Open Clouds

Enterprise IT managers and developers have a number of tools at their disposal that address private cloud development from an open-source perspective.

Hadoop Expands Footprint

Use cases for the distributed computing framework are expanding as Hadoop distributions take root and more developers sign on.

Time to Phase out Desk Phones?

VoIP softphones are abundant and enabling; some even support video calling. Here’s how to determine whether it’s time to ditch desk phones — and how to do it.

Bare-metal Client Hypervisors

So-called “bare metal” client hypervisors have been discussed for years, but only recently have emerged as a tangible option for enterprise IT managers.

Yes or No on NoSQL?

The rise of multiple NoSQL database technologies has database gurus scratching their heads about the suitability of NoSQL solutions for enterprise.