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Industrializing Agile Software Delivery with ALM2.0+

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:20:01 -0700

However, as the value and importance of software delivery increases, the importance of applying business management to the discipline of software also grows. ALM 2.0+ describes changes to traditional ALM in terms of breadth and depth. ALM 2.0+ tools and strategies expand integration with operations and accept tool and platform heterogeneity. They impose a boundary above practitioner tools and encourage ALM to interact with those tools in the context of work and harvest information for traceability, reporting, and management.

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5 Things Your Software Development Teams Should be Doing Now

Wed, 23 May 2012 09:50:01 -0700

This tip sheet covers five tested and proven software development practices that your team should be utilizing right now to accelerate software delivery. By utilizing all five of these practices, your organization will see dramatic increases in both efficiency and productivity while reducing overall IT spend.

In addition to learning how to quickly get your team started, you will learn:

The benefits of an Agile Development team
Why development organizations are moving to the cloud
How ALM increases efficiency and developer productivity
Tips to facilitate the social aspects of development cycles
Reasons to practice Continuous Integration (CI) and Delivery

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Vendor Landscape: Agile ALM

Wed, 23 May 2012 09:50:01 -0700

As development platforms, coding methodologies, and devices increase in number, Agile Application Life Management (ALM) tools support integrations with an ever-increasing range of systems. Analyst firm, Info-Tech evaluated eight competitors in the Agile ALM market.

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5 Things Your Software Development Teams Should be Doing Now- On Demand Webinar

Wed, 23 May 2012 09:50:01 -0700

This on-demand webinar will cover five tested and proven software development practices that your team should be utilizing right now to accelerate software delivery. By utilizing all five of these practices, your organization will see dramatic increases in both efficiency and productivity while reducing overall IT spend. In addition to learning how to quickly get your team started, you will learn:

The benefits of an Agile Development team
Why development organizations are moving to the cloud
How ALM increases efficiency and developer productivity
Tips to facilitate the social aspects of development cycles
Reasons to practice Continuous Integration (CI) and Delivery

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The Essentials of IT Management Kit - 2012 Edition

Wed, 23 May 2012 03:20:01 -0700

The Essentials of IT Management Kit - 2012 Edition, brings together the latest in information, coverage of important developments, and expert commentary to help with your IT Management related decisions.

The following kit contents will help you get the most out of your IT Management research:The iPass Mobile Enterprise Research Report
Best Practices for Successful Delivery of Email Through Your Web Application
The Best Way to Build a Cloud -- HP CloudSystem Matrix and HP 3PAR Utility Storage Provide Solid, Flexible Foundation

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Supporting Startup Growth with the New Recruiting Ecosystem

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

This on-demand webinar examines how the new ecosystem creates a streamlined, scientific and democratic approach to the recruiting process, and in turn, changes the way startups and growing businesses find and retain their employees.

View this webinar to learn about success stories and recommendations on how to take full advantage of innovative technology to help your efforts to attract and retain top talent.

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A Revolution in Cloud Networking: Citrix TriScale Technology

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Citrix NetScaler ensures that your enterprise cloud network can scale elastically with the exact amount of performance, consolidation and capacity you need.

Scale Up: Get 5x the performance on demand without new hardware
Scale Out: Expand network capacity up to 32x with zero downtime and no disruption
Scale In: Consolidate up to 40 appliances into a single multi-tenant platform

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The Silent Transformation: Evolution of Digital Communication Skills in Post-Secondary Education

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Adobe Systems Incorporated sponsored a summit designed to explore the dimensions of “21st Century Literacy.” Facilitated by the New Media Consortium, this international assembly of authors, researchers, policy makers, educators and artists debated and discussed the evolving expectations for literacy in a world shaped by the emerging new media of the day.

Post-secondary education is obviously moving beyond words alone with its adoption of 21st century digital communication skills via numerous projects, courses, programs, and collaborative efforts. With each passing day, the call for strong digital proficiencies grows louder. This no-longer-silent transformation has emerged as a pervasive, persuasive, and exciting future across all disciplines.

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Top 5 Innovations for Hadoop in the Enterprise

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Date: May 30, 2012

Time: 10:00 am PT/1:00 pm ET

As the value of Hadoop is more broadly recognized, more organizations are investigating this open source big data platform. It is worth noting that there have been some growing pains among traditional enterprises for several reasons. Lack of skills required to deploy and run Hadoop, concerns about the security and reliability of the software and how it will integrate with their existing data management systems are just a few things slowing adoption. This webinar will examine the key requirements for enterprise adoption of Hadoop and the innovations we can expect in near term and long term that will drive its usage.

Join GigaOM Pro and their sponsor Hortonworks for “Top 5 Innovations for Hadoop in the Enterprise” a free analyst roundtable webinar on Wednesday, May 30th, 2012 at 10 a.m. PT.

What Will Be Discussed

Who is using Hadoop today?
What's holding up mainstream users from jumping in?
When will HA, security … be added?
What can we expect in terms of integration and ease of use?
What does the future look like for Hadoop?

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Strategies for Digital Communication Skills across Higher Education Disciplines

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

This white paper explores the impact that digital communication skills, using processes associated with digital storytelling, is having on disciplines including liberal arts, humanities, and cross-curricular humanities/technology collaboratories.

Students and enlightened faculty alike understand that the convergence of technical and creative competencies is helping to create new opportunities for a whole new generation of creative professionals.

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Beating the Odds: Keeping Kids in School with Career Technical Education (CTE)

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Every 26 seconds, a student drops out of school in the United States--7,000 students every day--1.2 million students each year--making dropout rates in the U.S. the 19th highest in the world. This translates to a dismal 68% of U.S. students graduating from high school. Forty years ago, the U.S. ranked number one in high school graduation rates. Clearly, a lot has changed since then. This growing crisis continues to lower U.S. competitiveness in the global economy.

CTE is proving to be one strategy that works for students, engaging them with relevant, exciting programs and motivating them to stay in school with a clear benefit to their futures and preparing them to participate fully in the 21st century economy.

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Case Study: Palo Alto High School

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Palo Alto High School (Paly) is surrounded by a rich legacy of excellence. Situated in the shadows of the esteemed Stanford University, adjacent to the innovation of Silicon Valley, and just a short trip to the cultural diversity of the San Francisco metropolitan area, the school has ample influence for developing inventive approaches to student learning and academic achievement.

With an outstanding academic reputation, a long list of national awards that grows each year, and a strong belief in quality public education, life at Paly is good--particularly in the journalism program. With an enrollment exceeding 500 students, Paly's journalism program is the largest high school program of its kind in the United States and is a place where students have amazing opportunities to shine.

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WordPress Essential Training

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Author Morten Rand-Hendriksen explains how to get a web host, set up a domain, and download, configure, and upload WordPress to your newly hosted site. The course then dives fully into the tools in WordPress, demonstrating how to set up your profile and create content to share with your web audience. The course also includes tutorials on everything from adding images, video, formatting, and links that make posts pop, to installing plug-ins, creating custom themes, and attracting readers with permalinks, social sharing, and more.

Topics Include:

Exploring the difference between cloud hosting and self-hosting
Using the WordPress toolbar
Editing your profile
Understanding how WordPress handles media
Customizing WordPress for smartphones and tablets

Along with the free video training tutorials you will also receive monthly offers, tips, and insider information you won't hear elsewhere--including special discounts extended to newsletter subscribers.

After taking advantage of the free video training, you can access all of Lynda.com's video tutorials by becoming a member of the Online Training Library®. Membership plans start at $25 per month, and require no long-term commitment.

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Who Pays for the Enterprise Smartphone?

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Many smartphones used within business are not bought by the enterprise, but by the employee. This “bring-your-own-device” policy may help employees be more productive, but raises issues of data security and liability. This Insight Brief will tell you:

Current trends on smartphone use in the enterprise
Legal aspects of data ownership and control
Tips on moving forward with a policy and procedures
Ways to mitigate risk

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The Essentials of VoIP in 2012

Tue, 22 May 2012 14:20:01 -0700

The Essentials of VoIP in 2012 Kit, brings together the latest in information, coverage of important developments, and expert commentary to help with your VoIP related decisions.

The following kit contents will help you get the most out of your VoIP research:Business Phone Systems That Just Works Better - Reduce Your Costs and Get More with 8X8!
9 Important Business Phone System Buyer Questions

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The Essentials of Data Infrastructure - 2012 Edition

Tue, 22 May 2012 11:50:01 -0700

The Essentials of Data Infrastructure - 2012 Edition brings together the latest in information, coverage of important developments, and expert commentary to help with your Data Infrastructure related decisions.

The following kit contents will help you get the most out of your Data Infrastructure research:Tape Storage Future Directions and the Data Explosion
Accelerating Data Migration with WAN Optimization
High Tech Customer Service and Support: Using Analytics to Build a Roadmap to Success
Advances in Deduplication Help Tame Big Data

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Guide to Successful Event Marketing