Articles by Nick Kolakowski

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  Cambridge University vs. Skynet

  Could Artificial Intelligence (AI) end up dooming the world? That seems like a pretty far-fetched possibility, considering how some of the most visible examples of AI—including Apple’s Siri and v…
• Does HP’s Autonomy Debacle Weaken the Case for Analytics?

  Hewlett-Packard is having a bad week. In addition to some dark quarterly results—sales in virtually every business division declined, driven by weak demand for personal computers and other hardwa…
• AWS Adds Windows Server 2012 Support

  Amazon is adding Windows Server 2012 to its portfolio of supported platforms for AWS (Amazon Web Services). While that’s not wholly surprising—AWS also supports Windows Server 2003 R2, 2008 and 2…
• Nokia “Here” Maps Try to Take Advantage of iOS Vacuum

  [caption id="attachment_6021" align="aligncenter" width="618"] Nokia's hoping its mapping data can make a positive impression on iOS.[/caption] It’s unlikely that Apple, having made the decision…
• Siri, Maps Could Appear on Mac OS X: Rumors

  [caption id="attachment_6003" align="aligncenter" width="352"] If the rumors prove true, Siri could end up on Mac OS X.[/caption] Every Apple user who dislikes Siri and the company’s Maps app, pr…
• Cisco Acquires Meraki to Strengthen Cloud Networking

  [caption id="attachment_5978" align="alignleft" width="618"] Meraki's products allow IT pros to monitor apps installed on managed devices, among other functions.[/caption] Cisco has announced its…
• Google, Dish Network Talk About Wireless Service: Report

  Why partner with wireless carriers when you can become a wireless carrier? According to a Nov. 15 article in The Wall Street Journal, Google executives have begun talks with Dish Network over bui…
• Rackspace Adds to OpenStack-Powered Private Cloud

  Rackspace has introduced a handful of new features for its OpenStack-powered Private Cloud Software, which the company named “Alamo.” While that’s not exactly the most optimistic of codenames, gi…
• Google Connecting Kansas City to Google Fiber

  Google has begun connecting homes in Kansas City to its Google Fiber broadband network. In a Nov. 13 posting on its Google Fiber Blog, the search-engine giant explained the stages involved in con…
• SAP Issues Windows 8 Business Apps, But Will Others Follow?

  [caption id="attachment_5906" align="aligncenter" width="508"] SAP is betting big on mobile apps.[/caption] Microsoft’s Windows Store for Windows 8 offers a few thousand apps, many of them focuse…