Articles by Dice Staff
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The Key to Business APIs
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) have become critical to the online and overall business strategies of today’s enterprise. Although on a technical level, many architects would argue that… -
Will Back Office IT Jobs Disappear?
Back office IT jobs in North America and Europe may be in danger of disappearing over the next four years, according to a report by the Hackett Group. The research firm forecasts that nearly half… -
IBM to Eliminate Retiree Health Plan
IBM plans to eliminate its company-sponsored health plan for retirees eligible for Medicare, according to The Wall Street Journal. In its place, Big Blue will provide annual contributions to a he… -
Keeping Data Secret, Even From Apps That Use It
[caption id="attachment_12174" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Private-key encryption could be more secure if no one had to admit knowing it.[/caption] Corporate datacenters wanting to emulate G… -
Slow-Selling 802.11ac WLAN May Drive Move to Faster Wired Nets
Corporate network directors may get a break from wireless migrations during the last months of this year, during the gap between their completion of migrations to 802.11n wireless LANs this year… -
Amazon Workers Sue Over Unpaid Time
Seven warehouse workers at Amazon distribution centers have filed a lawsuit seeking back pay for the time they spend in line to go through security checks during lunch breaks and after their shif… -
Women Face Difficulties Returning to the Workforce
A decade ago, women felt emboldened to give up high-profile, high-paying jobs in order to stay home and devote their time to raising children and other family matters. This Opt-Out Generation now… -
Even Next-Gen Datacenters Require a Lot of Heavy Lifting
Despite all the hype about datacenter, automation, remote access, virtualized management and software-defined everything, the actual effort that goes into managing corporate datacenters involves… -
DRAM Price Spikes Follow Plant Explosion, Likely to Continue Into 2014
[caption id="attachment_12111" align="aligncenter" width="507"] Smoke billows from Wuxi, China factory after chemical explosion and fire.[/caption] Datacenter managers will get a lesson in global… -
USAA Plans IT Hub in Suburban Dallas
Financial services company USAA plans to add 680 jobs at an IT hub in Plano, Texas, as part of its $31 million expansion. The jobs are expected to be phased in through 2018. The move comes just s…