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• Gartner: The top 10 IT altering predictions for 2014

  Gartner analysts have whipped out their always interesting and sometimes controversial look at what the consultancy thinks will impact the IT arena in the near future.

• CSC: The Cloud's quiet whiz kid

  When most people who track the industry think of the Cloud computing market, big names like Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google, Rackspace, Verizon Terremark and others come to mind. HP, Joyent, IBM and Dell even. But Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)?

• Don't Live in Fear of Your Cloud Storage Provider Going Under

  The closure of cloud storage provider Nirvanix sent a chill through the cloud storage industry and its customers, but is it really a big deal?

• Why RMS Built Its Cloud Environment in Iceland

  While Iceland has long been touted as an ideal spot for a data center, companies have been slow to take advantages of its climate, renewable energy and government incentives. Risk Management Solutions, though, jumped at the chance to put its new cloud environment on the Nordic island.

• New Dell won't abandon the PC

  Dell officials vow that the company will continue making acquisitions and will remain committed to its struggling PC business once its $24.9 billion deal to go private is complete.

• Demand for Cloud Skills Still Outpaces Supply of Workers

  Cloud technology is a 'must-have' for organisations building out or replacing their data center architecture, but there's still a major cloud skills gap that's impeding faster adoption and growth

• iPad Pilot Programs' Dirty Little Secrets

  iPads in the enterprise is a great concept and many companies are eager to roll out pilot programs. However, the reality is that these programs can drag out for years, thousands of iPads sit in warehouses waiting for programs to be approved. So how can pilot programs take off?

• Where do SDNs fit in the datacentre?

  As CIOs try to make sense of the hype surrounding software-defined networks (SDNs) and their potential in data centers, some experts and vendors say IT leaders are looking for answers in all the wrong places.

• Oracle to put on its innovation game face at OpenWorld

  Oracle's annual OpenWorld conference is less than a week away, and as usual the vendor is expected to make a slew of new product and strategy announcements.

• Why HP's successful turnaround Is closer than it looks

  Hewlett-Packard's turnaround effort under CEO Meg Whitman, like an object in the rearview mirror, is closer than it appears. Credit the impending success on strategic partnerships, good hires and a broad view of the future of tech.

• After successful launch, NASA probe heads to the moon

  After a successful lift off late Friday night, NASA's lunar orbiter is powered up, communicating and on its way to the moon.

• Can anybody catch Amazon?

  It is quite a stretch for most cloud service providers to match the geographical reach of Amazon Web Services.

• Ballmer forced out after $US900m Surface RT debacle

  Steve Ballmer was forced out of as CEO by Microsoft's board of directors because of a $900 million write-off the company took to account for an oversupply of Surface RT tablets.

• Businesses adopting robots for new tasks

  Thanks to better sensors and other tech advances, robots are being used for new applications, including quality control.

• Oracle OpenWorld: What to expect

  This year's Oracle OpenWorld conference is still a couple of months away, but the vendor has already provided an ample sneak peek into what's in store for attendees of the show.