IT Today: An Illustrated Guide to Today’s Top IT Leaders and Visionaries By James Alan Miller January 7, 2013 1:32 PM Tags : iPad Gadgets Style Networking Job Market Flash Storage Nec Wi Fi Motherboards Internet Performance Android Security Processors Laptops Tcp/Ip Backup How To Powershell Microsoft Data Center Windows Amazon Rim Ethernet Card BYOD Tablets 3D Healthcare It Imation Next Generation Intel Database Mobile Apps Devices Connection Blackberry Windows 8 Enterprise Hacking Hewlett Packard Cloud Storage Data Center Convergence Outlook Open Source Big Data Certification Software Cloud Computing Sql Server Switch Ibm Servers Hardware Battery Smb Video Virtualization Hardware & Software SSD Today On Tom's IT Pro: Slideshow: The Ten Most Influential People in IT, Gartner Issues More Optimistic Outlook on IT Spending, Cost Reduction Remains Chief Reason to Adopt Cloud, Confusion Still Apparent, Calxeda Sees Storage Servers as Initial Opportunity, and more. Slideshow: The Ten Most Influential People in IT The most transformative leaders and visionaries working in enterprise technology today. Gartner Issues More Optmistic Outlook on IT Spending Market research firm Gartner said that the uncertainties surrounding global economic growth are likely to subside in 2013 and lay the foundation for increases in IT spending this year. Cost Reduction Remains Chief Reason to Adopt Cloud, Confusion Still Apparent Survey finds expectation of cost reduction is the main reason why business consider a move to the cloud. Calxeda Sees Storage Servers as Initial Opportunity Calxeda apparently putting some effort in attracting business from the storage server market. Slideshow: Top Ten Major Security Breaches of 2012Take heed from these cautionary tales: Here are ten terrible security breaches that occurred in 2012. Imation Makes Big Data Move with Acquisition Nexsan buy moves Imation closer to enterprise and away from consumer market. IBM to Acquire Big Data Analysis Company StoredIQ IBM has made another significant purchase to enhance its big data portfolio. New NEC Server Comes With Built-In Batteries NEC expanding venerable Express5800 server series with a new rack mounted version that comes with hot-swappable battery packs. Amazon Web Services Now Offers EC2 High Storage Instances Amazon has upgraded its service with a new product that caters to customers who ask for fast access to large amounts of data. Why You Should Avoid “Brain Dumps” When Preparing for IT Certifications Brain dumps are pretty constant, if unwanted and unattractive feature of the IT certification landscape. Recent Articles How Cloud Computing Has Advanced Over the Years No single day passes without millions of people making use of one of the many features offered by cloud computing. Slideshow: Essential Open Source Tools for the System Administrator We have selected a few open source tools from the tens of thousands available that you should always have on hand to make your job as an IT pro a lot easier. How to Use File History on Windows 8 Knowing how to handle backup and restore in the Windows 8 File History will help relieve stress when things go wrong. Amazon Web Services Now Supports Microsoft's Windows PowerShell Now enables developers and administrators manage their AWS services from the Windows PowerShell scripting environment with more than 550 cmdlets. Less and More: A Buyer’s Guide to 4U Servers Factors to consider when making any 4U server purchasing decision. A Behind the Scenes Look at Beta IT Certification Exam Scoring Ever wonder why you have to wait awhile – and sometimes, wait some more after that – to get results for beta IT certification exams? An Illustrated Guide to Making the Move to 10 Gigabit EthernetThe enterprise world is knee-deep in making the transition from 1 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) to 10 Gigabit Ethernet. More Recent IT Features & Blogs Trend Analysis: Cloud and Mobile Device Security Public Clouds: Matters Of The External Connection The Microserver: Three Key Players, Three Different Views Get Thin: A Buyer’s Guide to 1U Servers Cloudification: Stop Abusing the Cloud Is Oracle’s Non-Relational Database Right for Your Project? Another Terrific IT Certification Resource How to Resurrect Dead Laptops with Virtualization Technologies Healthcare IT: The Lowdown on EHR and Stimulus Certifications What Happens When Spreadsheets Meet Big Data? Get Ready for Big Changes in Microsoft Certifications Top 5 Web Certifications for IT Pros How to Manage Multiple Cloud Resource Providers The Cloud: Capable Vs. 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He is a veteran technology journalist with over seventeen years of experience creating and developing magazine and online content. Founding editor of numerous business and enterprise computing sites at the internet.com network, James headed up the After Hours section at PC Magazine, as well as hardware and software sections of various Windows publications. See here for all Tom's IT Pro articles written by James. Recent IT VideosVIDEO: How Secure Are Your Mobile Devices?Enterprise mobile devices are proliferating like rabbits in the spring. Rachel Rosmarin tells you how to keep them under control.VIDEO: Big Data, Big Hardware, Big SoftwareAs data grows so must the hardware, software and access tools to give it meaning.VIDEO: Quick Look - Intel S2600CP MotherboardA 3D fly-through of Intel's S2600CP VIDEO: Quick Look - Intel S2600IP MotherboardA 3D fly-through of Intel's S2600IP motherboard.VIDEO: Data Center ConvergenceEverything you need to know about the new data center. 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