Articles by Nick Kolakowski

• New York State Asks Apple, Google, Others to Tackle Smartphone Theft

  Mobile phones have long presented an enticing target for thieves. Now the New York attorney general is asking Apple, Google, Samsung, and other phone vendors to actually do something about it. “I…
• SAP, Oracle Offerings Draw Battle Lines Over BI

  [caption id="attachment_9770" align="aligncenter" width="500"] As usual, the cloud has something to do with it.[/caption] It’s standard practice among IT firms to announce a new product just as a…
• Google Pooling Its Cloud Storage

  Google is breaking down the walls between its products still further, allowing users to slosh the storage from their Gmail, Drive and Google+ Photo accounts into a 15GB common pool. “Separate sto…
• JavaScript Is Eating the World

  [caption id="attachment_9752" align="aligncenter" width="618"] JavaScript tutorial.[/caption] With due apologies to Marc Andreessen, I believe that a very specific type of software is eating the…
• Bill Gates Opens Up About Steve Jobs in CBS Interview

  [caption id="attachment_9734" align="aligncenter" width="605"] Bill Gates talks to 60 Minutes.[/caption] Former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates displayed a bit of emotion when talking to CBS’s 60 Minute…
• Six Steps for Improving Automation ROI

  There is no doubt that IT automation has “crossed the chasm,” moving from early adoption to much broader use in many organizations. Few would argue with the goal of lifting employees out of basic…
• New Nexus 7 and Google Maps Could Debut at Google I/O

  [caption id="attachment_9712" align="aligncenter" width="618"] The next Nexus 7 could feature an upgraded screen and processor.[/caption] The Google I/O conference kicks off May 15-17 at San Fran…
• The Onion Describes How the SEA Hacked Its Systems

  [caption id="attachment_9681" align="aligncenter" width="618"] Mess with The Onion, and they'll lampoon you to death.[/caption] For comedy publication The Onion, a recent cyber-attack by the Syri…
• Facebook Negotiating $1 Billion Deal for Waze: Report

  [caption id="attachment_9677" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Waze offers crowd-sourced navigation updates.[/caption] Facebook seems on the verge of dropping another billion dollars on yet anoth…
• Splunk and Cloudera Alliance Hints at New Big Data Landscape

  [caption id="attachment_9686" align="aligncenter" width="596"] The Splunk Enterprise platform digests machine data from a variety of sources, including mobile devices and Websites.[/caption] Splu…