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	Data analytics: Eye-popping results from Intel, UPS and Express Scripts Three top-tier businesses are reaping big rewards from big-data analytics. They say the keys to success include a deeply-rooted culture of analytics and a relentless focus on cost efficiency and process improvement. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP 6 Steps to Application Performance Optimization Poor application performance can cost more than you think. In fact, Enterprise Management Associates reports that it can exceed $1 million per hour in large enterprises. Read Now! In this Issue Why the enterprise can't shake its email addiction Some data center operators take their chances with floods INSIDER An IT bucket brigade relives Hurricane Sandy Thornton May: Why would IT want to be a 'device Santa Claus'? The Grill: Kathy Moore, CIO, West Virginia Health Information Exchange Oracle joins rivals to advance cloud computing Preston Gralla: Microsoft has derailed for lack of an engineer in chief Security Manager's Journal: Suddenly, our firewall audit can't wait Career Watch: Hiring landscape dims for this year's grads Bart Perkins: Unresponsive suppliers might just not be that into you HP plans to close the book on OpenVMS in 2020 20,000 robots are on the job in Foxconn factories Dual-OS hybrid tablets create challenges for IT WHITE PAPER: ServiceNow 3 IT Imperatives CIOs Use To Drive Change CIOs who have been successful in bridging the divide between IT operations and business did it by accelerating the transformation of IT. Read now! Why the enterprise can't shake its email addiction The kids may have moved on, but business users love (and hate) their email. Here's why we can't kick the habit. Read More Some data center operators take their chances with floods Even most of those hit hardest by Hurricane Sandy are hardening their facilities instead of moving them entirely. In the storm-prone South, however, it's a different story. Read More INSIDER An IT bucket brigade relives Hurricane Sandy The improbable tale of a diesel-fuel bucket brigade that kept a flooded Manhattan data center running in the wake of Hurricane Sandy is not retold with fondness by those who were involved, even if they do share a sense of pride in their achievements. Insider (registration required) Read More Thornton May: Why would IT want to be a 'device Santa Claus'? Evolving technology buying behaviors deserve much more rigorous management attention than they have been getting. Read More The Grill: Kathy Moore, CIO, West Virginia Health Information Exchange Meet Kathy Moore, CIO of the West Virginia Health Information Network. She's helping to create a secure electronic health information system so providers could access and exchange patient data. Read More Oracle joins rivals to advance cloud computing Ending a bitter feud, Oracle has entered into a cloud-centric deal with Salesforce.com, and it has reached similar agreements with Microsoft and NetSuite. Read More WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation EMC Next Generation Backup and Recovery Read this IDC analysis of ten midsize companies that have deployed EMC backup and recovery solutions to learn key IDC findings including: - Average payback period of 7 months ROI of 450% over 3 years - Reduced restore times from 17 to 2 hours - Reduced backup windows from 11 to 3 hours Learn more. Preston Gralla: Microsoft has derailed for lack of an engineer in chief The tech companies that have surged since Steve Ballmer took over at Microsoft from Bill Gates are headed by engineers. Read More Security Manager's Journal: Suddenly, our firewall audit can't wait After a DDoS attack was discovered by chance, 'later this year' is too long to wait. Read More Career Watch: Hiring landscape dims for this year's grads Salaries are up, but employers have scaled back their plans for hiring new grasuates. Read More Bart Perkins: Unresponsive suppliers might just not be that into you If your company isn't in the Fortune 500, you might find it difficult to get suppliers to provide product information, respond to an RFP or deliver adequate support. But there are ways to make your organization more attractive. Read More HP plans to close the book on OpenVMS in 2020 Hewlett-Packard says 2020 will be the year it ends support for OpenVMS, an operating system long valued for its reliability and renowned for breakthrough features. Read More 20,000 robots are on the job in Foxconn factories With 20,000 robotic machines already on the job, contract manufacturing giant Foxconn is on track to hit its goal of deploying a 'million-robot army,' CEO Terry Gou said recently. Read More Dual-OS hybrid tablets create challenges for IT Samsung's upcoming 13.3-in. dual-OS ATIV Q convertible tablet is versatile, but that versatility could deter some users and create security and support headaches for IT shops. Read More
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