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It Was Cloud Week in Minneapolis, and All the Cool Kids (and Old Guys!) Were There

by Graeme Thickins [Note: This post first appeared on the CloudAve blog.] What a gorgeous spring week it was in Minnesota last week: clear, sunny, even sneaking into the ’70s. sunbehindcloud The only “clouds” in sight were the proponents and would-be adopters of the latest, new hotness in enterprise computing. Two events, on Wednesday and […]

The Social Media & Web Guide to Going Green

This great guide was written by Elsa Wenzel/Mashable.  Elsa writes about green technology and authors a personal blog at Greenerside.net. You can follow her on Twitter. A new green era is growing, with the Obama family planted in the White House, an organic vegetable garden on its lawn and a “green path” paved in the economic stimulus […]

Burton Group Announces In-Depth Cloud Coverage

Cloud computing is changing the economics of IT. Many organizations look to the cloud as a potential cost-savings boon by moving internally hosted IT services to outside

Leadership & Talent—Is Your IT Team Ready for the Future?

Leadership & Talent—Is Your IT Team Ready for the Future? In this edition of Russell Reynolds Associates’ Leadership & Talent series, the Information Officers Practice explores succession planning.  This edition presents the firm’s findings on the shifting landscape of IT organizations and the critical competencies for key IT roles.

Why Aneesh Chopra is a Great Choice for Federal CTO

http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/04/aneesh-chopra-great-federal-cto.html The news has now been leaked that President Obama intends to nominate Aneesh Chopra as the nation’s first Chief Technology Officer. The Federal CTO will be an assistant to the President, as well as the Associate Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. He will work closely with Vivek Kundra, […]