Articles by Dice Staff

• The Rise of the Programmable Data Center

  Almost every process associated with the data center these days is either a manual one, or else reliant on some sort of undocumented script that doesn’t scale particularly well. That drives up th…
• Six Outsourcing Stories to Challenge Your Opinion

  Our story about Harley-Davidson's decision to outsource a number of IT jobs to Infosys has generated quite a discussion, as evidenced by the comments people have added to it. The story represents…
• Lenovo, EMC Pair Servers, Storage

  Lenovo and EMC announced a partnership Aug. 2 that will include a server technology development program and a joint venture based on EMC's Iomega business. The two companies characterized the par…
• How Bad Is Your Password?

  Every cloud has a silver lining, and every password breach offers an opportunity to see how good (or bad) our passwords really are. Over the past several months, there have been a number of major…
• TDWI’s Global Conference Focuses on Hadoop, B.I. Tools

  The Data Warehouse Institute’s Global Conference in San Diego, scheduled to run through Aug. 3, offers ample evidence that the era of Big Data is truly upon us: a number of companies are reportin…
• Three Ways to Tap Your Business Network For a Job

  With Cisco Systems gearing up to cut 1,300 employees from its workforce, there’s nothing like a little layoff to get you entirely focused on finding a job. That's exactly what happened to an acqu…
• How to Answer 'Do You Have Any Questions for Me?'

  Interviews always result in a number of cliches, but one of the most common is that question near the end: "Do you have any questions for me?" It's a trick question. The interviewer is hoping to…
• Emulex Brings 16GFC Tech to Dell

  Emulex has announced the first 16-Gbit Fibre Channel (16GFC) host bus adapter for Dell PowerEdge servers and PowerVault storage arrays, designed to support solid-state discs and faster databases.…
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  Power Pwn Monitors Network Security... and Secretly

  The device in the picture might look like a surge protector, but it isn't. It's a $1,295 security device called the Power Pwn, which was put together by Vermont-based Pwnie Express, with a little…
• SDNs Promise to Simplify Network Management in the Data Center

  Networking in the data center can be complicated to manage. It’s not only expensive, but any configuration error can have a cascading impact across the entire data center. The good news is that,…