually compete with other Android flagships READ MORE

Second take: The iPad Air sets a new benchmark for performance and style

Having spent a few weeks with the new iPad Air, columnist Michael deAgonia is ready to declare that it's a stunning improvement on what was already a rightfully successful tablet. READ MORE

Why the Chief Digital Officer Role Is on the Rise

Today, technology is coming at organizations from seemingly every angle thanks to social media, mobile technology, big data, analytics, reporting, infrastructure, storage and more. How can older "traditional" companies' compete in a digital world with newer companies that were born in the digital age? READ MORE

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Storage Switzerland: Unstructured Data Storage

Unstructured data (data that's outside of databases), is growing at an out-of-control pace in organizations of all sizes. Read now!

Yahoo CEO Mayer talks mobile strategy, design approach

Yahoo is taking a "mobile first" approach to its product strategy, to the point where mobility could reinvent the company, according to CEO Marissa Mayer. READ MORE

You can't patent sexy: The Apple-Samsung trial told in tweets

For the past five days, eight jurors, one judge and a handful of reporters in a California courtroom have listened to a couple of dozen lawyers argue over hundreds of millions of dollars that Samsung might owe to Apple for infringing its patents. READ MORE

In role reversal, Ballmer stays composed, Gates chokes up, in shareholder meeting

In his last appearance at a Microsoft shareholder meeting as CEO, Steve Ballmer said he's completely certain the company is in very good shape to succeed in the next decade under someone else's captainship. READ MORE

Ubuntu Linux server with ARM processor rolled out by Boston Limited

Boston Limited has announced a new server based on ARM processors and certified to run Ubuntu Linux 13.10, a move that could further stir up growing interest in ARM servers. READ MORE

20-plus eye-popping Black Friday tablet, computer & tech deals

Apple iPads, latest Android and Windows machines all in for big discounts. Oh, and free snow globes. READ MORE

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