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In an effort to cut cost, the state of Vermont data centre began a two-year program to move from round-the-clock operation to turning off the lights between midnight and 6 a.m. Joe Ng, the data centre

New York Times CIO gives job search advice

Joseph Seibert, CIO for the New York Times, talks about mistakes IT professionals make on their resumes and during job interviews. He also discusses how the transformation of the media industry is affecting staffing ...

Is IT background necessary for CIO role?

Can a CIO without any relevant IT background lead IT managers, analyst and developers and bridge the gap between business and tech?...

Are your developers testing?

Recurring bugs usually happen when new code is added to a project. Developers typically fix the bug, only to have a similar bug re-appear later when another special case is added. Find out how unit testing can break the cycle...

Cisco snaps up Tandberg for US$3 billion

Cisco hopes to boost its bid to capture a bigger chunk of the videoconferencing market with the purchase of Tandberg...

5 Mainframe modernization strategies for CIOs

Whether your company's looking to migrate to another platform or add SOA interfaces, taking into account these five points will help you along the way

Cheaper, faster solid state drives from Intel

Intel's second-gen SSD, X25-M Mainstream uses smaller and less expensive 34nm NAND multi-level flash memory

Barcamp Africa gets online home

A local-language forum for techies and innovators highlights the strengths of technology projects...

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