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Fantastic failures: 9 startups that sank in 2014

Top Tech Stories - Tue, 07/01/2014 - 11:00
Despite the hype and promise, these unfortunate startups hit the wall this year Dek:  Despite the hype and promise, these unfortunate startups hit the wall this year External Source:  networkworld.com Redirect Unpublished Slideshow to:  http://www.infoworld.com/slideshow/157954
Categories: IT General

IT salaries are up this year, but not by much

Top Tech Stories - Tue, 07/01/2014 - 11:00

If you work in IT, odds are you enjoy a salary that's above average for this economy.

Categories: IT General

You're paying too much for the cloud

Top Tech Stories - Tue, 07/01/2014 - 11:00

You can't go a month without hearing about some price drop by a major cloud computing provider, with others quickly following suit. Though it seems like a race to the bottom, in fact the cloud providers are starting to make real money.

Public clouds function much like utilities. How much businesses pay for these utilities depends directly on how they consume cloud-based resources such as storage, compute, and applications. Companies that consume cloud services efficiently pay less, and the inefficient ones pay more.

Categories: IT General

Facebook's big problem: Ethical blindness

Top Tech Stories - Mon, 06/30/2014 - 19:22

When you agreed to Facebook's terms and conditions, did you know you were agreeing to become a subject in a psychology experiment?

Categories: IT General

Facebook's big problem: Ethical blindness

Top Tech Stories - Mon, 06/30/2014 - 19:22

When you agreed to Facebook's terms and conditions, did you know you were agreeing to become a subject in a psychology experiment?

Categories: IT General

How much is Hadoop worth? For Google, $80 million

Top Tech Stories - Mon, 06/30/2014 - 12:30

Credit: Wikimedia

Categories: IT General

First look: Android L's fresh new face

Top Tech Stories - Mon, 06/30/2014 - 11:00
The new Android version comes with a UI refresh, not new features alone Dek:  The new Android version comes with a UI refresh, not new features alone External Source:  infoworld.com Redirect Unpublished Slideshow to:  http://www.infoworld.com/slideshow/158023
Categories: IT General

First look: Android L's fresh new face

Top Tech Stories - Mon, 06/30/2014 - 11:00
The new Android version comes with a UI refresh, not new features alone Dek:  The new Android version comes with a UI refresh, not new features alone External Source:  infoworld.com Redirect Unpublished Slideshow to:  http://www.infoworld.com/slideshow/158023
Categories: IT General

One enterprise tech trend to rule them all

Top Tech Stories - Mon, 06/30/2014 - 11:00

Recently I was asked what I thought was the most important trend in IT. And it wasn't hard to answer: The shift from proprietary, scale-up systems to commodity, open source, scale-out systems.

Categories: IT General

Google Dart upgrade zooms in on mobile app dev

Top Tech Stories - Mon, 06/30/2014 - 11:00

Although struggling against JavaScript, Google continues to plow forward with Dart, sprucing up the language with mobile development capabilities.

Categories: IT General

Governance for the GitHub generation

Top Tech Stories - Mon, 06/30/2014 - 11:00

Credit: iStockphoto

Categories: IT General

10 tech support requests you never want to hear from your family

Top Tech Stories - Sat, 06/28/2014 - 11:00
From forgotten passwords to the vague 'problem,' these calls are sure to try the patience of any tech pro Dek:  From forgotten passwords to the vague 'problem,' these calls are sure to try the patience of any tech pro External Source:  networkworld.com Redirect Unpublished Slideshow to:  http://www.networkworld.com/slideshow/157561
Categories: IT General

10 tech support requests you never want to hear from your family

Top Tech Stories - Sat, 06/28/2014 - 11:00
From forgotten passwords to the vague 'problem,' these calls are sure to try the patience of any tech pro Dek:  From forgotten passwords to the vague 'problem,' these calls are sure to try the patience of any tech pro External Source:  networkworld.com Redirect Unpublished Slideshow to:  http://www.networkworld.com/slideshow/157561
Categories: IT General

Developers rejoice: Android innovation rules at Google I/O

Top Tech Stories - Fri, 06/27/2014 - 11:00

Credit: Reuters/Elijah Nouvelage

Categories: IT General

Beyond prisonware: Smart data access for mobile and PC users alike

Top Tech Stories - Fri, 06/27/2014 - 11:00

Credit: Oleksiy Mark

Categories: IT General

True tales of invisible employees who make IT work

Top Tech Stories - Fri, 06/27/2014 - 11:00
Not everyone in IT is a VC-funded, app-building, social media superstar Dek:  Not everyone in IT is a VC-funded, app-building, social media superstar External Source:  itworld.com Redirect Unpublished Slideshow to:  http://www.itworld.com/slideshow/157620
Categories: IT General
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