Articles by Dice Staff
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Samsung CPO Leaves; Groupon Poaches More Amazon Execs
A quick look at some of the movement among IT people this week: Kevin Packingham left his position as Chief Product Officer for Samsung Electronics’ Mobile Division. It’s unclear whether or not h… -
CA Technologies Hiring in Santa Clara
CA Technologies is hiring more than 100 people locally for the company’s Santa Clara, Calif., location, says SiliconBeat. The additions will increase the location’s workforce by about 50 percent.… -
Small Business Tech Hires Strong Outside Silicon Valley
Technology hubs including New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Denver-Boulder, Colo., are outpacing Silicon Valley in hiring, according to the monthly TriNet SMBeat analysis of small-business hirin… -
Alcatel-Lucent to Cut 10,000 Jobs
Alcatel-Lucent is planning to cut 10,000 workers by 2015 as the telecom equipment maker continues to restructure. Back in June, Alcatel-Lucent announced its Shift Plan, which aims to save 1 billi… -
Russian FSB to Give NSA Lesson in Digital Surveillance at Winter Olympics
[caption id="attachment_12948" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Olympic arena under construction in Sochi, Russia in preparation for Winter Games starting Feb. 2014.[/caption] The Winter Olympic… -
Does Facebook Get Credit for San Mateo Pay Surge?
Although Silicon Valley's San Mateo County ranks fifth among the nation's largest 334 counties when it comes to average weekly wages, it posted the largest jump in first quarter salary over the p… -
Is Hadoop THE Answer for Big Data?
Are companies and Big Data professionals who embrace Hadoop putting themselves at risk by being at the mercy of Google? In March 2013, after about four years, the U.S. Patent and Trade Office gra… -
How Companies Use Data to Match People and Jobs
More companies are using predictive analytics to hire, promote and retain employees, according to The Wall Street Journal. Specifically, they’re turning to data mining solutions to sift through b… -
REI Datacenter-Cooling Upgrade Pays for Itself in a Year
[caption id="attachment_12919" align="aligncenter" width="600"] A refit cut cooling costs more than 90 percent at REI[/caption] Making datacenters more power efficient has become a priority for d… -
Shutdown Forces Lockheed to Furlough 3,000 Monday
Lockheed Martin has identified 3,000 employees who will be furloughed beginning Monday as a result of the federal government shutdown, according to an internal memo from CEO Marillyn Hewson. In a…