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Toni Bowers

Toni Bowers
Toni Bowers is the Head Blogs Editor of TechRepublic and award-winning blogger for the Career Management blog.
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    Questions remain around the 'internet of things'

    With current emphasis on the "internet of things" we have the software and hardware, yet very little around how all these devices will communicate, and who will manage, aggregate, and distribute...

    Posted by Patrick Gray | October 29, 2012, 6:11 AM PDT

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    Everything IT needs to know about Windows 8

    Whether you're still considering upgrading to Windows 8 or you're already in the thick of Microsoft's latest OS, TechRepublic has the resources you need.

    Posted by Toni Bowers | October 26, 2012, 9:03 AM PDT | Latest comment by Deadly Ernest

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    Build out your Windows 8 deployment team

    Adding specialists to your Windows 8 deployment team can help save your team from being bogged down in user questions. Will Kelly shares some insight about the value of these specialists.

    Posted by Will Kelly | October 26, 2012, 8:52 AM PDT

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    Can't find employees? Maybe it's how you use your screening software

    It's easy to blame screening software for a lack of qualified job candidates, but it may be the way you use it that is really to blame.

    Posted by Toni Bowers | October 24, 2012, 4:20 AM PDT | Latest comment by peoplequest

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    CIOs: Five Windows 8 training issues you need to consider

    Scott Lowe discusses five big items that deserve coverage in any windows 8 training program, in order of importance.

    Posted by Scott Lowe | October 23, 2012, 5:31 AM PDT | Latest comment by Deadly Ernest

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    Why CIOs struggle as board members

    There are incumbent struggles that many board members face. For CIOs, these challenges can be doubly difficult.

    Posted by Mary Shacklett | October 22, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT

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    Windows 8 early adopters beware

    Windows 8 has some landmines that require consideration and navigation. Scott Lowe takes a look at what those are.

    Posted by Scott Lowe | October 19, 2012, 4:10 AM PDT | Latest comment by fullmetalbuddha

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    CIOs may have no choice in supporting Windows 8

    Scott Lowe has some advice for those CIOs who intend to ignore Windows 8: It's not going to be as easy to do as you think it is.

    Posted by Scott Lowe | October 17, 2012, 5:47 AM PDT | Latest comment by JCitizen

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    What business can learn from the feds about BYOD

    There's a new Federal directive laying out guidelines on how to manage the BYOD trend in cost effective, productivity-boosting and secure ways.

    Posted by Valerie Helmbreck | October 15, 2012, 5:50 AM PDT | Latest comment by Deadly Ernest

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    IT as an assembly line

    It may be tempting to dismiss manufacturing as an old-line activity with little relevance to the modern IT organization, but there is much that can be learned from the world’s best manufacturers.

    Posted by Patrick Gray | October 12, 2012, 4:26 AM PDT

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    Are we allowed to mention cheaper is not always better?

    IT in general becomes a better value with improving technology every single year, but that does not equate to cheaper being best.

    Posted by David Izen | October 10, 2012, 5:19 AM PDT | Latest comment by Deadly Ernest

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    Adjust your worldview to serve internal and external customers

    Here are some strategies for learning how to serve both internal and external customers.

    Posted by Vanessa James | October 8, 2012, 5:32 AM PDT | Latest comment by VanessaJames

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    Structuring your mobile strategy

    Mobile advertising is on the rise and businesses will need to develop marketing strategies accordingly. Here are some things to keep in mind when you do so.

    Posted by Dean Vella | October 8, 2012, 1:02 AM PDT

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    What CIOs can learn from Apple's mapping gaffe

    With the mapping snafu, Apple may have made a grave mistake is regarding its customers are a resource to be exploited, rather than paying end-users.

    Posted by Patrick Gray | October 1, 2012, 5:47 AM PDT | Latest comment by spam filter

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    Reassessing the role of QA in IT

    There are strong arguments that CIOs should reconsider QA's "back seat" role. This is what's happening in testing now--and here are some steps progressive shops are taking.

    Posted by Mary Shacklett | October 1, 2012, 5:13 AM PDT | Latest comment by Tony Hopkinson

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    Five IT training mistakes that alienate the audience

    Training is still an important part of security plans and other IT initiatives, but it's not always welcome. Here are five common training mistakes to avoid.

    Posted by Sam Narisi | September 26, 2012, 8:30 AM PDT | Latest comment by hung1962

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    Five backup and disaster recovery tools you might have missed

    With incidents of data disasters on an exponential upswing, the business world is in desperate need of affordable, effective and secure data protection, backup and recovery. Here are a few to...

    Posted by Jon Dawson | September 24, 2012, 8:06 AM PDT | Latest comment by backup02

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    Computers on a stick (finally)

    Patrick Gray discusses the benefits to enterprise IT of "Windows To Go," a new feature of Windows 8 that claims to allow a fully functioning copy of Window 8 to be placed on a USB stick and booted...

    Posted by Patrick Gray | September 19, 2012, 7:14 AM PDT | Latest comment by NickNielsen

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    The personal side of board relations: Three things CIOs should know

    Mary Shacklett talks about the "behind the scenes" side to relations with the board of directors that can catch many CIOs off guard.

    Posted by Mary Shacklett | September 18, 2012, 4:12 AM PDT | Latest comment by pgit

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    CIOs need to embrace cooperative users

    Don't let IT become simply a group of order takers. Take the time to develop a better relationship with end-users.

    Posted by Scott Lowe | September 17, 2012, 3:40 AM PDT