• IT leaders continue to juggle multiple priorities in 2012

  By Georgina Swan | 19 January, 2012 12:14

  Analytics and business intelligence has moved back to the top of the technology priority list for CIOs, according to the latest Gartner research into CIO priorities, followed by mobile technologies and Cloud computing — but the pressure is as IT leaders juggle multiple priorities.

• No demand for Windows 8 tablets? Or don't trust predictive surveys

  By Rob Enderle | 17 January, 2012 09:28

  Analyst firms often use surveys to make predictions sound more believable. However, there generally is no connection whatsoever between what a survey predicts and what the outcome eventually is. For example, according to the surveys the U.S. President should be Hillary Clinton and the person most likely to win the Republican nomination were a bunch of folks that aren't even in the race anymore.

• 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."

• ANU awarded research grant for Skymapper telescope

  By Chloe Herrick | 04 November, 2011 12:38

  The Australian National University (ANU) has been awarded a $390,000 research grant for its Southern Sky Survey of stars and galaxies in the southern hemisphere, scheduled to start in the next couple of months.

• Forrester Survey Suggests Execs Driving Push for BYOT

  By Lauren Brousell | 01 November, 2011 09:18

  Workers increasingly expect to do their jobs anywhere, anytime, on any device. But according to the 2011 Forrester "State of the Workforce Technology Adoption" survey of 4,985 information workers, it's executives driving that advancement. While 35 percent of employees are all-day desktop users tethered to the office, 90 percent of executives regularly shuttle between work, travel and home.

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