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Ed Tech, Privatization And Plunder

All the reasons to be suspicious of the political-industrial conspiracy against public education and public universities.

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Use Social Strategy To Focus Your Leadership, Board

Get your senior team involved in broadening your base, achieving growth and winning mindshare.

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Innovation Isn't Working At 4 Out Of 5 Companies

Companies are too afraid of risk, among other factors, according to Accenture.

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Vested IT Outsourcing Deals Avert A Catch-22

Customers and suppliers say they value innovation, but most outsourcing relationships end up becoming a race to the bottom. In "vested"...

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SAP Vows Hana Is Ready To Run ERP

SAP adapts its Business Suite to Hana in record time, but customers may want more proof of success before migrating mission-critical apps.

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Is Software-Defined Storage Right For You?

Data centers have new storage options, but "new" isn't always "better."

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Enterprise Data Centers: A Buyer's Market

What can you do with the money you'll save as data center needs decline, thanks to server and compute efficiency advances?

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Social Business Not Dead, Just Business As Usual

Social is becoming embedded into applications and business processes. Soon it will cease to be a category.

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Why Microsoft Should Make Windows Blue Free

Windows 8's gloomy narrative could be rewritten when Windows Blue arrives later this year. The first step is to give it away for free.

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Big Data Alchemy: Turn Info Into Money

Data markets could become a new market category. Here, companies buy, sell or trade data for mutual benefit.

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