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Zeichick’s Take: In-memory databases poised for takeoff
By Alan Zeichick
The secret of this less costly, more efficient (under certain circumstances) database type is out
5/17/2013 4:00:00 PM
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Zeichick’s Take: Power down… or airplane mode?
By Alan Zeichick
It's time to end the ban on turning off devices on airplanes below 10,000 feet
5/10/2013 3:50:00 PM
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Zeichick’s Take: Boosting developer velocity by 30x
By Alan Zeichick
Microsoft's plans for speeding up development include working even more with open-source communities
5/3/2013 1:30:00 PM
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Zeichick’s Take: Mobile developer mojo
By Alan Zeichick
If company developer events are any indication, mobile development is more popular than ever
4/26/2013 1:00:00 PM
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Zeichick’s Take: Coping with the data
By Alan Zeichick
Black Duck's survery on open-source software adoption reveals some interesting attitudinal shifts
4/19/2013 3:55:00 PM
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Zeichick’s Take: Big Data and PC sales data
By Alan Zeichick
Following Big Data TechCon, we have more insight into what goes into Big Data, and also the changing face of computers
4/15/2013 1:30:00 PM
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Zeichick’s Take: Looking for girls who code
By Alan Zeichick
The software development world needs female coders to be involved, and that requires creating a welcoming atmosphere
4/5/2013 2:00:00 PM
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Zeichick’s Take: The 8-year-old Git is coming on strong
By Alan Zeichick
A CollabNet survey shows that Git is making impressive ground in the enterprise
3/29/2013 3:30:00 PM
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Zeichick’s Take: Moving into Big Data mode
By Alan Zeichick
What you should look out for when you come to Big Data Techcon
3/26/2013 12:00:00 PM
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Zeichick’s Take: Android + Chrome = Confusion
By Alan Zeichick
The recent leadership shakeup is confusing those who keep an eye on Android’s growth
3/18/2013 1:00:00 PM
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Zeichick’s Take: Is Big Data a fancy way of saying Big Social?
By Alan Zeichick
Big Data is uniquely capable of handling today's social data-gathering operations
3/8/2013 3:30:00 PM
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Zeichick’s Take: Bug Invaders! Angry Code! World of Compilecraft!
By Alan Zeichick
Do you use gamification to motivate your employees?
3/1/2013 4:00:00 PM
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Zeichick’s Take: Big challenges with data and Big Data
By Alan Zeichick
IT decision-makers lay out what Big Data problems they face, and how they plan on taking them on
2/25/2013 1:00:00 PM
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Zeichick’s Take: From Apple to Microsoft to Tesla, rumors abound
By Alan Zeichick
No news, but plenty of talk this week about cars, watches and supply shortages
2/15/2013 12:00:00 PM
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Zeichick’s Take: The complications of cloud adoption
By Alan Zeichick
A KPMG survey shows that cloud adoption is becoming more typical, but satisfaction is not 100%
2/7/2013 1:00:00 PM
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Zeichick’s Take: You can’t analyze what you don’t capture
By Alan Zeichick
A survey shows that fewer companies are able to analyze, or even collect, extensive data about their customers
1/29/2013 1:00:00 PM
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Zeichick’s Take: We want your nominations for the 2013 SD Times 100
By Alan Zeichick
Which projects, companies, products or people were the leaders in 2012?
1/25/2013 12:20:00 PM
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Zeichick’s Take: Big Data, by any other name, would smell as sweet
By Alan Zeichick
Is Big Data an overhyped term? Or does it fit the bill for what, exactly, we’re describing?
1/14/2013 1:30:00 PM
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Zeichick’s Take: Movable walls in the garden
By Alan Zeichick
What it means to be an open platform is not easy to nail down, especially with app distribution
1/4/2013 4:35:00 PM
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Code Watch: Map/Reduce, turn by turn
By Larry O Brien
There’s a best way to do Map/Reduce; here’s a quick primer and suggested reading
12/18/2012 1:00:00 PM
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Zeichick’s Take: Write once, run everywhere, version 2.0
By Alan Zeichick
Combining HTML5 with native apps will allow you to fulfill Sun Microsystems' promise
12/17/2012 1:30:00 PM
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Zeichick’s Take: When Big Data becomes Bad Data
By Alan Zeichick
It’s not enough to just collect Big Data, you have to target it intelligently as well
12/7/2012 4:00:00 PM
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Zeichick’s Take: The API as an overloaded operator
By Alan Zeichick
Cloud-based APIs are trickier than they look, so keep a closer eye on them
11/28/2012 11:00:00 AM
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Zeichick’s Take: Happy Thanksgiving
By Alan Zeichick
Alan is thankful for much this Thanksgiving. What are you thankful for?
11/21/2012 1:00:00 PM
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Zeichick’s Take: The joy of being a geek
By Alan Zeichick
It’s not every day that you get to participate in an ambitious experiment
11/16/2012 12:25:00 PM
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Zeichick's Take: Echoing the echosystem
By Alan Zeichick
A new word says a whole lot about the feedback loop of expert opinion
11/8/2012 11:00:00 AM
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Zeichick’s Take: Hurricane Sandy can’t stop the tech from Microsoft and Google
By Alan Zeichick
A slew of new devices are set to become available
11/2/2012 3:30:00 PM
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Zeichick’s Take: With Windows 8, one size must fit all
By Alan Zeichick
The Windows Phone UI for apps is good for mobile devices, not so good for laptops or desktops
10/26/2012 2:35:00 PM
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Zeichick’s Take: Cross-platform mobile dev, tablets, Windows Phone and BlackBerry
By Alan Zeichick
Developers are targetting tablets more than smartphones
10/19/2012 4:20:00 PM
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Zeichick’s Take: Invent vs. buy: Big companies do both
By Alan Zeichick
Google is an exemplar of this, both innovating in-house and buying those who do as well
10/12/2012 2:30:00 PM
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Zeichick’s Take: Fake leather textures on your mobile apps: Good or bad?
By Alan Zeichick
Should developers invest in skeuomorphs for their UIs?
10/5/2012 3:35:00 PM
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Zeichick’s Take: Secure those passwords!
By Alan Zeichick
Even the IEEE has been victimized by password theft, so raise the level of your developers' discipline
10/1/2012 1:30:00 PM
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Zeichick’s Take: Reimagining the taxonomy of computing
By Alan Zeichick
A lot has changed since the ACM last released its Computing Classification System
9/24/2012 1:30:00 PM
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Zeichick’s Take: Learn how to cope with Big Data
By Alan Zeichick
We’re presenting Big Data TechCon, the HOW-TO conference for Big Data, to guide you through it
9/17/2012 1:30:00 PM
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Zeichick’s Take: Software quality assurance by the numbers
By Alan Zeichick
How are enterprise developers handling quality assurance and security?
9/5/2012 2:10:00 PM
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Zeichick’s Take: Apple’s victory over Samsung should drive innovation
By Alan Zeichick
Now that Android device makers can’t imitate the iPad, they’ll be forced to come up with their own designs
8/27/2012 12:00:00 PM
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Zeichick’s Take: The new Microsoft logo
By Alan Zeichick
Change isn’t always for the better, especially when it’s unnecessary
8/24/2012 4:00:00 PM
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Zeichick’s Take: Preying on the weaknesses
By Alan Zeichick
Whatever we're doing for software security, it's not enough. We need to keep vigilant
8/17/2012 1:55:00 PM
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Zeichick’s Take: Vacuum cooking as a metaphor for agile development
By Alan Zeichick
Sous-vide as a stand-in for agile? When it comes to picking the right tools for both, the same considerations must be made
8/3/2012 11:00:00 AM
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Zeichick’s Take: Software QA focused on developers, and not the cloud
By Alan Zeichick
Research indicates that the cloud is not being used much for testing
7/26/2012 11:30:00 AM
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