Shane Schick

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Dell makes Kace for systems management strength

It's a software firm acquired two years ago with a focus on the mid-market that is trying to address the complexity and cost concerns of overworked IT departments. A glimpse at the future of Dell

Dell’s Force 10 VNA plan: Become a ‘network VMware’

Six months after acquiring Force 10 Networks, the company discusses how its Virtual Network Architecture will increase the competition with Cisco and place a new emphasis on "workload-aware" networking

Dell PowerEdge 12G servers take aim at HP Proliant

The company puts the focus on embedded management in its core corporate hardware along with a data warehouse appliance to deal with big data and additions to its EqualLogic storage arrays

Gartner tells CIOs how to ‘amplify’ the enterprise in 2012

The market research firm outlines the way chief information officers need to think about their role in the year ahead, as well as the key technologies that will help them be successful

Googlighting: Microsoft’s way of running for ‘Office’

OPINION A viral video has all the characteristics of an election-style attack ad, but what's the campaign all about -- and what questions should it raise for IT decision-makers?

Oracle buys talent management firm Taleo for US$1.9B

Following rival SAP's deal to acquire SuccessFactors in December, Oracle gains a competitive offering in the growing HCM space

The forgotten ‘R’ in CRM

For many years, the idea of a customer relationship management rollout was interchangeable with the word "failure." As CRM moves into the cloud, mobile and social, are we any more primed for success?

Cydia apps may explain why users jailbreak IT policies

OPINION The ability to circumvent Apple's restrictions through third-party software offers some insights to CIOs on how the "bring your own device" trend may evolve

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