Category: Tech
Founder Graham Weston taking over as interim CEO as search for successor kicks off Rackspace announced Monday that CEO Lanham Napier is retiring and that co-founder and Executive Chairman Graham Weston is filling the role for now. Napier is a long-time executive of the hosting company, which has pivoted in recent years to become one […]
Physical security has come a long way since the advent of the lock and key. But for all of its changes, the greatest aspect of the evolution of physical security is how it has begun to mesh with our digital world. Here are eight of the most significant developments that have occurred over time in […]
Apple tablet now in lead but Android devices not far behind, firm’s analysis shows Payments made with mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets rose 55% over last year, reaching a total of 19.5% of all transactions processed worldwide in December by Amsterdam’s Adyen. Apple iPads and iPhones were the most used devices for mobile […]
Service firms, tech vendors and Best Buy also among top posters of U.S. IT job ads The employer with the most IT job postings last year was Amazon.com, with 16,146 ads, exceeding most other IT firms by a wide margin, according to a new report. The three top runners-up in 2013 U.S. job postings were […]
IT security pros with the right skills are in big demand. Last year, the employment rate for information security managers averaged .9%, as we reported in High CISO employment rates means shortage for security industry. That’s as close to actual full employment as one can get. But this doesn’t mean getting hired is a given. […]
Dell declines to confirm a media report that it would lay off sales and marketing people in the U.S. and EMEA Dell on Thursday declined to confirm a report of employee layoffs, but said it could make decisions related to the workforce if necessary in order to maintain company stability. The company will cut 20 […]
What IT execs can do before top talent heads off to Del Boca Vista Could your IT organization handle an exodus of senior people? A lousy economy led many Baby Boomers to put off retiring, but companies shouldn’t count on such delays to anchor their IT workforce planning initiatives. Now’s the time to plan for […]
SEC says Brian Jorgenson, friend, reaped $393,000 in effort to start hedge fund A Microsoft portfolio manager and his business partner are charged with insider trading that profited them $393,125. According to the SEC, Brian Jorgenson of Lynwood, Wash., leaked confidential information about upcoming Microsoft announcements to his partner Sean Stokke of Seattle in order […]
5 Tips to Keep Your Data Secure on the Cloud The number of personal cloud users increases every year and is not about to slow down. Back in 2012 Gartner predicted the complete shift from offline PC work to mostly on-cloud by 2014. And it’s happening. Today, we rarely choose to send a bunch of […]
The DevOps Automation Service will first be available in the U.S. on a limited basis Rackspace Hosting is extending its support offerings to include DevOps tools such as Chef to help enterprises automate the management of their clouds. Through its new DevOps Automation Service, Rackspace will provide support for DevOps tools that help enterprises deploy […]