Articles by Dice Staff

• Switch Software Took Down Github

  Github has finally posted a detailed post-mortem for last Saturday’s massive outage, which took the Website down for several hours. The cause: trouble with aggregating its switch software, which…
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  Here's Why Training Will Get You a Job in the Cloud

  Standing in the way of the cloud’s expected growth isn’t technology, but a growing shortage of tech professionals with the right skills, hiring managers say. Currently, companies are struggling t…
• Sidera, Lightower To Merge in $2 Billion Deal

  In a potentially game-changing move for eastern data centers, a group led by investment firm Berkshire Partners announced Dec. 27 that it would buy and merge together fiber providers Lightower Fi…
• The Secrets of Highly Efficient Data Centers

  If you run a data center, you live and die by three letters: PUE. Power Usage Effectiveness is a measure of how efficiently the data center uses its power, a ratio of the total amount of power us…
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  Lost Your Keys? This Sticker Can Find Them

  Always lose your keys just as you're about to walk out the door? If so, a solution is nearly at hand. At first glance, the Stick-N-Find Bluetooth stickers don't look like anything special but wha…
• Open Source Could Change Financial Risk Analytics

  The recent article “Predictive Analytics and the Fiscal Cliff” raised some interesting questions on the use of analytics in economic policy, calling for independent, unbiased analytical tools to…
• Citi Finishes Data Center Consolidation

  [caption id="attachment_6684" align="aligncenter" width="618"] Citi's LEED-certified data center in Frankfurt, Germany.[/caption] Citibank has reduced its total data center footprint by more than…
• New NEC Server Offers Battery Backup

  The laptop-like battery backup in NEC’s new server isn’t meant as a replacement for an uninterrupted power supply, but it could attract buyers looking for a power-saving feature. Although only so…
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  Go Mobile for the Best Candidates

  “In order to recruit the best, you have to provide the best candidate experience or candidates move on,” says Fred Pratt (@ffpratt), VP, Digital Platform Sales for TMP Worldwide. “Candidates are…
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  5 Steps to Mastering Design Patterns

  Design patterns are an important part of software engineering today, but what many folks don't realize is how ubiquitous they are becoming within the full spectrum of IT activities. This is partl…