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| Let’s face the facts. IT isn’t what it once was. The pall cast by the dot-com collapse at the beginning of the decade eroded corporate confidence in IT, took the shine off of IT as a desirable career path and even made us question our self worth. It didn’t help to have pundits proclaiming that IT no longer mattered. But where are we today? IT clearly does matter, but what turns the gears? We explore the issues in this special package | | WHAT REALLY MATTERS IN IT TODAY | | This is the stuff that counts, that drives the industry, that keeps us all going |
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| NEWSMAKERS THAT MATTER | | People, places and things that matter For their ability to draw your attention, these 10 people, places and things stand out as newsmakers that matter | | Plus: People, places and things that should matter more, or less, in 2008 |
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| COMPANIES THAT MATTER | | 10 tech start-ups that should matter in ’08 In 2007 we designated more than 90 start-ups as worth watching. These stand out as offering what matters most in the enterprise – agility, seamless integration and pervasive connectivity | | Three IT deals that matter As technology specialists merge, enterprises should benefit from creative new products for collaboration, virtualization and data center automation | | Tech moves that matter – for good and bad Selected by readers, bloggers and others, here’s what the industry got right and wrong in ’07 and why the moves matter | | Plus: The smartest and dumbest tech moves, and why they matter |
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| DEVELOPMENTS THAT MATTER | | Three IT technologies that matter for 2008 – and beyond Application dependency mapping, complex event processing and specialized security matter greatly for enterprise SOA | | Apple’s iPhone:Why one little gadget matters so muchHere’s what you need to know about the iPhone phenomenon | | | Three IT projects that matter Privacy, enterprise rights management and data-center automation projects are proving invaluable as companies look for new ways to protect data | | IT job skills that matter:Where you can leave a markUnderstanding business ethics, knowing how to communicate effectively and being a great project leader could serve IT professionals better than technical expertise |
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| What doesn’t matter | | What doesn’t matter in IT Enough about what matters. Buzzblogger Paul McNamara tells us what doesn’t, or won’t by the time we hit 2009 – from A to z. | View the slideshow. |
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| Let’s face the facts. IT isn’t what it once was. The pall cast by the dot-com collapse at the beginning of the decade eroded corporate confidence in IT, took the shine off of IT as a desirable career path and even made us question our self worth. It didn’t help to have pundits proclaiming that IT no longer mattered. But where are we today? IT clearly does matter, but what turns the gears? We explore the issues in this special package | | WHAT REALLY MATTERS IN IT TODAY | | This is the stuff that counts, that drives the industry, that keeps us all going |
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| NEWSMAKERS THAT MATTER | | People, places and things that matter For their ability to draw your attention, these 10 people, places and things stand out as newsmakers that matter | | Plus: People, places and things that should matter more, or less, in 2008 |
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| COMPANIES THAT MATTER | | 10 tech start-ups that should matter in ’08 In 2007 we designated more than 90 start-ups as worth watching. These stand out as offering what matters most in the enterprise – agility, seamless integration and pervasive connectivity | | Three IT deals that matter As technology specialists merge, enterprises should benefit from creative new products for collaboration, virtualization and data center automation | | Tech moves that matter – for good and bad Selected by readers, bloggers and others, here’s what the industry got right and wrong in ’07 and why the moves matter | | Plus: The smartest and dumbest tech moves, and why they matter |
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| DEVELOPMENTS THAT MATTER | | Three IT technologies that matter for 2008 – and beyond Application dependency mapping, complex event processing and specialized security matter greatly for enterprise SOA | | Apple’s iPhone:Why one little gadget matters so muchHere’s what you need to know about the iPhone phenomenon | | | Three IT projects that matter Privacy, enterprise rights management and data-center automation projects are proving invaluable as companies look for new ways to protect data | | IT job skills that matter:Where you can leave a markUnderstanding business ethics, knowing how to communicate effectively and being a great project leader could serve IT professionals better than technical expertise |
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| What doesn’t matter | | What doesn’t matter in IT Enough about what matters. Buzzblogger Paul McNamara tells us what doesn’t, or won’t by the time we hit 2009 – from A to z. | View the slideshow. |
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| WHAT MATTERS TO YOU? | Start-up of the Year: Vote for your favorite among our top 10. Technology of the Year: Tell us which technology made the most difference for your organization in 2007 Highs and lows: We’ve identified many of the industry’s best and worst moments of 2007. Now give us your picks. |
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