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As Apple made inroads into China and the enterprise, its mobile devices sold in astonishing numbers, driving it to the most profitable quarter ever for a technology company and challenging my ability to come up with superlatives to describe it.

This we look at Linux gains in the data center, understanding analytics through Fantasy Football and the gamification of programming -- an approach that just could work with programming geeks.

With the Kindle Fire, we have a version of Android so different, it could be like developing for an entirely new OS and that could pose challenges for developers.

One thing conspicuously missing from the SOPA/PIPA debate was just what constitutes piracy. And we need to have a serious conversation about defining piracy because piracy is definitely real, but it's not what big media companies and the MPAA's Chris Dodd would have you believe.

If the SOPA/PIPA bills in the US Congress become law, it could potentially have a bigger impact on IT and your company web site than you think because these laws will make it fairly trivial to draw your company into a copyright street fight.

This we week we explore big data, the improving IT jobs market and avoiding Agile dogma.

The US government is going to the cloud in a big way hoping to reap savings through data center consolidation, and you would be wise to watch and learn from its experience.

For most developers, Android fragmentation is not a big deal, but a bigger issue could be version fragmentation that forces you to program for the oldest version.

It's important for IT Pros took act as leaders in innovation in your organizations, even if that means creating an executive in charge of innovation to make that happen.

Oh my, the Microsoft hype machine is back folks and in what appears to be an orchestrated campaign or a huge coincidence -- you decide -- we suddenly see a number of stories trumpeting the greatness of Windows Phone 7 and at the same time, stories about how Apple and Android, well they used to be cool, but not anymore.

This week, we look at why developers and IT pros change jobs (more money, duh!), why your mobile app isn't selling and the analytics outlook for 2012.

The SOPA debate is just another example of dismissing IT expertise, and it's time to start listening to the experts -- whether in IT or elsewhere.

Recent court rulings upholding the right of law enforcement to attach GPS tracking devices and a California law allowing cell phone searches of someone who's been arrested--without a warrant--are part of a dangerous trend suggesting the law needs to catch up with technology.

News came out this week that Microsoft, Nokia and other partners are planning to spend big on advertising in 2012. That's great, but the ads need to be compelling, but more important the products need to be great.

IT's role has always been to manage, maintain and monitor the servers, applications and web sites inside your company, but has mostly had little input into business strategy. It's high time that changed, but it's up to you to make it happen.

It wasn't exactly a great year for Microsoft on the mobile front as Windows Phone 7 struggled to find marketshare, but if it can seize the moment in 2012, Microsoft could have a shot at a solid third behind Apple and Google -- and that wouldn't be so bad.

This week we look at how to secure your web app, choosing a cloud backup vendor and monitoring your most privileged users.

Change is the one constant in the IT business these days. Everywhere you look the world is shifting, and in August alone this year we saw a bevy of surprising announcements from some of the most trusted technology brands.

The news came at us fast and furiously this year and it left us shaking our heads--whether it was HP open sourcing webOS, Google buying Motorla Mobility or Adobe throwing in the towel on Flash. I review some of the top stories of the year.

When the LA Police Department rejected GMail over security concerns, it once again brought cloud security to the fore and left Google in an awkward position with a high-profile government client.