by Ron Miller

Consumer search engines display burst of innovation

In a surprising display of simultaneous innovation, the three major search engines announced some significant changes this month.

Read my full commentary on FierceContentManagement.

Mobile Payments on Upward Trajectory Says Gartner

Gartner says mobile payments is expected grow an impressive 62 percent this year and climb to $171.5 billion, but this is just the beginning. 

Read my full post on my TechTarget View from Above blog.

Network Breaches Can Hit Your Wallet And Reputation

Network breaches are not only embarrassing, they can cost you big money in fines, and even worse, a big hit to your reputation.

Read my full post on the Real User Monitoring blog.

Photo by Robert Scoble on Flickr. Used under Creative Commons License.

Cloud Rising in the Enterprise

Several recent announcements have illustrated that software companies are trying to make the cloud more enterprise friendly, and IT is getting more comfortable with cloud offerings.

Read my full post on the TechTarget View from Above blog.

Too Much Information: Monitoring Becomes a Big Data Problem

As data center resource pools grow, it becomes nearly impossible for humans to track and monitor. Paul Maritz, CEO at VMware, says we are going to require systems that are self-monitoring and that report to us about significant issues.

Read my full post on the Real User Monitoring blog.

5 Links for Developers and IT Pros 5/25/12

Welcome to the Memorial Day weekend edition of 5 Links for Developers and IT Pros. The week we look at open source file syncing and sharing, HTML5 security considerations and IT's love-hate relationship with BYOD.

See all my links and commentary on the Ness Software Engineering Services blog.

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Mobile Data Site Illustrates Consumerization of Big Data

(Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

Want to know the most popular phone OS in a particularly country in 2011? Our Mobile Planet lets you create custom charts on the fly based on mobile demographic data it's collected. I believe this is just the edge of the kinds of tools we will be seeing moving forward to help us process and make use of publicly available data.

Read my full commentary on my TechTarget View from Above blog.

The Devil Inside: Creative Threat Detection Inside the Firewall

Credit Cards (Photo credit: Andres Rueda)

When hackers are stealing valid credentials, how do you protect your system from the inside? The answer may be automated threat detection that looks for anomalies instead of accepting credentials on face value.

Read my full commentary on the Real User Monitoring blog.

Taking Control of Enterprise Content on Mobile Devices in BYOD Era

The problem with bringing your own device to work is when you lose it and IT decides to remotely wipe your phone -- including your personal content. This week, I learned about two ways IT could control enterprise content while leaving your personal contact untouched.

Read my full commentary on the Ness Software Engineering Services blog.

Moving Beyond the Desktop Era to Whatever's Next

My Windows Desktop (Photo credit: dannyasmith)

Life was a lot simpler for IT when everyone used Windows PCs and applications, but today employees are interacting with a variety of devices and different approaches to software, and you need to find a way to manage this new environment.

Read my full commentary on the Real User Monitoring blog.