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Good-bye, programming peers; hello, power to abuse at your whim
In acquiring the crowdsourcing platform for predictive modeling and machine learning competitions, Google gains access to 600,000 data scientists in a notoriously talent-strapped market. The company says the deal will help it democratize AI.
Ready to strike out on your own? Here’s how three IT consultants landed their first clients.
Experts describe the cyber insurance industry as “healthy and growing.” But they also say that, given a relatively short history of risk and claims data, pricing and exclusions can be all over the map
Technology has influenced and changed the way recruiters and hiring managers do their jobs. Here are 4 ways tech is already impacting the hiring process.
Zuora CEO Tien Tzuo says subscription-based companies are growing nine times faster than product companies and explains why ‘subscription relationship management’ platforms will replace existing ERP and CRM systems.
Wireless IT support staff spin tales of woe from bad setups
Are you thinking about investing in an endpoint detection and response solution? These pre-purchase questions will help you find the tool that meets your needs.
Business units often develop mobile apps on their own, turning to IT only when things go wrong. Better governance around business units and their mobile app demands can help alleviate the worst pain points.
Microsoft's forthcoming Creators Update offers a mixed bag of fixes for Win10's biggest knocks
New research shows that the tech industry is still struggling to make progress on diversity and inclusion issues. Here are some strategies to get it right.
A conversation with the CIO of San Francisco International Airport provides great advice about how to execute innovative ideas.
Developers are racing to turn AR into an important enterprise technology.
GE is poaching elite engineers from top technology companies by offering big challenges, sexy software and attractive compensation packages.
Trends in mobile security that are changing the threat landscape
That shift drives need to replace a hardware ADC with a software-defined tool from Avi Networks
What steps you need to take – and what mistakes you need to avoid – if you want to launch an open source software startup.
While ransomware and DDoS attacks get most of the publicity, the losses from bot fraud dwarf them both. And not many people, including the victims, seem to be doing much about it
Avoid the risks of CRM software lock-in by choosing wisely the first time. Download this free IBISWorld procurement report that analyzes CRM vendors and pricing trends and learn how to get the best deal for your organization.
PayScale's 2017 Compensation Best Practices Report shows that to build more trusting relationships with their workforce, more organizations are emphasizing pay transparency and pay equity.
The pros and cons of allocating assets to identifying an attacker
Beyond blocking spam and virus-laden messages, cloud services can determine whether links are safe to visit and whether you’re protecting the right information.
Live in or around one of the five largest metro areas in the U.S.? Here’s what you can expect to make in three of the hottest IT roles around.
Slack, Microsoft Teams, HipChat and a host of other collaboration tools are flooding into the enterprise. Here’s how IT is handling the deluge.
An update from the CTO on the company’s grand plans
Strip away your infrastructure headaches with our clear-eyed guide to serverless and the public cloud and on-premises options fueling its possibilities
The longer your career, the more difficult it can be to pull out the right details to create a focused resume. Finding a common theme that runs through your experience, can help guide the process.
Soon there could be dual security roles for infosec and risk management
Microcertifications are gaining popularity as a way for IT job seekers to quickly and affordably prove their skills, and organizations are coming around to the idea.
Since UUP was introduced in December, it's gotten faster, more robust and much more stable. By the time the Windows 10 Creators Update comes around, it should indeed be ready for prime time.
If you're trying to find a way to get honest employee feedback -- beyond annual reviews and surveys -- start by asking your workers these three questions.
Resources a plenty for identifying attacks and fighting infrastructure flab
The company's contributions to various nonprofits and schools include donations worth $465 million to 71,000 organizations
Global efforts to combat cybercrime are built on a patchwork of alliances
How much are those open IT roles costing the economy and your company? The answer is probably a lot more that you think.
CEO Chris McNabb wants to get word out that integration platform as a service (iPaaS) can really scale to enterprise heights
Turning your Android smartphone into a Wi-Fi hotspot means you always have a secure, private connection on the go. Here’s how to do it.
Such a prediction seems about as certain as predicting that Trump will take to Twitter sometime during the week
Working with functional programming requires a shift in your thinking, but has benefits in productivity for programmer and maintainer alike
The latest quarterly ThreatMetrix Cybercrime Report shows 1 million cyberattacks targeted online lending transactions throughout 2016, causing estimated losses of more than $10 billion.
Our step-by-step tutorial shows you how
The internet has your number—among many other deets. Prevent identity theft and doxxing by erasing yourself from aggregator sites like Spokeo and PeekYou
Developing new strategies to ensure that cloud and on-premises ERP systems play nice together is just one part of the hybrid challenge.
DevOps practices are fueling adoption of ChatOps and VoiceOps, in which IT departments are leveraging Slack, Amazon.com’s Alexa and other like tools to automate operations.
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