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CIOs: Innovate Or Go Home | How To Survive The IT Apocalypse

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CIO Columnist CIOs Must Innovate Or Go Home
By Rob Preston
How can IT leaders drive profitable business innovation when they're so caught up in their day-to-day work? Learn from your peers who've done it.

IT Apocalypse Demands Courage
IT as you know it is not long for this world. Take these small steps to move out of the fearful realm of problems and into the realm of solutions.

How Oracle Must Reclaim Its Cool
Oracle President Safra Catz says the company's sales team will soon answer its critics. But Oracle must do much more than rev up the growth numbers.

Salesforce.com Takes Smartphone-First Approach
Salesforce.com co-founder Parker Harris sees customers using smartphones more than tablets for the vendor's CRM apps.

GE Contests Shoot For Innovation Via Crowdsourcing
GE's Industrial Internet Quests challenge global experts to create new algorithms to improve air travel and healthcare.

5 LinkedIn Tools Job Hunters Must Use
LinkedIn rolls out new social networking capabilities that can help you find a new job.

Facebook OK For Company News, SEC Says
SEC's blessing is a big -- if belated -- admission that social networks have become an important part of doing business.

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5 LinkedIn Tools Job Hunters Must Use
LinkedIn has rolled out new social networking capabilities that can help you find a new job. Here's how to use the tools wisely.

Windows 8 Doubt: 4 Ways To Sway PC People
Here are four scenarios that could turn my Windows 8 desktop doubt into belief.

Google's 10 Best Gags, Pranks And Easter Eggs
The search giant knows a good laugh when it sees one. Here are 10 great examples of Google's goofy side.

How Netflix Is Ruining Cloud Computing
A laser focus on Amazon Web Services and seeming disregard for next-gen best practices could spell lock-in, and derail real IaaS competition.

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