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You may think of eBay as a major online retail and auction site, but it soon may be expanding into a new field - cloud computing. Infoworld.com reports that eBay has posted a job listing, saying the Read more...

As the economy slows and companies see revenues decline, CIOs are in a bind because of fixed costs that don't scale downward with the decline in business volume. Paul Horowitz, a senior partner in Read more...

Evidence of enterprise adoption of consumer Web 2.0 apps--like social networking and blogs--continues to build. The most recent development revolves around something called the Twitter micromessaging Read more...

Virtualization is shaping up to be a key element in the successful deployment of SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture) strategies, according to an analysis in eWeek. As organizations Read more...

> The U.S. and Japan offer the best environments for IT. Article > CIOs Read more...

As data centers get more complex, executives are turning to technologies and processes like ITIL, storage capacity management and virtualization to consolidate and simplify their environments, Read more...

If you get telecommuting right, you'll have a crew of independent technologists who get their jobs done efficiently; if not, you'll create dissent, distrust and workflow confusion. First, Read more...

Consolidating servers is only the first half of an effective virtualization strategy. Truly bringing virtualization to life requires data center automation tools, which deliver automated, Read more...

In many environments, basic security recommendations are not applied consistently. Taking a personal and institutionalized interest in applying basic security principles consistently will mitigate Read more...

Managers say they want people who challenge the system, who tell them what they think and who give candid, honest feedback. But instead, they frequently reward brown-nosers without meaning to. Read more...