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Geekend: Shocking the Brain Makes You Better at Math
David Wagner   5/17/2013   3 comments
A well-placed and painless shock will make someone better at math for at least six months.
Lessons in Turnaround Leadership
David Wagner   5/16/2013   3 comments
Two leaders share their personal experiences of crisis management.
The Future of M2M for OEMs
David Wagner   5/15/2013   5 comments
The future of M2M will break silos and reach out beyond the enterprise.
Geekend: The Future of Clothing
David Wagner   5/10/2013   25 comments
Materials science will change the environment... and fashion.
IT to Empower Middle Management
David Wagner   5/9/2013   4 comments
Middle management is the key to enterprise success, but is often overlooked by IT.
Poll Intro: 3D Printing’s Increasing Political Scrutiny
David Wagner   5/8/2013   8 comments
People are doing things with 3D printing that some people don't like. Will that bother OEMs?
Geekend: Weird Reasons Not to Hire Someone
David Wagner   5/3/2013   48 comments
Superstition still plays a significant role in hiring.
E2 Tournament of IT Revolutionaries: Crown a Champ
David Wagner   5/2/2013   22 comments
The final vote in the E2 Tournament of IT Revolutionaries.
Social Proximity Is the New King
David Wagner   5/1/2013   9 comments
Social networking needs real-life amplification from proximity-based networking.
Geekend: Virgin Airlines Flies the Creepy Skies
David Wagner   4/26/2013   102 comments
Virgin unveils an inflight flirting app.
E2 Tournament of IT Revolutionaries Elite 8
David Wagner   4/25/2013   17 comments
The final 8 in our IT Tournament of Revolutionaries.
Window Closing for Windows XP
David Wagner   4/24/2013   98 comments
Microsoft is going to stop supporting XP in a year, and many enterprises still won't let it go.
Geekend: A Geek Prize for Peace
David Wagner   4/19/2013   34 comments
Celebrating crazy science and the people who make it.
Old & Bad ERP All Over Manufacturing
David Wagner   4/17/2013   3 comments
ERP wasn't a priority in the recession, but cloud is making it a priority again.
Geekend: Google Helps You Die
David Wagner   4/12/2013   41 comments
Google has a new service for after you die.
Poll Wrap: IT Revolutionaries Infrastructure Division
David Wagner   4/11/2013   Post a comment
The latest results from the tournament of IT Revolutionaries.
Weaponizing IT
David Wagner   4/10/2013   18 comments
The government is calling the tools you use to do your job "weapons."
Geekend: Counting Pebbles on the Beach
David Wagner   4/5/2013   45 comments
The British government is about to try to store all of life in an archive.
Smaller Windows Devices on the Way
David Wagner   4/4/2013   55 comments
Smaller Windows 8 tablets are coming to the enterprise.
Poll: March Madness Infrastructure Division
David Wagner   4/3/2013   9 comments
Help pick the most important innovation in IT history.
Geekend: Planks for the Memories
David Wagner   3/29/2013   52 comments
Why do we do these silly photomemes?
Wearable Computing & the Internet of Things
David Wagner   3/28/2013   41 comments
Manufacturers need wearable computing to take advantage of the Internet of Things.
Charging Customers for 'Just Looking'
David Wagner   3/27/2013   67 comments
Is charging for "just loooking" the best way to combat showrooming?
Poll: End User Division of March Madness
David Wagner   3/26/2013   12 comments
Round two of our effort to find the most important IT innovation ever.
Geekend: Happy Birthday, Captain Kirk
David Wagner   3/22/2013   71 comments
Happy 82nd birthday to the king of Geekdom.
Get Ready for H2M Manufacturing
David Wagner   3/21/2013   12 comments
Wearable computing could transform manufacturing.
Poll Intro: Let the Madness Begin!
David Wagner   3/19/2013   14 comments
Join E2 for March Madness and determine the great innovations in the history of IT.
Geekend: Putting Your Heart Into Your Work
David Wagner   3/15/2013   27 comments
The damage we do to our hearts and how to repair it.
OEMs Should Know About SICA
David Wagner   3/13/2013   12 comments
Support a bill that will help OEMs innovate.
Geekend: Legacy System Found in Ancient Shipwreck
David Wagner   3/8/2013   36 comments
Shipwrecks show humans have always had trouble getting rid of legacy systems.
Healthcare Storage Needs Are Exploding
David Wagner   3/7/2013   12 comments
An infographic about healthcare storage needs.
Retailers: Ignore the Whining Coming From Twitter
David Wagner   3/6/2013   43 comments
Twitter seems like a broad and useful sample size, but it is not a good representation of the larger public.
Same Tech, Different Uses
David Wagner   3/5/2013   33 comments
Retail IT needs to respond to the bifurcation of retail in general.
Geekend: March Madness
David Wagner   3/1/2013   14 comments
The Geekend needs your help with March Madness and some fun space news.
Education CIOs Face Sequester Clock
David Wagner   2/27/2013   23 comments
The sequester will hit CIOs harder than they will the rest of the education sector.
Poll: Playing the Markets
David Wagner   2/26/2013   22 comments
Do recent cyberattacks show the risk to our financial markets?
Geekend: The Game of Aging Gracefully
David Wagner   2/22/2013   69 comments
How do you want to go?
Wasting Money in Healthcare IT
David Wagner   2/21/2013   13 comments
The CIO is the only one who has any chance of being able to demonstrate good and bad uses for a deployed technology.
Education CIOs Have a New Game to Play
David Wagner   2/20/2013   18 comments
The new College Scorecard along with potential funding changes could put CIOs at the front of changes in the college.
NRF Shows Online Progress for Retailers
David Wagner   2/19/2013   16 comments
If you can't help your customers move easily among form factors, you need to play catch up, fast. Clearly, this is what your competitors are planning.
Geekend: Of Meteors & Men
David Wagner   2/15/2013   46 comments
Meteors hit Russia inspiring fear, but space also inspires beauty.
Tweet to Buy
David Wagner   2/14/2013   38 comments
Can a Tweet about one person buying something inspire another person to also buy it?
Love in the Datacenter: A Valentine's Day Slideshow
David Wagner   2/12/2013   31 comments
E2's guide for Valentine's Day dating in the workplace.
Geekend: Who Should Play Han Solo?
David Wagner   2/8/2013   60 comments
They're making a Han Solo movie that takes place before Episode IV of Star Wars. Who should play Han Solo?
Social Networking Gets Everyone an A
David Wagner   2/7/2013   25 comments
Social networking needs to change how we prepare students for the most important job skills.
Poll Intro: The Changing Face of BYOD
David Wagner   2/4/2013   22 comments
Are new Windows 8 devices making it into the enterprise?
A New Player in Healthcare Information
David Wagner   1/31/2013   14 comments
A media-aided move by consumers to change testing habits might mean real change for CIOs.
City-Based Strategies for OEMs
David Wagner   1/29/2013   12 comments
The city is returning as an economic focus, and OEMs, especially their CIOs, need to get involved.
Geekend: Bouncy Castles in Space
David Wagner   1/25/2013   53 comments
Going into space in a giant inflatable space ship.
Lean OEMs Discover the CIO
David Wagner   1/23/2013   12 comments
Lean OEMs are embracing technology over manual labor.
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Susan Nunziata   5/17/2013   3 comments
Industrial equipment makers Tennant and Grundfos are among those finding that machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions can create new business opportunities for their enterprises.
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George Colombo   5/16/2013   6 comments
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A Video Case Study – Translational Genomics Research Institute
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TGen IT: Where We're Going Next
7|11|12   |   08:12   |   10 comments

Now that TGen has broken new ground in genomic research by using Dell's storage, cloud, and high-performance computing solutions, the company discusses what will come next for it and for personalized medicine.
On the Case
Better Care Through Better Communications
6|6|12   |   02:24   |   12 comments

The achievements of the TGen/Dell project could improve how all people receive healthcare, because they are creating ways to improve end-to-end communication of medical data.
On the Case
TGen IT: Where We Are Now
5|15|12   |   06:58   |   5 comments

TGen is breaking new ground in genomic research by using Dell's storage, cloud, and high-performance computing solutions.
On the Case
TGen IT: Where We Were
4|27|12   |   06:45   |   10 comments

The Translational Genomics Research Institute wanted to save lives, but its efforts were hobbled by immense computing challenges related to collecting, processing, sharing, and storing enormous amounts of data.
On the Case
1,200% Faster
4|18|12   |   02:27   |   12 comments

Through their partnership, Dell and TGen have increased the speed of TGen’s medical research by 1,200 percent.
On the Case
IT May Improve Children's Chances of Survival
4|17|12   |   02:12   |   8 comments

IT is helping medical researchers reach breakthroughs in a way and pace never seen before.
On the Case
Medical Advances in the Cloud
4|10|12   |   1:25   |   5 comments

TGen and Dell are pushing the boundaries of computing, and harnessing the power of the cloud to improve healthcare.
On the Case
TGen: Living the Mission
4|9|12   |   2:25   |   3 comments

TGen's CIO puts the organizational mission at the heart of everything the IT staff does.
On the Case
TGen Speeding Up Biomedical Research to Save More Lives
4|5|12   |   1:59   |   8 comments

The Translational Genomics Research Institute is revamping its computing to improve speed, storage, and collaboration – and, most importantly, to save lives.
On the Case
Computing Power Helping to Save Children's Lives
3|28|12   |   2:13   |   3 comments

The Translational Genomics Institute’s partnership with Dell is enabling them to treat kids with neuroblastoma more quickly and save more lives.
Ivan Schneider
Clash of the Tableau 8: Release the Kraken!
5|17|13   |   2:42   |   No comments

Tableau 8 has some great data visualization and presentation capabilities, but it's best paired with a strong data analysis framework.
Tom Nolle
Using Virtualization – for Real!
5|13|13   |   2:10   |   No comments

There's a lot of hype about virtualization of networks, NaaS, and SDN, but there's a couple of proven applications that enterprises could adopt right now and potentially save money and improve operations.
Tom Nolle
Is UC Becoming Oxymoronic or Just Moronic?
5|9|13   |   2:12   |   No comments

Skype/Outlook UC integration means we're going to have competition and fragmentation of UC client architectures, but is that bad? Modern devices can support IM, email, voice, and video clients, so maybe it's the back end of UC we need to be worried about.
E2 Editors
Windows vs. Integrated Circuit CPUs
4|17|13   |   4:45   |   4 comments

The editors make their predictions about what will win the next match-up in the E2 Tournament of IT Revolutionaries.
E2 Editors
Radio vs. Public Internet Access
4|17|13   |   4:34   |   13 comments

The editors make their predictions about what will win the next match-up in the E2 Tournament of IT Revolutionaries.
E2 Editors
Mainframes vs. Servers
4|17|13   |   4:34   |   16 comments

The editors make their predictions about what will win the next match-up in the E2 Tournament of IT Revolutionaries.
E2 Editors
TCP/IP vs. Printing Press
4|17|13   |   3:07   |   5 comments

The editors make their predictions about what will win the next match-up in the E2 Tournament of IT Revolutionaries.
E2 Editors
BYOD vs. E-Commerce
4|12|13   |   3:12   |   11 comments

The editors make their predictions about what will win the next match-up in the E2 Tournament of IT Revolutionaries.
E2 Editors
Telecommuting vs. Outsourcing
4|12|13   |   4:19   |   7 comments

The editors make their predictions about what will win the next match-up in the E2 Tournament of IT Revolutionaries.
E2 Editors
Personal Computer vs. Mobile Devices
4|12|13   |   4:28   |   20 comments

The editors make their predictions about what will win the next match-up in the E2 Tournament of IT Revolutionaries.
E2 Editors
Smartphones vs. Productivity Software
4|12|13   |   3:09   |   13 comments

The editors make their predictions about what will win the next match-up in the E2 Tournament of IT Revolutionaries.
Tom Nolle
There's More to Mobility Than the Mobile Worker
4|9|13   |   2:03   |   5 comments

Workers are now used to portable device support throughout their everyday lives. We should be looking at the policy of providing fixed-desk devices to support stationary workers. Could portable support be smarter?
Ivan Schneider
From Kim Jong-Un's Trackball to Nuance Voice Ads
4|5|13   |   3:21   |   9 comments

Input devices run the gamut, from the humble Missile Command-style trackball to advanced speech recognition. Unfortunately, these input devices can be used for evil as well as good. Case in point: mobile ads that want you to talk to them.
Tom Nolle
Data/Storage Wish List for Enterprises
4|3|13   |   2:19   |   1 comment

Enterprises want three things in storage systems: First is some speech-recognition way of capturing videoconference data for indexing; second is semantic/AI analysis of emails and IM for content indexing; third is a better system for managing hierarchical layers of storage.
E2 Editors
E2 Editors Go Mad! Episode 3
3|28|13   |   3:22   |   12 comments

March Madness: Susan and Curt face off in a battle over Microsoft Excel, and whether or not it deserved its own spot on the E2 Tournament of IT Revolutionaries.