Start button returns to Windows 8

With the first public reviews of Windows 8 now over a year old, there has been a groundswell of emotion around the iconic Start button. First introduced in Windows 95, the Start button is analogous to a compass, clicking it was like finding true north. But Windows 8 took away our compass. However, there may [...]

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Resumption, recovery and preparedness: A complete BCM solution

DR, business resumption and emergency preparedness are three integrated components of a business continuity management solution. Some organizations focus on any one or part of the solution without realizing that it is possible to have a perfectly functioning redundant data center and still business cannot continue. It is imperative that all the below three components [...]

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The human side of IT

There is no such thing as an IT project – there are only business projects that are enabled by IT. IT professionals are becoming more attentive than ever to business and the role end users play in the ultimate success of the software. 2013 will involve businesses setting aside more time and budget toward intangibles [...]

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Consolidation may displace scores of top IT service providers by 2015

A nexus of forces including cloud, Big Data, mobility and social media, along with continued global economic uncertainty, are accelerating the restructuring of the nearly $1 trillion IT services market. By 2015, low-cost cloud services will cannibalize up to 15 percent of top outsourcing players’ revenue, and more than 20 percent of large IT outsourcers [...]

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DR Strategy: Are you doing enough?

As an IT and DR professional, you must be nimble and dynamic to match your ever changing corporate landscape.  The challenge facing many DR professional s today is to keep current, as well as be proactive in your DR strategy as the business changes.  There are many factors to consider when embarking on the task [...]

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