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	IT execs say working with startups is worth the risk Working with startups requires a lot of legwork and knowing how to manage the risk. But the rewards can be great. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Software IT Service Management – Choosing the Right Solution If you are in the throes of evaluating IT Service Management (ITSM) solutions, you need to make sure you fully understand what's driving your need for an ITSM solution and what your expectations are for the system. Apply the right lens, and you can focus on the selection criteria unique to your situation. Learn More. In this Issue Career Watch: Noncertified skills pay still has edge over certs The Grill: CME Group's CIO tackles merger integrations, big data Paul Glen: How CIOs can become more influential Reports: Foxconn denies workers went on strike CEO turnover, IT decisions are hurting hurt HP, says Whitman 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! Career Watch: Noncertified skills pay still has edge over certs Latest report from Foote Partners shows the pay advantage has now been documented for six straight years. Read More The Grill: CME Group's CIO tackles merger integrations, big data Kevin Kometer started at futures exchange CME group as a lead programmer, but by accepting myriad positions over the past 20 years, he accumulated the knowledge to lead a global company that electronically processes 3 million futures contracts a year. Read More WHITE PAPER: Verisign Inc. DDoS and Downtime: Considerations for Risk Management Given the probability and potential impact of DDoS attacks on financial institutions, and compared to the cost of other downtime-related risk mitigation solutions, DDoS threat mitigation may be on the easiest and most cost-effective tactics for minimizing financial risk associated with IT-related downtime. Learn more. Paul Glen: How CIOs can become more influential The first step is to expand what, for those in IT, is a limited understanding of what influence is. Read More Reports: Foxconn denies workers went on strike Electronics manufacturer Foxconn maintains that workers making iPhones at a Chinese factory did not strike on Friday and that production wasn't affected, according to published reports. Read More CEO turnover, IT decisions are hurting hurt HP, says Whitman Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman says she won't be able to say whether she has completely turned this company around until 2016. Read More
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