Mobility, cloud, analytics to reshape IT in 2012

	Why enterprise software will never be the same | SAP acquisition of SuccessFactors clears antitrust hurdle
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	Mobility, cloud, analytics to reshape IT in 2012 Gartner says global IT spending growth will be essentially flat in 2012. IDC is more bullish, estimating 6.9% growth, driven by investments in smartphones, media tablets, mobile networks, social networking, and big data analytics. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Systems, Inc. Cisco UCS with intelligent Intel® Xeon® processors Learn how the Cisco Unified Computing System, powered by intelligent Intel® Xeon® processors, signals an evolution in the data center: Cisco Unified Computing at Work, Unified Computing Design Zone, Build a Cloud Ready Data Center and Changing the Server Industry. Learn More In this Issue Why enterprise software will never be the same SAP acquisition of SuccessFactors clears antitrust hurdle Judge tosses racketeering claims in Marin County lawsuit against SAP Big Data, analytics get even bigger, hotter in 2012 How to Tie Your Social Media Accounts Together RightNow shareholders approve US$1.5 billion sale to Oracle Mozilla releases version 2.0 of its license Hadoop solidified for production duty Shell completes transition of HR application services to Accenture RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Red Hat FOUR STEPS TO A PRIVATE OR HYBRID CLOUD STEP 4: ACCELERATE BUSINESS RESULTS WITH YOUR CLOUD. WEBINAR - JANUARY 19, 2012. In the From Virtualization to Cloud webinar series, Red Hat® and the IT Process Institute guide you through the best practices of cloud-building. Learn how to optimize cloud economics, reshape behavior for IT-as-a-Service, and streamline cross-functional collaboration. REGISTER NOW Why enterprise software will never be the same It's a stretch to call 2011 a truly transformative year for enterprise software, given all the old warts that remain, from large-scale IT project failures to creaky legacy systems that will take years and great expense to replace with the latest-and-greatest. Read More SAP acquisition of SuccessFactors clears antitrust hurdle SAP's US$3.4 billion acquisition of SuccessFactors has passed an important regulatory step, with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission deciding on Friday to grant early termination of the waiting period required by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act, SAP announced Wednesday. Read More Judge tosses racketeering claims in Marin County lawsuit against SAP But the county can still file an amended complaint in a bid to keep the allegations alive Read More Big Data, analytics get even bigger, hotter in 2012 Every enterprise software vendor will tell you how hot and in-demand their products are, but the notion rings fairly true with respect to business intelligence and advanced analytics. The products just kept selling throughout the global recession, as companies looked to gain insights into their business and subsequently, more efficiency as well as new ideas. Read More WEBCAST: Autonomy, an HP company Could You Survive a Mobile Data Audit? Date: January 10th, 2012 Time: 1:00 PM EST Join this live Webcast for a discussion on a unique approach to protecting and retaining data that resides on mobile devices by creating a meaning-based backup that allows organizations to apply intelligent legal hold policies against the full corpus of data. Learn more How to Tie Your Social Media Accounts Together Managing updates to all your social media sites can be a pain. Here's how to send messages to multiple services at once. Read More RightNow shareholders approve US$1.5 billion sale to Oracle Oracle's US$1.5 billion purchase of cloud software vendor RightNow Technologies took another step forward on Thursday as a vast majority of RightNow shareholders approved the deal. Read More Mozilla releases version 2.0 of its license Mozilla announced Tuesday the release of version 2.0 of the Mozilla Public License (MPL), which provides compatibility with the Apache and GPL licenses, opening up a wider body of code for reuse by the Mozilla project. Read More Hadoop solidified for production duty After nearly seven years of development and fine tuning, the Apache Hadoop data processing framework is finally ready for full production use, the developers of the software announced Wednesday. Read More Shell completes transition of HR application services to Accenture Oil firm extends existing application support relationship Read More
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