We're pleased to be working on a new research report with the Linux Foundation on enterprise use of Linux. Part of this research includes a survey of Linux adopters and enterprise IT professionals. The survey is open until 9/7 and will take about 10 minutes of your time.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W7YLF8B

The good news is we're offering two $400 Amazon gift cards for some lucky participant. Join in.

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It drives CEO's nuts when they see a competitors ad come up in Google or see their products featured on a partner site. It's not all luck. Our September webinar, "Biggest Online Sales Mistak

Social networking continues to grow as a percentage of overall Internet traffic, accounting for 23% of time online. However, it’s important to note that all Internet usage grew last year, not just social networking. It's still behind communication usages (ie email) at 24% and the perrenial #1 use: browsing content sites (ie news, knowledge, & information sites) at 38%.

So should you spend time with Twitter? Here are 5 easy steps to help figure out.....

As IT organizations change their focus from cost cutting to growth, one of the single best things they can do for their businesses is enable effective data sharing. Sounds like a no-brainer, right? The right data sharing can open new markets, win new customers, improve relationships with existing customers, and expedite jobs from materials delivery to inventory management to payment reconciliation.

Yet data sharing, particularly automated systems that give your external business partne

With cloud computing, outsourcing management is more important than ever, yet many IT shops still aren't doing it well. Yeoman's Mike Healey has just completed a new report on the State of Outsourcing.

The survey of 530 IT organizations showed a continued rise in all types of outsourcing, everything from traditional hardware services and staffing to cloud applications and full-blown data center operations.

However, there

There's an interesting article on the rise of 'manufacturer's direct websites' in the April issue of Internet Retailer. Paul Demery gives a great example of why Crocs focuses so heavily on their own ecommerce site.

"We certainly don’t have a brand awareness issue, but the average consumer thinks we make fewer than 10 products,” notes Chris