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‘Cloud Security’ Excerpt With the openness of Cloud Computing, security can’t be an afterthought-it has to be built into the DNA of cloud applications from the outset. This book chapter covers the basics, whether your shop or a vendor is doing the coding. In “Cloud Security: A Comprehensive Guide to Secure Cloud Computing,” authors and […]

2010 was an intense year for threats, and many issues shook the world of IT security. The dismantling of the Mariposa botnet, the “Here you Have” worm –an attack claimed by the Iraqi resistance-, 0-Day vulnerability exploits, Stuxnet and the attack on nuclear plants (SCADA systems), the Rainbow or OnMouseOver worm on Twitter, hijacking of the […]

Mobile computing has the attention of almost every IT manager. A survey of 250 IT managers conducted by Kelton Research on behalf of Sybase, an SAP company, finds that 90 percent are planning to implement mobile computing applications in 2011. But chances are, those same IT managers are discounting the challenges associated with managing mobile […]

Conserve energy. Consolidate resources. Make information secure and available whenever and wherever it's needed. Think outside the data center. It's time to think about more intelligent ways to handle the 15 petabytes of new information we generate each day, and the massive increase of connected devices we use to work with that data. Optimizing for […]

IT organizations are starting to come to the realization that they can no longer afford to throw hardware at the problem – data needs to be proactively managed. A recent survey of 350 customers of CommVault, a provider of data storage systems, concerning their data storage budget priorities for 2011, finds that the number one […]

Job Description: Technical Project Manager Technical Project Managers translate corporate business requirements in actionable IT plans and coordinate implementation efforts. Use this sample job description to find the right candidate for this critical position. The attached document is a typical job description for a Technical Project Manager. The Technical Project Manager directs the development of […]

CyberCoders, a worldwide recruiting firm, has analyzed hiring statistics from a pool of more than 12,000 CyberCoders job listings to determine the top 10 tech jobs for 2011.  In conjunction with the top tech positions is the technological skill set that accompanies many of these jobs. Companies search for candidates that offer a well-balanced background in […]

CyberCoders, a worldwide recruiting firm, has analyzed hiring statistics from a pool of more than 12,000 CyberCoders job listings to determine the top 10 tech jobs for 2011 — focusing on which job types offer the most open positions, career growth and compensation. CyberCoders finds that technical candidates often make more, are in higher demand, and […]

Job Description: Tech and Ops Support Program Manager Teams often need to dip into the experience of subject matter experts. This sample job description will help you evaluate candidates for Tech and Ops Support Program Managers, who support a wide range of initiatives. The attached document is a typical job description for a Tech and […]

‘PHP and MySQL for Dummies’ Excerpt Open Source web development technologies have become a staple of the new Internet. This book chapter discusses securing your data in the popular MySQL open source database. Have you been thinking of creating a high-quality interactive Web site? “PHP and MySQL for Dummies” is just what you need to […]

As IT organizations debate the merits of building their own private clouds or renting public cloud computing infrastructure, it’s becoming clear that both approaches are being seriously considered. A new survey of 100 senior IT executives conducted by Osterman Research on behalf of Electric Cloud, a provider of services for managing application development in the […]

To achieve organizational goals within the fast paced, highly demanding business environment of 2011, requirements management and development (RMD) – also known as business analysis – will require a better balance between technical and soft skills, separating the leaders from the rest of the pack. This theme is reflected throughout the 2011 Top 10 trends for […]