Tag: IT

China and IBM are teaming up to build a massive cloud computing and office complex. How massive? According to Computer World, it's the size of an entire city. The new center will cover an estimated 6.2 million square feet, with 646,000 square feet devoted to the data center alone. In total, the complex will be about the size of the Pentagon, though it will be spread out over a comparatively ...

Take this as yet another reason to be careful about what you say and do at work. Chances are that your IT guys are digging a little deeper than they should. A survey conducted by Cyber-Ark Software found that 41-percent of IT pros admitted to "abusing" their administrative privileges. This means using passwords to access HR records and customer databases and finding other confidential ...

Do you find yourself annoyed with those inane quizzes on Facebook that measure how pure or how geeky you are? Well, if so, you probably don't want to wander over to the Microsoft Web site, because the company just launched 'Are You Certifiable?' -- a Silverlight-based quiz game that helps you decide if you're ready to become Microsoft Certified. The game is pretty straightforward. Pick a name ...

Yacoset, a Google-hosted site that provides "Software Engineering Tips," has released a guide for recently graduated students who are about to experience their first taste of the real world. Yes, the actual world of employment, where they'll get up early every morning, put on a (non-popped) collared shirt, and toil for nine long hours in an office where, according to Yacoset, "Nobody knows what ...

Just when you thought records, passwords, and other personal information might be safe at the office, Reuters reports that a new study by Cyber-Ark, a data security company, found that 35-percent of Information Technology (IT) professionals use their digital know-how to access confidential information at work. This marks a 2-percent increase since a similar study was conducted last year. The ...

We're not sure exactly what Brad Williams, the now-former IT director for the city of Norcross, Georgia, could have been thinking if he in fact did as he's been alleged to do -- used his work computer to download some 24,466 pornographic images. As part of an investigation into William's poor job performance, monitoring software was loaded on his office PC, eventually revealing the ...

When consultant jobs are few and far between, you have to make the most out of the ones you can get. Take, for instance, Zeldon Morris. When the Family First Credit Union in Orem, Utah hired the Provo man to fix some bugs in a recent computer upgrade, Morris decided to take some liberties with a few of the accounts, according to Provo's Daily Herald. According to recently submitted court ...

While we've frequently heard the word "dirty" associated with technology, we're struggling to think of an instance when the word was meant literally. Leave it to InfoWorld, though, to compile a list of "Even dirtier IT jobs," a follow up to last year's "The 7 dirtiest jobs in IT." (IT, of course, standing for Information Technology, which is another way of saying the person who manages computer ...

Seriously, people. We've said it before but hacking your current or former employer because you're not happy with your job, desk, or termination is not a constructive way to deal with the problem. The latest idiot to clearly overstep his legal boundaries is Mario Azar, a 28-year-old former IT worker for Pacific Energy Resources (PER). According to Wired, the Los Angeles resident has been ...

A new survey performed by IBM and the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion has given us hope that college kids aren't as naive and ill-prepared for the real world as we thought they were. In a poll of about 1,600 college students, 80-percent replied that they expected to encounter new technology when they enter the workforce and 50-percent were actively seeking to improve their ...

Nick Heath from Silicon.com (over in the UK) is warning that another recession woe will lead to the inevitable rise of cyber crime. It makes sense; the Internet Technology (IT) sector employs quite a few folks that know their way around security measures, they may have installed them in the first place. Some of these disgruntled, soon to be ex-employees are going to be a bit more prone to ...

IT (Information Technology) pays well and there are tons of available jobs. And guess what? Americans under the age of 30 don't actually seem to want them. The Computing Research Association's Taulbee Survey is an annual study conducted at universities with Ph.D. programs, and this year's shows a 20% drop between 2005-06 and 2006-07 in students completing bachelors degrees in professional IT ...

Since the iPhone's release, IT departments across the nation have been pestered by Apple users who want to replace their Blackberry or company-issued mobile phone with an iPhone. And of course IT departments across the nation have replied with a hearty 'no.' Why? Well it's actually pretty straightforward, and Fortune has taken the time to explain the top 10 reasons in some pretty basic terms. ...

Is your computer still on the fritz and that helpdesk worker you called a week ago still hasn't shown up? We know what's keeping him. A new online survey indicates that nearly half of IT workers have fallen asleep on the job. About the same number have kissed a co-worker -- on the job. That first statistic should be no surprise to any techie who has pulled an all-nighter or come in at an ...