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• Forrester outlines 5 rising, 5 declining security technologies

  By Ellen Messmer | 16 May, 2012 02:45

  Security technologies rise and fall in popularity, and Forrester Research in its TechRadar report puts its bets on five it thinks are in a growth mode and five it thinks are dying away.

• Tablets Will Be Preferred Devices by 2016

  By Matt Hamblen | 07 May, 2012 23:36

  Tablets will become most users' main computing devices within the next four years, Forrester Research analyst Frank Gillett has predicted.

• Tablets will be most users' main computing device, Forrester says

  By Matt Hamblen | 25 April, 2012 05:38

  Tablets will become most users' primary computing device within the next four years, Forrester Research analyst Frank Gillett believes.

• Emerging software tools help boost IT spending projections

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 07 April, 2012 06:30

  Overall U.S. tech spending is forecast to grow by 7.1% this year and then by 7.4% in 2012, according to Forrester Research.

• Dell's acquisition a Wyse one, analysts say

  By Jon Gold | 03 April, 2012 05:43

  Dell's announcement on Monday that it had finalized an agreement to acquire thin client maker Wyse allows the company to fill a portfolio gap that had been exploited by competitors such as HP, according to industry experts.

• CIOs overcome shortage of business analytics talent

  By Bob Violino | 28 March, 2012 05:13

  Just as historical reports alone aren't sufficient for making corporate decisions— executives want business intelligence to identify current and future trends—IT staffers need to know more about BI than how to run a data warehouse or build a dashboard. That puts CIOs in a bind, according to industry experts, who have raised alarms about a data analytics skills deficit.

• Who Holds the Keys?

  By Stacy Collett | 26 March, 2012 21:12

  Encryption can make up for a litany of security snafus -- from a bad firewall to an unrelenting hacker to a lost laptop. Once data is encrypted, criminals can't use or sell it. Plus, if encrypted data goes missing, companies are protected from disclosure requirements in most states. No wonder 38% of companies surveyed by Forrester Research have already adopted full-disk encryption technology. But data protection doesn't stop there. Encryption keys and digital rights also must be well orchestrated and secured, or else encryption protection goes out the window.

• Chief Mobility Officer: The Next Big IT Job?

  By Matt Hamblen | 27 February, 2012 22:10

  The idea of having a chief mobility officer (CMO) isn't new in the enterprise world. But as companies now scramble to establish mobile strategies, a CMO could be one key to success, according to a new Forrester Research report.

• Chief Mobile Officer: A job title now timely?

  By Matt Hamblen | 15 February, 2012 01:47

  The idea of creating a Chief Mobile Officer (CMO) inside corporations isn't a new one. But as companies scramble these days to establish corporate mobile strategies, having a CMO could be a key to success, according to a new Forrester Research report.

• Riverbed upgrades 'edge virtual server infrastructure'

  By Colin Neagle | 02 February, 2012 07:19

  Riverbed today announced the release of updates to its Steelhead network performance products as well as its Granite product line, which is based on the edge virtual server infrastructure approach that Riverbed is pushing. Whereas the former aims to boost network performance for the customers that are concerned about application delivery, the latter may attract more attention from the infrastructure management industry.

• Students turn social media skills into social business strategy

  By Kristin Burnham | 31 January, 2012 08:11

  It's no secret that Gen Y lives and breathes social media. And while some businesses consider it a time-sink, others are looking to capitalize on this generation's skills to further its business goals. That's where Larry Gee, a professor at San Jose State University, comes in.

• John Deere plows into agile

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 26 January, 2012 22:14

  John Deere & Co., has moved about 800 software developers into an agile development process, and did so in just over a year.

• How to improve disaster recovery preparedness

  By Rachel Dines | 19 January, 2012 09:22

  If you woke up tomorrow and ran a marathon, how would you fare? It's highly doubtful that you would successfully run the 26.2 miles without months of training, drills, and exercises.

• CIOs are in an anxious state

  By Maryfran Johnson | 04 January, 2012 02:07

  These anxious, uncertain times are clearly reflected in our 2012 State of the CIO research. The results from this time last year seem giddy in retrospect, with our annual research findings meriting a headline that shouted out "Energizing Business."

• Forrester: As SaaS matures, buyers face new considerations

  By Chris Kanaracus | 03 December, 2011 05:18

  As SaaS (software as a service) gains in maturity and popularity, enterprise IT buyers will have to grapple with a new set of questions and considerations when purchasing it, according to a new Forrester Research report.