Articles by Nick Kolakowski

• IBM Offering Developers More Tools for Cloud

  IBM is having a busy week: on top of introducing a host of data-analytics products, the company has also announced new software for building software applications across multiple development envi…
• Salesforce Will Acquire Buddy Media for $689 Million

  [caption id="attachment_1403" align="aligncenter" width="403" caption="Can Salesforce translate its Buddy Media acquisition into profit?"] [/caption] In a move that should surprise exactly nobody…
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  NoSQL Document Storage Benefits and Drawbacks

  NoSQL databases sometimes feature a concept called document storage, a way of storing data that differs in radical ways from the means available to traditional relational SQL databases. But what…
• Server Shipments Up, Revenue Down: IDC

  [caption id="attachment_1393" align="aligncenter" width="618" caption="You need a lot of servers to run a network heavy on the data-analysis apps."] [/caption] Servers, the backbone of datacenter…
• Microsoft: IE 10 Sets “Do Not Track” as Default

  Microsoft has made a decision regarding Internet Explorer 10 in Windows 8 that could cheer privacy advocates: the browser will enable “Do Not Track” (DNT) by default. That could frustrate the own…
• Windows 8 Release Preview Offers Cloud Features, Apps

  [caption id="attachment_1365" align="aligncenter" width="580" caption="Windows 8's App Store will help determine the operating system's success."] [/caption] The Windows 8 Release Preview, availa…
• Google+ Incorporates Zagat Data, Friends' Opinions

  [caption id="attachment_1358" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Google+ wants you to trust your friends' taste and opinions. That's a scary proposition."] [/caption] Google’s battle agains…
• Oracle CEO Larry Ellison Loosens Up on Cloud

  Oracle CEO Larry Ellison seems to be warming more to the concept of cloud computing. During a May 30 interview at AllThingsD’s D10 Conference, Ellison offered journalist Kara Swisher his definiti…
• Microsoft's Office 365 for Government Heralds New Google Fight

  [caption id="attachment_1307" align="aligncenter" width="585" caption="Microsoft hopes its cloud-based email and productivity software can win government contracts."] [/caption] In a bid to expan…
• Is Windows 8 Ready for a Cloud-Based World?

  Microsoft is betting big that Windows 8, its next-generation operating system due later this year, will prove a resounding hit with consumers and businesses. However, Windows 8 faces a tech lands…