How social analytics can improve enterprise IT efficiency

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	How social analytics can improve enterprise IT efficiency VoloMetrix's enterprise analytics technology uses social engineering to let CIOs quickly identify bottlenecks and pain points in their organization. Using that data, they can better allocate time, energy and resources. The only catch is they have to mine employees' email to get that data. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology Application Performance Management for Dummies Application performance management helps deliver the application performance users and the business demand. Effectively monitoring and troubleshooting application performance issues requires a comprehensive solution. View now>> In this Issue Developers hack Dropbox, show how to access to user data 3 lessons CMOs take away from IT's flawed approach to big data VMware's virtualization quest could shake up data storage, too John W. Thompson: TAP into the light Durkheim project leverages big data to prevent veteran suicides Sharky: Going through the firewall isn't USUALLY faster Samsung starts mass production of DDR4 memory WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology ESG - Evolving APM Big Data Approach This latest release facilitates bi-directional workflows between operations and application development to expedite problem resolution. Register to read report. Read more>> Developers hack Dropbox, show how to access to user data Developers who were able to bypass Dropbox's security by reverse-engineering Python applications -- the language used by the cloud storage provider -- described their technique in a published paper. Read More   3 lessons CMOs take away from IT's flawed approach to big data There's no question that data analytics are playing an increasingly important role for marketing departments, but many marketers aren't getting what they need from the CIO. If IT can't deliver, CIOs should expect CMOs to go around them. Read More   VMware's virtualization quest could shake up data storage, too The jam-packed VMworld show was VMware's launchpad for flights deeper into storage, an area that the company thinks is due for more virtualization. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology Forrester - Turn Big Data Inward With IT Analytics Big data promises to manage your complex business to make better decisions. But the technology services that run your business are also complex. This Forrester report helps leaders prepare for IT analytics that turn big data efforts inward to manage the technology services that run your business. Register now to get the full report. Read Now John W. Thompson: TAP into the light Deploying traffic access points in the optical networks of the modern data center is a topic of heated debate. Although their use is recognized as a best practice by industry leaders and analysts alike, the full understanding of the benefits that TAPs enable has not yet reached the same level of maturity it has in the broader networking world. Read More   Durkheim project leverages big data to prevent veteran suicides In partnership with social media networks and the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, a nonprofit research project is seeking to show that predictive analytics can identify U.S. veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan who are suicidal and need help. Read More   Sharky: Going through the firewall isn't USUALLY faster Consultant pilot fish's customer loses 10TB of data after a mishap at the office -- with no backup and no way to get the data back, of course. Fish proposes a complete backup system, but the customer has another solution. Read More   Samsung starts mass production of DDR4 memory Samsung Electronics has started mass producing DDR4 memory that it expects will go into enterprise servers in next-generation data centers. Read More
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