ITBE Staff

According to a recent Dice.com report, the second quarter of 2014 continued to show strong employment numbers for IT professionals. The unemployment rate averaged 3 percent compared to the 3.6 percent unemployment rate registered last year during the same period. Tech consulting has been adding jobs at a swift clip, creating 27,000 new positions in […]

The days of the single source of truth, one database for the entire enterprise, are over. Now even a relatively simple mobile application demands more than one database. The good news is that we have entered a golden age of open-source NoSQL databases. Developers have great and readily available open-source technologies with robust communities behind […]

Traditionally, “backup” referred to protecting and storing information on a server in an onsite data center. It was a predictable task, and business data lived in a controlled environment that underwent regularly scheduled updates by IT. Fast forward to today: Enterprises have experienced a major shift in where data lives. Driven by bring your own […]

Critical thinking is the ability to make decisions, solve problems, and take appropriate action in a systematic fashion. It has been identified as one of the key skills required for future success by educators, business leaders and governments. Most managers (97.2 percent) surveyed by the American Management Association for its 2012 Critical Skills Survey believed that critical thinking skills were […]

Job Description: Director, Corporate Information Technology (IT) The Director of Corporate IT is expected to establish and maintain company-wide security and compliance policies, and set the vision and strategy for enabling a highly efficient workforce. Our company is going through significant growth, doubling the size of the company, which means our corporate information technology needs […]

Cloud computing is maturing and, as it struggles to take the next bold step forward, cloud providers will differentiate themselves through specialization, predicts Vince DeLuca, CEO for Logicalis US, an international IT solutions and managed services provider. IT departments today are defined by how their users access and consume technology and how that access impacts […]

The identity and access management (IAM) market is experiencing a renaissance with the emergence of new options for how and where to deploy IAM technology, both on-premises and as a service. At the same time, most organizations are struggling with how to best utilize the IAM solutions they have to manage their changing world of […]

When thinking about all of the individuals involved in managing risk and making security decisions in an organization, the person who has one of the toughest roles is the chief financial officer. For the majority of the C-suite, investing in security technology appears to be a relatively easy decision. However, the CFO has to balance […]

In the spirit of 2015 planning, now is the time of year when IT teams start to tackle big, complicated issues like: What are the coming situational issues surrounding the security of our data? How are we as an organization really doing in securing our valuable information today? What do we need to do in […]

Every data center conducts some type of regular audit. But IT professionals and data center managers may not be aware of the high – and often hidden – costs associated with their manual audits. The key to the effective and efficient management of an organization’s data center lies with the ability to capture and comprehend […]

With more influencers involved in the health care decision-making process than ever before, each with their own cost pressures, an ever-present need for increased alignment and communication is required between payers, providers, regulatory agencies and patient advocacy groups. Despite concerted efforts, cost containment is still a pervasive issue. A new study by the IMS Institute […]

Just as important as choosing the right mobile device, selecting the right voice and data plan is vital to your business. However, with hundreds of options on the market, deciding which voice and data plan is most suitable for your business can be a huge challenge – no matter the type or number of mobile […]