CIOs Must Fit the Cloud Into IT Strategy

	As consumer tech sweeps enterprise, IT fights for control | SAP rolling out cloud-savvy version of Business One
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	CIOs Must Fit the Cloud Into IT Strategy Cloud computing is quickly going from promise and potential to practical applications, and CIOs who haven't already considered what cloud means for their business better step up. That was the consensus of panelists at a roundtable discussion hosted by IntraLinks on Thursday. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Case Study: Publisher Cuts Backup Times by 98 Percent Learn how John Wiley & Sons, Inc., a leading publisher for scientific, technical, and medical communities, successfully reduced backup times from 36 hours to just 50 minutes, which lowered media costs by 90 percent. Learn More! In this Issue As consumer tech sweeps enterprise, IT fights for control SAP rolling out cloud-savvy version of Business One Cloud consultants Cloud Sherpas, Global One merge Study: Cloud will create 14 million jobs by 2014 IT's 6-step guide to adopting consumerization CITE Conference to tackle BYOD issues WHITE PAPER: F5 Driving Storage Efficiencies with Automated Tiering Storage management has become a huge issue for IT managers, and it's not going to subside, according to market researchers. New research conducted by IDG Research Services reveals that IT managers are considering tiered storage as an essential tool. Download this white paper to learn more about the survey results. Learn More! As consumer tech sweeps enterprise, IT fights for control The spread of consumer technologies at work has put many IT departments on the back foot, but a conference in San Francisco this week is looking at ways IT managers can take back control and turn the chaos to their advantage. Read More SAP rolling out cloud-savvy version of Business One SAP has created a multitenant version of its Business One ERP (enterprise resource planning) suite, which will be sold exclusively through partners as Business One OnDemand, the company is expected to announce Tuesday during the Cebit conference in Hannover, Germany. Read More Cloud consultants Cloud Sherpas, Global One merge Cloud Sherpas and Global One, which advise clients in implementing cloud-based Software as a Service applications, have merged in what is a sign of the continually busy M&A activity in the SaaS market. Read More WEBCAST: Microsoft Lead the Way In the New World of Data Date: Tuesday, April 10th, 2012 Time: 8:30am PST Join us for an expert panel discussion with Microsoft and industry leaders sharing real world solutions and reviewing the latest enterprise roadmap for business and data platform advancements. Learn More! Study: Cloud will create 14 million jobs by 2014 Implementation of cloud services will create 14 million jobs internationally by 2014, with the greatest increases occurring in emerging markets, which are not constrained in deploying cloud systems by legacy infrastructure, according to a new study from Microsoft and IDC. Read More IT's 6-step guide to adopting consumerization Most businesses are accepting, even embracing, consumer technology. What do they know that you don't? Read More CITE Conference to tackle BYOD issues Bring-your-own-device policies are forcing companies to confront a myriad of IT challenges related to support architecture, security policies and mobile platforms. Dealing with those challenges is topic No. 1 at this week's CITE Conference. Read More
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