Tech talent wars spill into marketing

	High expectations pressure Microsoft to deliver at BUILD | Cisco forms Internet of Things group
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	Tech talent wars spill into marketing With the unemployment rate for tech workers below 4% nationally, there's growing competition for IT talent. Lately, some of the demand for tech candidates is coming from outside the IT department. Who's behind it? Marketing. Read More WEBCAST: LogiAnalytics (formerly LogiXML) Webinar: Create Competitive Advantage, Featuring Synchology View this Webcast to hear, first-hand, how one organization transformed their client services with an analytics tool that enabled them to quickly build and deploy web-based dashboards, reports, and interactive analytics – all at a fraction of the cost of traditional BI platforms. View Now! In this Issue High expectations pressure Microsoft to deliver at BUILD Cisco forms Internet of Things group BYOD blues: What to do when employees leave Apple's most important acquisitions 3 ways to jump-start IT innovation Quick look: 10 cool analog computers While others talk network virtualization, PLUMgrid offers the virtual network What GE's cloud computing foray means for big data First look: Windows Server Blue beta shows compelling improvements WEBCAST: PC Connection How Lenovo Enhances Your Windows 8 Experience Learn about the innovated devices that Lenovo designed to take full advantage of the new touch interface of Microsoft's Windows 8 Pro. Learn more. High expectations pressure Microsoft to deliver at BUILD Microsoft today must deliver on expectations that have been mounting since the sluggish start of Windows 8 eight months ago, analysts said. Read More Cisco forms Internet of Things group Cisco has formed a business group to specifically address the Internet of Things opportunity -- sensors, industrial electronics, etc. -- which the company reiterated this week is a $14.4 trillion market. Read More BYOD blues: What to do when employees leave The bring your own device (BYOD) trend is gaining steam, thanks to the cost benefits and increased productivity that can come from allowing employees to provision their own technology. Mobile workers are more likely to put in more hours, so if your employees want to buy their own equipment and do more work on their own time, it's a win for the company. Read More WHITE PAPER: FICO (Fair Isaac) Cloud Analytics for the Masses Learn the best practices in building applications that can leverage volume, variety and velocity of Big Data for organizations of any size. Learn more. Apple's most important acquisitions Apple doesn't spend millions of dollars acquiring companies simply because they have interesting technology. Rather, they make surgical acquisitions that have a precise fit within the company's broader product plans.Here are some of Apple's most important and influential acquisitions over the last 30 years. Read More 3 ways to jump-start IT innovation To spark valuable new business ideas, these three CIOs are trying out creative techniques. Read More Quick look: 10 cool analog computers In their heyday analog computers handled heavy-duty math, scientific and industrial applications. Read More WEBCAST: Wildpackets 802.11ac Data Rates Driving Changes in Wireless Analysis At the data rates delivered by 802.11ac, traditional WLAN analysis with USB adapters capturing traffic isn't possible. This webcast dives into 11ac, & explains what we believe will be the new standard in wireless packet capture & analysis. Watch Now. Watch Now While others talk network virtualization, PLUMgrid offers the virtual network SDN start-up PLUMgrid this week launched its product, software that runs on x86 servers and is designed to automate data center operations and reduce associated costs. Read More What GE's cloud computing foray means for big data As if GE doesn't already have enough on its plate, the company entered the cloud computing marketing this week, announcing plans to provide cloud-based analytics services for its industrial customers. Read More First look: Windows Server Blue beta shows compelling improvements There's a lot to like in Windows Server 2012 R2, but the key question centers around how Microsoft will handle licensing, our reviewer says. That alone might be the gating factor for the eventual success of this OS release. Read More
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