LAURIANNE MCLAUGHLIN

Laurianne McLaughlin is Managing Editor at CIO.com, shaping daily content strategy, managing the home page and leading the reporting team. Her technology specialties include virtualization and cloud computing.

She also runs CIO.com's virtualization, data center and cloud computing drilldown sections.

After joining CIO Magazine in 2006 as technology editor, Laurianne did a mix of print and online work before becoming senior news editor for CIO.com in 2009.

Her work at CIO magazine and CIO.com has won multiple ASBPE (American Society of Business Publication Editors) awards.

Before joining CXO Media, she served as a senior editor, online for Business 2.0 and as a senior editor for IDG's PC World, the leading technology magazine for consumers. She is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. Follow Laurianne on Twitter at @lmclaughlin.

Six Cool Cloud Companies at DEMO Spring 2010

At DEMO Spring 2010 this week, cloud computing startup companies got to strut their stuff. Here's a look at who stood out in the cloud crowd.

Parallels Stakes Out Tricky Spot in the Cloud

Parallels, best known for its desktop virtualization software, is betting its future on software for cloud services providers. But despite some high-profile customers, such as Go Daddy, Parallels customers face giant competition in the race to provide everything from hosting to SaaS apps to small businesses.

Windows 7 Launch: Top 10 Things Steve Ballmer Will Not Say

As Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer prepares to announce Windows 7, CIO.com considers what we'd really like to hear him say at the glitzy New York debut. And remember, "PC guys": This is all in good fun.

VMware vSphere: Does It Solve IT's Biggest Worries About Cloud?

vSphere 4 lays the technology foundation for VMware's vision of the private cloud in enterprise data centers. But some of the key concerns that IT leaders have about cloud computing fall outside of vSphere 4's scope -- or VMware's control, analysts say. Here's a look at the key hurdles to enterprise cloud adoption right now and how well they have been addressed.

FBI Raids Washington D.C. CTO Office of Vivek Kundra, Obama's New CIO

News outlets are reporting that the FBI this morning raided the Washington D.C. CTO office of Vivek Kundra, President Barack Obama's recent choice for the new position of federal CIO, and that two men are being held as part of a bribery investigation.

10 Ways to Know Your Geek Is Just Not That Into You

Is your fiery romance on track, or headed for the rails faster than Ruby? In time for Valentine's Day, our helpful guide explains the signs that show your guy or gal geek is about to change that Facebook relationship status to "single."

Cloud Computing: Emerging Tools Give IT Hands-On Management Access

Cloud computing could hardly have more buzz right now, but few management tools exist to let IT examine how applications are behaving in a cloud service like Amazon's. That's where innovators such as Hyperic are rushing in: It's announcing a new management tool for Amazon EC2 today.

Virtualization Breakthrough: AMD and Red Hat Demo Live Migration of a VM Between AMD, Intel Servers

Today you can't do a live migration of a virtual machine from an AMD-based physical server to an Intel-based server, or vice versa. Open source technology from Red Hat has helped AMD correct that big management headache, the two companies say.

Cloud Computing Survey: IT Leaders See Big Promise, Have Big Security Questions

Cloud computing has become the most over-hyped tech buzzword this year, but CIO.com's new survey of IT leaders shows that despite security concerns, enterprises see real promise for flexibility and savings from on-demand computing power. Here's a detailed look at what IT leaders say they want from cloud computing and their plans for using it.

CA Makes Virtualization Push, Stays Above VMware vs. Microsoft Fray

With an eye to virtualization management, CA today released new data center automation tools and nine other products. Like HP, CA is trying to position itself as a Switzerland for virtualization management tools, neutral to the battle between VMware and Microsoft. CA's CEO talked with CIO.com about the company's vision for the virtualized data center.