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Does your office have a social networking policy?

By Judi Hasson, Feirce CIO on 1/25/2010

This week we report on social media; for many companies, little thought has been given to how Web 2.0 communication tools should be handled, and little input has been sought from IT professionals.

Shift happens and reality doesn't go away

By Mark Gibbs, Network World on 1/25/2010

Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -- Philip K Dick

It seems that many businesses believe that when you've been around for long enough whatever it is you have been successful at can't possibly ever become obsolete. This is despite the fact that there are countless examples of how business models die off as our culture and technologies evolve.

Run IT as a business -- why that's a train wreck waiting to happen

By Bob Lewis, InfoWorld on 1/25/2010

Everything you've been told is wrong: What IT should do instead

Webinar - Creating, Updating and Enforcing Your "Acceptable Use Policy" for a Social Networking World

By Presented by Spectorsoft on 1/25/2010

The rapid growth of social networks and electronic communications compel employers to understand, implement and update their Acceptable Internet Use Policies.

But maintaining a policy is not enough. Regulatory compliance and affirmative defense strategies require employers to monitor employee use of Internet services and electronic communications. Creating, Updating and Enforcing Your "Acceptable Use Policy" for a Social Networking World

The rapid growth of social networks and electronic communications compel employers to understand, implement and update their Acceptable Internet Use Policies.
But maintaining a policy is not enough. Regulatory compliance and affirmative defense strategies require employers to monitor employee use of Internet services and electronic communications. How much monitoring is appropriate? What are the available technologies? How can they legally and properly be used?

New Version

By Paul Krill, InfoWorld on 1/25/2010

A new Forrester report finds widespread use of the iterative software development processes

Migrate Smoothly To Windows 7

By Chris A. MacKinnon, Processor.com on 1/25/2010

Steps To Take If A New OS Is In The Cards This Year

When it comes to New Year’s resolutions, jumping on the new OS bandwagon isn’t exactly something an SME should do without consideration. Although your enterprise may be considering the switch to Windows 7 in 2010, you first need to know what you’ll gain from the switch, what’s involved, and what kind of investments you’ll need to make. Here’s a rundown of what the experts are advising when it comes to switching to Win7 this year.

Harness Heat & Power Consumption

By Christian Perry, Processor.com on 1/25/2010

Get Your Data Center Out Of The Hot Seat In 2010

Data centers aren’t the only things chugging along into the new year, as heat is anticipated to have yet another successful year of delivering headaches to infrastructure managers around the globe. However, by undertaking a project in 2010 that can help to keep temperatures and power consumption under control, data centers can force heat to look elsewhere to continue its productive run.

Portable flash drives often misplaced, lost

By Paul Mah , Computerworld on 1/25/2010

A new survey by U.K.-based Credant has confirmed what all of us have known all along: Workers are careless with their portable storage devices. Indeed, a staggering 4,500 USB flash drives were found to have been left in the pockets of clothes sent to the dry cleaners, not to mention the thousands more handheld devices left behind in taxis by harried executives.

Web sites must support IPv6 by 2012, expert warns

By Carolyn Duffy Marsan, Network World on 1/25/2010

ARIN CEO urges content developers to add IPv6 or risk losing traffic

Agile software development is now mainstream

By Paul Krill, InfoWorld on 1/25/2010

A new Forrester report finds widespread use of the iterative software development processes

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