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Finding us in your spam mailbox? Please add us to your address book! Trouble viewing this email? View in Browser  Manage my subscriptions Aligning IT and Business Goals September 28, 2011 Ten Tips for Retaining Top Talent Lumesse was interested in knowing what professionals from around the world really thought about their employers. So in May 2011, they conducted a global workplace survey to find out exactly that. The survey found that 69 percent of people are proud of where they work, and that 60 percent of people care about employer brand, but 29 percent of people plan to leave within the next five years. And a staggering 81 percent of people do not feel their skills are being fully utilized. Read more > Featured White Papers Moving Workloads to the Cloud — A Primer on Optimization This white paper begins with an outline of the characteristics of computing from a distance, describes how WAN optimization of cloud resources improves the user experience, and concludes with several deployment examples. •  A Fundamentals Guide to Business Intelligence & Analytics •  The Virtualization "Blind Spot" — Finding & Fixing App Performance Problems •  The Profit Gains of Customer Retention: Four Service Strategies Premium Tools Cloud Computing Foundation Certification Kit Cloud computing is a topic you need to be well versed at iif you want your IT management career to advance. This downloadable resource will step you through the services available, deployment models and security risks associated with Cloud Computing. Use this 185 page eBook and access to a unique eLearning experience to grow your career. •  The Complete IT Policy Kit •  The Strategic IT Planning Bundle •  The ITIL V3 Foundation Certification Kit IT Marketplace Latest White Papers Retaining eContent: A Proactive Approach Poor Performance in the Cloud — How NOT to Lose $1M This Year Leveraging Desktop Virtualization as a Security Layer: Top 10 Reasons Application Integration: Why NOT to Buy Into the SOA Stack Learn from Progressive IT Teams Deliver IT Projects On Time, On Budget & On Quota. Incl. case studies from gov., health care & finance. Download the whitepaper to optimize IT. http://www.innotas.com/businesscase > "SaaS, cloud, Big Data — each of these mean more integration work for IT. But let's not forget the fourth newcomer on the enterprise data scene: social media data." Excerpt from Loraine Lawson Integration What Motivates Consumers to 'Like' Content and Brands on Facebook A new study recently released by global interactive marketing provider ExactTarget finds 93 percent of Facebook users click the "Like" button at least monthly, but the meaning behind "Like" varies considerably by age and context. Top 10 Reads for IT Executives SkillSoft, a leading SaaS provider of e-learning and performance support solutions for global enterprises, government, education and SMBs, recently introduced its list of Books24x7 "What's Popular" titles from the second quarter of 2011. Discovering Intranet Requirements The discovery phase of your intranet project guides the development team through designing a prototype and setting goals. At the end of this stage, everyone involved in the project should have a clear picture of which applications are being developed and why. Blogs Rob Enderle Unfiltered Opinion IBM and Thoughts on the Future of Leadership Arthur Cole Infrastructure Making Desktop Virtualization Work for the Enterprise Ann All Business of Tech Salesforce.com's Purchase of Assistly Signals Importance of Social Support The Quest for Mobile Optimization   Learn to overcome the challenges of delivering an optimized client experience, from WANs to mobile networks. Download now > This e-mail is sent by: NarrowCast Group, LLC, 10400 Linn Station Road, Suite 100, Louisville, KY 40223 Copyright ©2003-2011 NarrowCast Group, LLC. All Rights Reserved. E-mail Reports Sign up for these additional e-mail reports to get the best return on your company's technology and talent: •  Aligning IT & Business Goals    •  Optimizing Infrastructure    •  Integrating the Enterprise    •  Maximizing IT Investments    •  Business Tools & Templates •  IT Careers •  Leveraging Enterprise Software •  Managing Compliance Standards •  Mobile and Telecom •  Fortifying Network Security •  CTO Edge Update •  Daily Edge Privacy Policy     Manage Subscriptions     Unsubscribe     Contact Us     How to Advertise