Articles by Dice Staff
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Will VMware's Virsto Buy Make Software-Defined Storage Hot?
When VMware acquired Virsto Software earlier this week, it promised that the acquired company’s assets would accelerate its development of storage technologies—and improve the efficiency of stora… -
What EMC Looks for When It's Hiring
EMC, the Massachusetts-based enterprise storage provider, is expanding into being a full-service cloud infrastructure provider. To put its solutions in place, it needs thousands of consultants to… -
When Do Cloud Certifications Really Matter?
While employers struggle to fill cloud-related jobs, they're not using certifications as a litmus test to help them identify the right candidates. While they'll demonstrate that you have some kno… -
"Brain Age: Concentration Training" Tests Your Brain, and Patience
I’ve been a longtime fan of Brain Age. Mixed in among the standard-issue kill-everything-you-see/race/sports types of games that dominate gaming, Brain Age on the Nintendo DS always provided some… -
Intel's Common Xeon/Itanium Systems Delayed Again
Intel has delayed its plans to make its 64-bit Itanium chip compatible with its Xeon socket architecture, a shift in plans which adds another drop of irrelevance to the once-proud 64-bit architec… -
Washington's "Taj Mahal" Data Center Bills Are Due
Washington state is still shopping its overprovisioned State Data Center, and there's a new problem: the bills are coming due. Rob St. John, director of Consolidated Technology Services for the s… -
21Vianet's China Data Center to Power Office 365
One of the largest data centers in China will also apparently house Microsoft's cloud services, including Office 365. 21Vianet Group, which claims to be the largest carrier-neutral Internet data… -
Micron, Agiga Partnership Could Create DRAM Caches
Micron Technology plans to resuscitate a blast from the past: mixing flash memory with DRAM as a replacement for solid-state discs, presumably for data centers as well as PCs. The goal, reports E… -
Sears Breaks Down Walls to Create HR Data Warehouse
Donna Quintal, Senior Manager of Strategic Sourcing at Sears, was a keynote speaker at SourceCon Winter 2013 in Atlanta. Donna, @retail_wanted, spoke of how HR teams very often have all the data…