Tech spending slows, thanks to Congress

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	Tech spending slows, thanks to Congress Forrester Research has lowered its projection for tech spending growth this year from 5.7% to 3.9%, and it attributes the slowdown mostly to moves in Congress. Read More   WHITE PAPER: CDW Cloud Storage and Backup The proliferation of cloud computing options has begun to change the way storage is thought about, procured and used. IT managers and departments need to think through how cloud options might fit into and complement their onsite data infrastructures. Read Now In this Issue Jonny Evans: Technology is sexist IT hiring goes multimedia Oracle shareholders vote against Ellison's compensation package Marin County seeks new software vendor to replace SAP system Bart Perkins: Global standards, meet local constraints Jonny Evans: Technology is sexist The number of women working in technology is far below the percentage in the workforce at large, and enrollment numbers suggest that improvement isn't imminent. Read More   IT hiring goes multimedia IT job seekers embrace social media, video and graphics to enhance their resumes and set themselves apart from other job applicants. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology Think You've Mastered Application Performance? Think Again The landscape of application delivery is shifting. Two big changes are driving the trend, application performance is now on the critical path of business and application architectures are more complex. Learn more >> Oracle shareholders vote against Ellison's compensation package A majority of Oracle shareholders have once again voted against the company's executive pay practices, including for CEO Larry Ellison. Read More   Marin County seeks new software vendor to replace SAP system Officials in Marin County, Calif., have begun the search for new ERP (enterprise resource planning) software to replace a troubled SAP implementation that generated an ugly legal battle between the county, SAP and systems integrator Deloitte. Read More   Bart Perkins: Global standards, meet local constraints The benefits of standardization will always run up against the arcane needs of far-flung field locations. Read More
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