Many IT leaders' top concerns don't jibe with organizations' priorities

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	Many IT leaders' top concerns don't jibe with organizations' priorities Top IT pros have plenty to be thankful for these days: rising budgets, salaries and job tenures among them. But when it comes to IT management and spending priorities, these IT leaders often don't see eye to eye with their organizations. Read More   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! In this Issue Preston Gralla: 6 reasons Tony Bates should be the next Microsoft CEO IT careers: Should you be an SVP? Richi Jennings: SHOCK! Microsoft HR kills its hated 'stack-ranking' How venture capitalists destroy innovation Cisco issues grim forecast after falling short on revenue Preston Gralla: 6 reasons Tony Bates should be the next Microsoft CEO Of the rumored potential replacements for Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, there's one who is clearly the best bet: former Skype CEO and current Microsoft Executive Vice President Tony Bates. Here are six reasons he'd be the best choice. Read More   IT careers: Should you be an SVP? Attaining the title of CIO was once as high as a techie could rise. Now we're in the 'age of the ampersand' as IT pros add VP, SVP, EVP or CVP onto their business cards. But do the new titles mean anything? Read More   WHITE PAPER: Citrix Enterprise mobility management: Embracing BYOD The proliferation of user-owned devices in the workplace is creating huge challenges for IT. To meet the challenge, organizations are turning to a comprehensive approach that goes beyond traditional point solutions. This approach, called enterprise mobility management, enables IT to secure and manage devices, apps and data. View Now Richi Jennings: SHOCK! Microsoft HR kills its hated 'stack-ranking' Et tu, brutal Microsoft? Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is eliminating its much-maligned way of evaluating staff performance and deciding on pay and bonuses. Its forced ranking distribution method, known as "stack ranking" has been blamed for causing the decline of the company in recent years. But, in IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder whether the new system will be any better. Read More   How venture capitalists destroy innovation The IT infrastructure market in particular has been hit by an innovation drought since the IPO markets dried up around 2000. Read More   Cisco issues grim forecast after falling short on revenue Cisco Systems stunned Wall Street on Wednesday with a gloomy financial forecast it blamed on falling demand in developing countries and transitions in some of its product lines. Read More
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