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10 Disruptive Technologies You Need to Think About

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Every Wednesday, Gartner does a free webinar on a variety of topics. There are lots of benefits to virtualization, chief among them, the power savings. There are lots of benefits to virtualization, chief among them, the power savings. According to Gartner, the average server uses 65% of its power just sitting idle.

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Crystal Ball: Cloud Computing and SaaS

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Enter Gartner. According to Gartner (and they do consider themselves the authority here), Cloud computing is: A style of computing where scalable and elastic IT-related capabilities are provided as a service to external customers using Internet technologies. I'd like to respond to that with a healthy "Get Over It!",

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Four Great Resources for Foundation Technology

Tech Soup

As someone interested in online communities, I’ve been following the work of the Technology Affinity Group (TAG) for some years. " TAG is an active community of around 300 foundation techies who: Discuss foundation technology on the TAG listserv and blog. Get free Gartner research. Hold a yearly conference.

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Nonprofits Should Consider SMS Fundraising With Eyes Wide Open

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It closely follows Gartner's Technology Hype Cycle. Tags: mobile. Photo by OxMour. Maybe I'm jaded. But having been in the nonprofit technology since 1993, I've seen a predictable pattern of cycles with new tools and technology. Technology Trigger. Inflated Expectations. Trough of Disillusionment. Slope of Enlightenment.

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Technology Trends for Nonprofits in 2011

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1] And not just that, according to Gartner Research, by 2013 mobile phones will take over PC’s as the most common web access device. [2] Nonprofits can only reap benefits from allowing themselves to be accessed through these innovative devices. Tags: NPTech NTEN. 2] Also, 41% of mobile internet time is spent on email.[3]

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Great Resources for Foundation Technology

Tech Soup

As someone interested in online communities, I’ve been following the work of the Technology Affinity Group (TAG) for some years. " TAG is an active community of around 300 foundation techies who: Discuss foundation technology on the TAG listserv and blog. Get free Gartner research. Hold a yearly conference.

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Has Your Organization Thought Through its Social Media Policy?

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"As the use of virtual environments for business purposes grows, enterprises need to understand how employees are using avatars in ways that might affect the enterprise or the enterprise's reputation," said James Lundy , managing vice president at Gartner, Inc. So, is your organization prepared?