ITBE Staff

So you have a job interview, and with the company’s CEO, no less. While getting ready for any job interview takes a dedicated amount of work and effort, and comes with a fair amount of stress, getting ready for a C-level interview can be downright intimidating. This is the top brass, the one that (hopefully) […]

Project managers have long relied on specialized tools to track project tasks, assignments and milestones and keep team members up to date on deadlines and project activities. With the proliferation of the cloud and software-as-a-service apps, access to these necessary tools has never been easier. In particular, the Google Apps Marketplace features a wide variety […]

Microsoft Excel 2013 Cheat Sheet This Excel 2013 Cheat Sheet from CustomGuide covers program fundamentals, as well as essential keyboard shortcuts for navigation, editing and formatting that can make your work go even faster. Excel is a spreadsheet program written and distributed by Microsoft as part of their Office productivity suite. The powerful program can […]

Buying, Supporting, Maintaining Software and Equipment This excerpt from chapter 2 deals with contracting for maintenance for both hardware and software purposes in the initial negotiation. Describing how to avoid common vendor traps, Buying, Supporting, Maintaining Software and Equipment: An IT Manager’s Guide to Controlling the Product Lifecycle will help readers better control the negotiation […]

Last year, Gartner predicted that end-user spending on public cloud services was expected to grow to more than $180 billion in 2013. The decision to transition to a system of backing up data to the cloud or accessing SaaS applications and services is no longer a question of ‘what if?’ for organizations but ‘when?’ As […]

If your organization is thinking about storage, now may be the perfect time for you to give flash-based storage a look. For some time now, organizations that have needed the fastest possible access to data, such as trading floors, have turned to flash-based storage systems. Without a doubt, the performance advantages provided by flash far outpace […]

It is difficult in the age of technology to define “the traditional work environment.” The BYOD and work-from-home era has allowed flexible work schedules to keep employees happy and allows businesses to save on overhead costs such as heating, electricity, etc. At the same time, tech startup teams are residing in church basements, and young […]

Much is being made in big tech about mobile personal assistants for consumers: Apple is engineering Siri to better anticipate user needs, Google is pouring significant investment into Google Now, and Yahoo acquired Intelligent Labs to put itself in the mix as well. What hasn’t been discussed as much is the potential for these same […]

As with any technology, cloud development and cloud resources are continually evolving, scaling and reaching for the next level of usability. We’ve moved to a stage where hybrid cloud – the use of a combination of public and private cloud and private on-premise functionality – is a popular choice to provide the resources necessary to […]

While security pros need clear insight into their organizations vulnerabilities, internal analysis alone is not enough. Outward examination – such as who is attacking other members of your business sector with what kind of attack and how it is impacting them – is a critical component of an effective cybersecurity approach. Unfortunately, oftentimes, we spend […]

Job Description: Data Scientist The data scientist drives initiatives to improve website monetization and user experience, while delivering analytics to better understand user engagement. Our team drives initiatives to improve the monetization of our website and mobile experience while delivering consumer analytics efforts to better understand how users engage with our digital products. We need […]

On August 6, Russian hackers announced they had stolen more than one billion usernames and password combinations, along with accompanying email addresses — a big grab, considering that there are nearly three billion Internet users. By that estimation, up to one-third of Internet users may be vulnerable to data loss. The breach is a poignant […]