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Variety is the spice of life, and it's part of what makes a career in DevOps both fascinating and challenging. This month, Eric Sigler, head of DevOps for PagerDuty, talks about his career and what gets him out of bed in the morning.
Dyn Chairman Jim Baum on internet performance management’s role in hybrid and public cloud migration, addressing needs of blurring IT and business sides
Vanguard CIO John Marcante was working his dream job as the head of the company’s software development team. However, things were about to change.
IoT startup finds a bigger opportunity for its service by observing consumer behavior—and avoids the costly mistake Ford made with its Edsel
There’s a new, lucrative path to career development, and it starts in your spare time
Change management will never be the same.
Robert LeBlanc explains how IBM’s portfolio of SoftLayer IaaS, BlueMix PaaS and cognitive Watson services add value atop basic cloud services
Devops improved software development and deployment. Rugged devops brings together security pros, developers, and operations to deliver better application security faster
More vendors are incorporating this high-level technology into their mobile devices.
Downtime doesn't just affect ecommerce sites. It can bring any business to a halt as IT workers scramble to find a fix.
Security experts say there is no evidence that hackers have tampered with votes in US elections. But they say the risk is very real, in large part because it is so easy
Moving to Panzura also facilitated the migration from AWS to Azure and helps safeguard against ransomeware
'The .NET Core has brought a renaissance in .NET,' says Scott Hunter, a member of the .NET engineering team. But that doesn’t mean you should port your existing apps.
Are applicant tracking systems and resume-filtering technologies hindering your job search? Here's how to beat them.
Sommely smart wine caps use Intel Quark micro-controllers, LED lights, Bluetooth Low Energy, a mobile app and cloud analytics to select the right wine for a meal
There are still challenges to overcome, but blockchain technology stands poised to rewrite how business is conducted if its potential is achieved. Are you ready?
If you aren't already managed by a millennial, chances are you soon will be as these young workers quickly take on leadership roles in corporate America.
The first month at a new job is a crucial period. Here are seven tips for making sure your first month is one of your best and sets the tone for your tenure with your new company.
Expand your skills, know-how, and career horizons with these highly respected security certs
Microsoft quietly added several new Wi-Fi and networking features worth knowing about in its recent Windows 10 update.
Will a $12,000 phone protect you from mobile malware?
Businesses in and around New Bedford, Massachusetts, discover the power of IoT-enabled sensors to improve farming, fishing and even winemaking
Conventional wisdom says that regularly changing passwords improves security. But a number of studies, plus the FTC’s chief technologist, say human weakness makes conventional wisdom wrong
Writing a resume is all about conveying your skills and experience in an easy-to-read format. But sometimes you need a fresh eye to help identify relevant skills and projects you might have overlooked in your career history.
This comprehensive toolkit contains everything you need to kickstart your IT job search, including detailed salary data, best places to work in IT, in-demand titles and hottest cities for tech pros, and more.
Separating HP’s enterprise services business from its parent company is a challenging but necessary task for Scott Spradley, who says ‘hard work is fun.’
STOP! Infected Pokemon Go, games and memes are spreading malware.
Heading into VMworld, Pat Gelsinger talks software-defined data centers, Cisco coopetition and Dell/EMC turbocharging
There are many possible reasons a project is headed for problems. While some are easy to spot and correct, others may signify more deep-rooted issues that can derail even the best-laid plans.
Don't be lured by what the words imply. Instead consider what the technology actually does.
Ever feel like there aren't enough hours in a day? With these tips -- and these productivity apps -- you'll get at least one of those precious hours back.
Deception technologies such as honeypots are becoming increasingly popular with enterprises
Why the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) doesn't give an accurate picture of the security risks from social media sites
Hackers believe no password is safe from a determined attacker, but they agree that five key security measures can make it a lot harder to penetrate enterprise networks.
IT leaders have more automation options that ever, but not all robotic systems are created equal.
These tabletop exercises will update your response plan for live action.
Mobile commerce has a lot of potential, but some improvements to the checkout process are needed and can likely make or break its success.
The creator of Linux talks in depth about the kernel, community, and how computing will change in the years ahead
Google's mélange of messaging apps is about to get even more chaotic. The company plans to shift its consumer-centric Hangouts app towards the enterprise, just as it starts from scratch with two new apps for consumers: Allo and Duo.
Motorola’s lead mechanical architect, Paul Fordham, chronicles designing a modular phone that has great performance and user experience
These nine cloud collaboration tools can help organizations communicate more effectively, share and modify files, track all changes, create detailed 'mind maps,' and more.
Villagers escape mudslides and floods in rural El Salvador thanks to an early warning system built with IoT devices and wireless RF mesh networks
A devoted practitioner offers an eyewitness account of the rise of Linux and the open source movement, plus analysis of where Linux is taking us now
Enterprise data center & cloud connectivity booming, Ciena CEO Gary Smith says
Power analysis may be a way to secure devices on the Internet of Things.
Linux remade the datacenter and created the cloud; now it’s revolutionizing app development and delivery
