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Career Advice: the Value of Certs

Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leader Page Petry answers questions about certifications, winning a promotion and more. Full Story »
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Forget Public Cloud or Private Cloud, It's All About Hyper-Hybrid

As organizations increasingly adopt cloud offerings for critical business operations from public and private providers, connecting them all back to the core of the business is becoming a challenge involving complicated integration, orchestration and rules management.

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FBI Reveals 1991 Probe of Steve Jobs

The FBI today made public a background investigation of Steve Jobs in 1991, when he was being considered by the George H. W. Bush administration for a spot on the President's Export Council.

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IT is Victim of Own Success, Says Wellcome Trust CIO

IT is becoming a victim of its own success, according to the Wellcome Trust's head of IT Mark Bramwell.

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Shakeup At Nokia: it's Laying Off 4,000, Moving Work to Asia

Nokia is moving more of its manufacturing to Asia, the company says, and it is laying off about 4,000 workers by year-end at three factories in Europe and Mexico.

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Salesforce.Com Shakes Up Standard Support Plan Features

But an improved self-service experience is on the way, Salesforce.com pledges

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Nokia Will Lay Off 4,000 and Move More Manufacturing to Asia

Nokia has decided to move more of its manufacturing to Asia, and will lay off approximately 4,000 workers at three factories in Europe and Mexico by the end of the year, the company said on Wednesday.

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Apps-Related Jobs Tallied At 466K in U.S.

Nearly half a million jobs in the U.S. have been created because of the 1 million-plus applications designed for smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices, according to a new study.

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SAP Community Portal Launch Date Still Unclear Due to Bugs

A number of "showstopper" technical issues remain

Advice & Opinion

An Argument for Keeping IT Training Budgets Intact

Many of training's benefits are intangible and won't show up in an ROI analysis

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Engineer's Wife 'Ferocious' in Obama Q&A on H-1Bs

The White House is following up on an offer made by President Barack Obama this week to help find a job for an unemployed semiconductor engineer in Texas.

News Feature

Facebook's IPO Filing Reveals Technology Details

In addition to disclosing just how rich the company is, Facebook's S-1 filing shines a light on the company's IT infrastructure, technology patents, hacker mentality and need for speed.

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Steve Jobs Lives on in Endless Apple Stories, Marketing Schemes

Although it's been nearly four months since Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died, there has been little slowdown in Steve Jobs news since then. In fact, some days there seems to be more than ever.

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The New Help Desk: Agile, Educational, Efficient

A help desk can be a real lifesaver for employees, not to mention a productivity boost. A keyboard stops working, or Outlook crashes repeatedly, and a technician is just a phone call away. Even complex issues can usually be resolved internally, and relatively quickly, without needing an outside vendor.

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Salesforce.Com Yields to Pressure Over Analytics Pricing

Salesforce.com's upcoming Analytics Edition features will now be included in some editions at no additional cost

 
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One of the key strategies that IT teams are pursuing to reduce capital costs while boosting asset utilization and employee productivity is the transition to highly virtualized data centers. However, IDC finds that expectations for further boosts in IT asset use and operational efficiency often surpass the actual results for a variety of reasons. These problems can quickly overwhelm any hoped-for benefits as the scope of virtual server deployment expands.
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