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Goldilocks and the three business analysts

April 4, 2013 5:21am PDT

John Weathington has some suggestions for you when you're surveying the landscape of business analysts to augment your team of information specialists.

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Poll: Developers, do you pair up with business users?

November 26, 2012 11:19am PST

Answer this one-question programmer poll to let us know whether you ever work one-on-one with business users, and if so, whether you like this approach.

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Big Data analysts: Do you hire or train for it?

November 7, 2012 5:14am PST

One way to harness big data is to hire someone to do it. But you're going to find yourself in a highly competitive market.

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Mitigate project role confusion for staff wearing multiple hats

July 23, 2012 5:01pm PDT

If you expect your developers or contractors to take on business analyst or project manager roles, here are three ways to help them be effective and stay motivated.

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Put down that axe: Why CIOs are chopping good projects for bad reasons

June 26, 2012 5:08am PDT

If tech chiefs make knee-jerk reactions to the tough financial climate, it could hurt their organisations in the long run.

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Grade your job poll results: IT Data Analyst

February 20, 2012 9:40am PST

The results of the last poll in our Grade Your Job series. This week is Data Analyst.

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Has Apple's iPhone-iPad tandem been the Trojan horse for Macs in the enterprise?

February 1, 2012 10:48am PST

Analyst reports continue to put Apple at the top of the market -- smartphone, tablets, and now even client PCs. Is there nowhere to go but up?

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IT job openings at CBSInteractive for 2012

January 2, 2012 3:40am PST

Here's the first batch of job openings for IT positions at CBSInteractive for 2012.

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Grade your job: IT Data Analyst

December 21, 2011 1:24pm PST

Are you an IT data analyst? Tell us how you feel about your job.

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REMnux: Reverse-engineering malware

December 19, 2011 8:03am PST

"Know thy enemy" is a well-worn phrase. No matter; the saying is germane when it comes to malicious code. Michael Kassner looks at a toolkit that reverse-engineers malware.

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Analyst: Android growth slowing, many may jump to iPhone

October 24, 2011 9:15am PDT

A new Wall Street analyst report finds a troubling sign for Android. While's there's some truth to it, here's why the conclusion is flawed.

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Job openings in tech security: Week of Aug. 29

August 30, 2011 4:25am PDT

Here are some featured job openings across the U.S. in IT security.

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Business/systems analyst jobs, week of June 26, 2011

June 28, 2011 4:09am PDT

A listing of business/systems analyst job openings for this week.

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10 things you should know about hiring a business or systems analyst

March 21, 2011 12:10pm PDT

Hiring the right business or systems analyst can be a tricky undertaking because the necessary skills and experience are often hard to define. Justin James offers some basic ways to help identify...

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10 most dangerous species of help desk analyst

December 3, 2010 4:53pm PST

IT veteran Jeff Dray takes a lighthearted look at different types of help desk analysts. Are you or your coworkers on his list?

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Analyst: Apple's iPad is 'Mac for masses'; 21 million units for 2011

September 23, 2010 12:39pm PDT

Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster is predicting that the iPad will ship 21 million units in calendar 2011, up from the 14.5 million he initially expected. The enterprise will juice demand.

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Android to control half smartphone market, say analysts

September 7, 2010 8:43am PDT

A bevy of Android devices will ultimately mean that Google's mobile OS will control largely half of the smartphone market, according to a Piper Jaffray report. Apple's iOS will probably top out...

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Army intelligence analyst allegedly carried classified U.S. combat video out on CD

June 23, 2010 1:32pm PDT

The Army analyst arrested for leaking classified U.S. combat videos to WikiLeaks reportedly carried the secret data out of secure areas on CD-RWs.

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Analysts drool over Apple iPhone 4 upgrade cycle

June 23, 2010 5:41am PDT

Apple's iPhone 4 is about to land and analysts are tripping over themselves to gauge the power of what's expected to be the company's strongest upgrade cycle ever.

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Majority of Verizon customers want iPhone, but analyst says not this year

May 7, 2010 9:28am PDT

A survey found that more than half of Verizon's customers would buy an iPhone if available but an analyst says that won't happen this year.

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