Four Keys to Successful BYOD
Tue, February 14, 2012 The bring your own device (BYOD) movement formally advocates use of personal equipment for work and obligates IT to ensure jobs can be performed with an acceptable level of security, but how can risks be addressed given the range of devices used?

Malware Network Threats Rising, How to Defend Yourself
Wed, February 15, 2012 Last year saw the rise of malware networks, distributed network infrastructures that exploit popular places on the Internet to launch a variety of malware attacks. Blue Coat Labs has issued six best practices that can help organizations defend themselves.

How Does Mobile Device Management Work?
Mon, February 13, 2012 Enterprise IT and security teams are stretched thin by the growing number of mobile device types invading the enterprise -- many owned by employees -- the variety of OSs and the sheer volume of mobile apps users are requesting. Questions abound.

6 Cool Uses of Near-Field Communication

NFC use has expanded into different uses, from parking meters to health monitoring. Here's a rundown of what's happening with NFC.

Hottest iPad 3 Design Concepts

The iPad 3 is due sometime next month. If you just can't wait for Apple to introduce the real iPad 3, enjoy these designer concept images for now.

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How will Apple fare in the post-Steve Jobs era? Everyone is wondering whether or not Apple can deliver amazing technology in the future. From the wacky to the reasonable, here's a list of innovation ideas.

OUTSOURCING

Offshore outsourcing is again a hot topic this election year, but the solutions U.S. politicians are proposing will do little to prop up the American IT services industry. If government leaders really want to save U.S. IT jobs, here's what they should do.

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Not all business skills are important for IT, which is just as well, because if we needed them all, we wouldn't be IT professionals anymore. Here are the 10 business skills that truly matter to your career in IT. A lot.

SECURITY

Cybercriminals are increasingly using drive-by downloads to distribute malware without end users knowing something bad has just landed on their machine--until it's too late. Here are six ways IT departments can protect end users.

ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE

Customer relationship management vendors and industry analysts discuss which CRM trends will continue to gain strength and what new trends IT professionals need to watch.

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SLIDESHOWS

With a possible valuation of $100 billion, Facebook's IPO filing could make a lot of people very, very rich (or richer). Here's a look at the breakdown of who could get what, from Mark Zuckerberg to Bono -- yes, Bono.

LEADERSHIP/MANAGEMENT

Network World Editor in Chief John Dix and Managing Editor Jim Duffy recently caught up with Vikram Mehta, founder of BNT and now vice president of IBM System Networking, for an update on IBM's network visions going forward.

PRODUCTIVITY APPS

OnLive Desktop for iPad offers full Windows versions of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents in the cloud at no charge -- with a few caveats.

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TABLET PCS

iFixit's Kyle Wiens has a darn good track record when it comes to Apple predictions. Here, he opines about the next iPad, foresees broken iPads everywhere, and even hints where post-Steve Jobs innovation might be headed next.

HOW-TO

How CIOs are determining if new attempts to partner with the business side of the company are making a difference.

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Continuous Monitoring: Responding to New Threats in More Complex IT Environments

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Optimizing Networks for the Cloud

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Customer Spotlight: How IPC The Hospitalist Company Implemented Oracle on VMware

Have you been looking to hear about customer's experiences with the new VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager product? View this webcast to learn about VMware customer, Navicure, and their experiences testing and evaluating the recovery manager, their progress in implementing it in their environment and their advice other customers considering using vCenter.

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Apps QuickStart Series Part 2: Designing and Deploying SQL Server on VMware vSphere

Download this webcast to learn about the design considerations for virtualizing SQL workloads, performance and scalability information and high-availability options, as well as support considerations

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