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Why Is OpenStack Neutron Struggling? After attending the 2013 OpenStack Summit, Beth Cohen highlights the latest information about OpenStack Neutron, the networking component, and why despite so many successes, the project is experiencing some pain points and struggling to find its connections. |
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Our Automated Tomorrow: The Rise of Drones and Robots Amazon made headlines recently with Jeff Bezos’ statement that the company is testing drones for package deliveries. Knightscope is building a mobile security guard robot that may soon be monitoring school campuses. Advances in embedded software and robotics make for exciting new technologies. |
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Supercomputer as a Service? Watson Offered as App Platform in Cloud IBM announced that its supercomputer Watson, famous for defeating humans on Jeopardy!, is being offered to third parties as a cloud-based development platform. This is IBM’s latest step to commercialize Watson’s impressive technology as the company tries to boost its revenue with cloud computing. |
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US Facing Quality and Quantity Problems with IT Professionals Joe Townsend writes on problems involving the quality and quantity of IT professionals in the United States, as detailed in a survey by the Technology Councils of America. Perhaps the key to these issues resides in our education system, as Joe explains. |
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How Many People Should You Manage? As a manager, you should be providing a learning environment, coaching when it's wanted, and building trusting relationships. You should dedicate yourself to the employees, and you need time to meet with them often. This can be hard to do if you're managing too many people. What's the right number? |
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Simple Security Suggestions to Protect Your Personal Information Protecting your private information should always be on your mind when you use technology, but security doesn't have to be a heavy burden that hovers over your every move. Read on for some simple suggestions that could be helpful in shoring up your personal security. |
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Three Great Travel Gadgets for Techie Road Warriors Are you a road warrior or simply someone who wants to get work done while traveling? Eric Bloom highlights three travel gadgets that will allow you to maximize your work productivity—and make life easier—when you're on the road. |
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Mobile Has a Major Presence This Holiday Shopping Season Of the many trends this holiday season, when it comes to doing the actual gift shopping, consumers are really embracing one: mobile devices. Mobile is more popular than ever, for people filling up virtual shopping carts from their homes as well as for the die-hards hunting down presents in stores. |
