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Monday, September 15, 2014

Security tops CIO worries; IT budgets, turnover on the rise

Top IT vendors reveal their IoT strategies | Harvard's CompSci intro course boasts record-breaking enrollment

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Security tops CIO worries; IT budgets, turnover on the rise
Enterprises' five largest IT investments are analytics and business intelligence, data center infrastructure, ERP, software development, and cloud computing. Read More


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A CIO's Guide to Better Network Performance
IT consolidation is putting significant strains on the traditional network paradigm. The videos in this Knowledge Vault provide executive overviews of how to meet branch consolidation goals with an eye to a seamless hybrid networking architecture that is application-aware, simple to manage, and leverages application visibility and WAN optimization. Learn More

WHITE PAPER: Dell Software

Future-proof your mobility strategy with Dell EMM
Looking for ongoing ways to securely connect your mobile team to the resources they need today and in the future? Read this new white paper to learn how Dell Enterprise Mobility Management can help your IT team adapt as devices, operating systems and work habits constantly evolve. Learn more

Top IT vendors reveal their IoT strategies
Cisco, IBM, HP, Intel, Microsoft argue that the Internet of Things is mainstream today. Read More

Harvard's CompSci intro course boasts record-breaking enrollment
Harvard College's CS50, the school's Introduction to Computer Science course for undergrads, has attracted about 1 in 8 students this fall -- a new record for the school and yet another sign of just how hot this field is becoming for the job-hungry. Read More

The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus Quiz
The new Apple phones are all anyone's talking about but how well do you really know them? Read More


WHITE PAPER: CloudBees

Ten Factors Shaping the Future of Application Delivery
More and more organizations are realizing the impact of delivering applications in an accelerated manner. Download this research report conducted by Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) to learn how those that are seeking to do so are leveraging DevOps functions internally and moving towards Continuous Delivery. Learn More

Stanford researchers develop ant-sized radio
Engineers at Stanford University have developed a tiny radio that's about as big as an ant and that's cheap and small enough that it could help realize the "Internet of things" -- the world of everyday objects that send and receive data via the Internet. Read More

Google offers $100,000 cloud credit for startups
Qualified startups will also get tech support. Read More

Sprint, Windstream traffic routing errors hijacked other ISPs
Internet traffic routing errors made by U.S. operators Sprint and Windstream on the same day last week underscore a long-known Internet weakness, posing both security and reliability issues. Read More


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Global Bank Improves Quality of Application Development
Lack of a centralized management of the process and sporadic access to development build assets was hurting development cycles. Read how this financial institution centralized build assets, cut development time in half and added additional security controls. Learn More

Google debuts first low-cost Android One phones in India
Three Indian vendors have launched smartphones based on a Google reference design starting at 6399 Indian rupees (US$105) without operator subsidy, in a bid to grab a share of a growing but competitive segment of the country's smartphone market. Read More

iPhone 6 pre-orders set new record, say Apple and AT&T
Pre-orders for Apple's two new iPhone models began last night at midnight and, per usual, Apple seemed ill-prepared to handle the avalanche of demand. Read More

HP unit pleads guilty to bribing Russian officials
Prosecutor's office staff received travel, luxury cars, expensive jewelry, clothes and furniture in exchange for IT contract. Read More


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