The upside of shadow IT

	Whitman plans to 'stay the course' at HP | E-voting system declares wrong winners in Florida
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	The upside of shadow IT As employees bypass IT and regularly subscribe to collaboration, analytic and other cloud services with the press of a button, some of the savviest CIOs are embracing and even encouraging shadow IT. Here's why. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel Strategy Guide to to Application Modernization in Government This technology dossier explains the challenges and benefits of application transformation and suggests how government IT departments might begin the process. It includes an executive summary, discusses critical issues facing state and local government, provides solution spotlight and several customer case studies/testimonials in rich media format! Read Now! In this Issue Whitman plans to 'stay the course' at HP E-voting system declares wrong winners in Florida Microsoft to pull plug on XP in 2 years CS enrollments on the rise, up 10% in 2011-12 Weak passwords still subvert IT security INSIDER IT skills gap forces CIOs to get creative INSIDER The Grill: Wayne Shurts INSIDER Paul Glen: Fixing the technology isn't always enough E-discovery in the cloud? Not so easy The new help desk: Agile, educational, efficient Security Manager's Journal: Who's got your mail? Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Facebook + Instagram = one big acquisition flop Career Watch: Should you surrender your Facebook password? Shark Tank: Power sharing Scot Finnie: Playing the wrong hand with Windows 8 WHITE PAPER: Sybase Prescription for Empowerment As healthcare payers continue to deal with the growth of big data, recent IDG research shows that they embrace and empower ad hoc analytic environments. Compliance continues to surface as a critical business driver for investments in data analytics, along with improved efficiency, reduced risk, reduced cost and improved security. Read now. Whitman plans to 'stay the course' at HP Despite her longstanding ties to presidential contender Mitt Romney, Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman says she plans to stick it out at HP for the immediate future. Read More E-voting system declares wrong winners in Florida An optical-scan vote-tallying system, now used by some 300 U.S. municipalities, misreported the results of an election in Palm Beach County, Fla., last month. Read More Microsoft to pull plug on XP in 2 years Microsoft has kicked off what it calls a 'two-year countdown' to the death of Windows XP and its Office 2003 productivity suite. Read More CS enrollments on the rise, up 10% in 2011-12 Interest in computer science continues to grow among undergraduate students, who pushed enrollments up nearly 10% in the 2011-2012 academic year, marking the fourth straight year of increases. Read More Weak passwords still subvert IT security A recent breach that exposed the Social Security numbers of more than 280,000 people in Utah to hackers has once again highlighted the well-recognized, but often discounted, risks posed to organizations by weak and default passwords. Read More INSIDER IT skills gap forces CIOs to get creative Finding IT workers who are well versed in ever-changing technologies is becoming more and more difficult. CIOs are responding by seeking job applicants trained in multiple disciplines and implementing cross-training programs for current workers. Insider (registration required) Read More INSIDER The Grill: Wayne Shurts Wayne Shurts, executive vice president and CIO at SuperValu, talks about how he's working to help the IT department at the grocery retailer better support the company's overall business. Insider (registration required) Read More INSIDER Paul Glen: Fixing the technology isn't always enough Users want us to acknowledge the emotions that accompany their technology problems. Relax, though; you don't have to be Dr. Phil to do that. Insider (registration required) Read More WHITE PAPER: Limelight Web Acceleration: The Rules Have Changed Optimizing your web page loading time is essential for retaining your website visitors. Download Web Acceleration: The Rules Have Changed to learn how front-end optimization can improve Time to Action for your web and mobile content, and how it can be done in front of your existing CDN with minimal integration required. Learn More! E-discovery in the cloud? Not so easy Companies often assume data in the cloud is inherently discoverable, but is it? Know what questions to ask your cloud vendor so you can get your data back when required. Read More The new help desk: Agile, educational, efficient Whether it's a 'teaching moment' or a system that provides more efficient ticket tracking, the help desk is getting a much-needed assist in some shops. Read More Security Manager's Journal: Who's got your mail? When a chance discovery reveals that anyone in the company can access one executive's email, the brainstorming begins. Read More Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Facebook + Instagram = one big acquisition flop Facebook's foolish buyout of Instagram is a waste of a billion of its pre-IPO dollars, but it's not the all-time worst tech business deal. Read More Career Watch: Should you surrender your Facebook password? Career coach and author Roy Cohen says you can refuse, but negotiation might be a better tactic. Read More Shark Tank: Power sharing The boss needs a power supply for his PC's speakers. Unfortunately, there aren't any to spare... Read More Scot Finnie: Playing the wrong hand with Windows 8 Microsoft is gambling its reputation with its upcoming operating system. Read More
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