Articles from the week of 1-13-12 to 1-19-12

CIO – CTO – CSO

● What’s Keeping You Up at Night
The Top 10 Tech Priorities of CIOs
from ComputerWorld (January 18, 2012)

Cloud

● Hot Subjects for Security in 2012
Eight Cloud Security Predictions for 2012
from IT Business Edge (January 18, 2012)

● A Candid Observation:
Enough With the Truth Already; A Cloud Conversation with Jon Toigo
from Virtualization Review (January 11, 2012)

● Hype vs. Adoption
The State of the Cloud: Getting Real in 2012
from Channel Insider (January 12, 2012)

Compliance

● Errors Using PCI
Top 10 PCI Compliance Mistakes
from Dark Reading (January 16, 2012)

Data

● Developing a Sound Data Strategy
10 Key Elements of Your Data Strategy
from TDWI (January 17, 2012)

● Too Much of a Good Thing
What Every CIO Needs to Know
from CIO Insight (January 12, 2012)

Database

● A Huge Oracle Problem
Fundamental Oracle Flaw
from InfoWorld (January 17, 2012)

Data Breach

● Sooner or Later You Will be In the Crosshairs
Manage the Breach or the Breach Will Manage You
from Enterprise Systems Journal (January 16, 2012)

De-Dupe

● Moving Up the Tier Ladderr
Primary Storage Deduplication Helping with VMs and Virtual Desktops
from Search Storage (January 16, 2012)

Mobile Devices

● Adapting to BYOD’s
BYOD Movement is Forcing IT to Adapt
from InfoWorld (January 16, 2012)

Networks

● One Stop IPv6 Info
Unbiased Info About IPv6
from NetworkWorld (January 12, 2012)

Outsourcing

● What Goes Around Comes Around
5 Tips To Keep IT Outsourcing On Track as Global Providers Cut
from NetworkWorld (January 14, 2012)

Rabbit Sense

● The Art of War…NOT
10 Less-Than-Ethical Ways to Get Ahead
from TechRepublic (January 13, 2012)

● Become the Last One they Release
12 Effective Habits of Indispensable IT Pros
from InfoWorld (January 17, 2012)

Security

● Pay Me Now or Later
Cyber Insurance Offers IT Peace of Mind – Or Not
from NetworkWorld (January 13, 2012)

● Hot Subjects for the Cloud 2012
Eight Cloud Security Predictions for 2012
from IT Business Edge (January 18, 2012)

● A Lack of Consistency
Enough With the Truth Already; A Cloud Conversation with Jon Toigo
from eWeek (January 11, 2012)

● Sooner or Later You Will be In the Crosshairs
Manage the Breach or the Breach Will Manage You
from Enterprise Systems Journal (January 16, 2012)

● When Your Partner Goofs
What Do You Do When Your Business Partner is Breached?
from Dark Reading (January 6, 2012)

● Knee Jerk or Good Planning
Zappos Data Breach Response a Good Idea or Just Panic Mode?
from NetworkWorld (January 17, 2012)

Technology

● Memory Breakthrough
IBM Engineers Atomic-Scale Memory
from InfoStor (January 13, 2012)

Articles from the week of 1-13-12 to 1-13-12

CIO – CTO –CSO

● Making Peace with Marketing
5 Rules to Help CIOs and CMOs Be Smart Partners
from InformationWeek (January 9, 2012)

● Cold Calls
Four Tips to Get More From IT Vendor Salespeople
from InformationWeek (January 10, 2012)

● Keeping Staff
Providing the Perks to Retain Your Best Employees
from Channel Insider (January 10, 2012)

Cloud

● DR Balancing Isn’t Clooud Balancing Isn’t
Load-Balanced Data Centers Are Not a Perfect Solution
from InfoWorld (January 11, 2012)

Colocation

● When Build Out is Not An Option
Here’s How to Grow Your Data Center With Colocation
from InfoWorld (January 8, 2012)

Compliance

● Cyber Security Insurance Is in Your Future
More Patient Data Risks, Lawsuits Predicted for 2012
from InformationWeek (January 11, 2012)

Disaster Recovery

● Is Planning an Important Function
A Culture of Planning
from Emergency Management (January 6, 2012)

● DR Balancing Isn’t Clooud Balancing Isn’t
Load-Balanced Data Centers Are Not a Perfect Solution
from InfoWorld (January 11, 2012)

Disk Technology

● A Sign of Future Announcements
Hard Drive Makers Slash Warranties
from InfoWorld (January 9, 2012)

EMail

● Innocent Looking Storage Innocent Looking Email
6 Reason to Enforce Email Monitoring
from HelpNet Security (January 9, 2012)

Mobile Devices

● A Voice of Reason for Security
Surveys Show IT’s Unfounded Mobile Security Fears
from InfoWorld (January 9, 2012)

● Who Knows What Danger Lurks
The Hidden Dangers of Touchscreens
from InfoWorld (January 11, 2012)

Operations

● Hope for the Best; Plan for the Worst
How To Move a Data Center Without Having a Heart Attack
from InfoWorld (January 8, 2012)

Outsourcing

● When Build Out is Not An Option
Here’s How to Grow Your Data Center With Colocation
from InfoWorld (January 8, 2012)

Rabbit Sense

● Interview No Nos
Eight Things You Should Never Say In a Job Interview
from eWeek (January 5, 2012)

Security

● Cyber Security Insurance Is in Your Future
More Patient Data Risks, Lawsuits Predicted for 2012
from InformationWeek (January 11, 2012)

● Still the Best Solution
Passwords Aren’t Dead, Though Maybe Yours Should Be
from NetworkWorld (January 9, 2012)

● A Voice of Reason on Mobile Devices
Surveys Show IT’s Unfounded Mobile Security Fears
from InfoWorld (January 9, 2012)

● Only the Faces Change
Three Trends Driving Data Security Strategies in 2012
from Enterprise Systems Journal (January 9, 2012)

Storage

● Innocent Looking Storage Innocent Looking Email
6 Reason to Enforce Email Monitoring
from HelpNet Security (January 9, 2012)

● No End in Sight for Data Growth
10 Business Factors That Will Impact Storage Pros In 2012
from eWeek (January 5, 2012)

Technology

● Bringing Games to Business
How “Kids’ Games Transform Business
from IT Business Edge (January 11, 2012)

Articles from the week of 1-2-12 to 1-6-12

Backups

● Are Auto Backups Safe
The Down Side of Automated Backups
from ComputerWorld (December 26, 2011)

Business Continuity

● Issues for2012
2012’s Top Stories
from Business Continuity (January 2, 2011)

CIO – CSO – CTO

● When Less Is Better For the Bottom Line
How Going Slow Can Be Very Good for An IT Department
from The Accidental Successful CIO (January 2012)

● It’s Not Them, It’s You
IT Pros Lament: Low Pay, No Perks
from NetworkWorld (January 4, 2011)

Cloud

● Large Need, Small Pipes
Bandwidth Bottlenecks Loom Large in the Cloud
from ComputerWorld (January 4, 2011)

Databases

● Start the Year Right with Security
7 Housekeeping Duties for Better Database Security in 2012
from Dark Reading (December 21, 2011)

Data Center

● 2012 Predictions
10 Data Center Predictions for 2012
from CRN (December 30, 2011)

Disk Technology

● The Year of the SSD?
End of High-End HDD Storage
from Storage Newsletter (December 28, 2011)

● EOL for RAID
Life After RAID
from IT Knowledge Exchange (January 5, 2012)

Encryption

● Avoiding Damage with BYOD
Managing Mobile Mayhem
from Dark Reading (December 16, 2011)

Networks

● Large Need, Small Pipes
Bandwidth Bottlenecks Loom Large in the Cloud
from ComputerWorld (January 4, 2011)

● IPv6 by the End of the Year
IPv6 Doomsday Won’t Hit in 2012
from NetworkWorld (December 29, 2011)

Rabbit Sense

● Standing on the Shoulders
In Memoriam: 17 Tech Pioneers Who Died in 2011
from eWeek (December 22, 2011)

Security

● Start the Year Right with Your Databases
7 Housekeeping Duties for Better Database Security in 2012
from Dark Reading (December 21, 2011)

● Avoiding Damage with BYOD
Managing Mobile Mayhem
from Dark Reading (December 16, 2011)

Social Media

● Nothing is Off the Record
10 Social Networking Posts That Sink Careers
from InformationWeek (January 2, 2011)

Storage

● EOL for RAID
Life After RAID
from IT Knowledge Exchange (January 5, 2012)

● Making Life Easier with Virtualization
Overcome Storage Virtualization Challenges
from Processor (December 30, 2011)

Technology

● 2012 Predictions
10 Data Center Predictions for 2012
from CRN (December 30, 2011)

● More Predictions for 2012
5 Business Tech Resolutions for 2012
from IT World (December 28, 2011)

● Watson Gets a Job
IBM’s Watson Shows Up for Work at Cedars-Sinai Cancer Center
from SOURCE & DATE

● Things to Research for 2012
Tech That Should Be On Your Company’s Radar for 2012
from IT World (December 28, 2011)

Virtualization

● Making Storage Life Easier
Overcome Storage Virtualization Challenges
from Processor (December 30, 2011)

Articles from the week of 12-12-11 to 12-16-11

Big Data

● Know What You Want Know What You Want from Big Data
Big Data Has Potential But Requires Care
from ComputerWorld (December 9, 2011)

CIO – CTO – CSO

● Gifts that Keep on Giving
10 Things that Business Wants from IT This Christmas
from Baseline (December 12, 2011)

● Silos No Longer a Necessity
Homegrown Solutions: The Good and the Bad
from InfoWorld (December 12, 2011)

DBAs

● Learning to Work with Security
Can Security Teams and DBAs Play Nicely
from Dark Reading (December 9, 2011)

Leadership

● Made Not Born
10 Ways to Stand Out as a Leader
from CIO Insight (December 12, 2011)

Networks

● Free Help for WI-FI Analysis
8 Free WI-FI Security Tools
from NetworkWorld (December 2, 2011)

● Google Finds That IPv6 Supported Does Not Mean Complete
Google Deploys IPv6 for Internal Network
from NetworkWorld (December 9, 2011)

Rabbit Sense

● Overused and Outdated Terms
10 Business Phrases That Must Die Now
from Baseline (December 13, 2011)

● The Mouse is 43 Years Old
43rd Anniversary of the Mother of All Demos
from NetworkWorld (December 9, 2011)

● Nothing is Ever Off the Record
Make the Most of Office Holiday Parties with These 12 Tips
from TechRepublic (December 13, 2011)

Security

● Learning to Work with DBAs
Can Security Teams and DBAs Play Nicely
from Dark Reading (December 9, 2011)

● Mitigating DDoS Attacks
How to Deny DDoS Attacks
from InfoWorld (December 13, 2011)

● The Bad Guys Don’t Rely on Technology
The Multiple Dimensions of Corporate Espionage
from Net Security (December 2011)

Social Media

● There’s A Right Way and a Wrong Way
Lowe’s Social Media Fall
from Baseline (December 12, 2011)

Storage

● Know What You Want Know What You Want from Big Data
Big Data Has Potential But Requires Care
from ComputerWorld (December 9, 2011)

● Comparing to iSCSI Comparing FCoE to iSCSI
Converging SAN Traffic In the Data Center
from IT World (December 13, 2011)

● A Wide View of Past, Present and Future
Storage Year in Review and a Preview of 2012
from Enterprise Systems Journal (December 12, 2011)

● Deletion Is An Option
Why We Keep Data
from IT Knowledge Exchange (December 9, 2011)

Virtualization

● The Future of the Locomotive
What’s Next with Hypervisors?
from NetworkWorld (December 13, 2011)

Articles from the week of 12-5-11 to 12-9-11

CIO – CTO – CSO

● Developing Intuition
10 Ways To Harness Your Intuition
from CIO Insight (November 30, 2011)

● Consultant Shenanigan
Stupid Consultant Tricks
from InfoWorld (December 7, 2011)

● Good To Great
Ten Rules of Great Companies
from Baseline (December 2, 2011)

● Start Now to Keep Employees
Three Factors That Could Spark A Backlash Among Overworked Techies
from silicon.com (November 30, 2011)

Cloud

● Not Your Grandmother’s DR
Disaster Recovery is Driven By Tight Budgets and New Technology
from Enterprise Systems Journal (December 12, 2011)

● Capacity Planning Models for the Unknown
How Capacity Management Changes In the Cloud
from InfoWorld (December 8, 2011)

● Is Support Heading for the Basement
Is Cloud Support ‘Racing to the Bottom?’
from CIO (December 1, 2011)

● Unexpected Expenses
Preparing for the Real Costs of Cloud Computing
from ComputerWorld (December 5, 2011)

Customer Service

● IT Needs to Join the Team
7 Ways IT Can Improve Customer Service
from InformationWeek (December 6, 2011)

Disaster Recovery

● Not Your Grandmother’s DR
Disaster Recovery is Driven By Tight Budgets and New Technology
from Enterprise Systems Journal (December 12, 2011)

Email

● Loose Slips Can Sink Ships
Getting the Leaks out of Enterprising Messaging
from Dark Reading (December 9, 2011)

Mobile Devices

● A Redefinition of Roles
Consumeration of IT
from InfoWorld (December 9, 2011)

● Carrier IQ False Alarm
Skeptics Find Flaws in Carrier IQ Application Analysis
from NetworkWorld (December 2, 2011)

Networks

● APT or Not APT
Discovering Who Is Attacking The Network
from Dark Reading (November 21, 2011)

Operations

● Obsolete HW, Now What
Find a Data Destruction Service
from Processor (December 2, 2011)

● 24×7 is Now the Norm
The Always On IT User
from CIO (November 18, 2011)

Rabbit Sense

● IT Needs to Join the Team
7 Ways IT Can Improve Customer Service
from InformationWeek (December 6, 2011)

Security

● APT or Not APT
Discovering Who Is Attacking The Network
from Dark Reading (November 21, 2011)

● Loose Slips Can Sink Ships
Getting the Leaks out of Enterprising Messaging
from Dark Reading (December 9, 2011)

● Carrier IQ False Alarm
Skeptics Find Flaws in Carrier IQ Application Analysis
from NetworkWorld (December 2, 2011)

Storage

● Dedupe Innovation
Deduplication and the Innovation Race – It Isn’t Over
from Enterprise Storage Forum (December 4, 2011)

● Control of the Data Flood Gates 2012
It’s All About Control of the Data
from eWeek (December 5, 2011)

● How 2012 Is Shaping Up
Predictions for the Storage Industry in 2012
from eWeek (December 2, 2011)

Technology

● A Redefinition of Roles
Consumeration of IT
from InfoWorld (December 9, 2011)

● 2012 Crystal Ball
Top Predictions for IT Organizations and Users for 2012
from IT Business Edge (December 8, 2011)

Articles from the week of 11-28-11 to 12-2-11

Cloud

● There’s A Network Bottleneck Ahead
The Cloud is Growing Faster Than the Networks It Relies On
from InfoWorld (December 2, 2011)

Disaster Recovery

● Better Late than Never
10 DR Tips That Could Save a Storage Admin’s Career
from eWeek (November 28, 2011)

Encryption

● The Keys are The Key
Poor Encryption Key Management Leads to Unrecoverable Data
from eWeek (November 30, 2011)

Email

● Haste Makes for Problems
Four Ways to Fight the Urge to Fire Off a Rapid Reply
from silicon.com (December 1, 2011)

Leadership

● What Made Steve Jobs Special
Ten Leadership Lessons from the Steve Jobs School of Management
from silicon.com (November 18, 2011)

Networks

● You May Already Have IPv6 Devices
Hackers Target IPv6
from ComputerWorld (November 28, 2011)

● There’s A Bottleneck Ahead for the Cloud
The Cloud is Growing Faster Than the Networks It Relies On
from InfoWorld (December 2, 2011)

Operations

● Mod Data Centers
Data Centers Go Modular
from Baseline (November 28, 2011)

Rabbit Sense

● It’s Office Party Time Again
10 Office Party No-Nos
from Baseline (November 28, 2011)

● Holiday Traps
The 12 Scams of Christmas
from CRN (November 25, 2011)

Security

● True DUH Insight
Cyber-Crime Victims Often Provide Access Unwittingly
from Channel Insider (November 30, 2011)

● Legacy Issues
Doomed by Default Passwords
from InfoWorld (November 29, 2011)

● You May Already Have IPv6 Devices
Hackers Target IPv6
from ComputerWorld (November 28, 2011)

● Not Getting In from Pen Testing
Not Getting ‘In’ Is An Option
from Dark Reading (November 28, 2011)

● The Straight Scoop
Top 10 Dumb Computer Security Notions and Myths
from eWeek (November 23, 2011)

Storage

● The Next Evolution
Efficient Storage Systems and Data Management Add Value
from IT Knowledge Exchange (November 23, 2011)

● Squeeze Every Last Byte
Five Ways to Get the Most of Existing Storage
from ComputerWorld (November 23, 2011)

● Ongoing Battle of SSD, Disk and Tape
Skip Data Tiering, Go Directly to All-SSD Storage
from InfoWorld (November 22, 2011)

Technology

● Everything Old is New Again
IT’s Most Wanted: Mainframe Programmers
from InfoWorld (December 1, 2011)

● Getting Ready for the 2012 Summer Olympics
London Wires Up for the 2012 Olympic Games
from NetworkWorld (November 26, 2011)