Stories by: Bob Violino

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In depth: Unified communications still fragmented 16 May, 2012 21:07:00

Unified communications (UC) technology has garnered a fair amount of attention, much of it due to vendors touting their UC offerings as the answer to problems workers have keeping in touch with colleagues, business partners and customers in a highly frenetic, increasingly mobile business world.
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Will your next car steal itself? 11 May, 2012 01:17:00

As vehicles offer an ever-growing number of digital features, they could present several security threats--unless automakers manage these technologies effectively.
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Four critical trends in IT business continuity 03 April, 2012 00:28:00

In IT, failure is not an option. Not surprisingly, organizations have made it a high priority to develop and implement reliable business continuity plans to ensure that IT services are always available to internal users and outside customers.
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IT's 6-step guide to adopting consumerization 05 March, 2012 22:11:32

If your IT department is resisting the "consumerization" trend, it's in the minority. Recent research shows that most enterprises are proactively addressing this trend and the new relationship between IT and users that often accompanies a consumer IT strategy. What do they know that you don't?
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Cloud SWAT teams 04 January, 2012 02:14:15

Cloud computing poses unique security challenges for organizations, and multiple industry surveys have shown that security and privacy are among the key concerns of executives considering the cloud.
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Preparing for the real costs of cloud computing 06 December, 2011 02:56:28

Most experts agree: The cloud is moving past the hype stage and starting to deliver tangible benefits, primarily increased flexibility and agility.
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Off to a Fast Start 22 November, 2011 02:08:52

Feeling like your business intelligence efforts are a bit sluggish and out of touch with what the company needs? Maybe it's time to try agile BI, a rapid development methodology that solicits end-user input early and often and delivers BI systems fast.
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7 ways to do big data right using the cloud 02 November, 2011 06:33:32

There's a wealth of data out there companies can use to better understand customers and identify emerging business opportunities and threats. But how to access and work with all that data? An emerging type of service called data as a service, or DaaS, promises to help.
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KPMG: Aims to reduce its carbon footprint by 25% through environmental stewardship 25 October, 2011 02:43:00

In the past 18 months, the IT group at KPMG has helped update and create new processes and workflows for the company's paper-, energy- and carbon-intensive systems.
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Build BI tools fast with agile approach 04 October, 2011 00:47:30

Feeling like your business intelligence effort is a bit sluggish and out of touch with what the business needs? Maybe it's time to try agile BI, a rapid development methodology that solicits end-user input early and often, and delivers BI systems fast.
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Preparing for the real costs of cloud computing 16 August, 2011 00:31:00

At a cloud computing conference in New York in June, a number of speakers pointed out that the cloud is moving past the hype stage and is beginning to deliver tangible benefits to organizations. These improvements include increased flexibility and agility.