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  • 9 Steps to Build Your Personal Brand (and Your Career)

    Competition in the tech jobs industry is fierce, so how do you differentiate yourself from the pack? Whether you're a job seeker or just looking to grow professionally, creating an impressive and meaningful brand is the best place to start.

    Written by Rich Hein • 22 May 13 12:46

  • Immigration reform may spur software robotics

    The Senate immigration bill's H-1B restrictions have clearly upset Indian firms. But sometimes being in a tough spot can prompt new ways of approaching problems. One firm is implementing software robots.

    Written by Patrick Thibodeau • 20 May 13 10:14

  • 7 Healthcare IT Roles That Are Transforming Tech Careers

    Healthcare IT is becoming one of the fastest growing areas in the job market as health service providers rush to get compliant and adopt new technologies.

    Written by Rich Hein • 16 May 13 14:01

  • How IT leaders can empower teams to become decision-makers

    Most managers want their team members to be more proactive when it comes to making decisions. IT Team leaders at any level can use a 'Tree Decision Rights' model to identify different types of decisions and then work with their team members to empower them to take on more decision-making responsibly.

    Written by Bob Kantor • 06 May 13 18:47

  • Opinion: Why Apple won't be around as long as IBM

    IBM is 102 years old. At its height, it was almost a cult, with employees dressing alike, speaking a unique language and earning benefits that took care of them for life. Today's tech companies aren't built to last, as Apple's recent earnings report shows all too well.

    Written by Rob Enderle • 03 May 13 16:39

  • 8 Tips for Retaining Top IT Talent

    How do you retain top IT talent in a competitive market? Is it money? Flexibility? Something else? IT recruiters and executives share their top eight suggestions for how you can keep developers, engineers and IT staff happy.

    Written by Jennifer Lonoff Schiff • 01 May 13 13:55

  • CIOs Struggle with the Great Talent Hunt

    Finding IT pros with business skills has always been a bear. So award-winning CIOs are taking radical steps to train, recruit or grow the hybrid staff they covet.

    Written by Stephanie Overby • 01 May 13 13:10

  • 11 Profiles in Bad Leadership Behavior

    Recognizing where you fall short in your management style and then developing a plan to strengthen those areas can mean the difference between being a boss and being a leader. It can also make a difference in how far you advance in your IT management career.

    Written by Rich Hein • 30 April 13 12:38

  • 7 More IT Outsourcing Lessons From Offshoring Pioneers

    In part 2 of our two-part series on IT offshoring lessions, we look at seven more examples of successful IT outsourcing offshoring best practices.

    Written by Stephanie Overby • 22 April 13 15:36

  • 7 lessons of the offshoring pioneers

    The need to remain competitive has kept offshoring an essential part of nearly every company's sourcing strategy. The questions that remain are what and how to offshore. Offshore pioneers who have navigated the changing IT offshoring terrain have some answers based on a decade's worth of lessons. In part 1 of a two-part series, we look at seven of those lessons.

    Written by Stephanie Overby • 19 April 13 17:58

  • How entrepreneurial IT leaders can impact revenue

    Entrepreneurial IT leaders can offer unique insight, capability, experience and corporate leadership to the business. They are innovation-oriented and in an economy with uncertainty, they can find new methods for starting and sustaining revenue growth.

    Written by David R Soley • 16 April 13 13:25

  • Oracle's strategies to get real-world verdict at Collaborate user event

    Oracle's sprawling annual OpenWorld conference doesn't kick off until September, but next week the Oracle user group-backed Collaborate event will be held in Denver.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus • 04 April 13 20:55

  • Social Media Certifications Prepare Students, Employees for Social Business

    Using social media to market your business or collaborate internally means more than having a presence on Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ and Facebook. To teach college students that lesson, Syracuse University adopted HootSuite University's certification program. Syracuse isn't alone: Social media certifications are a growing trend, but is a training course right for you?

    Written by Kristin Burnham • 02 April 13 16:22

  • H-1B demand this year will be fast, furious

    The U.S. begins accepting new H-1B visa petitions on Monday, April 1, and fast demand is expected. This is going to be followed by much fury.

    Written by Patrick Thibodeau • 01 April 13 10:08

  • Wello aims to bring the gym home through live training service

    Maggie Perkins was mulling whether to give up her gym membership when she tried out Wello, whose fitness trainers offer workouts through live two-way video feeds. Four months later, she has no regrets about her decision to forego the gym.

    Written by Agam Shah • 28 March 13 20:38

  • It's twilight for small in-house data centers

    Virtualization, cloud services and SaaS is making it much easier to shift IT infrastructure operations to service providers, and that is exactly what many users are doing.

    Written by Patrick Thibodeau • 28 March 13 10:18

  • How a CIO at ING Japan transformed its IT operation

    The CIO at ING Insurance in Japan explains how he provided a new vision and framework for improving the reputation and effectiveness of the IT department

    Written by Houston Ross • 27 March 13 13:44

  • Social networking drives business processes at Pandora and Rosetta Stone

    Pandora and Rosetta Stone have embraced social business tools and the Cloud to cut costs, increase productivity and improve collaboration. Learn how these two companies overcame security concerns, gained executive buy-in and more.

    Written by Kristin Burnham • 26 March 13 20:09
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    7 Tools to Build Websites Using Responsive Design

    As smartphone and tablet use continues to grow, it's increasingly important for your business website to look good on a small screen. These seven tools will help you build a fully functional site for phone, tablet and traditional desktop devices.

    Written by Nathan Segal • 25 March 13 19:39
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    13 tips for keeping IT projects under control

    How do you keep IT projects under control? Project managers and other experts share their top tips for keeping IT projects on schedule.

    Written by Jennifer Lonoff Schiff • 19 March 13 11:17
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