IT Leadership

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The New iPad Not So New After All

Why did Apple trot out the fourth-generation iPad, called the iPad with Retina display, only seven months since releasing the now-discontinued third-generation iPad?

Windows 8 to Boost Sophisticated Business Use of Tablets and Smartphones

Enterprises are beginning to leverage mobility to transform their business processes rather than simply providing always-on access to email and calendaring. Healthcare, financial services and retail are at the forefront of using mobile to transform t

How One Business Uses Social Networking and BPM to Handle Disasters

How One Business Uses Social Networking and BPM to Handle Disasters

When a hurricane hit, insurance claim outsourcer Crawford & Company struggled to efficiently deploy adjusters. Here's how business process management and a social application helped the company move beyond whiteboards and sticky notes.

In praise of local knowledge

Mining the gold seam of structured data

5 Ways to Build Better IT Outsourcing Relationships

IT leaders may be well-versed in the latest technologies and service provider offerings, but they may need help building a long-term relationship that addresses such ever-changing criteria such as innovation and performance. Here are five key levers

IT Industry Gains 100,000 Jobs in First Half of 2012

The latest IT job report from TechAmerica shows growth in tech industries for the first half of 2012. While the 1.7 percent increase appears modest, it equates to almost 100,000 new jobs for IT professionals.

Hadoop Creator Outlines the Future of Big Data Platform

Doug Cutting, creator of Hadoop and founder of the Apache Hadoop Project, says big data is not hype and it's not a bubble. He lays out his vision of how Hadoop will become the Holy Grail of big data systems