Boycott Novell (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
Siim Kallas's latest smear of Free software invites several factual responses; Jason Hiner’s new attack on GNU/Linux put in perspective
Between the Lines (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
What exactly is Rupert Murdoch up to with his Google saber rattling? Jason Hiner and I handicap the week's big question and figure out whether News Corp. would really pull its content from Google completely.
Between the Lines (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
In this episode of The Big Question, Jason Hiner, Andrew Nusca and I handicap the entertaining marketing scrum between Verizon and AT&T. Who's right?
SeekingAlpha Hardware Stocks (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Larry Dignan ( ZDNet ) submits: Can the best-selling category of the PC market really be just a fad? A junky joke? A stunt to prop up the PC market created by Intel ( INTC )? Jason Hiner at TechRepublic seems to think so . He proclaims: Complete Story »
Between the Lines (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
In this installment of The Big Question podcast TechRepublic's Jason Hiner and I talk about the evolving tech landscape as mergers and acquisitions accelerate.
Between the Lines (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
It’s been a week chock full of IT surveys. Yesterday, I posted some details on a survey that found that 40 percent of IT professionals (and an even higher number of executives) are still confused by cloud computing - and that could be delaying adoption in the enterprise. Jason Hiner has a posted some results as it relates to CIOs - that revealed that IT budget slashing, which was rampant...
Between the Lines (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
November 10th, 2009 SIM survey: 76% of CIO time is spent on non-technical tasksPosted by Jason Hiner @ 9:05 amCategories: Tags: , , , , , , , , , One of the questions in the “IT Trend Survey” released on Monday at dealt with how IT leaders spend their time. On average, CIOs spend 76% of their time on non-technical stuff, as you can see in the chart at the bottom of this article.This is...
Between the Lines (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
November 9th, 2009 SIM survey: 52% of CIOs reported diminished IT budgets in 2009, but only 28% for 2010Posted by Jason Hiner @ 2:31 pmCategories: Tags: , , , , , , , , , As part of the “IT Trend Survey” released at in Seattle on Monday there was a report from CIOs on budget levels for 2009, and projections for 2010. It was no surprise to see that budgets fell off a cliff in 2009, with...
Between the Lines (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
November 9th, 2009 CIO top priorities: Productivity and cost reduction, according to SIM surveyPosted by Jason Hiner @ 11:27 amCategories: Tags: , , , , , , A new list of top priorities for IT leaders was revealed on Monday at the SIMposium 09 event in Seattle. IT/business Alignment, a perennial top concern, was bumped out of its No. 1 spot from 2008 and replaced by “Business productivity...
Between the Lines (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
November 5th, 2009 Will business users get onboard with the Verizon Droid? [podcast]Posted by Jason Hiner @ 7:18 amCategories: , , , Tags: , , , , , , , , The Verizon Droid launches Nov. 6 amid a lot of hype and anticipation. It’s also being aimed at business users. We discuss how it measures up.The Big Question is a . Larry Dignan is on vacation this week, so I have two guests: Bill...
Between the Lines (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
TechRepublic’s CIO Jury finds that IT leaders trust Microsoft more than Google as a technology partner, but tune in next year. Jason Hiner outlines the latest findings in the TechRepublic CIO Jury. In a nutshell, it looks like this: So why do I expect Google’s standing to look better next year? Last week, I was at the [...]
Beyond Search (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
... profile executive in the warm embrace of law enforcement. Degree of trust? That’s a new thought. Jason Hiner’s write up reported that Microsoft is more trusted than Google. He said: We decided to examine that question. On October 20, TechRepublic polled its 90-member panel of U.S. IT executives and asked, “Who do trust more as a technology partner, Microsoft or Google?” The jury –...
ZD Net (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
With Windows 7 set for lift-off on Thursday, Jason Hiner, Mary Jo Foley and I handicap the Windows 7 upgrade cycle. We expect the consumer to lead the first wave of adoption with enterprises bringing up the rear in the back half. You can play this 17-minute...
