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	Gartner downgrades 2013 global IT spending forecast on currency shifts Gartner has lowered its expectations for growth this year in global IT spending, saying it will rise 2 percent to US$3.7 trillion. Earlier this year, the analyst firm predicted 2013 growth of 4.1 percent. Read More WHITE PAPER: SiSense Ltd. Choosing the Right Tech for Your Business Analytics Project The size, speed and scalability of different business analytics technologies vary greatly. The advantages and disadvantages of RDBMS, In-Memory and In-Chip technologies are detailed in this report. Read Now! In this Issue Meet the next open-source stars Researchers mimic board game to bolster computer security 12 tips for SDN IT buyers Study: Building a business case for SIP trunks Q&A: Nick Carr on 10th anniversary of 'IT Doesn't Matter' Fave Raves: 25 IT pros name their favorite products We want to be surprised, CERN scientist says SDN: The core building blocks Image gallery: Windows 8.1 deep dive review Microsoft CRM update to focus on marketing, mobility and usability WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Xeon® processors Top 10 Benefits of Virtualization In this eGuide, Network World sister publications InfoWorld, and PC World examine some of the current uses of blade servers in today's data center, as well as how trends such as server virtualization are reshaping enterprise computing. Read Now! Meet the next open-source stars The world of open-source software, by design, is something of a collective. Instead of well-defined teams of developers working on a project for pay, open-source software is the result of an amorphous community making contributions – some good, some bad. Everyone is part of the project, everyone has a stake. Read More Researchers mimic board game to bolster computer security By studying the memory game Concentration, they hope to lay the groundwork for highly accurate bot-detection programs. Read More 12 tips for SDN IT buyers Software defined networking (SDN) offers significant opportunities and challenges for enterprise IT professionals. SDN has the potential to make networks more flexible, reduce the time to provision the network, improve quality of service, reduce operational costs and make networks more secure. Read More WEBCAST: IBM Boost Profitability with Better Planning & Mobile Reporting This session will discuss how Ashurst, a top-tier legal service provider for private and public sector clients worldwide, was able to effectively manage organizational change and improve their profitability using IBM Business Analytics. Learn More. Study: Building a business case for SIP trunks Implementing SIP trunking is usually the third phase in an organization's conversion to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), following the installation of IP-PBX and IP phones and then using VoIP/SIP to interconnect auxiliary voice communication systems such as voice messaging, call recording, and IVRs. Read More Q&A: Nick Carr on 10th anniversary of 'IT Doesn't Matter' A decade after writing controversial essay, Nick Carr talks about what he got right, what he got wrong. Read More Fave Raves: 25 IT pros name their favorite products Each year we ask IT pros what they love -- which enterprise tech products make their lives easier, provide the security they need, and help keep end users happy and productive. See what 25 IT pros had to say. Read More WEBCAST: Fluke Networks Redefining Performance Management Video See Jim Frey, Managing Research Director, Enterprise Management Assoc., Doug Roberts, Managing Director of Product Strategy, and Bruce Kosbab, CTO, Fluke Networks discussing how TruView redefines enterprise performance monitoring and troubleshooting. Learn More We want to be surprised, CERN scientist says The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is currently undergoing some major upgrades, which will bring scientists closer than ever before to the secrets of the universe when the particle accelerator is up and running again in 2015. Read More SDN: The core building blocks When getting to know software defined networking, you'll encounter a number of terms that are used in conjunction with the technology. Some of the terms are unique to SDN, while others describe technologies that, while not unique, are frequently used in SDN designs. Read More Image gallery: Windows 8.1 deep dive review The preview of Windows 8.1 reveals an operating system that corrects many, but not all, of its previous mistakes. Read More Microsoft CRM update to focus on marketing, mobility and usability Microsoft is preparing to launch a new version of its Dynamics CRM (customer relationship management) software that will include improved mobile applications and integrations with Yammer, Skype and the company's MarketingPilot marketing automation software. Read More
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