Innovate Like the Big Guys to Level the Playing Field

Finding us in your spam mailbox? Please add us to your address book! Trouble viewing this email? View in Browser  Manage my subscriptions IT Careers March 06, 2012 Five Ways Businesses Can Innovate Like the Big Guys Small and medium enterprises are often constrained by limited resources and struggle to quickly and affordably identify new market opportunities, solve business and technical problems, and access partners and talent. To solve this problem, a growing number of small and medium-sized companies are turning to open innovation and crowdsourcing as a way of leveling the playing field with large, global corporations boasting extensive in-house marketing, R&D and business development departments, without increasing fixed costs. Read more > Database Consolidation Models — Benefits of the Private Cloud This white paper describes how to successfully consolidate your database onto a private cloud through several deployment models. Download now > Blogs Don Tennant From Under the Rug Disinformation Won't Stem U.S. Backlash Against H-1B Visa Abuse Susan Hall Charting Your IT Career Will CIO Role Totally Disappear? Paul Mah SMB Tech Five Preemptive Steps to Take Before Your Mobile Devices Are Stolen Unlocking Hidden Insight: The Significant Components of BI   This on-demand briefing explains how to increase your organizational intelligence and arm key decision makers with the power of business visibility. Go there now > Spot the Eleven Warning Signs Before a Project Fails No one knew exactly who was in charge of what. With so much confusion came chaos. Soon, in the rush to meet deadlines, everyone stopped talking. The ultimate goal was lost, and the project was deep-sixed within a week of the gold software build. Download: Microsoft Excel 2011 for Mac Reference Guide The venerable spreadsheet application has added new functionality in its Excel 2011 edition, including mobile applications and new visual analytic tools. This quick guide will get your users up to speed on the latest version of Excel. Download: IT Management 101 Book In this book, written by Mike Sisco, eleven key traits of successful IT managers are emphasized that will leapfrog you past other managers. IT Management 101 provides a solid foundation in which to build upon in developing your IT management skills and capabilities. Featured White Papers What to Look for in Your e-Signature Provider Read this white paper to learn about the eight top features to look for in an e-signature provider, including global reach, company stability, solution accelerators, and more. •  Planning, Managing, and Evolving Your BI Portfolio •  Five Key Facts About Storage & Cloud Computing You Need to Know •  Build vs Buy: Evaluating On-Demand Billing Solutions "Unfortunately, it's [the word 'gamification'] not going away. It made the short list for the Oxford English Dictionary 2011 word of the year. But that speaks to the strength of the trend." Excerpt from Susan Hall Charting Your IT Career Latest White Papers A Disturbance in the Force: Thwarting 7 Types of Power Problems Your Blueprint for Successfully Managing the Extended Enterprise The App Performance Almanac: A Year's Worth of APM Guidance When PDFs Attack — Malware Infections on the Rise This e-mail is sent by: IT Business Edge, property of QuinStreet, Inc. Attn: Newsletter Subscription Dept. 950 Tower Lane, 6th Floor Foster City, CA 94404 Copyright © 2012 QuinStreet, Inc. 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 •  Daily Edge Privacy Policy     Manage Subscriptions     Unsubscribe     Contact Us     How to Advertise