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Geekend's Black Friday Shopping List
Seeking some great ideas for your holiday gift list? Look no further, Geekend is here.
5 Ways To Apply 'Agile' To Customer Relationships
Agile development strategies improve internal productivity, but you also need to use them outside the company walls with customers.
Corporate IT's Darwinian Challenge
IT organizations face a gradual erosion, and possible extinction, if they don't address the dangers within.
4 Big Data Essentials For Startups
Data-driven insights aren't just for behemoth enterprises. Here's what startups need to know before embarking on a big-data strategy.
IBM Courts DevOps With Dedicated Bluemix
Dedicated Bluemix is IBM's development platform with host servers in the cloud dedicated to a single customer, for security and compliance reasons.
Geekend: Replacing the Turing Test
We need a better way to test artificial intelligence.
Cartoon: Your SLA Is A Turkey
Our cartoonist shows that, even on Thanksgiving, there's no such thing as a free lunch for IT people.
Microsoft Azure Outage: Questions Remain
Microsoft Azure's East and South Central US data centers' performance plummeted while West remained relatively unaffected.
Grumpy IT Guy Tries Out Gonzo Tech Journalism
I want to quit IT, swig booze, do drugs while speeding across America to Las Vegas, and ruminate about the failure of '60s counterculture.
Broadband Demand Hits The High Seas
Cruise ship operators Royal Caribbean and Carnival are exploring new ways to provide on-board Internet access, highlighting advances in remote connectivity.
OCR Audits: Don’t Fall Victim To Past Mistakes
The Office of Civil Rights is not out to get you. But it does expect you to make good-faith efforts at protecting patient data.
Why Millennials Aren't Disrupting The Workplace
The millennial generation won't turn your office on its head, but it will complement the technologies already in place.
HHS Embraces Innovation
Health department's IDEA Lab uses tech startup techniques to develop new services and features.
Does Big Data Need A 'LinkedIn For Analytics'?
A social media approach to analytics could help enterprises get more value from their big data systems, says Teradata exec.
Microsoft Azure Storage Service Outage: Postmortem
Azure outage Tuesday produced disruptions to MSN website, Office 365, Xbox Live, and third-party services, as well as possible data integrity problems.
Finding CIO/CFO Common Ground
Success awaits CIOs and CFOs who reach a level of competence in each other's roles.
Interoute, European Cloud Supplier, Makes US Move
One of Europe's largest cloud service suppliers, Interoute Communications, will open a virtual data center in Los Angeles in December.
H-1B Visas: What To Expect In 2015
Demand for new H-1B visas will continue to outstrip supply -- likely by an even wider margin -- in 2015. Here's guidance for employers and employees.
Facebook's Enterprise Ambition: 3 Big Hurdles
Even with 1.3 billion users, Facebook's rumored move into enterprise software faces steep obstacles. Can Facebook transform its reputation from data hog to data guardian?
Tech Hygiene: 10 Bad Habits To Break
When it comes to digital devices, a little cleanliness – both inside and out – goes a long way.
Amazon Cloud: 10 New Insights
AWS already has five times the compute capacity of 14 competitors combined, but it's still expanding fast. See what else we learned at Re:Invent this week.
Geekend: Microsoft Patches Bug Old Enough To Vote
Microsoft discovered and patched a bug from a previous century.
L-1 Visas: H-1B's Quiet, Powerful Cousin
You're probably familiar with H-1B visas and the annual cap on them. Their lesser-discussed cousin, the L-1, has no such yearly limit.
ATP: Don't Give Up On Prevention
As businesses rely on more complex systems with more tools from different vendors, traditional security measures are becoming increasingly inadequate.
Virtualization Delivers For Children's Miracle Network
Children's Miracle Network, which helps 170 partner hospitals raise money, wants to generate $1 billion annually through 2022. New virtualization infrastructure is helping to realize this goal.
Google Fiber For Small Businesses Debuts
Small companies looking for fast, affordable Internet access now have another option, at least in Kansas City.
Salvation Army Finds Refuge, Recovery In The Cloud
Nonprofit agency finds cloud-based backup and disaster recovery system is best and most cost-effective way to protect critical data.
Dell Enterprise Tablet Plans
From depth-sensing cameras to light-but-rugged designs, Dell sees a future for tablets in the enterprise.
Cures For The Common Help Desk Headaches
Hey IT support pros, here's how to shrink the ticket stack and help employees help you.
The IPv4 Sky Really Isn't Falling
The shortage of IPv4 addresses has more to do with misallocation than scarcity.
Multi-Cloud Deployments Build Resilience
GoGrid CEO and cloud pioneer John Keagy points out the benefits of deploying workloads to more than one cloud service.
Technology Business Management: Nail Down Costs, Find Value
Technology and business leaders from Goldman Sachs, Kaiser Permanente, and other heavyweights gather at the Apptio-sponsored Technology Business Management Conference in Miami Beach to trade ideas.
IT Resume Revamp: Senior IT Consultant
Senior IT consultants face unique challenges in keeping resumes concise. Here's how an expert remade one professional's resume, plus tips to polish yours.
Disaster Recovery In The APT Age
Does your resiliency plan take into account both natural disasters and man-made mayhem? If the CISO hasn't signed off, assume the answer is no.
Can Dropbox & Box Survive Commoditized Storage?
Microsoft and Google have turned up the heat on the cloud storage vendors. Time for them to respond.
2015 Government IT Spending: 3 Suggestions
New procurement practices help government CTOs meet mission objectives while making the most of limited agency dollars.
CloudHealth Automates Amazon Cloud Management
Automated Tasks enables IT to define a cloud management task, set policies around it, and implement the task programmatically.
How DevOps Is Like A Formula 1 Pit Crew
DevOps and pit crews both rely on speedy teamwork, but share a fine line between winning and stalling.
IT Talent Shortage: Ugly Truths
IT pros are starting to feel disposable. Wake up, IT leaders: Relationships like this don't survive.
Geekend: Stubborn Deniers Demand Creative Solutions
Want a colleague to admit there's a problem? Find a solution that he can tolerate.
What Makes A Great IT Candidate?
For an IT job candidate, being qualified is just the beginning. Here are six traits IT hiring managers look for the most.
CDOs Replace CIOs? I'm Not Buying It
Marketing-minded chief digital officers aren't technical enough to lead the changes that companies need to make.
Will New Congress Move On H-1B & Tech Issues?
High-stakes bills that directly affect the tech sector in three areas -- H-1B, digital copyright, and anti-patent-troll legislation -- are stalled in Congress. But what if the Senate changes hands?
You're Sending Too Much Email
Myriad communications tools are available, but most of us keep falling back on email. Here's why that's a mistake.
GAO: Army Logistics Implementation Needs Tighter Controls
Best practices for schedule and cost estimates would ensure massive project is completed on time and at cost.
Unify Joins Social Collaboration Race With Circuit
Circuit, formerly known as Project Ansible, expands Unify's telephony and UC footprint into enterprise social collaboration. Can it compete with heavyweights like Microsoft, IBM, Salesforce.com?
9 IT Job Hunt Tips For Beginners
Hear directly from CIOs, CTOs, and recruiters on what it takes to stand out during an IT job search.
The IT Talent Shortage Debate
Tech employers say good people are hard to find. Job hunters see a broken hiring process. Both sides need to shake their frustration and find new ways to connect.
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2021 State of ITOps and SecOps Report
This new report from InformationWeek explores what we've learned over the past year, critical trends around ITOps and SecOps, and where leaders are focusing their time and efforts to support a growing digital economy. Download it today!
Monitoring Critical Cloud Workloads ReportIn this report, our experts will discuss how to advance your ability to monitor critical workloads as they move about the various cloud platforms in your company.
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