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Tech hiring managers are resolute in their staffing priorities for 2012 — they need innovative professionals who design, code, build and operate. Indeed, developers dominate the new year's most pressing hiring needs for a second straight year, although ops professionals make their list debut. According to data compiled by Dice.com from nearly 1,200 tech-focused hiring […]

As more companies embrace the broad usage of individually-owned mobile devices for access to corporate applications and data, Good Technology is often asked for guidance on the establishment of an associated device usage policy. This slideshow, as outlined by Good Technology, is intended to provide guidance on questions that companies should ask themselves when establishing […]

‘Calculating Success: How the New Workplace Analytics Will Revitalize Your Organization’ Excerpt Work-force analysis assists companies in anticipating what a new organization will look like, what it will cost to operate and the investment required to get there. Work-force analytics moves beyond the narrow boundaries of the HR function and builds robust strategic and operational […]

Thin Client Vendor Shortlist Tool This worksheet allows enterprises to profile their thin client requirements and generate a rank-ordered vendor shortlist from a fixed list of vendors. Vendor profiles are based on Info-Tech’s recent in-depth review of the thin client market. Info-Tech conducted its own market evaluation of eight leading thin client solutions. Use this […]

Even coming out of a challenging year, Linux momentum continues to build. A new survey of 428 IT professionals from organizations with $500 million or more a year in revenues or over 500 employees, from The Linux Foundation, finds that a huge number of IT organizations plan to expand their use of Linux in 2012. […]

By now, almost everyone has a help desk or service desk story to tell.  Usually, it’s the bad ones people hear about most — calling a service desk in some remote corner of the world, being unable to communicate with the person who answers the phone, calls being dropped or, worse yet, users being placed […]

Job Description: SQL Business Intelligence Developer Interested in learning what skills, education and experience you need to land a job as a BI Developer? Or, as an employer, are you looking for help in crafting a thorough, yet concise, job description that will attract worthy candidates? This sample description can assist you, no matter what […]

For many, 2011 will be recalled as the year of the data breach as companies of all sizes made headlines for losing valuable data. Small businesses were no exception as cyber criminals found SMBs as a new favorite target. Looking forward, the threat landscape won’t be getting any better but Symantec foresees 2012 as a […]

Virtualization, one of the fastest growing trends in IT, lets any organization run multiple server functions on a single computer. Virtualization also makes it easier to start up new server emulations quickly. In case of failure, organizations can move server functions to new computers without interrupting service. Beyond saving a lot of money on large […]

Apple iPhone 4 Quick Reference Guide The iPhone has found a home in the business world. If your organization is thinking about adopting Apple’s smartphone for workers on the move, get users familiarized quickly with the basics. CustomGuide’s Quick Reference for the iPhone 4 can get business users quickly acquainted with Apple’s popular smartphone. The […]

Many surprising things have happened in the world of telecommunications and IT during the past few years. High on the list are three well-documented and ongoing trends: the rise of smartphones and tablets in the enterprise, the popularity of Google’s Android and the consumerization of IT. As Android continues to make inroads into business, more […]

Guidelines for Securing Wireless Local Area Networks The security of each WLAN is heavily dependent on how well each component — including client devices, access points and wireless switches — is secured throughout the WLAN lifecycle. A wireless local area network (WLAN) is a group of wireless networking devices within a limited geographic area, such […]