Our Internet privacy is at risk -- but not dead (yet)

Legislation, stealth technologies, and emerging data privacy markets are proving that the battle for our Internet privacy has only just begun

By Dan Tynan | 22 April, 2013 10:05

Tags: internet privacy, security, intel, government, Federal Regulations

In Pictures: The worst IT addictions (and how to cure them)

Jargon, data, power -- the first step to IT recovery is recognizing the monkey on your back

By Dan Tynan | 08 February, 2013 09:06

Tags: jargon, power, data, IT addcitions

In Pictures: 10 hard truths IT must learn to accept

Unsanctioned devices, compromised networks, downtime -- today's IT is all about embracing imperfections

5 dysfunctional IT relationships -- and how to repair them

Sys admins are from Mars, developers are from Venus, and legal is from hell -- here's how to heal friction among IT factions

The 9 most endangered species in IT

The IT job landscape is evolving quickly. Here's how to avoid IT extinction

Survival guide: Do's and don'ts for next-gen IT

Business IT is evolving behind your back. Here's how to head off extinction and assert a larger role

True tech confessions: Sinners and winners

We all make mistakes. But when you work in IT, those errors can quickly go public.

Dirty IT jobs: Grime and punishment

Dirty IT jobs don't always look so dirty at first glance.

How to get a hot job in big data

Big data is reshaping business IT. Thanks to cheap storage, massive processing power, and tools like Hadoop, organizations are now able to mine terabytes of information and derive useful business intelligence from it. But the data revolution is also creating a new breed of hybrid business-IT jobs, ones that blend business knowledge and powerful IT tools to the benefit of tech-savvy line-of-business professionals -- and the possible detriment of IT pros oblivious to the big data trend.

IT's worst addictions (and how to cure them)

Are you a jargon junkie? Got an insatiable appetite for information? Do you rule over your company's systems with an iron fist, unwilling to yield control until someone pries the keyboard from your cold, dead hands?

12 effective habits of indispensible IT pros

How do you keep your job -- or get a better one -- in an era when hiring is in a freeze and budgets are perpetually squeezed? Follow these 12 maxims and find out.

ERP makes a comeback

They couldn't put it off any longer. The ERP system for the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) had reached the end of its useful life.

By Dan Tynan | 20 December, 2011 22:17

Tags: applications, enterprise resource planning, SAP, ERP, software, Oracle

5 hot tech projects to boost your IT career

Too many projects, too little time: That's the sad lament of many IT professionals who must constantly balance the needs of the enterprise against the desires of business users -- all while keeping a close eye on the newest technologies coming at them from every direction.

By Dan Tynan | 07 November, 2011 22:06

Tags: Configuration / maintenance, application development, social networking, IT jobs, data mining, internet, Data Center, IT management, business intelligence, agile development, mobile technology, IT training, security, mobile security, Devops, software, Information Technology Careers, Internet-based applications and services, disaster recovery, applications, hardware systems, big data

IT inferno: The nine circles of IT hell

Spend enough time in the tech industry, and you'll eventually find yourself in IT hell -- one not unlike the underworld described by Dante in his "Divine Comedy."

By Dan Tynan | 03 October, 2011 21:11

Tags: american express, Misadventures, IT training, IT jobs, IT management, Information Technology Careers

IT admins gone wild: 5 rogues to watch out for

You can't survive without them. They wield enormous power over your systems, networks, and data -- the very lifeblood of your organization. Few people outside IT have any understanding of what they do, and fewer still exercise any oversight over their actions.

By Dan Tynan | 21 June, 2011 01:51

Tags: security, IT management, staff management