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Age bias in IT: The reality behind the rumors

Age bias: Some consider it IT's dirty little secret, or even IT's big open secret.Most high-tech employers would likely deny that age discrimination is an issue at their company. But many IT workers...

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IT's age problem

Age bias: Some consider it IT's dirty little secret, or even IT's big open secret.Most high-tech employers would likely deny that age discrimination is an issue at their companies. But many IT workers...

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E-discovery in the cloud? Not so easy

Your company is embroiled in a lawsuit, and your general counsel has come to IT for help in conducting e-discovery on a batch of data. You easily gather some of the information from storage in your...

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Attention IT: Your interns have something to teach you

It's that time of year again. Legions of eager, fresh-faced interns have invaded IT departments across the country, hoping to get real-world experience, or at least something that sounds impressive to...

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What your interns can teach you

It's summertime, which means legions of eager, fresh-faced interns are ensconced in IT departments across the country, hoping to get real-world experience, or at least something that will look...

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Big data, big jobs?

As big data gathers momentum, there's a big career opportunity building as well -- for professionals with the right qualifications, that is.According to a report published last year by McKinsey &...

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How to find (and hire) big data pros

It's no secret that big data professionals are hard to find. McKinsey & Co. predicts that by 2018 the U.S. could face a shortage of more than 1.5 million specialists needed to capture, store,...

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Big data means big IT job opportunities -- for the right people

As big data gathers momentum, it's helping to create big career opportunities for IT professionals -- if they have the right qualifications.According to a report published in 2011 by McKinsey &...

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Feds take (baby) steps to fight fraud with analytics

If anybody has big data, it's the federal government. Data about government grants. Records of payments to Medicare providers. Information about worker compensation claims. Financial data on public...

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Running the ROI numbers on BYOD

Are companies getting a good return on investment when employees use their own mobile devices in the workplace? Turns out, the answer is dramatically different depending on whom you ask.To read this...

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Tech hotshots: The rise of the dataviz expert

A picture's worth a million data points. That's the mantra, anyway, in business analytics these days.As the big data trend intensifies and analytics become more ingrained in corporations, the need for...

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3 heavyweights give gamification a go

Got gamification yet? If you don't, you're not alone -- according to Gartner, fewer than 5% of organizations worldwide are using gamification. But get ready: Analysts expect enterprises to start...

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Android invades the enterprise

As the little green robot known as Android wends its way into the enterprise, it's teaching useful lessons that are reshaping corporate attitudes toward the BYOD movement.To read this article in full...

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Tech support’s NSFW problem

As the recent scandal over leaked celebrity photographs reminded us all, people use their electronic devices for very personal pursuits in the era of smartphone ubiquity. Depending on the age and...

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Drones in the enterprise: The future of data collection

To hear some tell it, the world will soon be abuzz with small drones that inspect bridges, monitor pipelines, survey crops and help assess damage for insurance claims.To read this article in full or to...

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Tech pros make the most of the 'gig economy'

Call it what you will -- the "open talent economy," "freelancing," the "gig economy," "contracting" -- working for yourself is having a moment, particularly in high tech.To read this article in full...

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How to plan your mobile strategy

In case you weren't already making your websites mobile-friendly, you (along with the rest of Corporate America) have gotten several wake-up calls over the past months.To read this article in full or...

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How the 'gig economy' is changing enterprise IT

CIOs already struggling to keep Boomers, GenXers and millennials happily productive in their organizations could soon have a new challenge on their hands: Managing a tech workforce in the age of the...

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Mobile apps that deliver hefty ROI

Mobile apps aren't just for retailers and banks anymore. A wide variety of businesses are using apps to attract and retain customers, create a powerful new marketing channel or give their employees or...

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Age bias in IT: Should you sue?

Age discrimination complaints are on the rise. In the last 10 years, according to figures from the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the number of age discrimination charges filed...

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