| Why Google Is a Great Place to Work: Why It Won't Last Posted: 26 Jan 2012 05:48 AM PST | | Are CIOs Championing Consumer Tech? | Playing It Safe: Apple, RIM Put Train Operators in Charge
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Google's a Great Place to Work and Where You Work Sucks
Google is where every technology professional wants to works. The great benefits come from a business model driven by ad revenue that just keeps coming regardless of how and where the company spends money. However, the bad news is two-fold, writes Rob Enderle: Your employer will never be in this position and Google won't be in it forever. Read More
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Are CIOs Championing Consumer Tech?
Debunking myths about the consumerization of IT, a new survey shows companies embracing consumer gadgets. One shocking discovery: More than half of companies already have had a security breach. Read More
Playing It Safe: Apple, RIM Put Train Operators in Charge
Mobility's master magicians have left the building, replaced by assistants working the gears behind the curtain. Former chief operating officers are now leading the top mobile companies: Apple's Tim Cook, who took over shortly before Steve Jobs passed away last year; and RIM's Thorsten Heins, who took over last weekend amidst shareholder cries to replace co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis. Read More
WEBCAST: CommVault
CommVault® SolveForward 2012 Virtual Event
Can your data management strategy keep up with massive data growth? Don't back up. Solve Forward. The only challenges greater than the ones IT leaders face today are the ones they'll face tomorrow. That reality is the guiding force behind CommVault's Solving Forward® approach to data and information management. Learn More
Check Forgery: It Can Happen to You
During a recent personal encounter with white collar crime, CIO.com's Bill Snyder learned that check forgery is shockingly easy and check writing software companies do little to prevent counterfeiting. Here's how he survived check theft and learned to protect himself. Read More
How to Apply the Principles of Network Management to Talent Management
Talent management shares many similarities with IT network management, according to consultants Maya Townsend and Bob Akerley. They explain what IT networks can teach CIOs about talent, and how IT leaders can optimize the essential human networks inside their organizations. Read More
WHITE PAPER: Shoretel
The Changing Role of Mobile Communications in the Workplace
Mobile VoIP can help by leveraging Wi-Fi networks. Choosing an experienced technology vendor to deliver mVoIP capabilities can dramatically reduce costs while improving productivity. Read now!
Walmart Shuffles IT Execs, Names New CIO
Walmart shuffled its top IT executives last week, promoting former CIO Rollin Ford to the position of chief administrative officer. Karenann Terrell, previously assistant CIO, is the new CIO. Read More
Top 10 Things to Look for in an SEO Expert
Whether your business is small or large--or somewhere in between--if you rely on Web traffic for sales or marketing, you need to either master search engine optimization (SEO) or you need to hire an SEO specialist. SEO experts from SEO Moz, High Rankings and Raven Internet Marketing Tools offer these 10 tips to help you find the right SEO professional. Read More
WHITE PAPER: Cyrus One
Scalability & Capacity Planning: Build vs. Buy
This paper explores issues that arise when planning for growth of Information Technology infrastructure. The paper explains how colocation of data centers can provide scalability, enabling users to modify capacity quickly to meet fluctuating demand. Learn More!
3 Things You'll Hate About Facebook's Timeline
I've been using Facebook's Timeline for a little more than two months, since the social network first announced it at the F8 developer conference. Read More
10 Things to Know About RIM's New CEO, Thorsten Heins
RIM has named its former COO and SVP, Thorsten Heins, as its new president and chief executive officer. CIO.com's BlackBerry watcher Al Sacco shares 10 interesting facts about the new BlackBerry CEO. Read More
4 Tough Challenges for RIM's New Team
For the first time since its founding, Research in Motion has changed its top leadership, with a new president/CEO, a new board chairwoman and a new major investor who specializes in turnarounds. But can they save RIM? Read More
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Hot Picks for the Week - The Biggest Tech Fails and Flops of 2011
- 6 Hot IT Jobs That Will Pay Well in 2012
- 4 Facebook Security Tips to Stay Safe in 2012
- Tech Changes to Expect in Next 3 Years
- Apple in 2012: 5 Reasons It Will Be a Tough Year
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| Your Complete Guide to Facebook Timeline Posted: 26 Jan 2012 04:55 AM PST | | Facebook Timeline Becomes Mandatory | 4 Ways to Manage Your Online Reputation
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Your Complete Guide to Facebook Timeline
Whether you like it or not, Facebook Timeline is becoming mandatory. Here's CIO.com's complete guide on everything you need to know -- including first steps and privacy changes -- to help ease the transition. Read More
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WEBCAST: Intel
Navigating the Public Cloud
InfoWorld contributing editor and consultant David Linthicum offers expert advice about choosing services to outsource to the public cloud providers, cloud data security and identity, integrating public cloud services, and how to avoid provider lock-in. Read now.
Facebook Timeline Becomes Mandatory
Ready or not, here it comes: Facebook Timeline is becoming mandatory for all users. Read More
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. Read More
WEBCAST: Interactive Intelligence
2012: Key Contact Center Trends and Priorities
Join us for this live web event where featured Forrester Research principal analyst, Art Schoeller and Interactive Intelligence senior vice president, Joe Staples will discuss these topics and help you be ready to take the best advantage of the upcoming year and the contribution your contact center can make to the success of your business. Learn more
Google's a Great Place to Work and Where You Work Sucks
Google is where every technology professional wants to works. The great benefits come from a business model driven by ad revenue that just keeps coming regardless of how and where the company spends money. However, the bad news is two-fold, writes Rob Enderle: Your employer will never be in this position and Google won't be in it forever. Read More
Are CIOs Championing Consumer Tech?
Debunking myths about the consumerization of IT, a new survey shows companies embracing consumer gadgets. One shocking discovery: More than half of companies already have had a security breach. Read More
WHITE PAPER: Intel
The Journey to the Private Cloud
Both business and IT need the agility enabled by the private cloud. Now you can apply technologies and processes pioneered by public cloud services to your own data center. Read now!
HDD Crunch May Have Far-reaching Effects
The global supply of hard disk drives may be slow to rebound, with a ripple effect that's threatening small businesses and PC makers. The shortage may also drive demand for SSDs. Read More
Obama Attacks Offshoring, Seeks Visa Reform
President Barack Obama Tuesday attacked offshoring, urged businesses to bring jobs back to the U.S., and renewed his appeal for visa reforms to keep foreign students from returning home after earning advanced degrees. Read More
WHITE PAPER: AMD
Next Generation Processor Drives Greater Scalability
The innovative, modular design of the new AMD Opteron™ processor provides more core density and greater throughput, making it ideal for virtualized environments. Download this PDF to read how the world's first 16-core x86 processor delivers a rich mix of performance, scalability and efficiency. Learn More!
MegaUpload Update: Founder Denied Bail Over Flight Risk Concerns
MegaUpload's founder Kim Dotcom was denied bail Wednesday by a New Zealand judge. Read More
SAP Confident of Crossing $26 Billion in Revenue By 2015
The company said it had double-digit software revenue growth in all regions in 2011 Read More
No More Historic SLA Reports: Get it (and Fix it) in Real Time
Businesses of almost all types are increasingly dependent on service providers for network connectivity that consistently delivers certain performance characteristics. In addition to basic service availability, these characteristics increasingly include peak, average and minimum bandwidth utilization, latency (delay) and latency variation (jitter), and packet loss -- all of which can affect operational efficiency and end user satisfaction. This is especially the case with Ethernet-based service offerings employing packet transport to deliver E-LINE services operating at speeds up to tens of gigabits per second. Read More
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Hot Picks for the Week - The Biggest Tech Fails and Flops of 2011
- 6 Hot IT Jobs That Will Pay Well in 2012
- 4 Facebook Security Tips to Stay Safe in 2012
- Tech Changes to Expect in Next 3 Years
- Apple in 2012: 5 Reasons It Will Be a Tough Year
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| Nomination Deadline Friday 1/27 Posted: 25 Jan 2012 12:54 PM PST Don't forget, the deadline to submit your nomination for the Computerworld Honors program is this Friday, January 27th. Get your nomination in today and get recognized for your innovative IT achievements.
http://cwhonors.org/nominations/Nomination_Form.asp As a Computerworld Honors Laureate, you'll generate national recognition and priceless goodwill for your organization. You'll be in great company, competing for an internationally respected award that symbolizes IT innovation for the greater good. And you'll have the opportunity to share the stage with world-class IT leaders at the Computerworld Honors Program on June 4, 2012 in Washington, D.C.
Take your place among recent honorees and winners, such as:
• New York City Police Department for Crime Data Warehouse
• Zipcar for Car Sharing
• NASA Ames Research Center CIO
• ING
• Australian Government, Department of Defence for Learning Management System
• Stanford University
• United States Department of Homeland Security
• OnStar for Advanced Automatic Crash Notification (AACN) Click here to preview the application questions and submit your nomination:
http://cwhonors.org/nominations/Nomination_Form.asp ABOUT THE COMPUTERWORLD HONORS PROGRAM
Laureates' achievements will be recognized publicly at the Laureate Medal Ceremony and Awards Gala being held at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington D.C. on June 4th, 2012. During this black tie ceremony, honorees are presented with a medallion inscribed with the Program's mission, "A Search for New Heroes." Additional recognition is given to five Laureates in each category who, selected by Program Judges to represent outstanding innovation, become Finalists for the 21st Century Achievement Award. One Finalist in each category is then named a 21st Century Achievement award winner, receiving special recognition by the Program Judges to be the very best among their peers. Don't miss your opportunity to be recognized at the 24th annual Computerworld Honors program. Deadline to submit your nomination is this Friday, January 27th. Get your nomination in today.
http://cwhonors.org/nominations/Nomination_Form.asp
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