Respect End Users' 'Rights' or Risk Irrelevance for IT

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 June 06, 2012 An IT Bill of Rights for End Users While not everyone in IT agrees that end users should have any inalienable rights, the fact remains that through the consumerization of IT, end users are rebelling against what they perceive to be totalitarian IT regimes. If that continues at the current rate, not only will that rift become harder to heal, but the role the IT department plays inside the organization could be recast in a way that sharply reduces its relevance. Read more > Featured White Papers Thinking Outside the Data Warehouse: The Impact of Analytics This eBook uses five customer scenarios to illustrate a few of the new places where analytics are making a big impact, and how the breadth and depth of innovative information management solutions can help organizations reap value from their expanding data stores. •  Database Consolidation: Step-by-Step Guide to a Private Cloud •  Traditional Backup Is Dead — Now What? •  ITSM & Competitive Domination: Where the IT Rubber Hits the Road Six Tips for Formulating a Business Plan for Big Data The people and roles you'll need and why experts say a business plan is uniquely important with Big Data. What It Takes to Get Businesses Concerned About Data Quality Why is it so hard to convince companies to be proactive about data quality and the challenges of data governance? Download: Document Security Needs Assessment Tool How much confidence does your organization have in the authenticity of its documents and supporting workflows? Latest White Papers Getting Comfortable with Cloud Storage: Encryption Is the Key New Requirements for eCommerce Platform Performance The RAID Revolution: Today's Storage Innovations Opportunities to Control TCO in Your DC Infrastructure Here's the Ticket to Ease into Cloud Interested in a smooth transition into the world of cloud computing? Check out this feature-packed enterprise application platform virtual event. Register Now > "Investing in business intelligence (BI) and analytics doesn't just pay off in a nice ROI; these projects actually give you a better ROI the longer you use them, it turns out." Excerpt from Loraine Lawson Integration Blogs Paul Mah SMB Tech Basic BYOD Policies for Your SMB Susan Hall Charting Your IT Career Is Pinterest Becoming the Hottest Silicon Valley Employer? Don Tennant From Under the Rug College Grads: 18 Tips on Using Pre-employment Time Productively The Bottom-Line Impact of BI   Learn the key criteria and considerations you need to be aware of when evaluating your organization's business intelligence (BI) and analytics strategy. Download now > This e-mail is sent by: IT Business Edge, property of QuinStreet, Inc. Attn: Newsletter Subscription Dept. 950 Tower Lane, 6th Floor Foster City, CA 94404 Copyright © 2012 QuinStreet, Inc. 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 •  Daily Edge Privacy Policy     Manage Subscriptions     Unsubscribe     Contact Us     How to Advertise