peter cochrane
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WAN Optimization: Why go Virtual?
Check out this webcast to learn about wide area network optimization from Silver Peak. Discover the advantage.
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Peter Cochrane's blog: Am I uncool?
Commentary--In his 101st column for silicon.com, Peter Cochrane takes the plunge from columnist to blogger.
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Silicon Valley lessons--decline of the West?
Commentary--Numerous skilled Chinese and Indian engineers worked in the during the Internet boom but took their knowledge back home during the bust.
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The formula for project failure
Commentary--"First, be unclear about what you want. Second, form a committee. Third, have a meeting. Now, you're well on your way.
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VoIP is ready for prime time
Commentary--After a personal trial, Peter Cochrane has found VoIP makes mobile working cheaper and easier than ever. Expect phone companies to fight tooth and nail.
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New IT opportunites tease small business
Commentary--As the cost of IT comes down, it's changing the ways small businesses use technology.
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Why does technology fail?
Commentary--Everyone's had their day ruined by a computer crash at one time or another--but why does this happen in the first place? Here's a solution to flaky tech.
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Life as a tech-nomad
Commentary--Here are the techniques and technologies that keep me productive during my plentiful time on planes, trains and automobiles.
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Taking a look back from 2020
Commentary--Ian McNairn, an IT professional, trained biologist and serious photographer, won a chance to write this futuristic look at the past.
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Mobile phone follies
Commentary--Why are people so careless and rude on their mobile devices? Some of it is surely psychological--but it also has to do with sub-par technology.
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A sea of bits
Commentary--Dramatic increases in storage capactity bring new opportunities for all aspects of business and daily life.
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VoIP spam--it's coming
Everyone's looking to voice over IP as the great hope for telecom--how great would it be if voice networks become clogged with spam, just like your e-mail inbox?
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Six degrees of separation and super nodes
The idea that everyone on the planet is connected by "six degrees of separation" is nothing new, but it may be incomplete. To fully understand the theory, says Peter Cochrane, we must consider the...
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Bursting the bubble on mobile myths
Ever wonder if your mobile phone is really killing your brain cells? Or why you can't use it in hospitals and on airplanes? Here's a reality check.
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Uncommon Sense: Energy worries
Our oil reserves are being depleted and yet we have come up with no acceptable replacement. So where will we get energy in the future? And could IT have a role in the solution?
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Where to keep your data truly safe...
If companies are serious about protecting their vital information they may want to consider two locations unlikely to be damaged by terrorist attacks, hackers or spam--the Antarctic or the moon.
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Upside-down security
How can companies hope to protect their data--and how can we hope to stop identity theft--when we ignore the most basic protection methods?
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Saving business from plagues
Have you noticed an increase in the amount of administrative red tape at more and more companies? So have I--and it's a bad sign.
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How to stop viruses? Build a 'killer bot'
The fight against viruses, worms, Trojan horses and other digital pests may seem futile. But here's a plan for eradicating the latest computer security threat.
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Are IT departments doomed?
As more users get comfortable with computers and outsourcing becomes commonplace, the need for companies to provide dedicated IT staffs could diminish. So get ready to find your own support.
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VoIP hype and Skype
COMMENTARY--The music industry rode to a zenith on wax cylinders, plastic discs, tape and CDs--and then along came MP3. The jury is still out on the ultimate impact of Napster, Kazaa, iTunes et al...
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