Patrick Thibodeau

In an appearance before the White House science committee, Vivek Kundra tells of the risk of data sharing. He also believes the U.S. can operate with just a few data centres

The new tool is the product of Big Blue

A recent survey by Gartner and two financial management organizations found that CFOs have "authorized" 26% of IT investments, an increase of as much as 15% from the prior year

KPMG, an audit, tax and advisory firm, found in its survey that the U.S. market will provide the highest percentage of revenue and employment growth over the next 12 months

Japan's K Computer passes 8 petaflop barrier, but also sets new power consumption record. The Chinese Tianhe-1A supercomputer, took the number one position last November with a performance of 2.57 petaflops

Cloud computing growth is bringing big benefits to small towns in western North Carolina. Large cloud providers are building monolithic facilities in areas that offer relatively low-cost land as well as abundant and somewhat inexpensive electricity

Vivek Kundra sought to create a Web 2.0-type government with a heavy dose of cloud. He was appointed CIO a few months after U.S. President Barack Obama took office

Ann Livermore, head of Hewlett-Packard's Enterprise Business, moves to the board; chief information officer Randy Mott leaving