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- Q&A: The future of e-discovery technology as data processes evolve
  
  Information governance expert Jeffrey Ritter discusses how technology for e-discovery evolved, and how it influences data processes and management.
- MetricStream and CipherCloud announce new cloud security platforms
  
  In this Product Spotlight, learn about two new security platforms from vendors CipherCloud and MetricStream.
- #Compliance: Proposal to update wiretapping laws draws controversy
  
  Twitter was abuzz after a report of possible updates to wiretapping laws. Opponents argue it would dramatically alter civil rights and online privacy.
Health IT
- The tangled web: BYOD and HIPAA
  
  The HIPAA omnibus will become official this fall. Is your organization prepared to handle data breaches, BYOD policies and network security?
- HIMSS analytics study weighs in on wireless networks and cloud
  
  A 2013 HIMSS study reveals organizations in the midst of managing wireless networks and cloud computing, among other IT initiatives.
- Any hospital can unleash healthcare innovation
  
  Small hospitals and physician practices may not feel like innovators, but healthcare innovation can happen anywhere.
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- Data science: A crash course
  
  Is your organization practicing good data science? Contributor Phil Simon examines how data scientists are transforming big data into 'the new oil.'
- Turning a mobile sales app gap into a new business opportunity
  
  IT Leadership Award finalist Helane Stein turned a mobile sales app gap into a mobile movement inside and outside her company.
- YES Prep IT leader builds, then rebuilds IT after natural disaster
  
  IT Leadership Awards finalist Troy Neal is forced to rebuild IT at YES Prep after a devastating natural disaster. Learn about Neal in this Q&A.
Cloud computing
- Google Compute Engine prices on par with AWS -- for now
  
  Conventional wisdom has Google and AWS locked in the Price War of the Titans with the launch of GCE, but a deeper look reveals a different truth.
- Limiting the effects of cloud computing outages
  
  After making the case for cloud based on high availability, IT pros are upset by cloud outages. With planning, there are ways to craft a strategy.
- Amazon Redshift an appealing alternative to on-premises data warehouse
  
  Amazon Redshift has intriguing pricing and features, but beware of its differences from a traditional, on-premises data warehouse.
Mobile Computing
- Bringing BYOD to your enterprise
  
  Bring your own device (BYOD) can be a boon for both employees and enterprises, but clear policies and management tools are needed.
- Meeting technical requirements for mobile health care deployments
  
  IT departments deploying mobile health care solutions must ensure that using mobile devices in health care settings doesn't violate federal laws or compromise security.
- Making the call: Distributed antenna systems and in-building wireless
  
  Distributed antenna systems and in-building wireless solutions are two options to improve wireless cellular coverage within an enterprise facility.
Data Center
- Data center technologies evolve to meet tomorrow's computing demands
  
  VMware's upcoming public cloud and AMD's 64-bit ARM servers are technologies for the data center that exemplify the changes in the IT industry.
- New data center cooling strategies to improve efficiency, lower costs
  
  Stagnant strategies for data center cooling will keep energy bills climbing ever higher, but a more modern approach can bring them back down to earth.
- Converged systems usher in data center transformation
  
  The rise of converged systems has brought a new level of manageability to the data center, but these integrated offerings have a few drawbacks.

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