IT career advice: Careers in the cloud

	Thornton May: IT needs to aspire and really make a difference | Career Watch: Companies expect to do more IT staff hiring in short term
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	Career advice: Careers in the cloud P100 IT Leader Allan Hackney also has advice on abandoning IT, résumé writing and more. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: MIT MIT Sloan Executive Education: 2-5 day programs Gain cutting-edge insights from senior MIT Sloan faculty. Select from over 25 non-degree programs in strategy, innovation, management, leadership, technology, and operations. Take a course or earn an MIT Sloan Executive Certificate. Learn more. In this Issue Thornton May: IT needs to aspire and really make a difference Career Watch: Companies expect to do more IT staff hiring in short term INSIDER The Grill: Arthur Langer turns the IT education model on its head The IT paradox: A diminished role in technology, but greater clout in the business Microsoft opens New York research lab, hires mainly Yahoo researchers New IBM retirement program guarantees job through 2013 RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Good Technology Maximize Mobile Choices for Employees Is a tidal wave of consumer mobile devices flooding your workplace? You're not alone. Most IT professionals are under pressure from mobile professionals, who have a strong preference for Bring Your Own Device or BYOD. Rather than fight the growing tide, smart IT is looking for ways to give employees greater mobility, while minimizing risk and cost. Click to continue Thornton May: IT needs to aspire and really make a difference IT leaders deploying today's transformational technologies can do so resignedly or aspirationally. Only one approach can really make a difference for the business. Read More Career Watch: Companies expect to do more IT staff hiring in short term Also in this issue, advice on jump-starting a young career. Read More INSIDER The Grill: Arthur Langer turns the IT education model on its head Arthur M. Langer, chairman and founder of Workforce Opportunity Services, describes the outsourcing model his nonprofit organization uses to train and match up economically disadvantaged youth with hard-to-fill positions in IT. Read More WHITE PAPER: Qumu Business Video Empowers Social Media The wisdom of a company resides in the heads of those directly responsible for the non-routine work of the organization. This, coupled with increased demand to better communicate across distributed mobile workforces, is fueling organizational demand for scalable, affordable business video and user generated content. View Now The IT paradox: A diminished role in technology, but greater clout in the business As technology becomes easier to use, it becomes more complex internally. That means IT is less necessary in some ways and more essential in others. Read More Microsoft opens New York research lab, hires mainly Yahoo researchers Microsoft is opening a research lab in New York City that aims to benefit from interaction with the academic and tech communities in the metropolitan area, as well as attract new talent to Microsoft, the company said. Read More New IBM retirement program guarantees job through 2013 IBM is offering employees who are nearing retirement -- and may be worried about a layoff -- a one-time voluntary program that would ensure their employment through Dec. 31, 2013. Read More
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