Tag: IT
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IT Startups Offer Freedom, Speed: Dice Report
According to more than 750 tech professionals surveyed by Dice, startups appeal not for their much-discussed perks, but for their workplace environment. Those who choose life in a startup do so because they believe that’s where they’ll find bosses and colleagues who value entrepreneurship (42 percent), speed (22 percent) and freedom (19 percent). For all… Read more
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CompTIA: 400K IT Jobs Unfilled
Categories: CareersAbout 400,000 IT jobs are unfilled in the United States today, even as the unemployment rate remains at over 9 percent. Where’s the disconnect? CompTIA president Todd Thibodeaux told Channel Insider that much of the problem boils down to geography. Hot markets such as New York and Silicon Valley can’t fill all the job openings… Read more
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Majority of Businesses Failing to Apply IT Security Practices: Survey
A new study on IT security best practices revealed an epidemic of security worst practices, with a majority of organizations failing to adhere to simple data-protection standards. The research revealed that many organizations are critically unaware of what security practices are currently in place. Venafi, a specialist in enterprise key and certificate management solutions, in… Read more
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Cost Concerns Weigh Heavy on IT Decision Making: HP Report
Budget constraints continue to weigh heavily on IT decision making at small and midsize companies, a new study shows. A Hewlett-Packard survey of more than 500 IT managers at U.S. SMBs shows that 93 percent of companies have placed cost concerns over the best IT solutions, leading 89 percent of those companies to experience IT-related… Read more
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U.S. Lags in Fortifying IT Security, Government Officials Tell Congress
While cyber-attacks against U.S. computer networks are becoming more frequent and increasingly more sophisticated, the country is lagging in its efforts to beef up IT security, government officials testified in front of Congress. The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight held hearings on cyber-security and securing the nation’s critical infrastructure on July 26. The hearings… Read more
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IT Pros Go Out On Their Own A Look At The Modern Freelancer
Categories: CareersIT Pros Go Out On Their Own A Look At The Modern Freelancer 90 percent of freelancers say that the ability to control their own schedule is the best part of freelancing No Title 92 percent of freelancers use online job sites as their primary way of landing gigs and employment No Title 41 percent… Read more