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	Windows 8 stains Ballmer's legacy Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer survived the flop that was Windows Vista, but he wasn't able to do the same after the disappointment of Windows 8. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Autonomy Integrated Data Protection for VMware Infrastructure This paper describes how Data Protector enables fast, efficient, and reliable protection for mission-critical data and applications in VMware vSphere and vCloud Director environments. Read Now! In this Issue Only an outsider CEO can help Microsoft INSIDER Government IT leaders are heading for the door Thornton May: The one thing we know about the future is that it's coming CIO Steve McManama: Why IT has to change how it recruits talent Richi Jennings: Steve Ballmer was actually fired, sources say. So what now? WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation Clearing the Clouds for Midmarket Businesses From improved agility and efficiency, to better disaster recovery, midsize businesses are increasingly drawn to the benefits of the cloud. The 10-point checklist included in this expert brief has been developed to help small and midsize businesses select the cloud model and cloud services provider that is right for them. Learn more. Only an outsider CEO can help Microsoft Microsoft's board of directors must hire a new CEO from outside the company's ranks to follow through on retiring chief executive Steve Ballmer's promise to reinvent the tech giant, analysts said. Read More INSIDER Government IT leaders are heading for the door At a time of government cutbacks, public-sector CIOs are spending less time in their posts than their private-sector counterparts are. Insider (registration required) Read More WHITE PAPER: Crittercism Defining Mobile APM The explosion of mobile devices, the advance of increasingly improving wireless networks, and the adoption of cloud technologies by enterprises and developer companies alike, have moved the mobile app market into a boom phase. Read now! Thornton May: The one thing we know about the future is that it's coming In the history of computing, enterprise IT has rarely ever been prepared for the future. But we can't go on that way. Read More CIO Steve McManama: Why IT has to change how it recruits talent Steve McManama, vice president of global shared services and CIO at Covidien, says IT needs to change the way it recruits talent, focusing less on filling a specific need and more on finding candidates with the talent and potential to grow. Read More Richi Jennings: Steve Ballmer was actually fired, sources say. So what now? Goodbye, Steve. We'll miss your unique presentation style. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer was fired, say sources. Not that this is a huge surprise to industry-watchers. Ballmer is seen as a failure, although there are one or two supportive voices. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers chew over Big-Steve's legacy. Not to mention: Ballmer in happier times...   Read More
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