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BY IDG ENTERPRISE

January 16, 2014

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DevOps explained: A philosophy of speed, not momentum

In search of a better way to hit the goal of higher agility and faster code deployment, businesses have turned to DevOps -- a variety of techniques, tools, and methodologies employed in service of the philosophy that developers and operations should work together, not be split apart, in order to hit higher speeds and take advantage of larger and larger scale infrastructures.

The Internet of Things just got real with Google's $3.2 billion Nest buy

Nest attempts to deliver on the promise of the Internet of Things by layering powerful analytics and intelligence on top of heretofore dumb objects.

How Box is upping performance, design in its new iOS 7 app

Box is rolling out a new iOS 7 app and talked to CITEworld about the new features and about the company's goals for delivering fast apps with great design.

How mobile, wearable, and social tech is improving mental health care

With one in four Americans suffering from a mental disorder, technology has taken a larger role in making sure medications are taken correctly, providing new access to psychotherapy, and helping people manage their treatment in and out of their therapist's office.

Microsoft's Modern UI heading toward irrelevance

If the rumors about Windows 9 prove true, Microsoft may well be abandoning the grand vision behind its Modern UI.

Fiberlink president: Here's why IBM bought us and what happens next

Fiberlink's president and CEO Chris Clark who shared his thoughts with CITEworld about where the MDM market is headed, what to expect from Fiberlink now that it's part of IBM, and why IBM was interested in Fiberlink.

TopCoder lets developers compete to build the best app for your business

Cloud systems integrator Appirio is merging its crowdsourced app development contest platform CloudSpokes with recent acquisition TopCoder, as it moves to connect customers with the developers who are going to enable them to build better apps and move into the 21st century.

Microsoft's own technology could have stopped hack of Twitter accounts

Azure Active Directory includes single sign-on to services like Twitter, complete with two-factor authentication – so users never know their password to give away.

iOS is the most lucrative mobile OS of them all

When it comes to marketshare, Android is by far the most popular mobile OS out there, but that doesn't mean it's the most lucrative one, not by a long shot.