The downsides to the Big Iron era, reasons to stay in IT, browser improvement wish list

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10 things I don't miss about Big Iron Strolling down Memory Lane, you may hit the occasional pothole. Jaime Henriquez returns to his reflections on the age of Big Iron with a look at some things he's glad he left behind. Read more Resource of the day How to Perform Rapid Test Data Preparation, Subsetting and Masking Data-driven testing challenges can cause spiraling costs and pose a significant risk to the quality of the resulting application. It is simply not cost-effective to clone large production databases for testing environments. HP will share how you can perform automated data extraction and masking at lower cost and risk - all while meeting unique data privacy needs. Watch webinar here 10 reasons to stay in IT Thinking about quitting IT? Alan Norton did -- more than once. See why he says there are 10 good reasons to hang in there. Read more 10 things browser developers need to focus on From a lack of standards to security issues to erratic plug-in support, today's browsers have their share of problems. Here are some areas that could use improvement. Read more 10 leadership skills that are child's play You can spot some of the most important leadership qualities by watching how kids interact. Steve Tobak lists a few lessons from the playground. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Quick Tip: Gather Windows system information into Excel Gather and track Windows system information in Excel for all your PCs with the systeminfo command and a few switches. Read more Does Office 365 signal the end of Small Business Server? Office 365 is being touted as the perfect solution for the same small businesses currently using Microsoft's Small Business Server to get Exchange and SharePoint. Will the cloud kill SBS? Read more Are social media and mobile app jobs just fads? Are social media and mobile app jobs fads or legitimate fields to get into? Read more Job changes can be devastating Changing jobs can be exhilarating or traumatic. Leadership coach John M. McKee provides ideas that anyone can use to make the change more successfully. Read more HP TouchPad reviews and photos HP TouchPad leapfrogs rivals in productivity Three areas HP TouchPad trumps Apple iPad Teardown of HP TouchPad: Made like a PC and straightforward to repair HP TouchPad: Unboxing, screenshots, and comparison photos Today's recommended downloads Change Management in ERM Select the right ERM system Key Steps to Proper Planning, Execution and Analysis of Performance Testing Methodology Simplify your IT with a complete service lifecycle approach Prepare an ERM classification scheme What do iPhone 5 and iPad 3 rumors mean for business users? Erik Eckel considers rumors of both new iPads and iPhones being released this fall. Should the rumors affect business users who are planning new purchases? Here's his take. TechRepublic newsletters   Get developer and security tips, tech analysis, app reviews, and more in these TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Web Developer Google in the Enterprise IT Security Smartphones

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