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It's been nearly five years since the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) published what has become the standard definition of cloud computing. Both the tech industry and IT organizations have been good about following the NIST definitions for IaaS and SaaS -- not so much for PaaS, a terms that remains confusing and is used confusingly.

The NIST definition (PDF) of PaaS still stands, as far as I'm concerned:

With word of mouth outpaced by tweets, shares and likes, CIOs looking for fresh IT talent must know how to use social media to recruit the best job candidates. That means having a coherent strategy for each popular social network while not overlooking the basics of good recruiting.

It's been nearly five years since the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) published what has become the standard definition of cloud computing. Both the tech industry and IT organizations have been good about following the NIST definitions for IaaS and SaaS -- not so much for PaaS, a terms that remains confusing and is used confusingly.

The NIST definition (PDF) of PaaS still stands, as far as I'm concerned:

With word of mouth outpaced by tweets, shares and likes, CIOs looking for fresh IT talent must know how to use social media to recruit the best job candidates. That means having a coherent strategy for each popular social network while not overlooking the basics of good recruiting.

At the Google I/O conference starting later this week, Google will focus on two major Android issues: power consumption and developer tools.

At the Google I/O conference starting later this week, Google will focus on two major Android issues: power consumption and developer tools.

Tech companies have been telling an important story with their actions over the last few weeks. What do these stories have in common?

Data scientists are professionals who use the most appropriate tools and methodologies to get their jobs done. The best data scientists avail themselves of the complete set of knowledge- and pattern-discovery approaches that involve statistical analysis.

Code Spaces was a company that offered developers source code repositories and project management services using Git or Subversion, among other options.

If leading job indicators are to be believed, many tech workers are enjoying high demand for their services these days, making this the prime time to assess whether your current employer is a good fit for your career goals.

If leading job indicators are to be believed, many tech workers are enjoying high demand for their services these days, making this the prime time to assess whether your current employer is a good fit for your career goals.

Code Spaces was a company that offered developers source code repositories and project management services using Git or Subversion, among other options.