Consumerization creates IT management blind spots, increases business risk

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	Consumerization creates IT management blind spots, increases business risk As end users bring their own devices to work, download apps and sign up for cloud services, it's getting harder for IT to maintain application visibility and control performance. Trends such as consumerization, mobility and cloud computing are also increasing business risk, CIOs say. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Alcatel-Lucent Discover the new currency for the networked-community age Alcatel-Lucent's Allison Cerra and Christina James spent a year pursuing the essence of identity in the virtual world and beyond. With Identity Shift, they examine how technology, identity and expectations intersect, offering a compelling look at how we present and protect ourselves, build trust, and find value in the networked-community age. Click to continue In this Issue Developers top IT hiring managers' wish lists Social engineering attacks on the enterprise are trending upward IT pros lament: Low pay, no perks 2012 tech startups to watch product sampler Most believe U.S. won't become fully paperless Mozilla to launch enterprise Firefox this month with 7X slower pace Microsoft aims Windows 8 storage at enterprise data centers Fedora, Mint, openSUSE, Ubuntu: Which Linux desktop is for you? FBI warns of new Zeus-based malware in phishing scam E-voting machine freezes, misreads votes, U.S. agency says Ovum: businesses still missing out on power management savings WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Accelerating the Cloud Problems with application performance, available bandwidth, and visibility often limit the effective gains of a scalable cloud computing model. Whether you're deploying a private or public cloud, addressing these limitations can mean the difference between success and failure. Learn how WAN optimization removes the cloud's WAN performance barriers. Read Now. Developers top IT hiring managers' wish lists Dice.com polled 1,200 tech-focused hiring managers and recruiters, and Java developers ranked first among 10 staffing priorities for 2012. Read More Social engineering attacks on the enterprise are trending upward Amit Klein, CTO of the security firm Trusteer, predicts that social engineering attacks against enterprises will be on the rise in 2012. The problem is that too many people disclose too much personal information on social networks, and this gives thieves the leverage they need to gain and then abuse people's trust. Read More IT pros lament: Low pay, no perks Non-competitive pay is the main reason for high turnover rates among IT pros in their 20s and early 30s. Read More WHITE PAPER: SonicWALL 10 Ways to Securely Optimize Your Network Learn 10 ways SonicWALL solutions can help optimize performance, enhance security, and increase employee productivity, without introducing latency. Read now. 2012 tech startups to watch product sampler Here's a look at product offerings from a handful of intriguing startups in areas such as cloud computing and mobile browsing. Read More Most believe U.S. won't become fully paperless Survey finds most Americans don't foresee an all-electronic U.S. society. Read More Mozilla to launch enterprise Firefox this month with 7X slower pace Mozilla said it will kick off a slower-paced Firefox release schedule for enterprises at the end of this month. Insider (registration required) Read More WHITE PAPER: Aerohive Branch on Demand Solution Brief Extending and Securing Access Across the Organization - The Aerohive Branch on Demand™ solution makes it easy to deploy corporate capabilities to employees anywhere, while reducing operational costs. Read now. Microsoft aims Windows 8 storage at enterprise data centers Windows 8 includes a storage scheme suitable for business deployment that can treat hundreds of disks as a single logical storage reservoir and ensures resiliency by backing up data on at least two physical disks. Read More Fedora, Mint, openSUSE, Ubuntu: Which Linux desktop is for you? There are more interesting Linux desktop distributions to choose from than ever before. However, if you're looking for major distros with a great deal of support, you'll want to look at the big four: Fedora, Mint, openSUSE, and Ubuntu. Read More FBI warns of new Zeus-based malware in phishing scam So long as people click on unsolicited attachments in email, scammers will invent new ways to take their money, identities and more. Read More E-voting machine freezes, misreads votes, U.S. agency says An electronic ballot scanning device set for use in this year's presidential elections, misreads ballots, fails to log critical events and is prone to freezes and sudden lockups, the U.S. Elections Assistance Commission found. Read More Ovum: businesses still missing out on power management savings IT departments are missing out on potentially significant power consumption savings due to fears that PC power management (PCPM) solutions could disrupt core IT operations, according to analyst firm Ovum. Read More
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