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ZDNet's top enterprise CEOs of the 2010s
Here is our list of the enterprise technology leaders that had the most impact in the last decade.
The art of the possible: Pervasive integration of enterprise systems and data arrives
Long the most expensive, time-consuming, and fraught activity in IT, the integration of systems and data has seen recent breakthroughs that make it far easier, faster, and less costly to bring systems together in a high quality way. Here's how SAP is changing the art of the possible.
Deliveroo balancing customer service with the rights of riders
While the company might be nailing customer experience, it needs to be sure the rights of drivers aren't the casualty.
Fluent Commerce's hand in changing the omnichannel retail experience
The Australian startup had a plan to merge online with offline and convinced retailers to give their platform a go.
Salesforce names Bret Taylor President and COO
Taylor joined Salesforce in 2016 when it acquired his company Quip.
Adobe reports strong Q4, annual revenue tops $11 billion
Shares of Adobe were up over 3% after hours.
Atlassian launches a new way to build and run apps with Forge
A development platform touted as a new way to build and run apps in the Atlassian cloud
How Microsoft's Azure organization makes the Windows sausage
Microsoft Azure Executive Vice President Jason Zander discusses how he's looking at his world now that it includes Windows engineering.
Citrix adds intelligent, personalized features to Workspace
The new intelligent feed in Workspace is designed to create a more consumer-like experience for workers that cuts down on meaningless tasks.
Red Hat customers want the hybrid cloud
Red Hat asked its customers around the globe what they wanted, and while they want the hybrid cloud, Red Hat may not have the experienced staff needed for the transformation from traditional IT to the cloud.
Google announces new general-purpose VMs for GCE
The new E2 VMs for Google Compute Engine offer the best total cost of ownership of any of Google's VMs, the company says.
Amazon Redshift turns AQUA
The latest features announced for Redshift last week at re:Invent provide a good example of how the cloud is redefining data warehousing.
National Capital Authority heads to market for help with Microsoft Azure transition
The agency responsible for AU$830 million worth of Australian government and public assets is looking for a new service provider to support its transition into Microsoft Azure.
ServiceNow reveals VS Code alternative to its own web-based code editor
Developers who write apps for ServiceNow can now use VS Code instead of its own Studio web-based IDE.
Amazon's lawsuit: Trump's behind-the-scenes attacks cost us $10bn JEDI contract
DoD accused of artificially leveling AWS and Microsoft capabilities due to Trump's attacks on Amazon's Jeff Bezos.
IT spending, cloud computing, big data, virtual reality, and more: Research round-up
All the data that matters to you from the past month in technology news.
Provision a WordPress site in 30 minutes or less using Amazon AWS Lightsail
Amazon's AWS can be daunting in terms of its almost overwhelming complexity. But Lightsail makes it easy. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to create a full WordPress install in about five minutes.
Julia programming language, cloud computing, cybersecurity worries: Research round-up
All the facts and figures that matter to you and your business from the past month in technology news.
The biggest events in Linux's history
A year by year summary of the most significant events in Linux's history to date.
How Microsoft lost its monopoly in web browsers
At the dawn of the Internet age, Microsoft used every trick it knew to dominate the World Wide Web. That strategy worked for a few years, but aggressive antitrust enforcement and equally aggressive competitors crushed the company's onetime dominance. Here's a quarter-century of history that explains just what happened.
Cloud services: 24 lesser-known web services your business needs to try
In this guide, we've spotlighted 24 cloud-based services that can take your business to the next level. There's a huge world of opportunity and available resources beyond Google, Dropbox, Salesforce, Amazon, and Microsoft.
Windows 10 May 2019 Update: The new features that matter most
Windows 10 version 1903, which will be officially dubbed the May 2019 Update, begins rolling out soon. Here are some of the new capabilities you can expect in yet another feature-packed semi-annual release. (This gallery is based on a near-final Insider Preview release.)
Cloud computing trends, where developers want to live, AI skills, and 5G: Research round-up
All the data that matters to you from the past month in technology news.
Create your own free Adobe Creative Cloud with free and open source software
While Creative Cloud has its strong benefits, it's also costly. If you want to accomplish most of what you can with Creative Cloud, but pay absolutely nothing, these products can help.
Data center automation, IT skills, IoT and digital transformation: Research round-up
Our analysis of the data that matters from the past month.
These rooms full of TVs are how Amazon gets Prime Video to look sharp on every device
Photos: Amazon needs to test its video service across lots and lots (and lots) of TVs. Here's an inside look.
IT spending, smartwatches, AI and the cloud: Research round-up
We tell the story of key technology trends from the past month.
How to turn your iPhone into a business workhorse: Add these apps and accessories, and tweak these settings
Here's how, with a few tweaks and accessories, you can transform your iPhone into a business workhorse that will allow you to get serious work done.
The dumbest passwords people still use
Everybody knows that 12345 is a bad password. But what they're using instead isn't much stronger
Research round-up: Cloud computing, IoT and cybersecurity, iPhone X and more
12 graphs which explain the tech news of the last month.
ZDNet’s top enterprise CEOs of the 2010s
Larry Dignan and Bill Detwiler discuss ZDNet’s list of the enterprise technology leaders that had the most impact in the last decade. Read more: https://zd.net/2PG6OCM
Fugro using machine learning to map boulders on the sea floor
The algorithm is determining if something is 'boulder' or 'not boulder' before a wind farm is stood up out at sea.
NFL and AWS using data to improve player health
They are combining AWS' cloud and its capabilities in machine learning and artificial intelligence with NFL data to improve player health and safety.
Amazon Translate now supports 54 languages
Amazon makes a series of announcements related to AI-powered services and IOT.
RMIT Launches Cyber-ready Innovation Centre, Eyes Supercomputing in the Cloud
The Melbourne-based university has joined AWS' global Cloud Innovation Centre program and will focus on real-world cybersecurity challenges.
Time to refill your prescription: Alexa gets new healthcare skills
The voice assistant's new skill, which lets it manage users' medication, falls in line with Amazon's recent investments in healthcare.
Australian Taxation Office seeks to replace its managed network services
Work divided into six separate modules.
The three trends impacting cloud adoption
Jaspreet Singh, founder and CEO of Druva, explains the forces behind current cloud strategies -- and which ones took center stage at the 2019 AWS re:Invent conference.
Cerner moves data to the cloud to solve problems like physician burnout
Eric Geis, VP of clinical product development at Cerner, talks about the opportunities and challenges for the health IT giant as it adopts new cloud-based technologies.
Alibaba Cloud publishes machine learning algorithm on GitHub
Chinese cloud vendor releases "core codes" of its Alink platform on GitHub, uploading a range of algorithm libraries that support processes for machine learning tasks, such as online product recommendation.
Slack and Microsoft Teams take their rivalry one step further
Slack accuses Microsoft of blatantly copying its promotional videos.
UNSW to open source its Microsoft classroom platform on GitHub
Starting with its artificial intelligence-driven Q&A chat bot called Question.
Cloud Print becomes the latest product to face Google death squad
Users have just over a year to find a better solution.
After Google Cloud and AWS, Salesforce adds Microsoft's Azure to its portfolio
Salesforce has cloud agreements to use Amazon's and Google's clouds for various workloads, making it a multi-cloud poster child.
US federal regulator looks into Google's latest health venture
Google defends its Project Nightingale deal with Ascension, which involves access to detailed patient records.
Xero (2014) review: Cloud-based accounting service for SMEs continues to improve
This cloud-based small-business accounting service provides a well-planned set of tools for staying on top of your finances and streamlining the processes involved.
Azure RemoteApp beta preview: Cloud-hosted desktop apps for multiple platforms
Microsoft is developing a set of cloud-based tools for managing and deploying session virtualisation servers, allowing you to publish and share apps on Windows, iOS, Android, OS X and (soon) Windows Phone devices. We take the beta for a test drive.
Xero Touch for Android, First Take: Much-improved native mobile Xero client
A quicker and slicker new app for the online Xero accounting service adds automatic reconciliation of bank accounts, allowing Android users to stay on top of their finances.
Office 2013: a pleasant surprise
After a week of using Office 2013 we're pleasantly surprised. The changes Microsoft has made to support Windows 8 — and specifically Windows 8 tablets — are logical, and they work well with more traditional ways of using Office.
Windows Intune 3.0: Preview
Version 3.0 of Microsoft's cloud-hosted management platform is now available, adding support for mobile devices — including iPhones, iPads and Android.
Xero
Xero is an affordable online accounting service that delivers key bookkeeping functionality for small businesses in an admirably straightforward way.
Actinic Online
A big step up from Actinic Express, which it replaces, Actinic Online delivers everything an SME requires to build and run an online store via the cloud. It's not perfect, but it is affordable and worth evaluating if you need to start selling online.
Cortado ThinPrint Printer Dashboard
Cortado's ThinPrint Printer Dashboard is a potentially useful cloud application for monitoring the printers on your network. We had a few issues in this review, which hopefully will be addressed in a forthcoming update.
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