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A Shaky Virtual Stack

A Shaky Virtual Stack
Our InformationWeek 2013 Virtualization Management Survey shows automated service delivery is the future -- unless you want to find yourself managing cloud providers.
Automation Demands Tighter VM Security
Plan to let hypervisors spin up new virtual machines on their own? Then you'd better lock them down.

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From The BrainYard: 7 Lessons From Social Business Leaders
Companies can learn from these leaders in the use of social networking technology for business.
Red Robin CIO Named Social Business Technology Leader
For best articulating the value of social business in the context of business transformation, The BrainYard named Chris Laping of Red Robin restaurants its Social Business Technology Leader of the year.
Social Business Leader Cemex Keeps Ideas Flowing
Under pressure to operate more efficiently after the housing bust, Cemex used social collaboration to connect its worldwide employees. One result: Products get to market faster.
Dr. Dobb's: Microsoft's JavaScript Move
Windows 8 is making JavaScript a first-class app platform.
The Git Revolution Is Here
The movement from centralized to distributed VCS is accelerating. Enterprises and tool vendors are catching on and catching up with what open-source developers have been doing for a while. And at the front of the parade is Git.

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CIO Profiles: Zack Hicks Of Toyota
An aging population is shaking up healthcare IT, says this tech chief.

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