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Inflated job titles: Employees and employers beware

April 29, 2013 6:25am PDT

Companies assign inflated job titles for a number of reasons. But there are better reasons for not following that practice.

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Hadoop: Expect enhanced performance soon

April 29, 2013 4:49am PDT

One by one, tech industry sectors and technologies are lining up with solutions that will continue to enrich Hadoop performance in the data center.

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The problem with learning Big Data in school? Not having any data

April 26, 2013 7:24am PDT

The biggest stumbling block for those teaching these classes and those wanting to learn is little to no access to large, relevant data sets.

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Get a woman's touch on your Big Data team

April 24, 2013 5:19am PDT

If there's a gender imbalance on your Big Data strategy team, you're doing yourself a great disservice.

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Big Data velocity: Now is the time

April 22, 2013 5:44am PDT

Technologies are coming onboard now that will help Big Data velocity efforts with built-in business rules, automation, and new ways to store and access data. Now the time for businesses to map out...

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Enterprises are moving to the "suite" life

April 18, 2013 7:41am PDT

There are dozens of vendors selling mobile device management, file sharing, desktop management, remote desktop access, desktop virtualization, and other systems. But more recently, suites designed...

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Recognize the dependable people on your team

April 17, 2013 6:30am PDT

Behind-the-scenes capability is one of those things that is often taken for granted and frequently overlooked when it comes to recognition.

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Three interview questions you need to be ready to answer

April 15, 2013 8:07am PDT

Here are the three questions that Forbes says all other interview questions boil down to.

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Big Data archiving should be more mission-critical

April 15, 2013 6:28am PDT

Sites should be planning for ready and painless user access (without IT intercession) to relevant historical information, as well as split second access to data that has been newly created.

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To get Big Data buy-in, IT should let go of proof of concept

April 11, 2013 5:01am PDT

If your company is currently experimenting with Big Data in an attempt to prove some sort of concept--interrupt this right away. If you're going to prove something--it better be value.

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HP rethinks the server

April 10, 2013 7:10am PDT

Patrick Gray takes a look at HP's reinterpretation of the server: its new Moonshot series.

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Survey: Calling all women in IT

April 10, 2013 5:24am PDT

If you are a woman in IT, please take this survey to discern the underlying issues with women's participation in the workforce.

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Does data center co-location make sense for Big Data?

April 9, 2013 8:53am PDT

Mary Shacklett discusses whether you should consider a co-lo for big data analytics and high performance computing.

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Dice: More than half of tech pros don't negotiate salary

April 8, 2013 8:05am PDT

IT pros seem to have a reluctance to negotiate salary upon getting offered a job.

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Three data trends to look for

April 8, 2013 4:50am PDT

Massive data centers seem more like an albatross around the neck of IT, with huge power bills, expensive maintenance and, large potential upgrade costs. Here are some of the relevant trends as you...

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Off-color remarks at conference result in two developers getting fired

April 4, 2013 5:27am PDT

Sexual jokes made by a couple of male attendees at the Python Developer Conference are overheard and two firings result.

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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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Survey: Is your enterprise software at hit or miss?

April 3, 2013 11:25am PDT

Take TechRepublic's survey and let us know how your company is using its enterprise software and how it measures up.

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How Big Data changes the game for non-profits

April 2, 2013 5:06am PDT

Big Data projects for non-profits are providing answers to problems that were previously considered to be almost insurmountable.

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10 workplace wellness tips for IT managers

April 2, 2013 4:57am PDT

Techies have a unique approach to life - and your employee wellness program needs to reflect that. These tips will get yours moving in the right direction.

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