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	How to balance maintenance and IT innovation Many IT leaders admit their spending is too heavily weighted toward keep-the-lights-on projects. Here's how to tip the balance. Read More   RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: EMC   EMC ViPR SOFTWARE-DEFINED STORAGE Learn more about ViPR, the simple, extensible, and open software-defined storage platform, in this easy-to-use Interactive PDF. Access a rich set of media including videos, interviews with executives and engineers, customer quotes, white papers, blogs and much more. Click to continue In this Issue Why green IT is good for business How to keep your new IT hires from jumping ship Scot Finnie: Can Microsoft make a comeback after Ballmer? The Grill: VA data guru Dat Tran on turning data into information INSIDER HP CEO ties company's woes to competition from Microsoft Twitter faces a tough IPO process Thornton May: The future will need CIOs Security Manager's Journal: The ins and outs of extending DLP Career Watch: IT pros say they're smarter than the boss Preston Gralla: Why Ford's CEO is wrong for Microsoft 2020 Tokyo Olympics could help transform tech SAP responds to user fears of NSA spying in Australia Ballmer touts 'value' in final shareholder letter IBM and four universities plan to study cognitive computing WEBCAST: CDW CDW Software Asset Management SAM is a process, not a one off project. Chances are you've either been audited, or you will be soon. In fact, nearly two-thirds of all US business entities will be audited within the next 12 months. View Now Why green IT is good for business IT is uniquely positioned to drive green IT projects by identifying opportunities for operational efficiency -- and helping to build the business case. Read More   How to keep your new IT hires from jumping ship With IT talent hard to find and expensive to replace, smart companies are developing IT-specific onboarding programs to attract and retain top tech employees. Read More   Scot Finnie: Can Microsoft make a comeback after Ballmer? Whoever becomes Microsoft's new CEO needs to create a culture that encourages employees to voice ideas. Read More   The Grill: VA data guru Dat Tran on turning data into information Dat Tran, deputy assistant secretary for data governance and analysis at the Department of Veterans Affairs, says it's not enough to just collect data. He says the VA needs to transform its data into information that gives decision-makers insights into veterans' needs. Read More     INSIDER HP CEO ties company's woes to competition from Microsoft Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman told investors that some of her company's business woes can be traced to increasing competition from longtime partner Microsoft. Insider (registration required) Read More   Twitter faces a tough IPO process Twitter executives will face a tough challenge as they hit the road to promote the company's IPO. Read More   Thornton May: The future will need CIOs For the CIO job, things are going to get bigger, better and different on a massive scale. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Mimecast North America Inc The Shape of Email Our "Shape of Email" research attempts, for the first time, to describe the content of a typical corporate inbox in terms of its importance and relevance to the user. Learn More Security Manager's Journal: The ins and outs of extending DLP Our manager's data leak prevention deployment has paid off, but 40% of the company's global workforce remains outside of the coverage area. Read More   Career Watch: IT pros say they're smarter than the boss A survey of IT professionals shows they tend to think they are smarter and more creative than their bosses. Read More   Preston Gralla: Why Ford's CEO is wrong for Microsoft   Alan Mulally is a savvy manager and a smart engineer. But Microsoft's big problem is vision, and that's where Mulally falls short. Read More   2020 Tokyo Olympics could help transform tech The 2020 Olympic Games to Tokyo could spur advances in technology. Read More   SAP responds to user fears of NSA spying in Australia   SAP may build a second data center in Australia to meet customer demand for locally delivered cloud services in the wake of revelations over the National Security Agency's Prism surveillance program. Read More   Ballmer touts 'value' in final shareholder letter In his last letter to shareholders before retiring, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer discussed the company's ongoing transformation to a 'devices-and-services' company and its continued reliance on enterprise sales to generate revenue. Read More   IBM and four universities plan to study cognitive computing IBM and four universities are planning to study cognitive computing in a project whose goal is to develop computers that operate in a manner that's similar to the way the human mind works. Read More
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