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	4 ways social media improves work productivity (and 3 ways it doesn't) The corporate world's response to the phenomenal growth of social media has ranged from enthusiastic embrace to abject horror. Read More WHITE PAPER: Kaseya How to Launch a Successful IT Automation Initiative In this paper, we'll look at IT automation from the corporation's perspective, and discuss the steps organizations should take before launching such an initiative. We'll hear from companies that successfully implemented computer automation platforms, what their early steps were and what they would do differently if they could repeat the process. Read now In this Issue Shrinking IT staff leaves security projects in the lurch IT workers with heart Tame the challenge of mobile device management Cisco exec: "Demand for Cius is higher than we expected." The business-security disconnect that won't die Subway changes its menu, adds SaaS 5 cool add ons for Firefox 5 Is your IT support making you vulnerable to hackers? IT outsourcing: How offshoring can kill innovation WHITE PAPER: Dell Mobility KnowledgeVault The resources in this Mobility KnowledgeVault provide expert guidance, peer advice, survey results and best practices to help you protect your mobile infrastructure. From determining a policy for employee-owned devices and data encryption to supporting the six major mobile operating systems, securing mobile devices and data is a top priority. View now Shrinking IT staff leaves security projects in the lurch Lately, I've been struggling with trying to get resources for my security projects. As my security program continues to grow and develop, I'm at the stage where I'm rolling out new security technologies, but I'm starting to run into roadblocks when it comes to getting server, network and desktop team support. It's ironic: I got the budget I need to buy security technologies, and I bought the products, but they're not installed yet because we don't have people available to do it. Read More IT workers with heart More and more companies are offering paid time off to employees who want to volunteer, either on company-sponsored initiatives or at a charity or agency of their own choosing. Read More Tame the challenge of mobile device management Does your organization allow employees to access company resources such as email or other applications via mobile devices? Over the past year, much has been written about mobile device security and management. We'll summarize some of the top thoughts here to make your research a little easier. Read More WHITE PAPER: Raritan Introduction to Data Center Infrastructure Management This paper looks at how DCIM products can help you streamline operations, automate asset management, optimize resources and reduce costs. Read More Cisco exec: "Demand for Cius is higher than we expected." Cisco won't have a 3G-capable Cius until the fall, when it will be released for Verizon customers. Yet Cisco execs say that are already wowed by early orders of the WiFi-only tablet/IP phone combo. Read More The business-security disconnect that won't die When it comes to protecting sensitive data, security always seems to be a step behind the business -- despite everything you've heard. Read More Subway changes its menu, adds SaaS Subway is a fast-food franchisor with some 35,000 restaurants worldwide. Like many big enterprises, it expected to host a new mission-critical spending-management system in-house. It ended up doing the exact opposite. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Moving to a Cloud-based Delivery Model Help Desk software as a service is attractive to many IT departments. It offers the same benefits of traditional IT help desk solutions, in addition to reducing capital expenses, accelerating implementation, and providing easier upgrades. This paper explores considerations for implementing IT service management in-house or as a service. Read Now! 5 cool add ons for Firefox 5 Are you a Firefox user? Do you want to make pesky ads disappear, manage your passwords better or view photos and videos in 3D? Bill Snyder of CIO.com highlights his favorite fun and free browser add ons that will work on both Firefox 5 and 4. Read More Is your IT support making you vulnerable to hackers? Data breaches are more prevalent and more costly than ever. Smarter technologies seem to breed smarter hackers, making it difficult for IT to keep up. But sometimes IT unwittingly helps the bad guys by improperly using core tools, such as remote support mechanisms. Read More IT outsourcing: How offshoring can kill innovation IT service providers are touting the benefits of outsourcing's increasingly higher-value and more complex IT work to lower-cost locales. And IT customers still hyper-focused on cost cutting in today's economic doldrums are more than willing to consider the pitch. But Harvard Business School professors David Pisano and Willy Shih argue that "moving up the value chain" with offshoring can irreversibly damage a company's—and a country's—competitiveness and ability to innovate. Read More
	GOODIES FROM THE SUBNETS Up for grabs from the Subnets: Cisco Subnet: 15 copies of IPv6 for Enterprise Networks books. Enter here. SLIDESHOWS 20 of the weirdest, wackiest and stupidest sci/tech stories of 2011 (so far!) From IT geeks winning millions to Google mush-brain syndrome, 2011 is shaping up to be one wacky year. MOST-READ STORIES Google: Sun offered to license Java for $100 million Rackspace's cloud going all OpenStack Toyota system automatically stops car before it hits a pedestrian 7 Solid Reasons to Keep the Faith in RIM, BlackBerry Anonymous, LulzSec vow to hack on Alcatel-Lucent confirms Enterprise business may be sold Does this video depict a future Google+ spamageddon? Still Awesome After All These Years: Eight Excellent Free Downloads 10 technologies that will change the world in the next 10 years Google Labs' greatest non-hits
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