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	Considerations for modernizing your network Business applications and the way we use them are undergoing a radical change, and this is leading many companies to modernize their network. Here are some "best practice" considerations for modernization strategies. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Building in Web Application Security from the Start This IDC white paper highlights the growing IT challenge of protecting web apps through software improvements and testing. It explains problems associated with web app insecurity, driving factors encouraging improved web app security, and the means to validate app security. Read Now In this Issue How a CFO and an IT chief cooperate to add value at Able Engineering How One City Used Smartphones to Fix its Streets How Secure Is the Cloud? IT Pros Speak Up 13 Common ERP Mistakes and How to Avoid Making Them Cloud Computing Calls for Rebuilding Enterprise IT 20 iPad business apps every CIO should want New iPad vs. Android Tablets: Is It Game Over? WHITE PAPER: Oracle Databases More at Risk Than Ever Download this complimentary copy of the 2011 IOUG Data Security Survey Report and see how your organization measures up. Learn More! How a CFO and an IT chief cooperate to add value at Able Engineering For Gregg Leach, CFO of aircraft overhaul and repair business Able Engineering, the need to involve the IT department on major projects was never questioned. "I've got more background in IT than I do in finance," said the finance chief, whose previous work experience included serving as the CIO of a health care company, and IT positions with finance components. Read More How One City Used Smartphones to Fix its Streets The CIO of the City of Cambridge, Mass., developed an iPhone and Android app that citizens can use to report potholes, vandalism and other issues and track that they are being fixed. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Running SAP NetWeaver on the Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud This document outlines the value of using SAP on Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud and the Oracle Exadata Database Machine and discusses architectural and practical considerations when deploying SAP on Exalogic and Exadata. Learn More! How Secure Is the Cloud? IT Pros Speak Up For CIOs and IT professionals, the potential of the cloud is clear: transforming IT from cost center to business engine. It promises the agility and scalability that tech dreams are made of. By leveraging the cloud, you can complete typical IT tasks in hours rather than weeks or months, allowing you to dedicate staff to innovation, not just maintaining systems and infrastructure. Read More 13 Common ERP Mistakes and How to Avoid Making Them Implementing an ERP system is among the most expensive, time-consuming and complicated tasks an IT department can take on. The potential for delays and unexpected expenses lurk around every corner. To help you avoid costly mistakes, CIO.com asked IT executives, ERP vendors and technology consultants to provide advice on how to avoid becoming an ERP horror story. Read More WHITE PAPER: Tripwire Protecting Your Data in Today's Threat Landscape Today's threats to critical systems and valuable data come from more sources than ever—a ticked off employee who seeks revenge, or activists seeking to expose sensitive data. Learn More! Cloud Computing Calls for Rebuilding Enterprise IT For all of the buzz about cloud computing, there remains confusion about its real implications for an IT organization. CIO.com's Bernard Golden argues that to take full advantage of the cost savings and efficiency improvements of the cloud, CIOs have to rethink their approach to IT. Read More 20 iPad business apps every CIO should want iPad apps for sales forces, IT departments and more Read More New iPad vs. Android Tablets: Is It Game Over? The third-generation Apple iPad is here, and we've tested it next to our best Android tablets--the Asus Transformer Prime TF201 and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. While our tests of battery life and recharge times are still pending, a clear picture of this latest iPad is emerging. Put simply: The new iPad streaks to the head of the pack, largely on the strength of improvements to its display. But this doesn't mean that everyone else should abandon the race; it just means that they're going to have to work harder to overcome the iPad's lead. Read More
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