Quitting time: How to make a graceful exit

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	INSIDER Quitting time: How to make a graceful exit One in four U.S. tech workers is in job-hunting mode, according to IT employment research. 'A few years ago, there was nervousness about switching jobs,' says John Reed of IT staffing firm Robert Half Technology. 'Now we're seeing a pattern where IT people are open to new opportunities.' Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: SolarWinds Tales from the Dark Side of the Network Frustrated with your big IT Network Management System? In this exclusive footage, IT pros tell their side of the story...the dark side. Let SolarWinds ® Software bring light to the darkness. Save Time. Save Money. Save the Network with SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor. Watch now and don't let inefficient network management systems take your team to the dark side. In this Issue Big data funding spree continues Tim Cook's approval ranking climbs one spot in top-50 CEO list Newest bug bounty touts $10K rewards, appeals for help in finding Flash flaws What is 3D printing? Cloud's nightmare: A "run on the bank" Tech pros name their most-wanted perks Review: Riverbed brings branch office storage back to the data center Government open data proves a treasure trove for savvy businesses Ex-Mozilla engineer blames Microsoft's rules for Metro Firefox's death IBM rolls "Big Data" software to combat big business fraud WHITE PAPER: CDW Are You Prepared for a Software Audit? Just the word "audit" is enough to make anyone shiver, and when it comes to a software audit, the reaction is no different. A software publisher can exercise its rights to conduct a software audit to check that a customer is using its products in accordance with the End User License Agreement (EULA). View Now Big data funding spree continues Venture capital firms continue to funnel big sums of money to big data startups. Hadoop player Cloudera announced $160 million in new financing, and analytics startup Platfora raised $38 million. Read More Tim Cook's approval ranking climbs one spot in top-50 CEO list Even as Apple CEO Tim Cook is blasted by some investors for not being the next Steve Jobs, the company's employees boosted his approval rating to the 17th spot on an annual ranking of the top U.S. chief executives. Read More Newest bug bounty touts $10K rewards, appeals for help in finding Flash flaws A new entry in the cash-for-bugs business, the Internet Bug Bounty, recently paid out its first $10,000 rewards. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Corporation The MDM advantage: Creating insight from big data Analyze big data in a timely manner, match it to master data, and derive actionable information to extract insights and make better business decisions. View Now What is 3D printing? 3D printers are the hottest new technology on the IT landscape. Everyone —users and vendors alike— wants a piece of the pie and, with 3D systems now printing candy and food, they could get their wish; that is, an actual, edible piece of pie. Read More Cloud's nightmare: A "run on the bank" What's the worst case scenario for the cloud computing industry? Is it your service provider unexpectedly shutting down? Sure, that's probably one worst case scenario. Here's another one, proposed by IDC analyst Rick Villars: A so-called "run on the bank." Read More Tech pros name their most-wanted perks Attention hiring managers: These are the perks that will give you an edge in the fight for top talent. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Corporation Big data and analytics for a holistic customer journey This White Paper offers an in-depth discussion on how you can use big data analytics to enhance experience while boosting the bottom line. It includes informative case studies on how other companies have used big data analytics to delight their customers. View Now Review: Riverbed brings branch office storage back to the data center Riverbed Granite 2.5 eliminates remote office server administration and backup pains by delivering iSCSI and Fibre Channel storage over the WAN. Read More Government open data proves a treasure trove for savvy businesses Ever since President Obama signed the Open Data Executive Order, government agencies have been making their vast data stores available to the public. These once-secret data sets are proving a valuable business resource, too. Read More Ex-Mozilla engineer blames Microsoft's rules for Metro Firefox's death A former Mozilla engineer who worked on the "Metro" version of Firefox says that poor adoption of Windows 8's radical user interface wasn't behind the decision to shelve the browser. Read More IBM rolls "Big Data" software to combat big business fraud IBM today introduced software that can be used by business to combat attempted fraud in insurance, financial and healthcare settings by applying "Big Data" analytical concepts that bring together various data streams to decide whether someone appears to be perpetrating fraud. Read More
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