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TechCrunch
In 2011, Marc Andreessen famously wrote a Wall Street Journal essay declaring that "software is eating the world." Five years later, the five largest companies in the world by market capitalization are all software companies.
However, in today's information economy, Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, and Facebook are not the only important large technology companies.
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The Verge
Long ago, many in the world decreed that the end of the calendar year should be a time to give people gifts. Some partake in this tradition with Christmas gifts, or gifts for Hannukah, Festivus, or even Oatmeal Muffin Day (Dec. 20, don't forget). Some celebrate via white elephant parties, family gatherings, or just because so many things were on sale on Amazon so why not? Whether you need something big for your best friends, meaningful for your mom, lavish for yourself, or a cheap $20 whatever for a distant Facebook buddy who sent you a gift card, The Verge is here to help. Our holiday gift guide is full of ideas handpicked by The Verge staff.
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InformationWeek
Chief Data Officers have been on the rise in enterprise organizations for the past few years. Do they belong in the IT organization, or should they have their own organization?
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InformationWeek
Big data, security, and developer jobs are expected to get salary boosts in the coming year, according to Robert Half's 2017 Technology & IT Salary Guide. Here's a look at 10 hot jobs to watch.
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MIT Technology Review
If you get only one virtual reality headset in your household this holiday, here’s the game that will include everyone in the room.
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CIO
Smartphone buyers have a lot to look forward to in 2017. Devices will be thinner, faster, and perhaps a bit more intelligent than you'd like.
Virtual reality will spread to budget smartphones, and they will also have better graphics, higher resolution screens, and more storage. More than ever, you'll be using your smartphone to pay for products and log into websites.
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QTS Realty Trust, Inc.
QTS Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: QTS) is a leading provider of secure, compliant data center, hybrid cloud and managed services. QTS features the nation’s only fully integrated technology services platform providing flexible, scalable solutions for the federal government, financial services, healthcare and high tech industries.
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InformationWeek
A supplier of an object storage system asked 409 IT managers how hybrid cloud storage use was progressing. The answer: with some difficulties.
Storage is one of the primary drivers of hybrid cloud adoption. According to a survey by object storage system provider, Cloudian, 68 percent of IT decision makers surveyed in early November have already adopted or plan to implement within a year a form of public cloud storage to complement their existing on-premises storage.
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Inc.
Most leaders don't leave a legacy. They are never mentioned again when they leave an organization, especially if they die or get fired.
Then there are the ones who leave a negative legacy. You know, the leader who had the going away party but wasn't invited.
However, some have powerful legacies that live on for years, continuing to make positive impacts in staff meetings, presentations, and even at the water cooler.
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Crain's Detroit Business
Technology is everywhere. It's in our homes, in our vehicles and, more and more often, it's in our job descriptions. A recent report by Glassdoor named 25 of the "best jobs in America," and 10 of those were in IT.
Tech-centered jobs, which were once automatically equipped with nameplates beginning in "Mr.," are gaining steam as women look for careers with high earnings potential and opportunities for advancement. Those were the two factors that led me from the path of a college student studying broadcast journalism to a sales career in a high-tech industry.
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MIT Technology Review
In August 2015, Samantha Schilit went to her primary care doctor to get a blood draw. A Ph.D. candidate at Harvard specializing in human genetics, she was itching to unlock the secrets of her genes with a test called whole-genome sequencing, which provides a full readout of a person's DNA. Patients must give their informed consent before undergoing whole-genome sequencing or any other genetic test. But there are no laws that restrict what patients can do with their own genetic information, or that require patients' family members to be involved in the consent process.
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Slate
More than two years after Ferguson became a hashtag, spawned a movement, and drew national attention to problems about police accountability, the most tangible reform has been the spread of police body cameras. Their use seemed like a clear solution to problems of trust and oversight, but the reality hasn't been that simple. Body cameras have introduced new problems of their own. How can we do better when the next new police technology arrives? Here are five things to keep in mind.
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