Stories, articles, and blog entries I've written, in reverse chronological order (Note: Links may become outdated over time):



December 2012:

2012: The year that coding became de rigueur (InfoWorld), 2012-12-24.
Making Games of Enterprise Software (CIO), 2012-12-24.
Amazon Web Services to accommodate big data storage (InfoWorld), 2012-12-21.
Red Hat to acquire ManageIQ cloud software provider (PC Advisor), 2012-12-21.
New Ada 2012 ISO standard offers security boost (IT World), 2012-12-20.
IBM plans to buy e-discovery firm StoredIQ (InfoWorld), 2012-12-19.
PostGres offered as a cloud cluster service (InfoWorld), 2012-12-19.
Hewlett-Packard expands service virtualization palette (InfoWorld), 2012-12-18.
YouTube scales MySQL with Go code (Computerworld), 2012-12-15.
New TPC benchmark compares virtual workloads (Network World), 2012-12-14.
Vint Cerf: The Internet doesn't need the ITU's help (IT World), 2012-12-12.
WordPress 3.5 gets a media management makeover (IT World), 2012-12-12.
Cisco Catalyst 6500 vs. Cisco Nexus 7000 (Network World), 2012-12-10.
Epic Interconnect Clash! InfiniBand vs. Gigabit Ethernet (Network World), 2012-12-10.
Amazon connects node.js to AWS services (InfoWorld), 2012-12-06.
Citrix acquires Zenprise to extend BYOD stack (Network World), 2012-12-06.
Red Hat RHEV gets storage savvy (TechWorld), 2012-12-06.
Tumblr patches hole after malicious site attack (Computerworld), 2012-12-03.


November 2012:

Amazon launches workflow orchestration service (InfoWorld), 2012-11-29.
Mathematica 9 Offers a Bigger Bucket of Formulas (PC World), 2012-11-29.
Microsoft: 40 million Windows 8 licenses sold (Computerworld), 2012-11-28.
Amazon introduces data warehouse service (Computerworld), 2012-11-28.
BBVA moves to real-time banking (IT World), 2012-11-27.
Fedora 18 Linux finally in beta (Computerworld), 2012-11-27.
Supercomputers face growing resilience problems (Computerworld), 2012-11-26.
Mellanox extends InfiniBand across the campus (PC Advisor), 2012-11-15.
SC2012: Top500 expects exascale computing by 2020 (Computerworld), 2012-11-14.
Bloomberg Opens Platform for Third-party Apps (CIO), 2012-11-13.
Jaspersoft BI suite gets HTML5-based visualization engine (InfoWorld), 2012-11-13.
Cray bumps IBM from Top500 supercomputer top spot (Computerworld), 2012-11-12.
Facebook boosts Hadoop with scheduling muscle (InfoWorld), 2012-11-09.
Twitter error leads to reset passwords, confusion among users (InfoWorld), 2012-11-08.
Twitter asks many users to change passwords (Computerworld), 2012-11-08.
Cray's next supercomputer has speedy interconnect (Computerworld), 2012-11-08.
Microsoft adding in-memory technology to SQL Server (Computerworld), 2012-11-07.
HP simplifies automated software testing suite (InfoWorld), 2012-11-06.
How Oracle's pluggable databases will work (Computerworld), 2012-11-05.
Windows 8 presses developers to update their skills (Network World), 2012-11-05.
Microsoft updates C++ compiler (InfoWorld), 2012-11-05.
(InfoWorld), 2012-11-01.


October 2012:

Splunk 5 offers fault-tolerant indexing for mission-critical applications (Computerworld), 2012-10-31.
CA updates Clarity PPM software (InfoWorld), 2012-10-31.
Microsoft releases Windows Phone 8 SDK (Computerworld), 2012-10-30.
Microsoft CEO touts Windows 8 momentum (InfoWorld), 2012-10-30.
VMware expands Redis programming options (InfoWorld), 2012-10-29.
Python: Big data's secret power tool (InfoWorld), 2012-10-26.
Microsoft kicks off Windows 8 marketing blitz in NYC (Computerworld), 2012-10-25.
Hadoop updates coming from Cloudera, MapR, Splunk (Computerworld), 2012-10-24.
IBM Refreshes Analysis Offerings (CIO), 2012-10-23.
HP launches cloud service for the IT help desk (Computerworld), 2012-10-22.
Oracle brings cross-platform Java dev to mobile devices (InfoWorld), 2012-10-22.
Microsoft takes income hit prior to Windows 8 launch (Computerworld), 2012-10-18.
Canonical Ubuntu 12.10 brings the Internet closer to the desktop (Computerworld), 2012-10-18.
Esri moves into smart phone mapping with Geoloqi buy (IT World), 2012-10-17.
Microsoft to acquire StorSimple for integrated cloud storage (InfoWorld), 2012-10-16.
IBM reports sluggish quarter (Computerworld), 2012-10-16.
Sunday is the day to celebrate standards (Computerworld), 2012-10-15.
IBM advances silicon nanophotonics (Computerworld), 2012-10-12.
Apache Lucene/Solr expands across many servers (InfoWorld), 2012-10-12.
Linux Foundation floats Secure Boot workaround (InfoWorld), 2012-10-12.
IBM expands PureSystems line for data duties (Computerworld), 2012-10-10.
W3C launches Web standards documentation site (InfoWorld), 2012-10-09.
Oracle adds more cloud finesse to Solaris (Computerworld), 2012-10-04.
Google launches Web site tag manager (Computerworld), 2012-10-02.
Red Hat to change JBoss name for community version (InfoWorld), 2012-10-01.
Microsoft Augments Javascript for Large-scale Development (CIO), 2012-10-01.
Oracle, Fujitsu team on Sparc64 Athena chip (TechWorld), 2012-10-01.


September 2012:

MySQL users caution against NoSQL fad (Computerworld), 2012-09-30.
IBM Extends Incentive Programs to Service Partners (CIO), 2012-09-26.
HP pairs Autonomy Idol with Trim records management (InfoWorld), 2012-09-25.
Google offers new browser benchmark for WebApps (Computerworld), 2012-09-25.
Terracotta, Tokutek update data storage technologies (Computerworld), 2012-09-25.
Stratus acquires competing HA software provider Marathon (Network World), 2012-09-24.
Oracle releases free ADF Essentials (InfoWorld), 2012-09-24.
Google, Apple face patent suit over early wireless data technology Read more: http://www.pcadvisor. (PC Advisor), 2012-09-20.
Facebook heat maps pinpoint data center trouble spots (InfoWorld), 2012-09-20.
SUSE Manager applies SCAP to Linux compliance (IT World), 2012-09-19.
OpenStack Foundation launches (InfoWorld), 2012-09-19.
Canonical Ubuntu management tool gets hefty upgrade (Network World), 2012-09-13.
Visual Studio 2012 Bends to Shifting IT Landscape (CIO), 2012-09-12.
GoDaddy Blames Outage on Corrupted Router Tables (PC World), 2012-09-11.
Postgres 9.2 invites large-scale enterprise deployment (Computerworld), 2012-09-10.
GoDaddy goes down, Anonymous takes credit (Computerworld), 2012-09-10.
Windows Server 2012 embraces the data center (Computerworld), 2012-09-04.


August 2012:

Oracle, Red Hat team on CAMP cloud standard (InfoWorld), 2012-08-30.
How VMware Plans to Conquer More of the Data Center (CIO), 2012-08-30.
Open source MongoDB gets richer query commands (Computerworld), 2012-08-29.
Oracle GoldenGate Buddies up With Sibling Software (PC World), 2012-08-24.
VMware Workstation 9 is all about Windows 8 (IT World), 2012-08-23.
Quest extends access control to unstructured data (Network World), 2012-08-21.
Engine Yard Now Offers Node.js (InfoWorld), 2012-08-21.
CSS expands palette with variables (TechWorld), 2012-08-20.
IBM to acquire solid state vendor Texas Memory (Network World), 2012-08-16.
Samsung Launches Galaxy Note Tablet (PC World), 2012-08-15.
Khan Academy launches computer science curriculum (CIO), 2012-08-14.
Zenoss Boards the Programmable Data-Center Bus (CIO), 2012-08-13.
Red Hat to release enterprise-ready OpenStack package (Network World), 2012-08-13.
Google releases new Web development aids (InfoWorld), 2012-08-10.
BMC Backs Devops with Varalogix Buy (CIO), 2012-08-08.
Microsoft Office 13 embraces Web development (InfoWorld), 2012-08-08.
Valve expands Steam delivery platform beyond games (IT World), 2012-08-08.
FCC kicks off computer donation program to help low-income people (IT World), 2012-08-06.
Verizon Wireless Packages Microsoft Office 365 for SMBs (PC World), 2012-08-06.
MIT researchers streamline coding for image processing (IT World), 2012-08-03.
Rackspace debuts OpenStack cloud servers (Computerworld), 2012-08-01.


July 2012:

Oracle Tuxedo Offers Cloud Muscle to the Mainframe Set (CIO), 2012-07-31.
Google backs open codecs for WebRTC (Computerworld), 2012-07-30.
Facebook to Test First Open Compute Racks (PC World), 2012-07-27.
Oracle NetBeans equipped with static analysis (Computerworld), 2012-07-25.
Google establishes partner program for cloud services (Network World), 2012-07-25.
Microsoft Build conference comes home to Redmond (Computerworld), 2012-07-25.
Terracotta increases BigMemory footprint (IT World), 2012-07-24.
Leap second bedevils Web systems over weekend (Computerworld), 2012-07-02.
IBM to pitch augmented reality as a retail sales aid (Computerworld), 2012-07-02.
VMware Acquiring Cloud Automation Vendor DynamicOps (PC World), 2012-07-02.
Linux is culprit in leap-second lapses: Cassandra exec (Network World), 2012-07-02.


June 2012:

Red Hat acquiring FuseSource (InfoWorld), 2012-06-28.
Google launches IaaS Compute Engine (Computerworld), 2012-06-28.
Google-backed CliQr launches cloud management service (Computerworld), 2012-06-26.
Mule Update Is Data Friendly (PC World), 2012-06-26.
Netflix Releases Customized Amazon Control Console (CIO), 2012-06-26.
Splunk search extended to Microsoft Active Directory (Computerworld), 2012-06-26.
How Alan Turing set the rules for computing (Computerworld), 2012-06-22.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 targets large-scale cloud deployments (Computerworld), 2012-06-21.
QCon: Application development faces seismic shift (InfoWorld), 2012-06-20.
Red Hat releases NoSQL database for enterprise Java (InfoWorld), 2012-06-20.
Rackspace exec warns of Amazon lock-in (Computerworld), 2012-06-20.
Eucalyptus moves to GitHub (Network World), 2012-06-19.
SPEC extends benchmarks to cloud measurements (Network World), 2012-06-15.
WordPress 3.4 offers no hassle theme testing (Computerworld), 2012-06-14.
Amazon Web Services revises support plans, cuts prices (Computerworld), 2012-06-14.
Facebook tackles Hadoop Achilles Heel (Computerworld), 2012-06-13.
Hadoop Summit brings wave of product enhancements (Computerworld), 2012-06-13.
Hortonworks releases its Hadoop version (Computerworld), 2012-06-12.
Noam Chomsky disputes email history (Computerworld), 2012-06-12.
ActiveBatch heads to the clouds (Computerworld), 2012-06-12.
Coverity applies static analysis to Web development (InfoWorld), 2012-06-11.
Facebook posts its internal C++ software library (InfoWorld), 2012-06-08.
Microsoft to run Linux on Azure (InfoWorld), 2012-06-08.
Red Hat launches hybrid cloud management software (Network World), 2012-06-06.
HP Autonomy connects to Hadoop (Computerworld), 2012-06-05.
Cloudera moves Hadoop beyond MapReduce (Computerworld), 2012-06-05.
HP touts unified cloud services (Computerworld), 2012-06-05.
IBM updates Rational tools for cloud, mobile (InfoWorld), 2012-06-04.


May 2012:

Microsoft previews new versions of Visual Studio and .Net (Computerworld), 2012-05-31.
Fedora Linux capitulates to Microsoft boot certificate (Computerworld), 2012-05-31.
HP appoints new head of software (Computerworld), 2012-05-30.
Fedora 17 takes to the cloud (Computerworld), 2012-05-28.
Oracle NetBeans 7.2 supports the latest PHP, C++ (InfoWorld), 2012-05-25.
Linux Mint 13 rallies behind Gnome (Computerworld), 2012-05-24.
Oracle buys social relationship management company Vitrue (PC World), 2012-05-24.
Microsoft beats data-sorting record with new approach (Network World), 2012-05-23.
New Nmap probes IPv6 networks (Network World), 2012-05-22.
Nasdaq's Facebook glitch came from race conditions (Computerworld), 2012-05-21.
Linux 3.4 gets quick release (InfoWorld), 2012-05-21.
Five Things CIO's Should Know About Big Data (CIO), 2012-05-14.
Researcher runs IP network over xylophones (Network World), 2012-05-11.
HP expands cloud services beta (Computerworld), 2012-05-10.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9227032/Study_Facebook_relies_on_good_design_to_retain_users (Computerworld), 2012-05-09.
Twitter success thrives on narrow focus, study finds (Computerworld), 2012-05-09.
The Rhythm Method: Temporal Taps a Novel User Input (PC World), 2012-05-08.
ACM CHI: More Search Could be Crowdsourced (CIO), 2012-05-07.
ACM user conference seeks the magic in UI (Computerworld), 2012-05-07.
VMware to Offer Enterprise Application Portal (CIO), 2012-05-02.


April 2012:

Microsoft previews new versions of Visual Studio and .Net (Computerworld), 2012-05-31.
Fedora Linux capitulates to Microsoft boot certificate (Computerworld), 2012-05-31.
HP appoints new head of software (Computerworld), 2012-05-30.
Fedora 17 takes to the cloud (Computerworld), 2012-05-28.
Oracle NetBeans 7.2 supports the latest PHP, C++ (InfoWorld), 2012-05-25.
Linux Mint 13 rallies behind Gnome (Computerworld), 2012-05-24.
Orcale buys social media company(PC World), 2012-05-24.
Microsoft beats data-sorting record with new approach (Network World), 2012-05-23.
New Nmap probes IPv6 networks (Network World), 2012-05-22.
Nasdaq's Facebook glitch came from race conditions (Computerworld), 2012-05-21.
Linux 3.4 gets quick release (InfoWorld), 2012-05-21.
Five Things CIO's Should Know About Big Data (CIO), 2012-05-14.
Researcher runs IP network over xylophones (Network World), 2012-05-11.
HP expands cloud services beta (Computerworld), 2012-05-10.
Study: Facebook relies on good design to retain users (Computerworld), 2012-05-09.
Twitter success thrives on narrow focus, study finds (Computerworld), 2012-05-09.
The Rhythm Method: Temporal Taps a Novel User Input (PC World), 2012-05-08.
ACM CHI: More Search Could be Crowdsourced (CIO), 2012-05-07.
ACM user conference seeks the magic in UI (Computerworld), 2012-05-07.
VMware to Offer Enterprise Application Portal (CIO), 2012-05-02.
Amazon cloud set stage for fast Pinterest growth (Computerworld), 2012-04-19.
Google gives Apache a SPDY boost (Computerworld), 2012-04-18.
IBM posts flat revenue, falling hardware sales (Computerworld), 2012-04-17.
Rackspace puts OpenStack to production work (Network World), 2012-04-16.
IBM Acquires Varicent Software (CIO), 2012-04-13.
IBM, Red Hat to join OpenStack Foundation (Computerworld), 2012-04-12.
WordPress leads the blogging platform pack (Computerworld), 2012-04-12.
IBM unveils new line of integrated systems (CIO), 2012-04-11.
Oracle previews MySQL 5.6 (Computerworld), 2012-04-11.
Twitter releases its MySQL scalability tweaks (Computerworld), 2012-04-10.
MySQL now has two user conferences (Computerworld), 2012-04-06.
Oracle frees Ops Center for existing customers (Network World), 2012-04-04.
Microsoft counted as key Linux contributor, for now anyway (Network World), 2012-04-03.
IBM releases DB2 version 10, the first big upgrade in four years (Computerworld), 2012-04-03.
Apache promotes Sqoop as Top Level Project (Computerworld), 2012-04-02.
IBM to develop telescope data analysis system (Network World), 2012-04-02.


March 2012:

Intuit Brokers India Farm Trade With SMS App (PC World), 2012-03-30.
Puppet Enterprise Gets a Data Library (PC World), 2012-03-28.
Red Hat joins the billion-dollar club (Computerworld), 2012-03-28.
Google working on advanced Web engineering (InfoWorld), 2012-03-27.
IBM: Puzzles provide clues to better analysis (CIO), 2012-03-23.
IBM-Puzzles (CIO), 2012-03-23.
Microsoft adds Git support to CodePlex repository (InfoWorld), 2012-03-23.
Wolfram unveils system modeling tool (Computerworld), 2012-03-23.
IBM Unveils New Analysis Packages (CIO), 2012-03-21.
Google's BigQuery brings big data to the cloud (Computerworld), 2012-03-21.
Wait may be long for big data unified stack (Computerworld), 2012-03-15.
Oracle updates its Linux kernel (Computerworld), 2012-03-13.
Encyclopaedia Britannica drops print edition (Computerworld), 2012-03-13.
The big promise of big data (Computerworld), 2012-03-12.
Informatica, MapR team for Hadoop streaming (Computerworld), 2012-03-08.
Microsoft open sources Windows scripting tool Mayhem (Computerworld), 2012-03-08.
Facebook Expands Support for Third-party Apps (PC World), 2012-03-08.
Nuance to acquire medical transcription firm Transcend (Computerworld), 2012-03-07.
Microsoft previews Windows 8 Embedded (Computerworld), 2012-03-07.
Microsoft courts Big Data market with SQL Server update (Computerworld), 2012-03-06.
PHP 5.4 aspires to elegance (InfoWorld), 2012-03-05.
Microsoft releases Windows Server 8 beta (Network World), 2012-03-01.


February 2012:

Minix gets a NetBSD code infusion (Network World), 2012-02-29.
Suse Enterprise Linux updated for new Dell, HP servers (Network World), 2012-02-28.
IBM showcases incentives package at PartnerWorld conference (TechWorld), 2012-02-28.
Microsoft, Hortonworks to link Excel and Hadoop (Computerworld), 2012-02-28.
Oracle pulls the plug on old JavaFX runtime (InfoWorld), 2012-02-28.
Microsoft Visual Studio 11 embraces devops (InfoWorld), 2012-02-24.
Science: too many connections weakens networks (Network World), 2012-02-24.
Carrier Ethernet 2 aims for global connectivity (Network World), 2012-02-23.
Ubuntu Android Add-on Designed to Replace PCs (PC World), 2012-02-21.
Apache Web server gets high performance upgrade (Network World), 2012-02-21.
Scientists develop computer-controlled intersections for self-driving cars (TechWorld), 2012-02-20.
WSJ: Google disregarded iPhone privacy settings (Computerworld), 2012-02-17.
IBM says future computers will be constant learners (Computerworld), 2012-02-16.
Oracle preps MySQL Cluster for Web use (Computerworld), 2012-02-15.
HP gives Vertica a fresh face (IW), 2012-02-15.
UC4 expands into DevOps with Ventum purchase (Network World), 2012-02-14.
Quest goes private in $2 billion stock buyback (Network World), 2012-02-12.
Social network Pinterest scrutinised for embedding tracking code (TechWorld), 2012-02-09.
Dating Site Matches Not So Scientific (PC World), 2012-02-08.
Microsoft opens C++ extension for other compilers (InfoWorld), 2012-02-06.
Researchers layer an electronic junction into optical fiber (Computerworld), 2012-02-06.
Alfresco 4.0 heads for the cloud (InfoWorld), 2012-02-02.
Linux Foundation hires kernel developer Greg Kroah-Hartman (ComputerworldUK), 2012-02-01.


January 2012:

Microsoft releases PST importer for Exchange (Network World), 2012-01-31.
Git gets equipped for the enterprise (InfoWorld), 2012-01-31.
HP extends asset mapping into Amazon, VMware clouds (Network World), 2012-01-31.
Linux Mint 13 gets back to desktop basics (InfoWorld), 2012-01-26.
Joomla content management gets multi-database support (InfoWorld), 2012-01-24.
Ubuntu to feature command line shortcuts (Computerworld), 2012-01-24.
Internet Archive's Brewster Kahle Gets SIIA Recognition (PC World), 2012-01-24.
Ruby on Rails 3.2 aids the developers (InfoWorld), 2012-01-23.
IBM quarterly results show modest gains (Computerworld), 2012-01-19.
Federal Reserve Contractor Charged With Source Code Theft (PC World), 2012-01-19.
CA Technologies Revises Clarity Interfac (CIO), 2012-01-18.
Red Hat RHEV 3.0 pressed into action (Network World), 2012-01-18.
Microsoft engineers file system for a new era (IT World), 2012-01-17.
ISC seeks wider input for BIND 10 (Network World), 2012-01-13.
IDC: PC shipments slumped as 2011 ended (Computerworld), 2012-01-11.
Asian Companies Rival U.S. Patent Champs (PC World), 2012-01-11.
Splunk 4.3 gets a boost for business analysis (InfoWorld), 2012-01-10.
Oracle, Cloudera unveil Hadoop appliance (Computerworld), 2012-01-10.
Canonical Demonstrates Ubuntu TV (PC World), 2012-01-09.
Oracle gears Netbeans for building better user interfaces (InfoWorld), 2012-01-05.
Hadoop solidified for production duty (Computerworld), 2012-01-04.
Facebook brings back the hack (Computerworld), 2012-01-04.