One thing you can be sure of: If you don't do something about the "thing" that someone is doing that makes them difficult for you, you'll continue to get more of it. 

This essential e-zine offers expert insights from industry guru Brian Madden on the ins and outs of desktop virtualization from the basics to the many complexities.  Madden covers key topics such as app virtualization, the differences between “TCO” and “ROI”, desktop virtualization's effect on the network and much more. 

This paper examines the key communications challenges faced by organizations today and how web collaboration is delivering the right tools to help organizations meet their growth objectives. 

People do not perform at their job for one of two reasons: either they can't or they won't. The second type of employee is the one we will address in this paper- the employee who chooses not to do his or her job for whatever reason. 

Team interaction is an essential component of job success. Often, the creation of teams can lead to communication breakdown and conflict. Learn to identify positive versus negative conflict and how each can impact on your project. This paper also includes a behavioral quiz to help you determine the health of your team. 

In this week's special issue of Computer Weekly, we reveal the UKtech50 - our list of the 50 most influential people in UK IT. This year's winner is Mike Lynch, CEO of Autonomy, who talks in an exclusive interview about his hopes for the UK technology industry, and life at HP since the company's 7bn GBP acquisition. Download the new issue now. 

This paper examines that while the global economic recession of recent years has largely been replaced by a lethargic recovery, many workers continue to be impacted by job loss, reduction insalary and benefits, or job change. 

Managing remote teams can be difficult for even the best manager. This white paper explains the challenges you will face and how to overcome them. 

This exclusive research reveals what IT professionals really think about technology, their employers, and their careers 

At Metro Health, doctors use an electronic medical record (EMR) application to look at a patient’s medical history, enter examination notes and diagnoses, write prescriptions and view test results. Learn how Metro Health improved availability and lowered energy bills with a server approach. 

This customer reference booklet contains a sampling of real business results that organizations around the world, in a variety of industries, have achieved by upgrading and standardizing on Oracle Database 11g.  We hope you find these success stories helpful in learning how Oracle can help you achieve your business and IT objectives. 

This Bloomberg Businessweek paper presents recent study results indicating: how mobility is changing enterprise applications, data and processes, with a particular focus on human resources; the challenges of implementing mobile device access to enterprise applications; and the business value expected and realized from enterprise mobility.