C4 launches new training program for channel leaders

Amazon, Cloudera, Hortonworks, IBM, and MapR mix simpler setup of Hadoop clusters with proprietary twists and trade-offs

Plus, reports on CIO spending for the year and an update on SOPA

Kevin Gilroy will lead global indirect channels

Windows dominance as the business OS of choice means you may have to run it on a Mac

Watch out: Cameras, hard drives, PCs, and mobile data will all cost more in 2012

Plus, new Apple lawsuits in Germany and HP’s POS solutions

The 2012 CES show produced products targeting the hyper-connected user

Component makers’ sales jumped last month, hinting at more records to come

RSA sought after by companies that want to prevent something similar from happening to them

Windows 8 was shown on a few ARM-based devices at CES, but Microsoft doesn’t want people playing with it before it’s ready

But user empowerment still allows IT to assess apps and manage mobile devices

Plus, Skype services on Windows phones and whether we can rely on social media in an emergency