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	Driving innovation at Fidelity Investments Fidelity Investments is one of the world's largest providers of financial services, with assets under administration of $4.7 trillion, and it didn't get there by using yesterday's technology. In fact, the company has a standalone group, Fidelity Center for Applied Technology – more commonly referred to as Fidelity Labs -- whose job it is to take the long view, to examine technologies years before they become mainstream and help the firm get a leg up. Read More WHITE PAPER: Limelight Networks Why Web Site Performance Is an IT Imperative A slow or inefficient Web site can have a direct impact on your business. Recently, IDG Research explored the challenges enterprises face in delivering content across multiple devices. Find out how adjusting to these challenges while meeting performance objectives has become a top concern for senior IT managers. 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Learn more about SAM and its agentless monitoring of operating systems, hardware, virtual infrastructures, & more than 150 applications. Application performance issues can come from anywhere – Find out how where with SAM from SolarWinds! How do the Feds know your network has been breached before you do? Knock, knock! Secret Service here. "Is this your customer payment card data?" Read More 14 Mobile Certifications That Meet IT Demands Mobile technologies are increasingly important to organizations of all sizes, but how can you best prepare your workforce? Find out which of these 14 vendor-specific and vendor-neutral mobile IT certifications -- from app development to security -- are the most valuable to your employees. Read More (Free!) Security Tools you should try Who doesn't like free stuff? There's a long tradition of free or open-source security tools, and one of the best sites to learn more about them is Security Tools, a running list of what it claims are the 125 best free security tools around. Read More WHITE PAPER: VCE Healthcare Firm Ramps Up for Claims Processing Spikes Virtualizing compute, storage and networks with VCE was the answer for one IT-constrained healthcare organization who was able to: - Migrate applications in just five days (compared to two months previously) - Improve storage and application performance by 25%-40% - Meet stringent state-regulated SLAs - Reduce data center footprint by 75% Learn More Why IBM thinks Windows Phone is best for the enterprise The BYOD movement is how Apple got into the enterprise, but if it were up to IT pros, you'd be issued a Windows Phone. That's what IBM has found in its work with large firms. Read More Cybersecurity Expert and CIO: Internet of Things is 'Scary as Hell' The terms "Internet of Things" (IoT) and "connected home" are two of the trendiest buzzwords in the technology world today. And while both clearly offer very real potential, they also introduce their own share of risk, particularly if they're not approached with caution, according to Jerry Irvine, an owner and CIO of IT outsourcing services firm, Prescient Solutions. Read More CIOs Must Become Technology Consultants If the 'old' CIO had a reputation of throwing up barriers, the 'new' CIO must focus on breaking down barriers to show marketing, finance, HR and other business leaders how IT services can help them become better within their particular operations. Read More WHITE PAPER: CDW Are You Prepared for a Software Audit? Just the word "audit" is enough to make anyone shiver, and when it comes to a software audit, the reaction is no different. A software publisher can exercise its rights to conduct a software audit to check that a customer is using its products in accordance with the End User License Agreement (EULA). View Now Financial Services Firms See Mobile Boom, But Blackberry and CIO Roles Fade Embattled BlackBerry is about to get hit hard in one of its most important enterprise customer segments, financial services. BlackBerry stands to lose at least 15 percent of its share of mobile devices -- from 44 percent to 30 percent -- in the next 12 months, as companies move to a multi-platform, BYOD mobile environment. Read More SDN changing the shape of networking, IT careers Cisco recently announced new certifications for its Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) programmable networking initiative, its response to software-defined networking. The certifications are designed to tailor new roles for IT practitioners looking to transition their company's infrastructures to programmable, application policy driven, SDN-type environments. Read More Inside the Shadowy World of Data Brokers Data brokers operate in the shadows of the Internet. Most consumers are unaware or unsure how to put restrictions of their activity. In fact, one U.S. senator called these companies and their practices 'the dark underside of American life.' Read More
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