IT budgets up, but salary cuts still a concern

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	IT budgets up, but salary cuts still a concern Companies are still looking for ways for IT to reduce costs, still trying to increase employee productivity, and still cautious about raising IT salaries, according to the latest survey data from the Society for Information Management (SIM). Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Microsoft Survey results show Microsoft is becoming a threat to VMware With the recent release of Windows Server 2012, Microsoft is emerging as a leader in virtualization. Survey results from VMworld indicate that Microsoft is becoming an increasing threat to VMware. Read more > In this Issue 13 new Windows machines that aren't Surface RT The new iPads: What you need to know Hackers, Security Pros Talk Penetration Testing, Social Engineering Microsoft Brings Big Data to Windows Sycamore Networks headed to tech industry graveyard INSIDER Getting the most out of IPS How to Use a Moneyball Approach to Build a Better IT Team 9 things enterprise IT will like about Windows 8 BYOD resistance loosening but security practices lacking HP CEO tells users what she's going to do -- and what she isn't Top Linux-o-lanterns from around the Web RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Google Google Apps for Business Do more for less with your team using Google Apps. Custom web-based email, calendars, and documents to easily share & work together in the cloud. Start with a free 30-day trial! 13 new Windows machines that aren't Surface RT Read More The new iPads: What you need to know Between Apple's presentation at its Tuesday press event, the press releases and spec sheets that followed, and our all-too-brief hands-on session, we've been able to get a pretty good first impression of the new iPad mini and, to a lesser extent, the fourth-generation iPad. So while we wait for our review units to arrive, here's what we know so far. Read More Hackers, Security Pros Talk Penetration Testing, Social Engineering CIO.com goes undercover (sort of) at GrrCon, the Midwest's premier conference on penetration testing and software security, to learn about cloud security, hacking, lock picking and more. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Xeon® processor HP 3PAR Storage: Optimizing I/O Service Levels According to ESG, making solid-state usable is "job number one." This report explores how 3PAR Storage optimizes the SSD tier with multiple, smaller-capacity that can be characterized as a clustered SSD implementation. Learn how this architecture spreads SSD benefits across more data to improve service level and I/O costs. Learn more. Microsoft Brings Big Data to Windows Microsoft, with the help of partner Hortonworks, brings Hadoop to Windows and stakes its claim as a vendor of big data technologies with new cloud-based and on-premises offerings. Read More Sycamore Networks headed to tech industry graveyard Sycamore Networks (NASDAQ—SCMR), whose optical switches and telecom software have powered carrier networks around the world since 1998, says it is shutting down. The company is selling off assets of its Intelligent Bandwidth Management business to a subsidiary of Marlin Equity Partners and may sell off or liquidate its other assets, including its IQStream mobile optimization technology. Read More INSIDER Getting the most out of IPS Intrusion prevention systems — security tools designed to stop problems even before they crop up — have emerged as indispensable components of defense-in-depth security strategies. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel Top 10 Benefits of Virtualization In this eGuide, Network World sister publications InfoWorld, and PC World examine some of the current uses of blade servers in today's data center, as well as how trends such as server virtualization are reshaping enterprise computing. Read Now! How to Use a Moneyball Approach to Build a Better IT Team If you aren't familiar with the term Moneyball, it originates with the Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane (and his mentor Sandy Alderson). The Moneyball method helped Oakland build a playoff baseball team on a smaller budget by relying on statistical analysis to acquire new players. When it came to baseball talent, Oakland knew it could never financially go head to head with the biggest teams in major league baseball, so the team started using an unheard of method in baseball, the Sabermetric principles. Read More 9 things enterprise IT will like about Windows 8 Read More BYOD resistance loosening but security practices lacking A survey of 650 information and security professionals about how the "bring your own device" (BYOD) trend is impacting their organizations finds one-quarter of them forbid use of personally owned devices such as smartphones and tablets on the network. However, the majority that do often lack meaningful policies or security controls related to these devices. Read More HP CEO tells users what she's going to do -- and what she isn't Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman took to the stage at Gartner's Symposium/ITxpo here Wednesday looking to convince customers that that HP is on solid footing. 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