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In the August 2014 Issue:

Ditch Instinct: Why Data Drives Business

Is your business running on executives’ opinions or cold hard data? Be prepared for vast cultural changes if you choose to start making decisions based on analytics, not instinct.

Secrets to CIO Longevity

Here’s a look at what it takes to remain a productive CIO when you hunker down in one place.

Shark Tank

Read the latest exploits of hapless bosses and clueless users.

Hadoop Gets Real

Hadoop is both wildly popular and wildly complex. Here’s how four IT leaders managed to take it from sandbox to production.

News Analysis

Some users like the IBM-Apple deal, but others are withholding judgment until they know more details. Plus, Microsoft is starting to downplay Windows in favor of a “cloud OS” strategy emphasizing Azure and Windows Server.

Opinions

Paul Glen says you can’t wear the developer and project manager hats at the same time. And Thornton May acknowledges that IT has lost control, but that’s not a bad thing.

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