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Reports of IT department's death exaggerated, industry pros say

Carolyn Duffy Marsan By Carolyn Duffy Marsan
IT professionals are mad as hell about Nicholas Carr's new book, which predicts the demise of the corporate IT department and its replacement by utility computing. Read full story

Carolyn Duffy Marsan is a senior editor with Network World and covers emerging Internet technologies and standards. Reach her at cmarsan@nww.com

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