Bimodal IT: A two-pronged approach to delivering innovation and maintenance

Computerworld This Week September 21, 2015 Bimodal IT: A two-pronged approach to delivering innovation and maintenance One group is tasked with keep-the-lights-on functions, the other on business-advancing tasks. Is this new setup the answer to IT's dual responsibilities? READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Technology that predicts your next security fail 2. Bart Perkins: IT can score with reverse mentoring 3. Mike Elgan: When artificial intelligence is everywhere, all the time 4. Sharon Machlis: Great R packages for data import, wrangling & visualization 5. Review: iOS 9 delivers polish and stability 6. Kenneth van Wyk: We can still 'Nail' security in the IoT 7. Evan Schuman: Kaspersky: Great product, dreadful installation/upgrade process 8. Robert C. Covington: Information security and employee productivity in conflict 9. Daniel Chow: How safe and secure is open-source OpenStack? 10. Joshua New: Dear Congress: Save open data 11. Review: 6 Chrome extensions let you track your Gmail Resource compliments of: Birst Legacy BI and the Risk of Doing Nothing Is your legacy BI system allowing you to meet enterprise level requirements for data governance and consistency while also giving business users the speed and agility they need to make the right decisions faster? Don't let dated legacy BI systems hold you back. See why CIOs from leading global companies are moving to next generation enterprise BI and Analytics with Birst. Technology that predicts your next security fail There's both art and science to predictive analytics in a security setting, early adopters say. READ MORE Bart Perkins: IT can score with reverse mentoring That senior executive who has his emails printed out represents a golden opportunity for IT. READ MORE Mike Elgan: When artificial intelligence is everywhere, all the time Siri and virtual assistants like her will soon change everything. I. Mean. Everything. READ MORE Sharon Machlis: Great R packages for data import, wrangling & visualization Here are my go-to R packages -- in a handy searchable table. READ MORE Review: iOS 9 delivers polish and stability iOS 9, Apple's free update to its mobile OS, delivers relevant information, smarter search, better security and much needed stability. READ MORE Webcast: Citrix Systems Video: What is WAN Virtualization This short animated video provides a quick overview of WAN virtualization. Watch and see how Citrix CloudBridge can revolutionize the enterprise WAN for greater reliability and cost savings while providing a better user experience. Learn More Kenneth van Wyk: We can still 'Nail' security in the IoT It's a matter of getting product developers to overcome their naïveté, ignorance and laziness. Harsh? Yeah, but the truth hurts. READ MORE Evan Schuman: Kaspersky: Great product, dreadful installation/upgrade process All companies need to pay more attention to the experience that ordinary users have when they try to install new products and upgrades. READ MORE Robert C. Covington: Information security and employee productivity in conflict IDG Contributor Network: Employee buy-in to enterprise security practices is key to achieving good security. It is clear, however, that employee participation is still lacking. Data from a recent Dell study suggests that we are making it very hard for our employees to help us be more secure. READ MORE Daniel Chow: How safe and secure is open-source OpenStack? IDG Contributor Network: In an interview, Internet security expert Corey Nachreiner answers seven questions about the popular open-source OpenStack platform and its related security issues. READ MORE Joshua New: Dear Congress: Save open data Congress should act so that the successful and popular open data initiatives will continue after a new president is sworn in in 2017. READ MORE Review: 6 Chrome extensions let you track your Gmail Want to know if that important email was actually read -- or ignored? These six Chrome extensions let you track your Gmail. READ MORE White Paper: XO Communications Putting the Kibosh on Shadow IT Read this paper to learn best practices for setting up an internal, IT-based cloud brokerage function that service the entire organization. Find out how this approach enables you to retain top-down visibility and control of network security and manage the impact of cloud traffic on your WAN. Learn More Peruse our library of free digital magazines! Choose from a collection of smartly designed digital magazines, which include our most popular departments -- News Analysis, Features, Opinions and Shark Tank -- all free for download with registration. 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