Tech

  • Hitch your IT career to a rising star with DevOps certification

    Hitch your IT career to a rising star with DevOps certification Savvy IT industry watchers have probably been noticing something called “DevOps” come gliding into view for a while now, striking regular pings on the scope of anyone scanning for either hot trends or spiking salaries. Even proponents of DevOps, […]

  • IT pros average 52-hour workweek

    Employees in small IT departments tend to work more hours than those in large IT departments It’s no surprise that a majority of IT pros work more than 40 hours per week, but it’s interesting to learn that some are putting in significantly longer workweeks, according to new survey data […]

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    Former Marine fights to connect veterans with IT jobs

    One consulting firm’s hiring program aims to place U.S. military veterans in IT engagements. The transition to corporate life can be challenging for military veterans. Companies aren’t used to hiring veterans, whose resumes are unlikely to make it past their keyword-filtering software. Veterans aren’t used to articulating their military experience […]

  • The most expensive PCs in computing history

    Raspberry Pi-like specs at recreational vehicle prices — as computed in today’s dollars The most expensive PCs in computing history We all like to complain about our computers and devices. It’s our inalienable right as 21st-century digital age consumers. In fact, a case can be made that it’s become something […]

  • Five signs an employee plans to leave with your company’s data

    A global high-tech manufacturer had reached its boiling point after several of its sales reps left the company unexpectedly and took with them sales leads and other data to their new employers. The company needed to stop the thefts before they happened. So the company hired several security analysts who […]

  • Office 2016 adopts branches, update-or-else strategy of Windows 10

    Enterprise subscribers to Office 365 get “Current Branch” and “Current Branch for Business” update and upgrade tracks Microsoft yesterday said it will launch Office 2016 for Windows on Sept. 22, and detailed how it will deliver updates and upgrades with a cadence and rules set similar to Windows 10’s. Office […]

  • 2015 reality check: IT spending, confidence on an upswing

    2015 continues to be a solid year for IT with budgets rising, confidence growing, and IT-business alignment strengthening. The pace of hiring dipped mid-year — an indicator of the tight market for talent rather than a harbinger of a slowdown. IT hits mid-year high notes The optimism buoying IT at […]

  • Microsoft and VMware cozy up, forgoing past rivalry

    The companies have worked together on a new device management initiative Microsoft’s new, more collaborative approach to the computing industry was on display at VMware’s annual conference in San Francisco Tuesday, when executives from both companies shared the stage to talk about new device management features in Windows 10. As […]

  • Millennials will move, take less money for IT jobs

    A new survey suggests millennials seeking IT jobs are willing to accept less money and relocate in exchange for positions they’re passionate about, but they also aren’t afraid to quickly move on if they are dissatisfied with current employers. Millennials who want to work in IT say they would consider […]

  • Why SharePoint is the last great on-premises application

    While it seems like almost every piece of IT is moving to cloud these days, there are still plenty of reasons to keep SharePoint in your server room – where it belongs. At the Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) last month in Orlando, we heard many of the same grumblings we’ve […]