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The 5 lessons both IT and business should learn from Apple

Galen Gruman — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 10:00:00 +0000

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5 reasons why hackers own your organization

Roger A. Grimes — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 10:00:00 +0000

Last week I noted that most companies are either already hacked or could easily be hacked -- and, when they have anything worth stealing, are probably already owned by multiple APT (advanced persistent threat) groups.

10 things you need to know about Linux Mint 17

admin — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 10:00:00 +0000

The pros and cons of Linux Mint 17, from 5-year support to the fact that it won't run on ARM-based tablets

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Cloud talent wars move to the executive suite

David Linthicum — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 10:00:00 +0000

Brian Stevens, the former CTO for Red Hat, is now managing Google Cloud. This move will provide more cloud leadership at Google, but it also leaves questions about what's happening at Red Hat.

6 things every IT person should know

Matt Prigge — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Anyone who's been in IT for more than 10 minutes knows that troubleshooting is a huge part of the job. Some item -- it doesn't matter what -- breaks in a new and entirely unexpected way, and by default, it's up to you to get it fixed. It doesn't matter how many books you've read, how well you know the user guide, or what you ate for breakfast. What matters is how quickly you can connect the dots and wiggle your way out of the problem.

Pyston compiler cranks up Python thanks to LLVM

InfoWorld Tech Watch — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 15:47:47 +0000

Fast development or fast execution, take your pick. Python programmers elect to go with the former, but have always sought ways to make their choice of language run a little faster.

7 reasons Apple should open-source Swift -- and 7 reasons it won't

Jason Snyder — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 10:00:00 +0000

Apple's new programming language Swift has been public for a few short months, but the Apple faithful are already bowle

FTC warns of using big data to exclude consumers

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 21:19:45 +0000

The collection and analysis of big data holds great promise, but may also lead some companies to create profiles of consumers leading to discrimination, the chairwoman of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Monday.