| InfoWorld Daily AM | | | Here are true tales of IT pros who screwed up big and got fired quick -- even if some were terminated for the right reasons. The names have been withheld to protect the guilty. Don't let their fatal mistakes become yours. | | | Issue highlights 1. Beware of backups that come back to bite you 2. Video: Elon Musk's touch puts 'Iron Man' interface in action 3. Beginner's guide to R: Introduction | | White Paper: SolarWinds Enterprise IT network management tools are difficult to use, expensive and do not address the realities of today's real-world IT management challenges, according to the results of an IDG Research Services survey. Learn More | | The bright side to having multiple backups of certain file stores: They can save your bacon if something goes wrong. The downside is the accumulation of wayward piles of data, needlessly consuming resources and presenting a potential source of confusion. READ MORE | | Remember that cool 3D, hand-gesture-controlled interface that Tony Stark used in the "Iron Man" movies? Musk has turned it into a reality. Take a look. READ MORE | | Interest in the R statistics language is soaring, especially for data analysis. Get to know this hot programming option in our beginner's guide. READ MORE | | Webcast: Dell Wyse and VMware As more than half of those surveyed by IDG move to virtual desktop infrastructure, mastering its complexities has never been more important. With the right best practices and trusted partners, you can do just that--thus accelerating time to value, simplifying deployment and management, and creating organizational agility. View Now | | | | |