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10 Disruptive Technologies You Need to Think About

NTEN

Every Wednesday, Gartner does a free webinar on a variety of topics. Disruptive Technology #1: Virtualization. . 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. Gartner agrees. Make Al Gore proud!

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Virtual Platforms for Good: Empowering Individuals

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

What is interesting to me about this concept of a platform for change that is very different from say - campaigns on social networking sites like Facebook or the use of widgets and charity badges on blogs for personal fundraising campaigns -- is that while Virtual Worlds are empowering individuals -- we are empowering collective action.

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How Carnegie Corporation of New York Got Microsoft Donations Through TechSoup

Tech Soup

She is also on the board of the Technology Affinity Group (TAG). TAG is a membership organization composed of foundation techies who share information about their work in the philanthropy sector. It has great discussion boards, hosts webinars, provides Gartner IT research, and organizes a big annual conference.

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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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What is Green IT?

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

For a couple of years now we've been seeing talk of Green IT, and as early as 2007 management consulting giants Gartner and McKinsey were addressing Green issues as a major issue facing IT managers. These include virtualizing your servers to use fewer boxes, and using your technology to minimze travel. Tags: nptech greenit.

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Has Your Organization Thought Through its Social Media Policy?

NTEN

"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. " Is it a good use of funds?