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IT to Business Gap

May 19, 2013 1:38am PDT

IT to Business Gap Dear all, I am currently conducting a research on the IT to Business Gap - this is part of my final thesis for my MBA. I know that there has been a number of such researches in...

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Big Data and the cloud throw down the guantlet for IT department

May 14, 2013 4:48am PDT

Big Data and the cloud throw down the guantlet for IT department article root I'm sorry, this doesn't make any sense. A) IT/Business Alignment is NOT going to happen, the Business has decided...

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Does the decline in PC sales indicate tablet dominance?

May 2, 2013 9:00pm PDT

Does the decline in PC sales indicate tablet dominance? article root cannot agree or disagree yet... Tablets fit a use case very neatly for many users and touch enhances that no end. As for the...

156 Started by ahanse | Latest comment by Deadly Ernest

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Outsourcing wobbles: Blip or something more telling?

April 26, 2013 9:55am PDT

Outsourcing wobbles: Blip or something more telling? article root LOL ... Denial These self-procliamed experts drank the outsourcing koolaid and cannot fathom that they are often bad deals. There...

26 Started by stnwall | Latest comment by BlueCollarCritic

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When IT is from Mars, and the business is from Venus

April 24, 2013 3:37am PDT

When IT is from Mars, and the business is from Venus article root And if Elephants could fly..... IT and the Business are and always will be at loggerheads because the Business has decided long...

13 Started by Imprecator | Latest comment by Imprecator

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How large IT departments waste time and effort

April 23, 2013 1:10am PDT

What a load of bull! Another example of another 'hey look at me' article by another inexperienced uninformed IT wannabe that really makes me question the garbage that's being given voice and...

9 Started by pconaty@... | Latest comment by Englebert

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We are hiring, say tech companies - but the government hasn't done much to help

April 15, 2013 10:12am PDT

We are hiring, say tech companies - but the government hasn't done much to help article root Uh-huh How much more corporate welfare do they want? With many IT people out of work, why not give...

8 Started by HypnoToad72 | Latest comment by Deadly Ernest

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Long-term technology trends developers need to know

April 15, 2013 6:26am PDT

Long-term technology trends developers need to know article root informative informative post to gain new things so blunt! Wow. I've never heard it put so bluntly or succinctly before - that the...

11 Started by saranya raj | Latest comment by Tony Hopkinson

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To get Big Data buy-in, IT should let go of proof of concept

April 11, 2013 7:22am PDT

To get Big Data buy-in, IT should let go of proof of concept article root "Real executive leadership" HA HA HA HA now that is some good comedy!!! Hasn't been "Real executive leadership" for...

4 Started by Reality Bites | Latest comment by johnweathington

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Survey: Calling all women in IT

April 11, 2013 12:08am PDT

Survey: Calling all women in IT article root Don't take the survey! Don't help the propagandists! The whole "women in IT" thing reeks of "Torches of Freedom" campaign...

14 Started by jkameleon@... | Latest comment by Juanita Marquez

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Agile adoption in Asia faces tough obstacles

April 10, 2013 2:05pm PDT

Agile adoption in Asia faces tough obstacles article root Not just over there... Like it was mentioned in the article, it has also being a long difficult road to agile adoption here in the west....

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Two questions about getting started in IT consulting

April 8, 2013 6:19am PDT

Sharnetta and I have alot in common I have been self employed for about a year and the most difficult obstacle is to find your niche (still working on it). Fortunately I have clients who have been...

10 Started by Sterling "chip" Camden | Latest comment by mike-022

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Find the hidden talent in your organization

April 2, 2013 9:12pm PDT

Find the hidden talent in your organization article root Amen, brother. Thank you for this daily serving of common sense. Great Example I was the beneficiary of such consideration. Several...

5 Started by eldergabriel@... | Latest comment by kwickset@...

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A newbie

April 1, 2013 3:53am PDT

A newbie Hello all, My name is Calvin Brave I am very new to this forum and want to participate with you in this discussion board. It gives us to share some new thing of our own. Thank you...

10 Started by CalvinBrave | Latest comment by HAL 9000

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Indian IT firms rethink campus recruiting

March 26, 2013 4:05pm PDT

Indian IT firms rethink campus recruiting article root Indian IT firms rethink campus recruiting Last year, India’s $100-billion IT services industry slowed to its historically lowest growth rate...

7 Started by albayaaabc@... | Latest comment by jeantrott

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TechRepublic's New Employee Checklist and Default Access Policy helps IT with new hires

March 26, 2013 6:33am PDT

TechRepublic's New Employee Checklist and Default Access Policy helps IT with new hires article root Download link? The link to download is broken... I've sent a notice about that as well!...

4 Started by jsmaage | Latest comment by wizard57m-cnet

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Why you should be working in health IT

March 20, 2013 7:06am PDT

HL7 I build HL7 interfaces between systems. The only thing standard about HL7 is how you spell it, and even that is iffy since I see about half the vendors call it H7L. If you don't want to put...

34 Started by Dr_Zinj | Latest comment by phlcidrolin

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IT job cuts: Is the end finally in sight?

March 12, 2013 4:18pm PDT

IT job cuts: Is the end finally in sight? article root Is there a vendetta against IT? This is not the first time someone at TechRepublic has written an article about the kulling of IT. It's...

24 Started by nat.hansen@... | Latest comment by n.gurr@...

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When is the Cloud not the right tactic?

March 12, 2013 8:40am PDT

Missed a really obvious one If speed is important, don't use the cloud. Huh? Speed is easy to get. Just pay for a bigger pipe. Of course, we both know the significant word in that solution......

7 Started by mlennerton | Latest comment by andrew232006

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Viral spread of cloud is meant to leave IT out in the cold

March 11, 2013 3:01pm PDT

Viral spread of cloud is meant to leave IT out in the cold article root It will happen... ...until somebody gets burned in a really big way. Then rinse, wash, and repeat, because many if not...

8 Started by MyopicOne | Latest comment by Tony Hopkinson