Global IT spending outlook 'better but subpar' for 2014, Forrester says

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	Global IT spending outlook 'better but subpar' for 2014, Forrester says Global spending on technology will rise 6.2% to $2.22 trillion in 2014, helped by an improving economy and growing interest in areas such as mobility and cloud computing, according to new data from Forrester Research. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Strategic Solutions for Government IT The U.S. government wants to transform its IT organization to streamline operations and smooth the transition to the data center of the future. To this end, it is moving an increasing number of applications to the cloud; minimizing duplicated IT efforts; and improving the dialogue between federal providers and contracting personnel. Learn more >> In this Issue As Twitter hires, HP fires Stock's ups and downs tell Microsoft's tale for 2013 Facebook made of Teflon when it comes to privacy Microsoft shares climb 34%, add $3.2B to Ballmer's wallet WHITE PAPER: Red Hat The Agility Gap in Today's Private Clouds Is your private cloud truly agile and helping your users overcome their business challenges as quickly and efficiently as possible? Read this whitepaper to find out. View More As Twitter hires, HP fires With the attention given to Twitter's IPO, one might assume that the tech industry is dependent on its success. It isn't. Not even close. Read More Stock's ups and downs tell Microsoft's tale for 2013 A visual look at Microsoft's share performance illustrates the year's big events. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP ArcSight IDC: HP Aids University Grow Student Body While Going Mobile The ability of HP ArcSight Express to gather log and event information across multiple sources and to handle the most complex information has enabled City University to gain invaluable insight into activities across the entire IT infrastructure while cutting the manpower required to do so. Read this IDC Customer Spotlight to learn how. Learn More Facebook made of Teflon when it comes to privacy Facebook is being sued for allegedly intercepting users' private messages, following links and sharing the information with advertisers and marketers, but analysts doubt the accusations will be enough to make users abandon the social networking site. Read More Microsoft shares climb 34%, add $3.2B to Ballmer's wallet Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was nearly $3.2 billion richer yesterday than he was a year ago, his good fortune driven by a 34.5% increase in Microsoft's share price during 2013. Read More
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