Why few want to be the CIO anymore

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	Why few want to be the CIO anymore More than half of the respondents to our survey say they don't aspire to be a CIO. Here's why politics, relatively low pay and a lack of prestige can sink CIO aspirations. Read More   In this Issue Microsoft's CEO search and the art of non-denial denials Review: Apple's 15-in. MacBook Pro delivers on speed, battery life Google dives headfirst into robotics with Boston Dynamics buy NSA debates amnesty for Snowden Marissa Mayer 'very sorry' for Yahoo Mail outage Forget Amazon; I want a drone of my own China lands rover on moon's surface, a first for the country Sprint wants to buy T-Mobile Fake antivirus program uses stolen signing certificates Google buys maker of agile, mobile robots 2013: The year in numbers Online lingerie seller says JDA software didn't provide even the bare necessities Larry Freeman: 2013 in review: Big data, bigger expectations? Thornton A. May: IT for the whole brain and the whole organization Richi Jennings: Killer robots: Another moonshot for Google's Andy Rubin WHITE PAPER: Exablox Taneja Group Solution Brief: High-End Storage For Everyone Learn what SMB and departmental storage buyers should both require and expect from storage solutions to meet their business goals, and how traditional mid- market storage based on old technologies can fall short. Read now! Microsoft's CEO search and the art of non-denial denials Observers of Microsoft's three-month-and-counting CEO search have watched the art of the "non-denial denial" at its best -- or worst -- a public relations expert said today. Read More   Review: Apple's 15-in. MacBook Pro delivers on speed, battery life Apple's newest 15-in. MacBook Pro looks just like last year's model but delivers on faster performance and solid battery life, says columnist Michael deAgonia. Read More   Google dives headfirst into robotics with Boston Dynamics buy Google has confirmed it's buying Boston Dynamics -- one of the most well-known robotics companies in the world -- but isn't saying much about why. Read More   NSA debates amnesty for Snowden The person running a U.S. National Security Agency task force to assess the damage of the leaks by Edward Snowden told a TV network that granting him amnesty is "worth having a conversation about." Read More   Marissa Mayer 'very sorry' for Yahoo Mail outage Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer said Friday she was "very sorry" for this week's Yahoo Mail outage, which she implied has affected roughly one million users. Read More   Forget Amazon; I want a drone of my own Governments and businesses are getting flying robots. But when will personal drones fly into our lives? Columnist Mike Elgan wants one. Read More   China lands rover on moon's surface, a first for the country China's lunar probe, and the moon rover it carried, landed successfully Saturday night, marking a major accomplishment for the country's space efforts. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Verizon Wireless   How to Decrease Stress On Your Network Cloud computing, the explosion of big data and the mobile revolution are a boon to business, but they add stress to the network. IT professionals cite keeping up with data growth, managing infrastructure, and securing data and apps as their top three challenges over the coming year. Learn More Sprint wants to buy T-Mobile Sprint is considering an acquisition of T-Mobile US that would reduce the U.S. mobile industry to three large carriers if approved by regulators. Read More   Fake antivirus program uses stolen signing certificates A fake antivirus program in circulation uses at least a dozen stolen digital code-signing certificates, indicating cybercriminals are increasingly breaching the networks of software developers, Microsoft wrote on Sunday. Read More   Google buys maker of agile, mobile robots Google has acquired Boston Dynamics, a company that builds robots that mimic the movements of humans and animals with stunning dexterity and speed. Read More   2013: The year in numbers From single digits to trillions, the tech industry loves numbers, and it generated plenty of them in 2013. Here's a look at some of the figures that stand out from the year: Read More   Online lingerie seller says JDA software didn't provide even the bare necessities JDA has been hit with a lawsuit from online lingerie and underwear seller Andra Group, which claims its business suffered millions in damages after a new e-commerce system wasn't delivered as promised. Read More   Larry Freeman: 2013 in review: Big data, bigger expectations? It's fair to say that big data has experienced more than its share of hype over the past year. According to Gartner's 2013 Hype Cycle for Storage Technologies, big data is approaching its peak of inflated expectations, which means that it will soon be headed for the inevitable plunge into the trough of disillusionment. Here's my big-data year-in-review, plus four top tips for IT success in 2014. Read More   Thornton A. May: IT for the whole brain and the whole organization Futurist Thornton A. May foresees bright futures for IT professionals who strive to integrate value-creating IT behaviors into every nook and cranny of the enterprise. Read More   Richi Jennings: Killer robots: Another moonshot for Google's Andy Rubin Not that Sarah Connor, you fool. Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is on a robot buying spree. And nobody knows why. Amid worries of Skynet, there's also talk of elder care and nuclear cleanup. Whatever the company's plans, we'd better get used to the new reality. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers speculate to acclimate. Read More
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