Saturday, December 31, 2016

Eight Experts Share Their Hiring Secrets

Use low-stress auditions; make the most of referrals; take a second look at people you turned down before. Those are some of the hiring tips that experts share with Forbes.



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Cloud Computing SaaS Market Battles and Backup Plans

The battle for the cloud computing market, between Google and Microsoft, is heating up fast. Yesterday, Microsoft announced their new suite of Office …



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Nintendo Switch Could Be Part Of A New Family Of Devices From Nintendo

They may have done that purposefully because if the cloud-computing patent works the way it was described then that means everyone with a Switch …



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IDG Contributor Network: When the Big One hits Seattle, will cloud providers stay on?

The San Andreas Fault gets all the attention, media coverage and movies, but it’s not the fault line the tech sector needs to worry about. A much bigger problem lies to the north, and some of the most important tech firms are directly in its crosshairs.


The Cascadia subduction zone runs north-south from Canada to northern California and sits roughly 80 miles offshore. That’s the good news, since it’s 80 miles out to sea, as opposed to the San Andreas and Hayward faults, which run right through the Silicon Valley and East Bay, respectively.


The bad news is it is capable of a much more severe quake. The Cascadia fault is believed to be capable of a 9.4 magnitude quake. Residents of the Pacific Northwest got quite a fright last year when The New Yorker published an article called “The Really Big One,” which detailed the potential of a 9.4 magnitude earthquake hitting the area. The article outlined projections for 13,000 immediate deaths, one million left homeless, and the whole region left without power and water for months.


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IDG Contributor Network: More file sync and sharing industry FUD

I received a pitch the other day from a vendor in the enterprise file sharing and synchronization (EFSS) space. I won’t name the company. I probably should, to really show my scorn, but I’ll deny them the Google juice instead.


Anyway, the pitch told me about how said vendor made a “startling discovery” as it was planning a routine Google Adwords Campaign. It seemed that searches inadvertently turned up sensitive and confidential materials.


Said vendor apparently disclosed the finding to the two other EFSS vendors, who indicated they would address the “security flaw.” Now, some three years later, the same thing is happening.


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8 Things That Disappeared in 2016


Each year new technologies, companies, and social and political forces displace and disrupt old technologies, companies, and ideas. In the 1920s and 1930s the car displaced the horse, in 1996 DVDs replaced the VCR, in 2010 Netflix pushed Blockbuster into bankruptcy and slowly replaced the DVD too, in 2008 digital cameras replaced the Polaroid, in 2011 Amazon pushed Borders into bankruptcy. It’s been called “creative destruction,” the old making way for the new and for the march of progress, but it inevitably means that some of the things we identify with, use, and enjoy are the very thing destroyed. 2016…


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Can an app change human behavior? This behavioral economics professor is banking on it

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Whether personal or professional, change is hard. And the cumulative data is not on our side. 


Take something obviously detrimental, like smoking. A mere 4% to 7% of people successfully quit without the aid of medication or outside help. Even experiencing a traumatic event — like the death of a loved one or being diagnosed with cancer — only leads to a 20% success rate. 


Not to be a killjoy, but as the Washington Post found, roughly 25% of New Year resolutions fall apart within the first two weeks. And even when it comes to our work — where money’s on the line — “70% of [management-led] transformation efforts fail.”  Read more…


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Can an app change human behavior? This behavioral economics professor is banking on it

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Cloud and data center trends roundup 2016: Machine learning, hybrid cloud and Google"s enterprise ambitions

A decade on from the launch of Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud market is continuing to evolve quickly. What was once seen as a toy for test and development purposes now hosts mission-critical workloads for some of the largest companies in the world, while vendors work on the next generation of cloud services, such as those around machine learning.


Business demand clearly shows no sign of abating. Gartner claimed the overall cloud market was valued at $ 208.6 billion in 2016, amounting to a 17.2 percent increase from $ 178 billion the year before.


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8 things that disappeared in 2016


Each year new technologies, companies, and social and political forces displace and disrupt old technologies, companies, and ideas. In the 1920s and 1930s the car displaced the horse, in 1996 DVDs replaced the VCR, in 2010 Netflix pushed Blockbuster into bankruptcy and slowly replaced the DVD too, in 2008 digital cameras replaced the Polaroid, in 2011 Amazon pushed Borders into bankruptcy. It’s been called “creative destruction,” the old making way for the new and for the march of progress, but it inevitably means that some of the things we identify with, use, and enjoy are the very thing destroyed. 2016…


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The cloud in 2017

When cloud computing was in its infancy, pundits used to describe it as a way of providing computer services in the same way that the National Grid …



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Financial Jobs Drop Slightly in November, Report Says

Leading Financial Career Site, FinancialJobsWeb.com Comments on Insurance Employment Trends from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Economic Situation Report


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5 tech companies who had the best year in 2016


It’s that time of the year. As we approach the end of 2016, it’s important to take a step back and take a moment to reflect on all the progress we’ve accomplished over the last 12 months. In a year full of exciting announcements and releases, only a handful of companies managed to make a splash and catch the attention of tech aficionados across the globe. This is our roundup of the most influential companies of 2016. Apple For many sentimental fan boys and girls, 2016 will go down as the year Apple ditched the headphone jack. Back in September, Cupertino confirmed months of…

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The Cloud And Container News That Made Headlines In 2016 -- Part 2

This is the second and final part of the series covering the key events of 2016 from the cloud and container world. The first part is available here. Google joins Open Compute Project Facebook-led Open Compute Project (OCP) is getting traction. Google joined OCP in March 2016, and submitted a specification that […]



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Friday, December 30, 2016

What we do and don’t know about Russia’s interference in the presidential election

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On Thursday, the U.S. government formally retaliated against Russia for allegedly interfering with the U.S. presidential election. The Obama administration’s actions represent a historically aggressive response to a cyberattack in America (or elsewhere).



The FBI and Department of Homeland Security issued a joint report formally accusing Russian intelligence operatives of gaining access to a “U.S. political party”—presumably the Democratic National Committee. Along with the release of the report, the Obama administration imposed further sanctions against Russia and expelled 35 Russian diplomats from the country. Read more…


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Uber says there will be "no surprises" with fares on New Year"s Eve

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Math can be difficult. Just ask Facebook


That being so, Uber has a gift for you this New Year’s Eve. No, it’s not free rides. The holiday is one of Uber’s busiest, and therefore most-lucrative, nights of the year. 


Instead, as part of Uber’s annual tip sheet to attempt to ease the onslaught of hate on surge pricing via social media, Uber recounted that the app’s “upfront fares” feature will offer you “no surprises.” 


Expect to see less tweets with screenshots like this:





9.9x Uber surge here in Miami Beach right now… highest I’ve ever seen pic.twitter.com/oX0ZxftfI7


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IDG Contributor Network: When the Big One hits Seattle, will cloud providers stay on?

The San Andreas Fault gets all the attention, media coverage and movies, but it’s not the fault line the tech sector needs to worry about. A much bigger problem lies to the north, and some of the most important tech firms are directly in its crosshairs.


The Cascadia subduction zone runs north-south from Canada to northern California and sits roughly 80 miles offshore. That’s the good news, since it’s 80 miles out to sea, as opposed to the San Andreas and Hayward faults, which run right through the Silicon Valley and East Bay, respectively.


The bad news is it is capable of a much more severe quake. The Cascadia fault is believed to be capable of a 9.4 magnitude quake. Residents of the Pacific Northwest got quite a fright last year when The New Yorker published an article called “The Really Big One,” which detailed the potential of a 9.4 magnitude earthquake hitting the area. The article outlined projections for 13,000 immediate deaths, one million left homeless, and the whole region left without power and water for months.


To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here


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This revolutionary device could save gunshot victims from bleeding out

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XSTAT 30’ is a sponge-filled syringe that is designed to stop blood flowing out of a wound. 


The tiny sponges are released inside the open wound and expand when in contact with blood. The dressing lasts around four hours and each syringe can soak up around a pint of blood. Read more…


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