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Generally speaking, no retailer has to sell anything it doesn’t want to sell.  So Amazon.com is under no obligation to sell the products of competitors such as Google and Apple.

It can be hard to keep track of all the great things individual people do in a fast-paced work environment on a day-to-day basis. Sending a quick thank-you note can be nice on a person-to-person level, but that doesn't always translate into an understanding by the powers that be about what people find praiseworthy.

Microsoft has been aggressively pushing its cloud services for applications such as email, but it also remains committed to selling software that customers run in their own data centers. That's why, on Thursday morning, the company released Exchange Server 2016.

If you've ever wondered just where the fiber conduits that carry our Internet traffic run, wonder no more. Researchers have created a map.

Get a job and a company-issued cellphone and computer in exchange? Stop living in the past, man. Companies don’t necessarily operate this way anymore, especially as our work and personal lives become more and more intertwined. 

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When the Obama administration's CIO declared that the government would move to a cloud-first policy for its technology procurements, it was sending a clear message that agencies would be expected to modernize their IT shops.

Looking back after spending more than 30 years as a Unix systems administrator, I have to say that's it's been quite a ride.

For the longest time, Microsoft's antivirus programs have brought up the rear in tests, usually ranking near or in dead last. But recent tests from two respected antivirus testers show Microsoft has greatly improved its antivirus product and in a very short time.

It is often cited that an enterprise’s employees are its biggest vulnerability. What are company’s doing about it? In a significant number of cases, companies are perhaps doing nothing.

Making good on the promise he made earlier this year, former Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch on Thursday filed a $150 million lawsuit against HP over what he called a public smear campaign against him and other Autonomy executives.

NASA this week picked five possible contenders for a relatively low-cost robotic mission to space.

Windows 10's user share growth slowed significantly in September, but by the month's end approximately 110 million customers were running the new OS, data released today signaled.

Verizon consultants probed Target’s network for weaknesses in the immediate aftermath of the company’s 2013 breach and came back with results that point to one overriding – if not dramatic - lesson: be sure to implement basic security best practices.

Cisco rewards its top executives handsomely for their contributions to the company. Family members of these executives are also generously compensated for duties they also execute on Cisco’s behalf.

Earlier this week, I wrote a post discussing how network optimization hasn't evolved fast enough to improve the performance of the cloud. More and more organizations are leveraging cloud-based applications and services, making Internet performance business-critical.

Back in July I did something I hardly ever do: I ordered something frivolous. Inspired by a blog post I wrote in May about a new Reddit-inspired venture with the gnarly name of Narwhal Bacon Box, I actually decided to plunk down about $30 and give this monthly treasure box subscription service a whirl on a one-month trial basis.

The Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client has been updated to fix vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to gain system or root privileges on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X computers.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) will hold its annual user conference in Las Vegas next week. Since AWS is the undisputed (well, undisputed by most anyway) leader in the public cloud, the next week is obviously a big time for cloud-related product announcements. If you're a public cloud player or have a hybrid cloud story to tell, the next week sees you rushing to get press releases out the door.

If you're a fan of American football (or any other big-time American sport, for that matter), you could be excused for believing that technology is rapidly becoming the determining factor in the sporting experience when attending a game. But if you're a fan of international football, by far the world's most popular game, it turns out that technology can play a less central role without necessarily impacting the quality of the game experience.

As October begins, we in New England look forward to fall foliage, warm days and cool nights.  Aside from orange and bright red leaves here in Massachusetts, everyone will see a prominent display of the color pink as October is also breast cancer awareness month.  Finally, if you are a dedicated cybersecurity professional, you may (that’s right, may) know that October is also national cybersecurity awareness month.

The big winners in connected homes will be vendors of whole platforms, not individual products, and Google's Nest division is pushing hard to play that role. 

In running a rare lunchtime errand today, I got turned away upon visiting a Framingham, Mass. Verizon Wireless store, which had just closed due to flooding caused by a torrential downpour this morning.

San Francisco-based startup NodePrime wants to be the proverbial single pane of glass that you use to manage your complicated, heavily virtualized data center, the company announced as it exited stealth today with a $7 million seed funding round in the books.