The time is right for an 'IT petting zoo'

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	The time is right for an 'IT petting zoo' Being a visionary within a corporation lead to playing with a lot of consumer toys, and that's exactly the point. Play, have fun and discover what does or doesn't work in your company. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux - A Platform without Boundaries Businesses that depend on innovation have one thing in common: They have built their technology foundations to be open, not closed. These businesses run on Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®. It's time to experience what IT can do with no proprietary limits, vendor-imposed constraints, or boundaries to innovation. Learn more now In this Issue IT is about to meet the Amazon Effect JohnWThompson: The unintended consequences of IT transformations Cerf sees a problem: Today's digital data could be gone tomorrow ARM chief executive explains his exit The next corporate revolution will be power to the peons CITE 2013: Gary Hamel on Hacking Management Secret court order gives U.S. access to Verizon call records, report says Despite uncertainties, 46% of IT employees are looking WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation Enable Faster Backup and More Effective Long-Term Archiving Read the IDC report on how EMC is well positioned to help organizations that want to consider alternatives to tape for long-term backup retention and archiving needs. Learn more. IT is about to meet the Amazon Effect IT upheaval is inevitable -- like it or not. Read More JohnWThompson: The unintended consequences of IT transformations Momentous, earth-shattering changes in IT have proven to be a divisive factor for many companies. Over the past four decades, these moments of change, or inflection points, have turned the industry on its head and sent us collectively diving into the future. Through each of these inflection points, we have witnessed obvious benefits, particularly in user productivity. But, these new opportunities also carry with them significant, unintended consequences.   Read More Cerf sees a problem: Today's digital data could be gone tomorrow Vinton Cerf, one of the computer scientists who turned on the Internet in 1983, is concerned that much of the data created since then, and for years still to come, will be lost to time. Read More ARM chief executive explains his exit ARM Holdings has done well under CEO Warren East and there was no obvious reason for him to step aside. But by July 1, the new CEO, fellow ARM veteran Simon Segars, will be the new chief executive. Read More WHITE PAPER: 8x8 Top 8 Communications Tools for Small Businesses Powerful technology is available to help your small business improve its communications with customers, employees and suppliers. View this free On-Demand Webcast produced by BizLaunch. Learn more. The next corporate revolution will be power to the peons BYOD is only the beginning of a shift away from traditional corporate bureaucracy, as companies begin to realize they have a deep creative asset -- their employee base -- just waiting to be tapped. Read More CITE 2013: Gary Hamel on Hacking Management Noted business leadership author Gary Hamel chats with Matt Rosoff from CITEworld about his CITE 2013 keynote, which discussed how companies can get away from bureaucracy and give more power to employees to innovate. Read More Secret court order gives U.S. access to Verizon call records, report says The U.S. National Security Agency has been allowed by a court order to collect phone records of a large number of customers of Verizon, according to a report in the Guardian on Thursday. Read More Despite uncertainties, 46% of IT employees are looking The percentage of IT employees interested in getting a new job is rising, even as they lose confidence in the economic outlook, new survey data shows. Read More
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