Forecast 2013: Building a better IT budget

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	Forecast 2013: Building a better IT budget As IT budgets bounce back, the fiscal picture is looking rosier in many IT shops. But lessons learned from the recession are not easily forgotten, and smart IT executives are carefully constructing their budgets for 2013 with big-payback projects in mind. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: FileMaker, Inc Create, deploy and manage custom business apps for iPad The FileMaker Platform is a complete software suite to create, deploy, and manage custom business apps for iPad and iPhone. Design and build stunning iOS apps. Integrate mobile apps into existing enterprise systems. Deploy and instantly update your apps. Secure your apps with industry-standard authentication. Learn more, Watch overview video, Read the white paper > In this Issue 10 hot IT skills for 2013 Thornton A. May: A year for stories and storytellers INSIDER The Grill: Orlando Health CIO Rick Schooler's vision of healthcare IT GM 'insources,' set to hire 10,000 IT pros Shark Tank: Just her way of saying thanks IT growth expected, if Washington fosters stability Help desk gets a makeover at TVA RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Hortonworks Live Webinar Series: The Future of Apache Hadoop Hadoop has evolved rapidly to become the leading platform for managing, processing and analyzing big data. Join us in this 4-part series with the core committers of the Apache Hadoop projects to gain insight into Pig, Ambari, Zookeeper and YARN. Learn use-cases and best practices on how to get started with Hadoop and live Q&A. Register now! 10 hot IT skills for 2013 Computerworld's Forecast 2013 survey uncovers the top 10 skills IT managers will be looking for in 2013, leading with programming and project management skills. Read More Thornton A. May: A year for stories and storytellers 2013 will be the year technologists rediscover storytelling, crafting scenarios of what the future might look like and envisioning worlds that take full advantage of the technology wonders available to us, says futurist Thornton A. May. Read More INSIDER The Grill: Orlando Health CIO Rick Schooler's vision of healthcare IT Orlando Health VP and CIO Rick Schooler talks about how analytics is transforming healthcare. Insider (registration required) Read More WHITE PAPER: Socialtext 6 Ways to Achieve Business Goals from Social Software This practical guide shows you six different ways to achieve your business goals using social software. It will help you choose the best social software approach for your enterprise - with the right balance of risk and reward - so you can get the business results you're looking for. Read Now! GM 'insources,' set to hire 10,000 IT pros GM plans to hire 10,000 IT professionals as it discontinues outsourcing arrangements and pulls most of its IT work back in-house. Read More Shark Tank: Just her way of saying thanks Teacher at this elementary school has a brainstorm: She can teach a quick video editing class. The only issues: She doesn't know anything about video-editing -- and she's in a hurry. Read More IT growth expected, if Washington fosters stability Analysts have lowered their tech spending forecasts, blaming Europe, a slowdown in China and a stronger U.S. dollar. But they say the stage could be set for future growth -- if the politicians don't blow it. Read More Help desk gets a makeover at TVA The help desk at the Tennessee Valley Authority, once a career graveyard, has changed its image -- and its success rate. Read More
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