10 ways to ensure failure for your IT outsourcing deal

Obamacare exchanges hit by early technical glitches

New in iOS 7: What developers need to know

ITworld Tonight

October 01, 2013

10 ways to ensure failure for your IT outsourcing deal

Even though the state of IT outsourcing has matured, mistakes in flawed deals are often repeated. Here are 10 missteps that are guaranteed to lead to an outsourcing catastrophe.

Issue highlights

1. Obamacare exchanges hit by early technical glitches

2. New in iOS 7: What developers need to know

3. BOOK GIVEAWAY: The Practice of Network Security Monitoring

4. How Stripe, a company you've never heard of, powers the sharing economy

5. Why San Francisco today is like every city tomorrow

6. Review: Xcode 5 makes better, faster, stronger iOS and OS X apps

7. John McAfee takes on the NSA with secure anonymity device

8. Hey, good lookin', you're headed for the corner office

Obamacare exchanges hit by early technical glitches

High traffic volumes appear to have slowed many sites. READ MORE

New in iOS 7: What developers need to know

The revamped UI, dynamic type, new multitasking modes, and 64-bit support point to new classes of apps -- and devices. READ MORE

BOOK GIVEAWAY: The Practice of Network Security Monitoring

Enter now for your chance to win! You'll learn how to deploy, build, and run a network security monitoring (NSM) operation using open source software and vendor-neutral tools. READ MORE

How Stripe, a company you've never heard of, powers the sharing economy

Processing payments may not be sexy, but Stripe lets you seamlessly hitch rides and order takeout. READ MORE

Why San Francisco today is like every city tomorrow

San Francisco residents live in an alternate universe where they can go online and do things that most of us can't do -- yet. READ MORE

Review: Xcode 5 makes better, faster, stronger iOS and OS X apps

Major upgrade to Apple's IDE scores high with faster compiling, 64-bit support, easier debugging, source control integration, and automated testing READ MORE

John McAfee takes on the NSA with secure anonymity device

The eccentric millionaire is spitting in the eye of another authority with D-Central, a device intended to circumvent NSA drag-nets. READ MORE

Hey, good lookin', you're headed for the corner office

Studies show attractive people more likely to rise to leadership. READ MORE

SPECIAL REPORT:

Tools and strategies to keep the BYOD chaos under control
One key to a successful BYOD program is mobile device management (MDM), where carefully chosen tools and policies let companies maintain control. However, there s a lot of movement in the market and a number of MDM approaches to consider which makes your job more challenging. To get you started, we assembled advice from IT leaders who have successfully deployed an MDM solution.

BOOK GIVEAWAY:

We're giving away 5 copies of each of these two new books to give to some lucky readers. Enter today for your chance to win!

The Official Ubuntu Server Book, 3rd Ed.
Written by leading members of the Ubuntu community, The Official Ubuntu Server Book, Third Edition, covers all you need to know to make the most of Ubuntu Server, whether you're a beginner or a battle-hardened senior systems administrator.

The Practice of Network Security Monitoring
Learn how to deploy, build, and run a network security monitoring (NSM) operation using open source software and vendor-neutral tools.

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