David Needle

Google has announced plans to roll out a more streamlined version of its privacy policies next month. The search giant insists the move to simplify its policies is designed to reduce “legalese” and make its policies more accessible to consumers. “To be clear, we aren’t changing any of our privacy practices; we want to make […]

While many enterprises are expanding their adoption of virtualization, stumbling blocks remain when it comes to business-critical applications, according to surveys of IT pros and attendees at this week’s VMworld conference. In one survey by virtual infrastructure performance technology vendor Virtual Instruments, 48 percent of the 200 attendees it polled cited performance concerns as the […]

Few companies have as large a technical infrastructure as Intel, so the high profile vendor’s decision to invest heavily in virtualization is a major endorsement of this data center technology. Here at the VMworld conferencethis week, chip giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) — as big a hardware proponent as any — detailed its efforts to rein […]

For Cloud Computing articles, visit Internet.com’s new Cloud Computing portal. SAN FRANCISCO — Computer giant HP (NYSE: HPQ) firmly believes in the future of cloud computing, but in a panel session for the media here at the VMworld conference Tuesday, company executives put the oft-hyped cloud in perspective. “These are the early days of cloud […]

As virtualization vendor VMware continues to be a leader, it emphasizes that its role is now expanding. Will competitors have an answer? SAN FRANCISCO – VMware CEO Paul Maritz had a clear message for anyone confused about what his company does. “We long ceased being a hypervisor company. If you want one for free, we […]

For Cloud Computing articles, visit Internet.com’s new Cloud Computing portal. While there is a lot of interest in cloud computing for its potential cost savings and more flexible IT infrastructure advantages, enterprises don’t necessarily know how transitioning to the cloud will cost and how long it could take. On Monday, HP (NYSE: HPQ) announced CloudStart, […]

Cloud computing gets a lot of buzz, yet still faces resistance from data center traditionalists. A new free service claims to specify the cost savings from moving to the cloud. Cloud computing is a topic getting a lot of play in IT circles thanks to the success of companies like Amazon, Salesforce and Google, and […]

HP (NYSE: HPQ) reported its third quarter earnings today, but the news was overshadowed by larger concerns over the company’s strategy in the wake of former CEO Mark Hurd’s abrupt dismissal earlier this month as result of his filing bogus expense reports and his settlement of a sex harassment claim by a former contractor. The […]

When Google first briefed the media last November on its plans to help spawn a new generation of Chrome OS-powered netbooks, the company said the first set of devices would be released this fall. Despite some analyst’s skepticism that the effort is on track, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), as recently as last week, said it expects […]

Not surprisingly, more businesses are leveraging the wide popularity of social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to promote their companies, according to a new survey by jobs site CareerBuilder. Bigger companies and enterprises seem to have embraced social media more than smaller ones, judging by the survey results. For example, 29 percent of […]