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ObserveIT is like a surveillance camera for your IT systems
Companies use surveillance cameras to record what is happening in physical locations. Now take that concept and apply it to IT systems. ObserveIT records the user interface actions that occur when someone is accessing your systems or applications. The result is a detailed audit trail that shows precisely who did what in both video and transcript format. Read More

WHITE PAPER: Kaspersky

Why Complexity is IT Security's Worst Enemy
This white paper looks at the real challenges faced by organizations, and what new IT security threats and issues have arisen as a result. Increasingly, anti-malware alone is not enough, so this white paper investigates what new IT security approach is required to effectively respond to the changing threat landscape and new ways of working. Learn more.

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WHITE PAPER: CDW

The Power of PaaS
At a time when budgets are especially tight, organizations may find it hard to justify investments in the latest programming tools and testing platforms. Platform as a service (PaaS) solutions provide a viable option Read Now

Gartner: 'Five Styles of Advanced Threat Defense' can protect enterprise from targeted attacks
Attackers want to compromise networks and computers to steal sensitive information from the enterprise by using sophisticated malware. Research firm Gartner says IT can protect the enterprise against targeted attacks in five basic ways, and recommends combining at least two of them together for best effect. Read More

Web app security best practices and the people who love them
When a website is attacked, the results can be devastating to an organization -- both financially and from a brand perspective. Given modern society's ever-increasing reliance on the Web, the impact of a breach and the associated costs are going up, and fast. Adding more "robust" firewalls or allocating more budget to anti-virus protection is not the answer. It's still an important step, sure, but these controls provide nearly zero protection against today's web-based attacks. Read More

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WEBCAST: HP Intel VMware

HP and VMware: Trust your virtualization with the leaders
HP and VMware have been collaborating for over 12 years to maximize the benefits of virtualization. In this video, learn how this partnership allows organizations to improve virtualization security, ease implementation, reduce storage and network complexity, streamline management, and extend the value of HP and VMware investments. View Now!

Dell's CIO and CMO: Can't we all just get along?
At a small lunch with reporters yesterday in San Francisco, Dell's CIO Adriana Karaboutis and CMO Karen Quintos shared their thoughts on the rising battles between the two functions at many companies. They told tales from Forrester's Forum For CMOs And CIOs of the two sides arguing over trivial issues like who's allowed to pull website traffic data! Read More

How the Introverted CIO Can Survive in an Extroverted World
A lifelong introvert identifies small adjustments introverts can make to strengthen their leadership skills. Read More

How to Find IT Talent Capable of Being Customer-Focused
CIOs need to find the IT workers who are comfortable focusing on customers, market forces and revenue. Read More

WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology

Data Center Transformation and Its Impact on the Branch
Despite tighter budgets driven by the fragile economy, IT departments remain under intense pressure to deliver additional and higher-performance computing, network and application services worldwide. Learn More in this KVE

How CIOs Can Become Business Heroes
Columnist Michael Hugos offers clear directions for how CIOs can open the exit door from the techie trap. Read More

Mozilla releases 10 patches, five critical, for Firefox
Mozilla released 10 patches for three versions of its Firefox browser on Tuesday, five of which are considered critical and could be used to remotely install malicious code. Read More

INSIDER

CIO at Waste Management Wears Many Hats
Puneet Bhasin is CIO and senior vice president of technology, logistics, customer service and strategic accounts -- a portfolio that keeps him focused on business matters. Read More

Stay Alert: Personal and Work Clouds Are Merging
As consumers and employees embrace the 'digital self,' CIOs will face new challenges, says Forrester analyst Frank Gillett Read More

Good Governance Is a Make-or-Break Factor for IT
CIOs say that governance rules will ensure that IT initiatives are transparent, efficiently managed and provide maximum business impact. Read More

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