Next Year's Most Strategic Technologies

Finding us in your spam mailbox? Please add us to your address book! Trouble viewing this email? View in Browser  Manage my subscriptions Aligning IT and Business Goals October 26, 2011 The Top 10 Strategic Technologies for 2012 Gartner recently highlighted the top 10 technologies and trends that will be strategic for most organizations in 2012. They define a strategic technology as one with the potential for significant impact on the enterprise in the next three years. Factors that denote significant impact include a high potential for disruption to IT or the business, the need for a major dollar investment, or the risk of being late to adopt. Read more > Featured White Papers Post It, Tag It, Tweet It, Like It: A New Guide to Social IT This white paper explores how IT can leverage social media to build relationships with users through improved service and collaboration. •  Business Intelligence on the Cloud: An Introduction •  Time Is Money: Take Less Backup Time, Spend Less •  The Four Phases of Protecting a Mobile Workforce Premium Tools Cloud Computing Foundation Certification Kit Cloud computing is a topic you need to be well versed at iif you want your IT management career to advance. This downloadable resource will step you through the services available, deployment models and security risks associated with Cloud Computing. Use this 185 page eBook and access to a unique eLearning experience to grow your career. •  The Complete IT Policy Kit •  The Strategic IT Planning Bundle •  The ITIL V3 Foundation Certification Kit IT Marketplace Latest White Papers The CXO's Roadmap to IT Governance Practical Master Data Management: A Fundamentals Guide SaaS Service Management — Top Considerations for Moving to the Cloud Monitoring Cloud Services: Tips, Tricks, and Tools The Benefits of PPM & APM Deliver IT Projects on time, on budget, on quota & on target. Download this toolkit highlighting the benefits of PPM.Including valuable IT PPM research from Aberdeen Group. > "The cloud represents a massive opportunity to save money; it also represents an even more massive risk. Balancing the two properly will likely define the successful IT professional ..." Excerpt from Rob Enderle Unfiltered Opinion IPv6 and Cloud: The New Peanut Butter and Jelly Telecommunications is always in the throes of transition. Today is no different, as IPv6 and cloud computing gradually are changing the legacy infrastructure. Password Misuse Could Be Root Cause of Hacking Spike Lieberman Software surveyed more than 300 IT professionals for their insights into password practices and security outcomes. Portions of the survey focused on the numbers of passwords in use, sharing of privileged passwords and organizational security. The survey revealed that 48 percent of IT security professionals have worked for organizations whose network has been breached by a hacker. The 10 Things Every Business Should Know About B2B E-commerce It's certainly no secret that more and more business is conducted online each day. Consumers expect products and services to be instantly available, comparable, and configurable to meet their needs online. The Web provides consumers with the instant results and fulfillment they demand from their shopping experience. B2B customers have come to expect the same speed and simplicity. Blogs Susan Hall Charting Your IT Career IT Salaries Expected to Rise in 2012 Arthur Cole Center Column VDI Through the Admin Lens Ann All Business of Tech Make Vendors Partners for Center of Excellence Success Redefining Server Performance Benchmarks   Check out this resource center to a high-performance, low-cost application solution for your data center needs. Go there now > This e-mail is sent by: NarrowCast Group, LLC, 10400 Linn Station Road, Suite 100, Louisville, KY 40223 Copyright ©2003-2011 NarrowCast Group, LLC. All Rights Reserved. E-mail Reports Sign up for these additional e-mail reports to get the best return on your company's technology and talent: •  Aligning IT & Business Goals    •  Optimizing Infrastructure    •  Integrating the Enterprise    •  Maximizing IT Investments    •  Business Tools & Templates •  IT Careers •  Leveraging Enterprise Software •  Managing Compliance Standards •  Mobile and Telecom •  Fortifying Network Security •  CTO Edge Update •  Daily Edge Privacy Policy     Manage Subscriptions     Unsubscribe     Contact Us     How to Advertise