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  Thursday, April 18, 2013
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CIO Columnist SMBs Become Bigger Targets In Cyberattacks
By Kelly Jackson Higgins
Businesses with fewer than 250 employees accounted for 31% of all cyberattacks last year, according to Symantec. Hackers use them as entry to bigger companies.

Windows Blue: Restoring The Start Button Isn't Enough
Many consumers also resent that Windows 8 forces them to boot to its tablet-focused Live Tile interface. Is Microsoft listening?

As Innovation Competitions Grow, Prize Money Shrinks
Latest crowdsourced contests aim to attract data scientists with $100,000 prizes -- not yesterday's millions.

6 Skype Alternatives Worth Considering
Skype might be the de facto choice for video and voice calls over the Internet. But here are other options you should explore.

Cloud Prices: Race To Bottom Begins?
Channel partners ponder the question of how service provider price reductions are likely to impact the future profitability of their cloud-related offerings.

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2013 Salary Survey: Application Development and Software Engineering
Salaries are up 2.1% for staffers and 3.4% for managers. But bonuses are lower, employer-paid training is hard to come by and outsourcing remains a threat to employment. Still, 63% of staffers and 66% of managers say they're satisfied or very satisfied with their jobs.
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Research: 2013 State of Database Technology
Among more than 700 respondents, use of virtualization is up; 91% are using, piloting or investigating Hadoop; and 16% are leveraging cloud for their primary databases. But pricing is still a sore point, and security advances are elusive.
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Database Security in Virtualization & Cloud Computing Environments
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Download this white paper to learn why IBM proposes that organizations relying on the traditional waterfall process for systems and software delivery-that is, an engineering governance model-need to make changes to reduce risk and improve results.
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MOST POPULAR NEWS
6 Skype Alternatives Worth Considering
Skype might be the de facto choice for video and voice calls over the Internet. But here are other options you should explore.

ACLU Seeks Carrier Smackdown Over Android Updates
ACLU urges FTC to let consumers return carrier-supplied Android devices for full refund or exchange within two years if they don't get regular security updates.

Google Nexus 7, Take Two: What To Expect
Google watchers expect a new version of the 7-inch Nexus tablet to debut soon. Here's what it might look like.

IT Salary Survey 2013: 11 Career Insights
IT salaries begin to thaw, with median pay for staffers at $90,000 and managers at $120,000.

Big Data Analytics Masters Degrees: 20 Top Programs
These one-year and two-year graduate programs are just what's needed to close the big-data talent gap. Read on to find a school that fits your ambitions and background.

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Webcast: Choosing an Approach to Data Integration and Governance in a Big Data World
Join Gartner analyst Eric Thoo on Tuesday, April 23, as he describes four different approaches to data integration. Eric will map the different approaches to five key use cases to help you identify the capabilities you need and provide insights into evolving data integration challenges and the capabilities that are emerging to address them.

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