10 lessons IT learned in 2014; best and worst books on tech and society

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Tech Decision Maker January 13, 2015 Editor of this Newsletter Steve Ranger | UK Editor | @steveranger Steve Ranger is the UK editor of TechRepublic, and has been writing about the impact of technology on people, business, and culture for more than a decade. 10 lessons IT learned in 2014 From implementing real-time big data processes to managing internal social media, 2014 brought many changes and challenges. Drawing on those experiences can help you build your strategy for 2015. Resource of the day On-demand Webcast: Centrify and Dropbox for Secure Collaboration View this webcast now to learn how Dropbox for Business and Centrify can help you protect your corporate data with secure authentication, identity management, and mobile device management for Dropbox and thousands of SaaS apps. Additional TechRepublic Resources CES 2015: MakerBot CEO Jenny Lawton on the state of 3D printing CES 2015: Experts share picks for most-interesting wearable tech The best crowdfunded tech at CES 2015 CES 2015: Three trends to watch from the Google and Android ecosystems The best and worst books on tech and society I read in 2014 Spartan: Microsoft's potential new entry in the browser wars What 2014 taught us about the shifting startup landscape What brands need to know about social media "buy now" buttons Salesforce's Leyla Seka: Desk.com chief. Peace Corps veteran. Snow globe collector. Microsoft licensing: Ed Bott explains how to stay out of hot water Failing to navigate the tricky maze of Microsoft license restrictions has gotten plenty of IT pros in trouble. Four Microsoft licensing missteps that could cost you big bucks spells out exactly what you need to know to avoid embarrassing and costly mistakes. Become a Tech Pro Research member to get all our articles, tools, policies, and templates. Featured multimedia CES 2015: A photo tour of the best and most interesting stuff Today's recommended downloads On-demand Webcast: Centrify and Dropbox for Secure Collaboration (Centrify) eBook: Connected Employees. Unstoppable Productivity (Hewlett-Packard & Intel®) Live Webcast: A Fast, Secure Path to the Cloud (NetApp) Creating Operational Efficiencies and Overcoming Legacy IT (Nutanix) Webcast: Moving the Data Center to Hyper-Converged and Web-Scale: A Customer and Analyst View (Nutanix) Connect with TechRepublic A Special Feature from TechRepublic and ZDNet Enterprise Startups: Risk vs. Reward Enterprise-focused startups have emerged as some of tech's hotbeds of innovation. We highlight how partnering with startups can help companies leapfrog competitors and we provide perspective on how to approach buying IT solutions from enterprise startups. TechRepublic newsletters Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! 10 Things The Mobile Revolution The Android Expert Visit the Subscription Center to get other free newsletters, manage your account settings or to be removed from TechRepublic communications. The e-mail address for your subscription is habib2best@gmail.com. Unsubscribe | Send Feedback | FAQ | Advertise | Privacy Policy Copyright 2015 CBS Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. TechRepublic is a registered service mark of CBS Interactive, Inc. TechRepublic 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.