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How to diversify your IT hiring pipeline

Improving diversity at your tech company starts with diversifying how you build your hiring pipeline. From Grace Hopper 2015, experts share their tips for improving diversity at every step in the process: from writing job descriptions to sourcing, re

By Sharon Florentine

Oct 20, 2015

Careers IT Jobs IT Skills

Who cares about Hadoop on Linux? Microsoft (yes, really)

By offering big data services in its Azure cloud on Linux, Microsoft is sending several important messages to customers.

By Paul Rubens

Oct 20, 2015

Hadoop Linux Microsoft

Real world lessons from AWS re:Invent 2015

Amazon Web Servicesu2019 signature conference continues to show how customers both large and small are solving their real IT challenges, which is one of the reasons itu2019s evolved into a must-attend conference.

By Bernard Golden

Oct 20, 2015

Amazon.com Cloud Computing

Hands on with Google Nexus 6P

Here, theu00a0P stands for premiumrn

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Oct 19, 2015 4 mins

Android Open Source Small and Medium Business

AtScale looks to easily add BI on Hadoop

AtScale Intelligence Platform 3.0 aims to give business users the capability to interactively query Hadoop data without the need for extensive preprocessing or movement off the cluster.

By Thor Olavsrud

Oct 19, 2015

Analytics Business Intelligence Hadoop

4K Retina iMac reviews: Is it worth buying?

Is the new 21-inch 4K Retina iMac from Apple worth buying? Find out what the critics are saying about it before you buy one

By Jim Lynch

Oct 19, 2015

MacOS

Teradata gears up for Internet of Things analytics

Teradata has introduced two new software capabilities intended to help customers operationalize Internet of Things (IoT) data.

By Thor Olavsrud

Oct 19, 2015

Hadoop Internet Technology Industry

Why Uganda is an up-and-coming IT outsourcing option

Strong English language capabilities, low costs and attrition, and a stable and supportive government give Uganda potential as the latest offshore outsourcing alternative in Africa.

By Stephanie Overby

Oct 19, 2015

ITSM Outsourcing Technology Industry

6 reasons Apple Notes still can’t replace Evernote

Apple's Notes apps for iOS and Mac recently received much-needed upgrades, but they're still no match for more robust note-taking apps, such as Evernote. Here's why.

By James A. Martin

Oct 19, 2015

Consumer Electronics Mobile Apps

How to stay sane in a dysfunctional environment

Working in a dysfunctional environment? The key to your success is to understand your sphere of influence and control, and do your best within those boundaries.

By Lyria Charles

Oct 19, 2015

CIO Personal Software Technology Industry

How managing employee stress leads to a healthier company

Helping employees manage and cope with workplace stress can boost engagement and benefit both individuals and the business.

By Sharon Florentine

Oct 19, 2015

Careers IT Leadership Relationship Building

7 technology lessons retailers learned in 2015

From tech-enabled associates to same-day fulfillment to personalization, retailers have had a lot of valuable tech takeaways this year.

By Sharon Goldman

Oct 19, 2015

Retail Industry

How Big Data can help save $400 billion in healthcare costs

Mining massive collections of patient data has healthcare poised to improve patient outcomes while holding down costs.

By Greg Freiherr

Oct 16, 2015

Electronic Health Records Health and Fitness Software Healthcare Industry

Microsoft sweetens deal for Windows 10 in the enterprise

Microsoft unveiled plans today to introduce incentive programs for companies looking to adopt the Windows 10 Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book. The improved Surface Enterprise Initiative and Trade-In program is designed to make it easier to upgrade to W

By Sarah K. White

Oct 16, 2015

Laptops Microsoft Small and Medium Business

5 must-have open source apps for Windows, Mac, and Linux

u2026 and they won't cost you a dime.

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Oct 16, 2015

Linux MacOS Small and Medium Business

LinkedIn Groups gets (mediocre) makeover, new iOS app

The redesigned LinkedIn Groups interface and new iOS app aim to bolster the service, but bringing order to the chaos of message boards is no small task and many early users aren't impressed.

By Matt Kapko

Oct 16, 2015

Relationship Building Social Networking Apps

The Linux Foundation: You will be lost in world without Linux

In this second video in the foundation's 'World Without Linux' series we see just how hard it can be to get from point A to point Brn

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Oct 16, 2015

Linux Open Source

How to uninstall Flash from your Mac

A major Flash vulnerability means it's time to remove it from your Mac

By Jim Lynch

Oct 16, 2015

MacOS

Sporting goods CIO hopes to hook customers with IoT, mobile apps

Orvis CIO Dave Finnegan is upgrading the companyu2019s point-of-sale system in preparation for customer experiences involving mobile and sensor technologies.

By Clint Boulton

Oct 16, 2015

CIO E-commerce Software Retail Industry

3 reasons to pick Google Keep over Evernote (and 3 reasons not to)

Google recently released its Keep note-taking app for iOS. Google Keep beats Evernote at its own game in three key ways, but Evernote also has three distinct advantages.

By James A. Martin

Oct 16, 2015

Consumer Electronics Mobile Apps

Why Quest Diagnostics is an important showcase for healthcare partnerships and IT innovation

Questu2019s recent partnerships illustrate a trend towards collaborative innovation among service providers, customers and even competitors – and may become the new normal for a healthcare sector in transition.

By Paddy Padmanabhan

Oct 16, 2015

Big Data Foundry Events Healthcare Industry

AT&T to ‘lifelong customer:’ Shut up, talk to the lawyers

Send a thoughtful suggestion to AT&T's chief exec, and what do you get? A letter from the company's lawyers suggesting that you quietly go away.

By Bill Snyder

Oct 16, 2015

Carriers Consumer Electronics

Lenovo feels IT’s pain in ‘Users Happen’ ad campaign

A new advertising campaign from Lenovo aims to empathize with IT professionals who regularly deal with IT equipment damaged by spilled soda, drops down flights of stairs or countless other hard-to-believe mishaps.

By Matt Kapko

Oct 16, 2015

Technology Industry

Software quality sucks – what are you going to do about it?

As software companies become slaves to speedy releases, and QA testers have been left in the dust, consumers are the ones left dealing with the crappy code that gets delivered.

By Jonathan Hassell

Oct 16, 2015

Developer Software Development

Enterprise IT appears to be going insane

Why is IT structured as a gauntlet for users to navigate?

By Peter Bendor-Samuel

Oct 16, 2015

Agile Development CIO Small and Medium Business

Addappt: A better way to manage your contacts

Looking for a better way to manage your contacts? Addappt (free) for Android and iOS is it.rn

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Oct 15, 2015 5 mins

Android Open Source Small and Medium Business

7 simple, low-cost ways to acquire new customers

Experts in new business acquisition discuss the best places and ways to find prospective buyers for your products or services.

By Jennifer Lonoff Schiff

Oct 15, 2015

CRM Systems E-commerce Software Marketing

Why I gave up on iOS gaming and bought a Nintendo 3DS XL

iOS has many games, and a lot of them really stink

By Jim Lynch

Oct 15, 2015 7 mins

Video Games iPad iPhone

How to maximize stakeholder involvement when acquiring new enterprise software

The lack of stakeholder involvement can doom new enterprise software projects. Learn how to increase end user and executive sponsor buy-in, to help drive projects to successful conclusions.

By Chris Doig

Oct 15, 2015

Business IT Alignment Enterprise Applications Project Management Tools

How marketing tech lets you get personal with your customers

The speed and scale of business today means few companies can have a personal relationship with their customers like the shopkeepers of yesteryear, but data and marketing automation can help fill the gap.

By Thor Olavsrud

Oct 15, 2015

Big Data CMO Marketing

Is the office desk phone obsolete?

The increasing prevalence of texting, video calls, collaboration apps like Slack and Yammer, and millennials' preference for mobile devices all seem to point to the death of the office phone as we know it. But research shows the office phone isn

By Sharon Florentine

Oct 15, 2015

IT Governance Personal Software Relationship Building

Healthcare – moving beyond average

Can healthcare providers break informational influence enough to tell a more comprehensive narrative for patients as opposed to simply providing a meaningless statistic?

By Damian Mingle

Oct 15, 2015

Data Mining Healthcare Industry Predictive Analytics

4 ways businesses can close the legacy tech skills gap

As older IT professionals age out of the workforce, companies need to ensure they have the right knowledge and skills to keep their legacy tech running smoothly.

By Sharon Florentine

Oct 15, 2015

Enterprise Architecture IT Strategy Technology Industry

10 (mostly) free must-have Windows 10 apps

If youu2019ve just bought a Windows 10 device, here are the apps youu2019ll want to download as soon as possible to get the most out of your new machine.

By Paul Mah

Oct 15, 2015

Microsoft Small and Medium Business Windows

Top 4 marketing automation tools and why you’ll love (and hate) them

A handful of professional digital marketers weigh in on their favorite marketing automation tools, and spotlight pros and cons of each. Some of the picks were the usual suspects u2014 HubSpot and Hootsuite u2014 while others were surprises.

By James A. Martin

Oct 15, 2015

CMO Enterprise Applications Marketing

No, Google isn’t ‘secretly’ storing your voice

More to the point: They're storing your voice, but there's nothing secret about it

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Oct 14, 2015 2 mins

Mobile Open Source Small and Medium Business

Latest group of new CIO appointments includes many women

In the latest installment of CIO Movers and Shakers, women continue to climb the ranks of IT.

By Martha Heller

Oct 14, 2015

CIO

CIOs eye Dell-EMC merger with cautious optimism

CIOs have mixed views of the blockbuster merger between Dell and EMC, two incumbent vendors struggling to boost market share in a world that is increasingly moving toward cloud services and mobile devices.

By Clint Boulton

Oct 14, 2015

CIO Mergers and Acquisitions Technology Industry

Hands on with Chromecast Audio

This $35 device will breathe new life into your old speakersrn

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Oct 14, 2015 3 mins

Computers and Peripherals Linux Open Source

Disruptive innovation, education and open data: Tim O’Reilly, CEO O’Reilly Media

In this CXO Talk interview, Tim Ou2019Reilly, founder and CEO of Ou2019Reilly Media, discusses disruptive innovation, education, open data and changing the world by spreading the knowledge of innovators.

By CXOTalk

Oct 14, 2015

Innovation Open Source

OS X El Capitan: Remove unwanted Google Chrome apps from Launchpad

How to delete unwanted Google Chrome apps from your Launchpad in OS X El Capitan

By Jim Lynch

Oct 14, 2015 3 mins

Chrome OS Data Center MacOS

The latest Windows 10 PCs are slim, powerful and pricey

Better battery life, less weight, faster processors and sleek designs are a few of the reasons to consider retiring your long-in-the-tooth Windows 7 PC.

By Bill Snyder

Oct 14, 2015

Computers and Peripherals Consumer Electronics Tablet PCs

8 tips for running a successful remote meeting

Employing remote workers is commonplace these days, but you might still find it difficult to have a successful remote meeting. Here are eight tips both remote workers and employers can use to ensure remote meetings run smoothly.

By Sarah K. White

Oct 14, 2015

IT Leadership Mobile Small and Medium Business

Why companies are switching from Google Apps to Office 365

The combination of familiar software and enterprise-class support is bringing early adopters disappointed by Googleu2019s lack of progress back to Microsoft.

By Mary Branscombe

Oct 14, 2015

Google Microsoft Microsoft 365

7 ways to ease stress at work

Workplace stress may be a fact of life in the IT industry, but it doesnu2019t have to get the best of you. Here are seven ways to keep it in check.

By Sharon Florentine

Oct 14, 2015

Careers IT Skills Personal Software

Google takes on Apple News, Facebook Instant Articles with AMP

Google wants to play a more significant role in the development and delivery of news on mobile devices, and its new open source AMP initiative already has an impressive list of supporters. But will it be enough to compete with Apple and Facebook?

By Matt Kapko

Oct 14, 2015 6 mins

Apple Facebook Google

The death of the OS (Part 2)

In Part 1, we looked at the rise of the OS in desktop and mobile computing and the key impact it has had on the user experience. Part 2 covers how mobile apps have stolen the focus of users away from the OS, and the implications of that on the future

By Phillip Redman

Oct 14, 2015

Apple Small and Medium Business Smartphones

iPhone 6s Plus vs. Nexus 6: One Android user’s surprising take

As a long time Nexus user, iPhone 6s Plus was a pleasant change

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Oct 13, 2015 7 mins

Android Open Source Small and Medium Business

Luxury retailer taps Walmart CIO amid customer analytics push

Looking to upgrade its technology platforms, including SAP enterprise software and HANA customer analytics, British fashion retailer Burberry recruited Walmart Asia CIO Fumbi Chima.

By Clint Boulton

Oct 13, 2015

CIO Markets Retail Industry