CIO Jury: PCs are still the most important business gadget

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Tech Decision Maker March 19, 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. Forget the smartphone hype, PCs are still the most important business gadget Smartphones might create gadget envy, but it seems that nothing beats a PC for real work. Resource of the day Integrating Social Media and Advanced Analytics for Richer Customer Insight IBM's Social Media Analytics solution helps your company take advantage of everything social media has to offer in terms of getting closer to your customers, combining social media analysis and reporting with IBM SPSS predictive analytics technology. Additional TechRepublic Resources 10 career risks you should be willing to take Flipkart takes aim at the mobile web Office 2016 IT Pro and Developer Preview has a number of valuable new features Google moonshot Project Ara moves forward with additional DevCon and market pilot New server and cloud solutions unveiled at OpenPOWER Summit 2015 How cleantech-as-a-service will drive renewable energy adoption Survey: Is your company innovative enough to be a world changer? Get answers to your questions about Microsoft's new cross-platform model Microsoft is abandoning its Windows-first strategy and becoming a cross-platform software and services company. In a live analyst call on Monday, March 23, Mary Jo Foley will discuss how this shift is going to affect current and future Microsoft customers. Become a Tech Pro Research member for access to all our articles, analysis, tools, and policies. Featured multimedia Photos: 10 types of Pinterest boards your brand can create Save time and avoid mistakes with these five free tax apps Today's recommended downloads Creating a Sustainable, Easy to Maintain BI Environment (IBM) Webcast: How to Jumpstart Your Organization's Growth Engine (Citrix Online) Reduce Time Troubleshooting Up to 59% in Your Virtual Environment (SolarWinds) Download a FREE Trial of the Network Bandwidth Analyzer Pack from SolarWinds! (SolarWinds) Test Drive Dameware Secure Remote Support Now (SolarWinds) Connect with TechRepublic A Special Feature from TechRepublic and ZDNet The power of IoT and Big Data As sensors spread across almost every industry, the internet of things is going to trigger a massive influx of big data. We delve into where IoT will have the biggest impact and what it means for the future of big data analytics. TechRepublic newsletters Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Google in the Enterprise TechRepublic UK 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.