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How Relevance Helps IT Talk Business
We know the technology we develop and manage in IT is an ever more vital element of business success. Yet even as our business counterparts acknowledge their reliance on technology, IT often feels marginalized in business strategy and decision-making discussions. The solution for this dilemma is to…
Evolving Millennial Connections Using Wearables
Don’t look now, but that guy’s app just measured his heartbeat when he saw you and we think it’s a match! Sound far-fetched? Well, it’s not. In a very interesting (and possibly draining) year-long dating social experiment, a Newsweek contributor discovered that finding love has gone beyond reviewing…
The Future of Work: The Partnership Between HR and IT
The workplace is forever evolving. With the widespread use of collaboration technology and the addition of Gen Y and Gen X employees, it’s knowledge workers who are driving changes in the workplace. The emerging mantra is: Work is something you do, it is no longer someplace you go. (And if you do go…
Why IT Leaders Stand to Benefit from the Natural Process of Network Programmability
The programming of network resources is not just a trend, but also a way to future-proof IT and business needs. This blog series examines how infrastructure programmability is providing a faster time to competitive advantage and highlights the differences between programmable infrastructure and trad…
Summary: IT Takes a Seat at the Business Table
As an IT leader, it is time to take your seat at the business table and understand how IT can stay relevant in this Internet of Everything era. A recent Gartner Insight highlights the importance of aligning IT strategies with business goals to “remain relevant beyond 2020.” The next logical evolutio…
IT Takes a Seat at the Business Table
As we move ahead in this Internet of Everything era, we’re sure to see more connections and integration—and that’s why technology professionals have to work to understand the big picture, moving out of IT silos and taking an end-to-end business view—with a services bent. The point’s well made in a r…
Jabber Integration within Salesforce.com Boosts Productivity
Luca Felli From Lance: It’s as easy as dialing a phone … no, wait it’s even easier I dial the phone so often I don’t even think about it anymore: looking up someone’s phone number, and dialing their number into the phone – it’s second nature by now. But do it often enough in one day – or spend too…
From Information to Innovation: The New CIO in an Internet of Everything World
In my role at Cisco, I have taken interest in understanding how we, as people, are driving the need for innovative technology to fuel change in our world. As we find new ways to interact as consumers or communicators, we demand that technology keep pace – to be fast and to adapt. Today’s Chief Inf…
Connected Millennials Entering the Workforce
Earlier this year, CNN reported that the U.S. jobless rate fell to its lowest level since 2008. Positive job growth—and having the talent to fulfill these job openings—is great news for employers, jobseekers, and the economy as a whole. As the academic year comes to an end, college graduates around…
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