by Ron Miller

Microsoft Running Out of Mobile Chances

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Another day, another Microsoft mobile screw up. How many chances do they have left with the buying public?

Read my commentary on my TechTarget View from Above blog.

Semantic search could be further away than it seems

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Watching Watson on Jeopardy, it's easy to think we've made a huge leap, but most companies don't have millions to spend on their on search engines and mainstream Semantic Search still has a ways to go.

Read my commentary on FierceContentManagement.

5 iPad Alternatives That Could Affect Your Mobile Strategy

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Even before many IT shops have formulated a strategy for iPad, tablet alternatives are coming fast and furious.

Read my full post on the Ness SPL Blog.

Are Google's Best Days Behind It?

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For a time, everything Google touched turned to gold, but lately a slew of bad press is creating a negative perception about the search giant.

Read my thoughts on Internet Evolution.

Shift to Cloud and IT Job Losses

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A couple of gloomy jobs reports are enough to depress any IT Pro, but it's more likely a short-term lag as jobs shift and move with the changing computing landscape.

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

Five for Friday 2/18/11

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Another week of Five for Friday links on the Ness SPL blog. This week we look at Agile programming, mobile phone strategy, enterprise iPad strategy, federal cloud computing strategy and the dangers of offshoring in light of what happened in Egypt.

See all the links on the Ness SPL Blog.

Your Services Cost What?! Justifying Internal Chargebacks

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One of the advantages of private cloud computing is the ability to charge back for exactly the levels of service used, but your internal customers are going to want some assurances and proof that your system is operating at full capacity.

Read my full post on the Novell Business Services Management Hub blog.

If The US Gets The Cloud, Why Not You?

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The US government has gone full bore into the Cloud as a way to cut its massive IT costs long-term. What's holding you back?

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

Outages Can Wreak Havoc on Productivity

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When you're staring at network monitoring equipment all day, it's easy to forget that there are real people behind those lights who depend on these services to do their jobs.

Read my full post on the Novell Business Services Management Hub Blog

Cloud Control: Staying on Top of a Hybrid Cloud

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As your company establishes both public and private cloud services, it's going to be more crucial that you have ways to monitor this hybrid cloud because if something goes wrong, you'll still be held responsible no matter where the service is running.

For more information, read my full post on the Business Service Management Hub blog.