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• Big data adoption still under consideration in A/NZ: Forrester

  Many organisations in Australia and New Zealand are still only considering implementing big data strategies despite heavy promotion by technology vendors, a Forrester study has found.

• Enterprise interest in Windows 8 half that for Windows 7 in '09

  Enterprise IT decision makers are about half as enthusiastic about the new Windows 8 as they were three years ago about the then-just-released Windows 7, according to an analyst.

• Social Networks Drive IT Purchasing Process

  IT purchasing decisions can be daunting, but a new study by Forrester Research and LinkedIn finds that IT decision makers (ITDMs) are relying heavily on social networks to help them through the process.

• IT Services Get Closer to Home

  IT chiefs find that domestic outsourcing (as opposed to offshoring) is becoming more attractive as it delivers advantages such as agility, speed and innovation

• Cloud creates more work: Study

  Investing in cloud infrastructure may be a top priority for many companies but it comes at a cost for IT pros who say the popular computing model makes their jobs more complex, according to new research.
  

• How to Secure Big Data in Hadoop

  The promise of big data is enormous, but it can also become an albatross around your neck if you don't make security of both your data and your infrastructure a key part of your big data project from the beginning. Here are some steps you can take to avoid big data pitfalls.

• Forrester: As SaaS matures, buyers face new considerations

  As SaaS (software as a service) gains in maturity and popularity, enterprise IT buyers will have to grapple with a new set of questions and considerations when purchasing it, according to a new Forrester Research report.

• Forrester: Enterprise social software to become a $6.4 billion market in 2016

  Enterprise social collaboration software, which offer Facebook and Twitter-like capabilities adapted for workplaces, will grow strongly in the coming years, eclipsing demand for more traditional communications and collaboration products, according to a new study from Forrester Research.

• Desire for Windows 8 tablet shrinking: Forrester

  Interest in tablets with Microsoft's Windows 8 is plummeting, Forrester Research said in a study released on Tuesday.

• Is There a Lack of Innovation From Outsourcers?

  One of the biggest drivers for sending IT work overseas remains cost savings, but the ability to contribute to revenue generation has a far higher value to offshore outsourcing customers today. Yet for all their talk about contributing to customer innovation, many offshore providers still fail to deliver on that increasingly important front, says Jan Erik Aase, a sourcing and vendor management analyst with Forrester Research.

• Off to a Fast Start

  Feeling like your business intelligence efforts are a bit sluggish and out of touch with what the company needs? Maybe it's time to try agile BI, a rapid development methodology that solicits end-user input early and often and delivers BI systems fast.

• Hadoop skills are in high demand

  The growing enterprise interest in Hadoop and related technologies is driving demand for professionals with big data skills.

• Forrester to security pros: Think before rushing to fix security holes

  Forrester Research this week published a report that <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/110911-banks-hacker-raids-252944.html">advises security professionals</a> not to jump the gun on fixing security deficiencies immediately after a <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/community/tech-debate-data-breach">data breach</a> is identified since that could destroy valuable evidence needed to prosecute cyber-criminals.

• Enterprise social software: What businesses need to do next

  As Facebook and other social networks have grown in popularity, businesses have started looking for ways to leverage them within the enterprise. The result: an influx of social software companies vying for a spot in business' technology portfolios, and IT and business executives scrambling to map out long-range plans.

• 8 ways to make peace with your CMO

  There may be no two groups more opposed to each other than IT and marketing. One traditionally focuses on back-end support and long-term strategy. The other values creativity and quick wins. Their leaders form the ultimate odd couple: CIO and CMO. In the best cases, the two coexisted, but rarely collaborated. In the worst, the relationship was downright acrimonious.