Q4 hiring plans slow, hint at IT recruiting challenges

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	Q4 hiring plans slow, hint at IT recruiting challenges Fewer CIOs are planning to expand their IT departments in Q4 than were three months ago, according to Robert Half Technology. But on the positive side, fewer CIOs have plans to freeze hiring or reduce their staffs in the coming quarter. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Network World Tech Tours SDN and Network Virtualization event in Philly and Wash. DC Attend and learn how SDN works, its potential in the enterprise, and why leading, bellwether organizations are leveraging it for data center and large-scale networking efficiency- Learn more and register in a city most convenient for you. 9/17- Philly; 10/8- Wash. DC Click to continue In this Issue Torvalds marks Linux's birthday with a nod to its past Google celebrates Chrome's 5th birthday with desktop/mobile Chrome Apps 4 survival strategies for IT chaos Self-driving cars don't yield for naysayers Dell sticks with Windows 8 for business tablets At last! HR pros who understand IT 15 geeky places to visit before you die IT offshore outsourcers are top L-1 visa users, U.S. says Encryption still best way to protect data -- despite NSA WEBCAST: IBM and Intel IBM Delivers Innovation On New x86 Systems and Solutions Live Webcast: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 3:00 PM EDT You need an IT infrastructure that provides scalability, performance and efficiency tailored to the specific goals of your business. Join us on September 10 to learn more about IBM's new innovation designed to provide the performance and efficiency required for today's workloads. Register Now Torvalds marks Linux's birthday with a nod to its past Twenty-two years ago last month, Linus Torvalds announced in a newsgroup post that he was creating a free operating system, and he echoed the words -- and the spirit -- of that post in his announcement of the latest Linux kernel release candidate on Aug. 25. Read More Google celebrates Chrome's 5th birthday with desktop/mobile Chrome Apps Google's Chrome browser, in its five years of existence, has blossomed into one of the cornerstones of the company's online empire, boasting its own stable of Chrome Apps for the browser and even forming the foundation of Chrome OS, Google's netbook operating system. Read More 4 survival strategies for IT chaos CIOs across all industries are facing unprecedented volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity, from forces such as cyber attacks, consumer technologies, and changing global privacy rules and industry regulations. Here are four strategies for coping. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Security First Insurance Using IBM Content Analytics and ECM software, the insurer enhances service to policyholders no matter which channels they use to get in touch. Learn More. Self-driving cars don't yield for naysayers As development of self-driving car technology moves ahead, there's a growing faction of people in the blogosphere who say they won't let a computer usurp their driving independence. Read More Dell sticks with Windows 8 for business tablets Demand for Windows 8 may be sluggish, but Dell still thinks it's the best operating system for business tablets and plans to roll out more Windows 8 products later this year. Read More At last! HR pros who understand IT Gone are the days of the clueless HR rep. These pros know and understand IT's needs, helping tech departments make better, faster hires. Read More WEBCAST: IBM Content Analytics Explained Content Analytics Explained - Listen to Bob Foyle, Sr. Product Manager, IBM talk about Content Analytics and the Analytics Imperative. Learn More. 15 geeky places to visit before you die If you like reliving geeky history, you'll want to add visiting to these places to your bucket list. Read More IT offshore outsourcers are top L-1 visa users, U.S. says The IEEE-USA is calling for reform of the L-1 visa program following release of a government report that identified IT offshore outsourcers as its major users. Read More Encryption still best way to protect data -- despite NSA Though the National Security Agency spends billions of dollars to crack encryption technologies, security experts maintain that properly implemented, encryption is still the best way to maintain online privacy. Read More
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