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• IT morphs as tech and users change

  As The consumerisation of IT and self-service trends gain momentum, IT shops are being restructured and IT professionals are learning to play new roles.

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  Finally! HR reps who 'get' IT

  If you've ever had to hire someone in IT, this drill might sound familiar:

• MPs ask if tech chief is scapegoat for £98m failed BBC project

  Chair of the Public Accounts Committee, Margaret Hodge, has questioned why the BBC's chief technology officer, John Linwood, has been the only person suspended over a failed £98 million digital project, claiming that more than one BBC manager was to blame.

• Expert: Oracle's Fusion Applications still maturing, but offer real value

  Oracle still has some kinks to work out in its next-generation Fusion Applications and implementing them on-premises remains a daunting task, but customers on older product lines have good things to look forward to if and when they upgrade, according to one veteran of many early Fusion projects.

• TechEd crystalizes Microsoft's BYOD management strategy

  Microsoft's TechEd North America conference, which was held this week in New Orleans, provided a first glimpse of the architecture that Microsoft shops should use to manage employee personal devices for work duties, an emerging IT trend called bring your own device (BYOD).

• Gartner: BI software market growth rate slowed in 2012

  The BI (business intelligence) software market cooled off a bit in 2012 after "a few historic banner years" of spending growth, due to difficult economic conditions and even confusion over industry buzzwords such as "big data," according to a report from analyst firm Gartner.

• IT departments won't exist in five years

  IT departments are quickly becoming consultancies in companies increasingly driven by consumer technology, and the control they once had over tech use is quickly dissipating.

• ARM chief executive explains his exit

  ARM Holdings has done well under CEO Warren East and there was no obvious reason for him to step aside. But by July 1, the new CEO, fellow ARM veteran Simon Segars, will be the new chief executive.

• The next corporate revolution will be power to the peons

  BYOD is only the beginning of a shift away from traditional corporate bureaucracy, as companies begin to realize they have a deep creative asset -- their employee base -- just waiting to be tapped.

• How Fortune 500 companies are managing BYOD

  Like it or not, IT departments are accepting the fact that employees are bringing smartphones, tablets, and personal laptops to work – and that they will use these devices while on the job.

• Thanks to IT, more people can work from home

  Unless you're working at Yahoo, where CEO Marissa Mayer has banned telecommuting, there's a very good chance you are working from home or at a coffee shop.

• Republicans package H-1B plan in attractive website

  With the full Senate starting its debate on a comprehensive immigration bill, Republican lawmakers in the House have released a plan of their own, complete with a slick website.

• CIOs need to rethink their roles, MIT symposium panelists say

  By now, it's become a tired old tech industry bromide: CIOs need to be business-savvy.

• Despite poor work-life balance, IT pros like their jobs: survey

  Long hours? Likely. A healthy work-life balance? Probably not.

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  Skill shortages? Not if you pay or train

  Companies in search of workers with the most sought-after IT skills may be better off investing in training programs for current workers than hiring new employees, according to IDC