Articles by Dice Staff
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Can AppBlast Be VMware's Presentation Virtualization Fix?
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gERz1BQmZ8s&w=560&h=315] One of the most popular presenters at VMworld 2012 was Greg Shields, Senior Partner with Concentrated Technologies. He had a massi… -
Javascript Guru Dishes on How to Be a Stylish Programmer
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsT_ViANmXA&wmode=window&h=315] “[Programming] style is the part of the program the compiler ignores,” said Douglas Crockford, known to many programmers as… -
How Sequestration Will Threaten Your Job
What happens to tech jobs if Congress and the President fail to agree on a deficit-reduction plan and drive off the so-called "Fiscal Cliff?" Unless you've been hiding out somewhere, you know tha… -
Why a Google-DISH Partnership Makes Sense
All the rumors about Google and DISH Network starting a wireless service together got me thinking about the impact that kind of deal would have. Google likes to invest heavily in its future. When… -
4 Steps for Effective Incident Management
by Richard Turkel You can’t protect against all failure. If you could we’d never get to use the #fail hashtag. However, you can prepare your team to react well to an incident. You’ve probably alr… -
Why the First Page of Your Resume Is So Important
You'll see a lot of opinions pro and con about the length of your resume. Some people still swear by the one-page resume. Others talk about two pages max—it's not a book. I come down on the side… -
10 Skills All IT Architects Should Have
IT architects are people who have the ability to engineer and design solutions across the architecture stack and across diverse technologies. While many architecture roles are more specific and r… -
NEC Developing "Warm" Server Module
[caption id="attachment_6145" align="aligncenter" width="615"] NEC's diagram for its "warm" server.[/caption] An NEC-led consortium has developed a server that uses warmer air to cool itself, pot… -
A Really Expensive Way to Lose at Scrabble
Every once in a while you come across an example of the best sort of over-engineering. In this case it's a board game that we all know and love, tweaked to a level of perfection that none of us n… -
How New Relic Fixes Crappy Code
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSdo_3eyuTQ&w=560&h=315&wmode=window&h=315] Why is the application slow? Is it the crappy network or is it the crappy code? Do you blame the IT guy or the…