Patrick Thibodeau

IT capital spending rises, but not for PCs

While Windows 8 is getting blamed for dismal PC sales, upgrading laptops and desktop systems isn't a priority for business users, according to new research.

Walmart taking the Chromebook mainstream

Walmart has begun selling the Chromebook in 2,800 of its approximately 4,600 U.S. stores, expanding the reach of this still-on-the-margins platform. Staples too.

Oklahoma data centers are ready for tornadoes

The threat of tornadoes in Oklahoma is real, but the data centers in that state are ready. Insider (registration required)

China likely to become No. 1 in supercomputing this week

China has produced a supercomputer capable of 54.9 petaflops that will likely be recognized as the world's fastest system this week with the unveiling of a new Top500 list.

Data that's here today could be gone tomorrow, says Cerf

As one of the computer scientists who created the Internet's TCP/IP protocol, Vinton Cerf is concerned that much of the data created since then, and for years to come, will be lost.

IBM in new round of layoffs

IBM has cut more than 1,600 employees and more layoffs are possible, according to an employee organization.

Nationwide makes SSDs standard on PCs, to employee applause

Nationwide Insurance is moving off Windows XP and the misery of an eight-minute boot-up time for some 40,000 users.

IT isn't going away, says Fox CIO

The next summer blockbuster out of 20th Century Fox might be called "The Incredible Shrinking Data Center."

HP ties knot with Google, as Whitman talks up customers

Hewlett-Packard on Tuesday said it has begun to integrate its hardware and management systems with Google Apps.

OpenVMS, R.I.P.: 1977-2020?

Hewlett-Packard looks to end support for OpenVMS, a system long valued for its reliability and break-through features, in 2020.

Windows XP's demise will do more for PC sales than Win 8, HP says

Hewlett-Packard executives say that the coming demise of Windows XP may do what Windows 8 could not, and that's boost PC sales significantly.

HP's new PC combines sleek design with legacy ports

Hewlett-Packard has designed a new all-in-one desktop that's intended to appeal to IT departments as well as employees.

Immigration bill could hike IT hiring, or send more IT jobs offshore, says Gartner

The Senate immigration bill's impact on offshore outsourcing will be disruptive to outsourcers, their customers and potentially to the U.S. IT labor market, according to Gartner.

What China's supercomputing push means for the U.S.

China isn't downloading software off the Web to build its systems, it has design teams writing its software, says Argonne's Peter Beckman, who heads the DOE's exascale initiative.

New Gmail app adds a touch of color -- and frustration

Google this week completed an update of its mobile Gmail app, and has adopted a color tile scheme that will look somewhat familiar to Windows 8 users. It also added a dose of frustration for users.

Despite uncertainties, 46% of IT employees are looking

The percentage of IT employees interested in getting a new job is rising, even as they lose confidence in the economic outlook, new survey data shows.

ARM chief executive explains his exit

ARM Holdings has done well under CEO Warren East and there was no obvious reason for him to step aside. But by July 1, the new CEO, fellow ARM veteran Simon Segars, will be the new chief executive.

Cerf sees a problem: Today's digital data could be gone tomorrow

Vinton Cerf, one of the computer scientists who turned on the Internet in 1983, is concerned that much of the data created since then, and for years still to come, will be lost to time.

China surpassing U.S. with 54.9 petaflop supercomputer

China has produced a supercomputer capable of 54.9 petaflops, more than twice the speed of any system in the U.S., according to a U.S. researcher who was in China last week and learned the details.

'Sputnik moment' looms for U.S. as R&D ebbs

In his January 2011 State of the Union address, President Obama said that America was facing a 'Sputnik moment' because declining R&D spending was putting the nation at risk of losing its technological lead. That moment still looms. Insider (registration required)