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South China Sea conflict could be IT’s Black Swan

The U.S. is completely dependent on Asia -- mostly China -- for hardware

By Patrick Thibodeau

Aug 15, 2016 4 mins

Computers and Peripherals Security Technology Industry

Tech sector employment sees gain in July

There’s dissent over the government data and how jobs are tallied

By Patrick Thibodeau

Aug 11, 2016 3 mins

Careers Technology Industry

How underemployment contributes to the STEM skills gap

Underemployment is a severely underrated problem in today's economy, according to a new report from compensation and benchmarking services provider PayScale.

By Sharon Florentine

Aug 10, 2016 4 mins

Careers IT Skills and Training Technology Industry

Bridging IT’s growing generation gap

Deft management skills and a lot of empathy are required to balance the priorities and expectations of millennials, baby boomers and the Gen X-ers stuck between them.

By Minda Zetlin

Aug 10, 2016 14 mins

Careers IT Leadership Technology Industry

Nicholas Carr says tech ‘utopia is creepy’

The controversial author of 'IT Doesn’t Matter' is back with a new book in which he picks apart the optimism propagated by Silicon Valley.

By Clint Boulton

Aug 9, 2016 9 mins

IT Leadership Technology Industry

Think older workers struggle with technology? Think again

Don't let the millennial buzz fool you. Older workers handle and adapt to new systems better than younger people.

By Andy Patrizio

Aug 3, 2016 6 mins

Careers IT Skills and Training Technology Industry

HPE’s Whitman endorses Clinton; will Trump retaliate if he wins?

CEOs often engage in politics, but Whitman is more involved than most

By Patrick Thibodeau

Aug 3, 2016 3 mins

Technology Industry

Politics blamed for feds’ reliance on old IT

A new research paper looks at the politics of IT in the U.S. government

By Patrick Thibodeau

Aug 3, 2016 4 mins

Computers and Peripherals Data Center Technology Industry

Office 365 training courses to increase your expertise

Microsoft's Office 365 cloud suite regularly receives updates and enhancements. IT pros and enterprise users who want to get the most out of the business apps need to keep up with the changes, and online training courses are a great way to stay up to

By Matt Kapko

Aug 2, 2016 4 mins

IT Skills and Training Microsoft Technology Industry

Microsoft wins battle for Boeing in war with AWS

Boeing chose the Azure cloud platform because Microsoft agreed to collaborate on analytics software intended to help improve operational efficiency in the narrow margin aviation sector.

By Clint Boulton

Aug 2, 2016 5 mins

Amazon.com Cloud Management Technology Industry