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• Note to CIOs: It’s time to change the network

  29-08-2018 17:23
  The network is something that not enough CIOs pay attention to. It’s often the IT resource that’s last on the priority list with the majority of focus given to applications. That might have been fine 20 years ago when most applications and data lived on the user’s computers. Also, IT had extremely tight control of the endpoints and applications so user experience was easy to manage. Since then, the world has blown up (at least from an IT perspective) with applications mov
  
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• BrandPost: Infrastructure Complexity, Properly Managed, Can Deliver Optimal Computing Outcomes

  29-08-2018 14:50
  Computing technology and practice continues to evolve rapidly, but legacy systems and methods don’t simply disappear overnight. Nor should they in many cases.For instance, even as cloud computing has matured and proliferated, it will continue to make sense for many organizations to run some applications and store some data at the edge of their networks. And even as virtualized IT infrastructure becomes the norm, some workloads may still benefit by having their own dedicated hardware.Start
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: From service provider to strategic partner: the journey continues

  29-08-2018 13:00
  The drumbeat to raise the CIO’s role from functional expert to strategic partner has been a constant since at least 2014. But as Billy Crystal reminded us, “Change is such hard work.”Some organizations and CIOs get it right all the time, but if current surveys are to be believed, opportunities for improvement remain. For instance, the 2018 IT Trends Study from the Society for Information Management reports that activities associated with “keeping the lights on” con
  
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• What is succession planning? A key talent strategy for business

  29-08-2018 12:00
  What is succession planning?
  Succession planning is a talent management process that builds a pool of trained workers who are ready to fill key roles when leaders and other key employees step down. Organizations with succession planning programs in place foster a talent-oriented culture by recruiting skilled workers and top talent. Once recruited, businesses focus on developing these workers’ skills, expertise and knowledge so they are prepared to take on leadership roles in the event of
  
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• Ebates looks to cloud data lake to resolve ETL dilemma

  29-08-2018 12:00
  One of the ways companies often run into trouble with data lakes is trying to use them as a data warehouse. It's a "terrible idea, unless it works," says Merv Adrian, research vice president at Gartner.To read this article in full, please click here(Insider Story)
  
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• Re-architecting IT for multicloud: 5 key steps

  29-08-2018 11:58
  CIOs today are operating in a complex technology and political climate as they architect their IT infrastructures for a hybrid cloud environment of on-premises, private cloud and public cloud computing services used by both IT and end users.To read this article in full, please click here(Insider Story)
  
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