Grow your own CIO: How in-house training pays off

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	Grow your own CIO: How in-house training pays off Conceived and implemented by Kevin Hart, CIO at Clearwire Communications, CIO University aims to serve the following three functions: nurture the next generation of IT leaders at the $274.5 million telecommunications upstart, act as a forum whereby employees can work through real-world management issues relevant to the company, and foster a culture of teamwork among Hart's 300-person IT staff. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Cisco Technical Design Workshop Series Join Cisco on October 27, 10-11 a.m. PT, as we discuss what you need to understand when designing and implementing vWAAS in your VMware hypervisor. This session is packed with hardware demos and design guidelines that include out of path interception and the new vPath interception method with the Nexus 1000v. Register Now. In this Issue Inside the Nintendo Entertainment System Users neglect Java patches, leave attack door wide open Limitations of software-as-a-service highlighted at Gartner ITxpo Red Hat CEO: Software vendor model is broken More Android 3.0 'Gingerbread' Details Revealed Smartphones save dogs in Taiwan Why SaaS Will Win Digital Cloning: Rise of the Cylons? WEBCAST: NeuStar, Inc. 30 Minutes to Faster Web Pages Join this discussion and learn the importance and nuances of load testing, measuring scalability, setting page performance and transaction response rates, and what to do when things go wrong. You'll even hear performance improvement tips that are quick to implement and free. View Now Inside the Nintendo Entertainment System Some 25 years after the NES transformed gaming, we peek inside this legendary console. Read More Users neglect Java patches, leave attack door wide open Oracle should piggyback on Microsoft's update service to boost users' chances of running a patched version of Java, a security expert said. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed The CIO's New Guide to Design of Global IT Infrastructure Is it possible to eliminate the impact of distance? This paper explores the 5 key principles successful CIOs are using to redesign IT infrastructure of any size. Learn how to be prepared to adapt your environment in a way that supports distributed employees, anytime anywhere collaboration and the need for business continuity during a disaster. Read now! Limitations of software-as-a-service highlighted at Gartner ITxpo Software-as-a-service (SaaS) may offer the advantage of application-based computing you can pay for as needed, but there are pitfalls, too, that are becoming increasingly evident, according to Gartner analyst Robert DeSisto. Read More Red Hat CEO: Software vendor model is broken Speaking at Interop New York, Red Hat CEO derided the current model of selling commercial software. Read More WHITE PAPER: NetApp Storage-Purchasing Today: Forget About Capacity Most organizations are still buying storage based on outmoded ways of thinking. Find out why it's time to modernize your approach and the key criteria you need to consider before making your next IT investment. Read now! More Android 3.0 'Gingerbread' Details Revealed Mere months after the launch of Android 2.2, discussions about the impending release of Android 3.0, or "Gingerbread," are gushing. Android 3.0 is rumored to be released sometime in the next few weeks, and will be a significant overhaul of Google's market-dominating smartphone OS -- and may be the first truly tablet-ready iteration of Android. Read More Smartphones save dogs in Taiwan A small group of founding members of The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Taiwan has found a number of ways smartphones can amplify their impact on the island. Read More Why SaaS Will Win Network World has a great article today on the pricing of Software-as-a-Service. One of the key points it makes is that SaaS is getting expensive, because vendors are convincing customers to buy more capacity than they need. Shame on those who sign these agreements. Because nowhere are the cloud economic benefits more compelling than with SaaS. Read More Digital Cloning: Rise of the Cylons? Somewhere between epically cool and downright creepy, you can create a digital clone that looks like you, talks like you, sounds like you and takes on your personality, so that future generations can find out all about you after your death. Read More
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