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9 super useful subreddits network pros should follow
Reddit is not just filled with pictures of cats and silly memes. Seriously. There's a lot of good content on the popular social news aggregator for network professionals whether you're focused on security, Windows, VoIP, IPv6 or a mixed bag.
By Bob Brown | 23 May, 2013 22:28
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Successful companies embrace shadow IT
Businesses move quickly, and those that make missteps along the way or fail to adapt to the times rarely go unscathed. Consider the fate of the original 12 companies listed in the Dow. While General Electric is still an independent company, most of the others have been acquired by larger companies or have vanished altogether.
By Quinton Wall, director, technical platform marketing, Salesforce.com | 20 May, 2013 20:33
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Melinda Gates tells Duke grads: It's all about your real connections
Transcript of technologist/philanthropist Melinda Gates' commencement address to Duke University graduates.
By Network World staff | 14 May, 2013 20:17
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Nick Carr's IT Doesn't Matter still matters
Nick Carr's article "IT Doesn't Matter" was published in in Harvard Business Review in May 2003 and ignited an industry firestorm for its perceived dismissal of the strategic value of IT.
By Ann Bednarz | 14 May, 2013 17:13
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Q&A: Nick Carr on 10th anniversary of 'IT Doesn't Matter'
Nick Carr rocked the tech world with his controversial essay in the May 2003 issue of the Harvard Business Review, titled "IT Doesn't Matter." Carr claimed companies were overspending on IT and that the competitive advantage to be gained by tech investments was shrinking as technology became more commoditized and accessible to everyone. On the 10-year anniversary of the article's publication, Carr talked with Network World's Ann Bednarz about what he got right, what he got wrong, and how the piece remains relevant today.
By Ann Bednarz | 14 May, 2013 17:13
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What the man behind HP's new internal IT plan has in mind
As someone who spent billions with HP over 20 years while in IT leadership roles at Boeing and Verizon Wireless, John Hinshaw knew the big hardware, software and services company from the outside as well as anyone. In the year-and-a-half since becoming executive vice-president of technology and operations at HP, he's been putting that knowledge to use on the inside.
By Bob Brown | 23 April, 2013 15:06
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Top tech companies plug into renewable power
Leading tech companies like Microsoft, Google and Apple are making huge inroads in the use of renewable energy for corporate facilities and data centers, but cost and delivery challenges remain.
By Lucas Mearian | 04 March, 2013 11:14
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12 hybrid security products to watch
Securing a hybrid cloud is not the same thing as deploying hybrid security products.
By Christine Burns | 11 February, 2013 06:19
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Most memorable tech industry apologies of 2012: From Apple to Google to Microsoft
Tech vendors have been as bombastic as ever promoting the magical and amazing things their latest smartphones, cloud computing wares and network gear can do. When things go wrong, they're naturally a little less visible, but plenty of companies have sucked it up and done the right thing this year (perhaps with a little legal prodding here and there) and publicly apologized for minor and major customers inconveniences.
By Bob Brown | 08 November, 2012 20:53
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Gartner: How big trends in security, mobile, big data and cloud computing will change IT
When you go to a Gartner conference one of he main things you'll notice is the sheer volume of data they can generate on just about any IT topic. Last week's Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Orlando, Fla., was no different. The conference, attended by some 9000 executives focused on the changes security challenges, mobile computing, big data and cloud will be bringing to IT in the near future.
By Michael Cooney | 30 October, 2012 14:39
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