Networking World: 5 ways devops can benefit IT

Monday, September 23, 2013

5 ways devops can benefit IT

Boston, SF shine in mixed U.S. IT job market | 9 free personal clouds offer something for everyone

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5 ways devops can benefit IT
Devops is about getting the people responsible for creating applications to work more closely with the people who maintain apps in production. The goal? Faster delivery, better quality apps. Read More

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WHITE PAPER: CDNetworks

Dynamic Web Acceleration
Delivering web applications over the Internet and ensuring reasonable response times for users around the globe is a significant challenge. Find out how Dynamic Web Acceleration can accelerate highly dynamic and interactive web applications aimed at a global audience. Learn more.

Boston, SF shine in mixed U.S. IT job market
Tech employment is showing signs of slowing, but not everywhere. For example, the Federal Reserve reports that demand for certain types of IT skills outstrips supply in some markets -- Boston and San Francisco in particular. Read More

9 free personal clouds offer something for everyone
A personal cloud service lets you share photos, music and documents among all your devices easily and quickly, but the way that sharing happens depends on which cloud service you choose. Read More

Offshore IT service providers are the leading users of L-1 visas
The IEEE-USA is calling for reform of the L-1 visa program following the release of a government report that identified offshore IT service providers as the biggest users of the visa. Read More

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Ballmer: Three-layered plan will lead to 'One Microsoft'
It's been two months since Steve Ballmer unfurled his plan to restructure Microsoft's operations, and inquiring minds would like to know what stage the process is at. Read More

LinkedIn denies harvesting user email accounts without permission
LinkedIn denied over the weekend charges that the company breaks into the email accounts of its members without permission to harvest contacts' addresses. Read More

Google wages war on Microsoft's Office with free iOS, Android apps
Google on Thursday released new Android and iOS versions of its Quickoffice app, a mobile-only alternative to Microsoft's Office suite, and announced they are now free for the taking. Read More

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Managing Mobile Access to the Cloud
Use of mobile personal cloud services is proliferating on personal and enterprise-owned mobile devices. Organizations are considering controls that appear to conflict with the spirit of BYOD and wonder if their approach is correct. Learn More

Computer science major ranks No. 8 for salary potential
PayScale ranked 129 college majors based on earning potential. Engineering, math, science and technology fields dominated the rankings. Read More

NSA spying fiasco sending customers overseas
The spectacle of National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden exposing the covert spying nature of US federal officials has sent ripple waves through the technology industry -- especially in the outsourcing arena. Read More

NetApp's hybrid cloud plan targets storage for any virtual systems
Hybrid is a hot word in the cloud right now. All the cloud vendors seemingly have a hybrid strategy that they say gives users a common management platform between public clouds and their on-premises deployments. Read More

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