Mobile employees are demanding to use their personal devices to access company data. But are the security risks and management hassles worth it? A trend that is getting a lot of airplay south of the border and in Europe is ‘bring your own device’ (BYOD) – when mobile employees use or demand to use their
readmore..8 Great Uses for Old Wireless Routers
Mon, 07 May 2012By Eric Geier Don’t throw away your old 802.11g routers just yet. The new slick-looking 802.11n routers may provide higher speeds and performance, but there are still many ways your old gear can help out, including extending your wireless coverage, improving a new network, assisting in offering public Wi-Fi, providing network authentication, or enabling secure
readmore..The 10 best IT certifications: 2012
Tue, 24 April 2012By Erik Eckel Takeaway: The certification landscape changes as swiftly as the technologies you support. Erik Eckel looks at the certs that are currently relevant and valuable to IT pros. When it comes to IT skills and expertise, there are all kinds of “best certification” lists. Pundits are quick to add the safe bets: Cisco’s
readmore..10 things IT pros do that lead to burnout
Wed, 01 February 2012By Scott Lowe Takeaway: Stress, exhaustion, health problems, poor job performance, apathy — all these can be yours if you commit a few career sins and get burned out. I’d be willing to bet that there isn’t one of you out there who hasn’t violated some basic work/life principles at least once in your
readmore..Gartner Says 30 Percent of Midsize Companies Will Use Recovery-as-a-Service by 2014
Tue, 08 November 2011Analysts to Dispel the Hype and Examine the Reality of RaaS at Gartner Data Center & Operations Summit, November 28-29 in London, and at the Gartner Data Center Conference, December 5-8 in Las Vegas Egham, UK, November 7, 2011— By 2014, 30 percent of midsize companies will have adopted recovery-in-the-cloud, also known as recovery-as-a-service
readmore..Gartner: 10 key IT trends for 2012
Wed, 02 November 2011ORLANDO — If you had to pick 10 technology-related trends that will impact your enterprise infrastructure in the coming year, Gartner says you’d do well to start with virtualization and move to other issues such as social media influence, energy issues and flat networks to name a few. At the Gartner Symposium IT/Expo, David Cappuccio,
readmore..CIO transformation to COO and beyond?
Mon, 24 October 2011By: Chee Sing Chan Polish-born and Australia-bred, Cathay Pacific‘s CIO Tomasz Smaczny has a clear sense of where IT is heading –having written papers on IT’s changing relationship with the business plus over 25 years of experience in retail and finance. He talks to Computerworld Hong Kong on the CIO’s path to transformation and possibly
readmore..Look out: The 10 rising tech trends of 2012
Tue, 18 October 2011By Jason Hiner Takeaway: At its annual Symposium, Gartner unveiled its list of the 10 most strategic tech trends of 2012, including a controversial demotion of the cloud. Gartner analyst David Cearly peppered his audience of change-weary IT leaders with a new list of the tech trends that are going to rock their world next
readmore..10 things you can do to ensure good vendor relationships
Wed, 21 September 2011By Justin James Takeaway: Your projects will go more smoothly if you get along with your vendors — and part of the responsibility for a healthy vendor relationship lies with you. There is a lot of advice out there for IT vendors regarding what they need to do to ensure happy customers. At the same
readmore..The future of IT will be reduced to three kinds of jobs
Fri, 12 August 2011By Jason Hiner Source Takeaway: The IT professional and the IT job market are in the midst of seismic changes that are going to shift the focus to three types of jobs. There’s a general anxiety that has settled over much of the IT profession in recent years. It’s a stark contrast to the situation
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