IT gets energized with budget upticks

	Full-duplex boosts wireless network traffic, say Rice University researchers | NSA label-based system could secure big data
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	IT gets energized with budget upticks As tech budgets edge up in 2012, IT leaders look to shift spending to new development while keeping an eagle eye on the bottom line. INSIDER (registration required) Read More WHITE PAPER: Quantum Expert Guide to Getting Deduplication Right This Computerworld eGuide delivers expert advice on the latest trends and technologies in data deduplication to improve backup efficiency. Learn how to enhance recovery, the pros and cons of D2D2T and CDP, backup strategies for virtual servers, and more. Read More In this Issue Full-duplex boosts wireless network traffic, say Rice University researchers NSA label-based system could secure big data IBM's Watson embarks on medical career Android leads smartphone market 9/11 changed data center security Healthcare CIOs to job seekers: Keep skills up to date The Grill: Daniel Brusilovsky Bart Perkins: Games in the workplace can harness brainpower to solve complex issues Juggling IT's social media roles Getting IT reorgs right 9 hot IT skills for 2012 Thornton A. May: Four learning curves that may jostle your 2012 agenda John Halamka: Coping with IT decision fatigue WHITE PAPER: Oracle The Application Grid Approach to a Modern Data Center An application grid approach significantly automates the process of adding, reducing, or modifying existing IT deployments in support of highly scalable systems that have less downtime and lower resource consumption. Learn More! Full-duplex boosts wireless network traffic, say Rice University researchers Rice University researchers have developed full-duplex wireless technology that they say could double network traffic. Read More NSA label-based system could secure big data The National Security Agency has submitted Accumulo, its label-based, data-store software, to the Apache Software Foundation so that other parties can further develop the technology for use in secure systems. Read More IBM's Watson embarks on medical career Healthcare applications using the 'evidence-based medicine' are being jointly developed for Jeopardy-playing supercomputer Watson by IBM and health care provider WellPoint Read More Android leads smartphone market The smartphone war this year has been won definitively by Android, which is expected to maintain a wide lead through 2015, according IDC data. Read More 9/11 changed data center security Data Centers have always been secure, tightly controlled facilities, but the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, brought about changes that have pushed physical and IT security to significantly higher levels.INSIDER (registration required) Read More Healthcare CIOs to job seekers: Keep skills up to date IT professionals seeking jobs in healthcare should know that CIOs in that field look for applicants with a history of upgrading their tech and management skills. INSIDER (registration required) Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: FileMaker Resource: iOS White Paper and Deployment Kit Quickly Develop and Deploy iOS Solutions. With FileMaker Pro, iPad and iPhone solutions can be prototyped and completed in hours or days versus weeks or months. No iOS application programming or design experience is required. Read the white paper and download the kit. The Grill: Daniel Brusilovsky The Teens in Tech founder helps young entrepreneurs like himself get started Read More Bart Perkins: Games in the workplace can harness brainpower to solve complex issues 'Games with a purpose' have a place in corporations looking for answers to intractable problems. Read More Juggling IT's social media roles Although marketing still rules most companies' social-media strategy decisions, IT is increasingly getting a seat at the table. Read More Getting IT reorgs right IT must constantly reshape its role to keep pace with new technology -- but change isn't easy. Here are the tricks to getting IT reorganizations right. Read More 9 hot IT skills for 2012 Computerworld's Forecast 2012 survey uncovers the top nine skills IT managers will be looking for in 2012, leading with programming and project management skills. Read More Thornton A. May: Four learning curves that may jostle your 2012 agenda Columnist Thornton A. May says IT executives have four critically important technology learning curves in 2012: big data, social media, mobility and the cloud. Read More John Halamka: Coping with IT decision fatigue In the 80s and earlier, issues were escalated by writing and mailing a letter. But in the time that it took to compose, type, mail and deliver a letter, many problems solved themselves. INSIDER (registration required) Read More
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