Tech Newsletters: How Analytics Tools Measure a Corporate Turnaround

Why CRM Implementation Needs Training Wheels, Not Racing Gear | Self-Service BI Isn't Self-Enabled

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How Analytics Tools Measure a Corporate Turnaround
SAP's HANA database and other tools power an executive dashboard at struggling medical device maker Boston Scientific Read More

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WHITE PAPER: Akamai Technologies, Inc.

Develop an Effective DDoS Mitigation Strategy
To lower your organization's exposure to increasing web-based attacks, you need an effective DDoS Mitigation strategy. Download this Forrester Research report to learn how a two-phased approach to protecting your websites and applications can lower your risk. Learn More

Why CRM Implementation Needs Training Wheels, Not Racing Gear
If it's true that the best CRM systems are built, not bought, then which features should you be building? And how should you build them? As with riding a bike, implementing a CRM system gets much harder once you take off the training wheels--or, in this case, the out-of-the-box features. Read More

Self-Service BI Isn't Self-Enabled
For many companies, the self-service business intelligence (BI) experience is similar to the early days of agile development. Back then, companies flocked to agile methodologies, drawn by the promise of faster delivery cycles, improved business-IT relations and expedited delivery. Read More

5 Issues to Examine When Considering Cloud-based UC
If you're considering cloud-based unified communications (UC) services, sooner or later you're going to have to weigh the difference between multi-tenant vs. multi-instance architectures. At first glance you may wonder, "If it works, why should I care?" But this design question cuts to the core of fundamentally different approaches to delivering UC in the cloud, and has very important implications about the scalability of the platform and services it is supporting. Read More

WEBCAST: SAP

Enterprise IT Innovation Forum: 2013 to 2020
Join us for a virtual event featuring noted author Geoffrey Moore and SAP CIO Michael Golz to discuss the number one challenge facing senior business leaders today – how to embrace the emerging "Systems of Engagement." View Now

Can Healthcare Big Data Reality Live Up to Its Promise?
If any industry's ready to reap the benefits of analyzing reams of data from disparate sources, it's healthcare. But just because there's a will doesn't necessarily mean there's an easy way. Read More

Hackers Targeting Servers Running Apache Struts Applications, Researchers Say
A tool for exploiting known Struts vulnerabilities is available on Chinese hacker forums, Trend Micro researchers said Read More

Study Finds Big Gap About App Security Between Execs and IT Staffers
When it comes to application security within organizations, there's a significant gap about it between executives and practitioners, according to a study released Tuesday by the Ponemon Institute and Security Innovation. Read More

WEBCAST: Red Hat

Managing Big Data & Keeping an Eye on the Bottom Line
Learn how open, scale-out storage platform provides a foundation for the future of enterprise data. Key takeaways from this live webcast will show the best approach to drive enterprise growth and agility. View now

Microsoft Restores Outlook.com After 3-Day Outage -- Sort of
Microsoft on Saturday apologized for a three-day partial outage of Outlook.com and said the email service was back up and running, only to note hours later that problems still plagued some customers. Read More

Researchers Outwit Apple, Plant Malware in the App Store
A team of researchers from Georgia Tech has demonstrated how hackers can slip a malicious app by Apple's reviewers so that it's published to the App Store and ready for unsuspecting victims to download. Read More

10 Hottest IT Jobs: Developers, Developers, Developers
It's a job seeker's market, if you've got the right tech skills. IT staffing specialist Modis identifies the 10 hottest IT jobs, based on the skills and roles its clients are eager to find and fill. Read More