SHANE O'NEILL

Shane O'Neill came to IDG Enterprise, publisher of CIO magazine and CIO.com, after stints at TechTarget, where he covered the storage industry and Ziff Davis Media, where he was an online editor for Eweek. He has also worked at Boston.com and AOL and has written freelance stories for The Boston Globe and Commonwealth magazine. Shane is Assistant Managing Editor for CIO.com and also covers Microsoft, focusing on news analysis stories and blog posts about Windows, Productivity Apps and Online Services. He resides in Boston. You can e-mail Shane here.

4 Ways to Manage Your Online Reputation

As we approach Data Privacy Day, it's a good time to grab the reins of the sprawling online content about you that you and others have created. Microsoft offers steps to protect your increasingly important online image.

Microsoft in 2012: All Eyes on Windows 8

While Microsoft's Server and Tools and Business Divisions will remain strong in 2012, the pressure is on to improve in mobile and cloud. But Microsoft's biggest challenge is convincing businesses and consumers that Windows 8 matters, especially on tablets.

Sprint Calls on Microsoft Lync, Saves Big with UC

Sprint weathered the challenges and reaped the rewards of killing off PBX systems and moving to a unified communications suite with Microsoft Lync. Here's how this transition made life easier for Sprint workers and saved millions in reduced technology and real estate costs.

Tablets in the Enterprise: Risks and Rewards

Tablets like the iPad can set your workforce free, but with benefits come risks and tradeoffs, from securing and supporting tablets to budgeting for them.

First-Gen Design of Top Websites and Gadgets

What did YouTube look like in 2005? How ugly was the first BlackBerry pager in 1999? Remember Amazon.com when it just sold books? Even the greatest products have awkward beginnings. Let's take a look at your favorite websites and gadgets when they came into the world.

Forrester: Tech Changes to Expect in Next 3 Years

Business Intelligence tools, mobile apps and cloud application platforms are areas that will evolve and create significantly more business value between today and 2014, according to a new Forrester report on enterprise technology trends.

Windows Intune 2.0: Four New Features

An update of Microsoft's cloud-based Windows Intune offers a batch of new features meant to simplify how administrators can remotely track and manage company-owned PCs and software.

Office 365: Non-Profit Moves to Cloud for Global Relief

NetHope, a consortium of IT leaders serving humanitarian agencies, has been keeping things in-house with Sharepoint for years. But a recent move to the cloud via Office 365 is freeing up IT staff and allowing agencies to better share information.

Google CIO: Don't Fight Consumerization of IT

In a Bloomberg Businessweek article, Google CIO Ben Fried reflects on the benefits of letting employees have their way with technology. Forrester Research agrees that IT managers should relinquish control, but not before methodically analyzing workers' wants and needs.

The Evolution of the Desktop GUI

From the first graphical user interface developed by Xerox in 1981 to the tablet-like, touch-screen interfaces of Mac OS X Lion and Windows 8, the tools to navigate a computer desktop have gone through drastic changes over the years. Let's take a trip down desktop memory lane.