Articles by Dice Staff
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Facebook's Datacenter Evolution Continues
[caption id="attachment_11043" align="aligncenter" width="618"] Fans lined up outside Facebook's Lulea, Sweden data center.[/caption] Despite a growing emphasis on the cloud as a way to keep comp… -
Rackspace CTO Slams Amazon Over 'Dedicated' Servers
Rackspace CTO John Engates has taken a big whack at Amazon Web Services, accusing the rival platform of purposely confusing the meaning of "dedicated," "server," and even "cost.” Amazon announced… -
Tech Jobs: More Layoffs at Symantec and HP
Our weekly snapshot of who’s hiring and who’s firing across the IT landscape. Hiring Walmart eCommerce is in the market to hire “several hundred” technologists by the end of the year in Silicon V… -
Business Realignment Behind Tech Layoffs
Despite continued job growth, layoffs are on the rise in the tech sector, according to global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Industry job cuts more than doubled in the second qua… -
What the Heck is Kanban?
In this series by organizational problem-solving expert Johanna Rothman, uncover the mystery behind agile project management. What is it? How does it apply to your workplace each day? Why should… -
Why Game Engines Spell Trouble for Indie Developers
Seduction comes in many forms, including game engines. Virtually in a matter of weeks, people who’ve never crunched code can churn out a mobile game. It’s that ease of use, on top of a basic engi… -
How to Pick the Online Course That's Right for You
Although corporate training budgets continue to shrink, tech professionals still need to keep their skills up to date. One possible solution is the growing range of free Massive Online Open Cours… -
Yahoo's Workers Have Stopped Jumping Ship
Despite layoffs and the controversy surrounding her elimination of telecommuting privileges, Marissa Mayer’s been good for Yahoo’s workforce. In releasing the company’s second-quarter results, th… -
Analyze Your Disk Graphically
Shuffling around disk space is always a tricky business. You want to retain necessary files while at the same time archiving the ones that are redundant, out of date or no longer needed. A huge d… -
How to Get Hired by Walmart eCommerce
Walmart calls its eCommerce unit “the tie that binds the company together.” The group, which employs around 1,500 people, includes the 10 websites the company operates around the globe as well as…