CIO: Hottest IT roles in information architecture

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	Robert L. Mitchell: CIO: Hottest IT roles in information architecture, SaaS integration The migration of enterprise apps to SaaS is diminishing some traditional IT roles. But there are new opportunities, says Kimberly-Clark CIO Ramon Baez. Here are the skill sets and roles he says will be in the highest demand. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Amazon Web Services Become a Cloud expert at AWS re: Invent Amazon Web Services invites you to AWS re:Invent, our first global customer and partner conference. Hear how companies are migrating their IT applications to the Cloud. Learn best practices for managing security, monitoring your resources, optimizing performance, and cutting costs. Get your questions answered by AWS experts to help you get started. Register today for AWS re: Invent, the largest gathering ever of the AWS community. In this Issue Richi Jennings: Saudi Aramco reels under curse of Shamoon virus? Preston Gralla: Windows 8 is "a dramatic departure from existing PC paradigms" and may not halt slow PC growth, warns IDC Jonny Evans: Opinion: Apple's iPhone future for the connected home Sharky: Well, it IS Monday WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Raising the Bar on Desktop Virtualization Examine the 10 most common Citrix XenDesktop use cases and the most critical success criteria for implementing them. Despite the obvious benefits, there are important factors to consider: mobility and collaboration, data center and network infrastructure, and a reliable end-to-end solution. Read Now Richi Jennings: Saudi Aramco reels under curse of Shamoon virus? Saudi Aramco, the world's eighth largest oil refiner, is still recovering after a targetted malware attack took down 30,000 workstations. In apparent retaliation for the "crimes" of the Saudi government, a previously-unknown hacker group claimed responsibility. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder whether this is the curse of Shamoon. Read More Preston Gralla: Windows 8 is "a dramatic departure from existing PC paradigms" and may not halt slow PC growth, warns IDC Windows 8 is "a dramatic departure from existing PC paradigms" and may not stop the declining growth in PC sales, warns a just-released IDC report. The reports adds that PC sales will be only up a fraction of a percent in 2012 over 2011. Read More WHITE PAPER: Verisign Inc. Integrating Intelligence into Security Operations This paper describes four critical elements of cyber-security intelligence and how financial organizations can improve the safety of their networks. Learn the true risks of unfiltered and unsubstantiated intelligence, and questions to ask to determine the best approach financial organizations can take for overall risk mitigation. Learn more. Jonny Evans: Opinion: Apple's iPhone future for the connected home The Apple rumor machine is finally seeing the light and agreeing the iPad mini will be introduced at an event subsequent to the iPhone 5, which seems obvious to me, so today I wanted to talk about the next big iOS opportunity: the connected home. Read More Sharky: Well, it IS Monday It's a hectic Monday morning, and along with the usual issues, this support pilot fish is getting calls from users about a security pop-up that's suddenly appearing. So he sends out an explanatory email -- and then comes the call. Read More
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