Thursday, June 23, 2011

CIO wannabes told to think outside the box

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CIO wannabes told to think outside the box
IT workers who want to be a CIO need to think outside the box -- like pushing for staff to spend 10% of their time working on something other than operational tasks, according to advice at a recent CIO conference. Read More

RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CIO Perspective

Empower Yourself at CIO Perspectives
CIO's Editor in Chief Maryfran Johnson and Suzanne Bates, author of "Discover Your Leadership Brand" discuss the experiences of IT leaders Steve Jobs and Sir Richard Branson. Learn what shaped their leadership styles and how to identify and leverage your own IT leadership brand. CIO Perspectives Boston – July 20, 2011. Click to continue

In this Issue

RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Systems, Inc.

Transform Your Business with Video
Business video is exploding in popularity. As video becomes increasingly pervasive, businesses need to uncover the most efficient and productive ways to deploy the media. Cisco Services offers four detailed white paper series—plus complementary short videos—that outline practical steps for harnessing the power of video and realizing the best ROI. Go Now

Blog: BlackBerry maker starts cutting jobs
BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion has started to hand out pink slips to employees in Waterloo, Ontario, where the Canadian company's headquarters are located. Read More

Security Manager's Journal: Sometimes nothing gets done if you don't do it yourself
Our manager's growing IT department has a lot of new managers, and they want to oversee the actual implementation of security projects. But very little implementation is actually taking place. Read More

WHITE PAPER: Dell

Simplify the Move to 10GbE
As the industry moves toward 10GbE becomes more mainstream, IT organizations are considering its use for initiatives such as LAN/SAN consolidation and unification. This paper provides network architects and decision makers with guidance for moving from GbE to 10GbE networking in their virtualized data centers. Read more.

Most IT pros don't fear losing their jobs to the cloud
Most people in the IT industry are sure that enterprise cloud computing usage will double in the next two years. But they also feel that IT professionals will not be displaced from their enterprise jobs because of the cloud. Read More

Ready or not, here come the business tablets
The multitudes have spoken: They love the Apple iPad, they want more tablets, and they want them in the office. Here's what to expect. Read More