| Friday, November 23, 2012 | | For those celebrating, Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy this selection of recent articles on Cloud Computing, Windows 8 and more! 7 Dumb Cloud Computing Myths You've heard the arguments: The cloud is not secure, costs too much, and wrecks the environment. Let us set you straight. The BrainYard's 7 Social Business Leaders Of 2012 The editors of The BrainYard picked companies large and small that are exploring the potential of a unified social business strategy. Big Data Education: 3 Steps Universities Must Take How can universities help meet the growing demand for data scientists? Consider this advice from a professor working in the trenches with tomorrow's analytics pros. Innovation Lesson: Disrupt Before You're Disrupted Even innovators struggle with the pace of change. Here are some of the ways Silicon Valley companies like LinkedIn push the edge without falling off. IT's Future: Less Building, More Bundling With human resources, marketing and other departments going in different technological directions, IT's new mission is to tie all the company's services securely together. Project Management Offices: A Waste Of Money? The risks of starting a PMO have never been greater, new research shows. After years of observing project management, I agree. What Enterprise Social Networks Lack: Purpose Communities based on shared interests are fine for consumer social networks. At work, only a community of purpose is worth our time. | | QUOTE OF THE DAY "Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving." -- W. T. Purkiser ALSO SEE  JOIN THE CONVERSATION Posted By AustinIT: "Mobile devices have been around for a long time now but anyone with any business sense should have recognized that the blitz was coming...and that they needed to be ready for it. It appears that nearly everyone but Apple missed the starting gun." In reply to: "Otellini Exits Intel, With Windows 8 Fate Uncertain" View Entire Response | Post Your Own Reply | | | |  | | DOWNLOAD INFORMATIONWEEK HEALTHCARE'S LATEST DIGITAL ISSUE Predictive analysis is getting faster, more accurate and more accessible. Combined with big data, it's driving a new age of experiments.
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Design on a Dime: 12-Step Plan to Cut Software Costs
Controlling nondiscretionary IT spending is a perennial top priority for CIOs, but the cost of software licensing, operations and maintenance is a particularly sore topic. Two main keys: Spend smart up front, then tightly manage enterprise software licensing and maintenance.
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The rise in social technology adoption is not reflected in IT hiring - yet - but this is one area where savvy business users could break into IT: While just 9% of respondents to our survey say they plan to increase staff in the area of social/collaboration in the next year, 92% of those who identify it as a top area of staffing increase say no specialized industry certs are required, and 84% are willing to train.
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Why Big Data Doesn't Have to Mean Big Security Challenges As big data environments ingest more data, organizations will face significant risks and threats to the repositories containing this data. Failure to balance data security and quality reduces confidence in decision making. Join us as we discuss several requirements security and risk professionals must do to create an awareness and understanding of the associated responsibilities and risks at the highest levels of the organization. It happens Wednesday, December 12, 2012. More Information & Registration |  |  | RESOURCES AND EVENTS
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