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Microsoft Excel 2011 for Mac Reference Guide The venerable spreadsheet application has added new functionality in its Excel 2011 edition, including mobile applications and new visual analytic tools. This quick guide will get your users up to speed on the latest version of Excel. Excel is a spreadsheet application written and distributed by Microsoft. Excel […]

The use of smartphones has skyrocketed in recent years, and is now a repository for the vast amount of personal and work data that mobile-empowered workers are able to bring everywhere. Given its widespread use and portability, however, it is inevitable that many mobile devices will get misplaced or stolen. With this in mind, what […]

The findings from the latest 2012 Carnegie Mellon CyLab Governance survey of how corporate boards and executives are managing cyber risks reveals the issue is still not getting adequate attention at the top. The survey, sponsored by RSA, The Security Division of EMC (NYSE: EMC), was the third survey conducted by CyLab Adjunct Distinguished Fellow, […]

Database Encryption Readiness Assessment Increasing compliance and consumer privacy issues may require your company to encrypt your data. Use this spreadsheet-based tool to assess your needs. Data and communications encryption are often the responsibility of data center managers. Legislative compliance and growing demands from consumer privacy are forcing enterprises in all industries to encrypt their […]

Business process management (BPM) delivers significant benefits to organizations, but some organizations have faced many problems due to wrong turns along the way, according to Gartner, Inc. Gartner analysts have identified five BPM threats BPI (business process improvement) leaders need to be mindful of as organizations progress on their BPM initiatives. “Considerable attention has been […]

Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) recently announced the results of its 2012 State of Mobility Survey, which revealed a global tipping point in mobility adoption. The survey highlighted an uptake in mobile applications across organizations with 71 percent of enterprises at least discussing deploying custom mobile applications and one-third currently implementing or have already implemented custom […]

Eleven Reasons IT Projects Fail Project failure has an enormous impact on government and private sector business alike, costing billions of dollars every year. Identify and remedy the warning signs before failure occurs using this checklist, compiled by the editors of IT Business Edge. Feel free to share this PDF with your coworkers or employees. […]

‘Productive Workplaces’ Excerpt After 50 years of consulting, managing and running a non-profit network, Marvin Weisbord summarizes 10 myths of organizational change that he used to believe. Organizational Development (OD) expert Marvin R. Weisbord revisits and reflects on 50 years of consulting, managing and running a non-profit in the 25th anniversary update to “Productive Workplaces.” […]

A rise in the volume and variety of data-hungry mobile devices, including more affordable smartphones, tablets and e-readers, is set to be the most disruptive force in the wireless industry in the next three years. Operators are investing heavily in their networks to support new devices and services, yet they identified driving revenue from mobile […]

Public cloud evangelists trumpet the flexibility, scalability and cost-efficiency benefits of platform as a service (a.k.a. PaaS). Some take it a step further, decrying and "FUDing" the private cloud alternative. But critics of private cloud — often evangelizing for the sake of their own self-interest — choose to ignore the advantages of a private cloud […]

Job Description: Linux Administrator Learn what the role of Linux Administrator requires using this sample job description. The attached document is a typical job description for a Linux Administrator and was provided by IT Staffing and Tech Recruiting firm G.1440. The Linux Administrator is responsible for developing and maintaining Linux deployment standards, maintaining existing systems […]

With a dizzying array of gadgets emerging every day, finding the right one for you can often be a difficult prospect — nowhere more so than in the field of travel, where the right gizmo can make or break your trip and transform an otherwise tedious journey. Phil Dalbeck, Skyscanner’s tech expert, has been scouring […]