Articles for Career Growth

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  10 Startups Leading the Way on Big Data

  An increasing number of startups are positioning themselves to take advantage of demand for Big Data solutions. It’s no surprise. IDC forecasts that the Big Data market will outpace the growth of…
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  Extreme Livestock: What Happens When a GoPro Lands in a Pig Pen [Video]

  You'll learn several things from this video: Don't drop your GoPro from an airplane, GoPros are incredibly well-made and when photographed from certain angles, pigs look a lot like the star of Cl…
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  The Future of Robots: Soft, Flexible, Squeezable

  If someone asks you to picture a robot, the first image that probably comes to mind is the steel exoskeleton from “The Terminator” films, or one of those creepy mechanical “dogs” produced by Bost…
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  This Hysterical Video About BuzzFeed Is Right On Target

  A hundred and thirty million visitors, 110 million YouTube views, a funnel from Facebook -- BuzzFeed generates traffic the way Goldman Sachs generates money. Of course, this isn't the first time…
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  Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Technology Roles at The Walt Disney Company

  At Disney, we are committed to celebrating an inclusive, respectful world. Our technologists are behind creating authentic and unforgettable experiences and products for the stories and character…

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  For Best Data Analytics, Collaboration is Key

  A new report from research firm IDC suggests that “Big Data” projects yield best results when a company’s IT, analytics, and line of business (LOB) units collaborate tightly together. Seems obvio…
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  Windows XP Support Expiring: Don’t Freak Out

  It’s official: Microsoft will no longer support Windows XP. There’s just one little problem: millions of PCs continue to run the aging operating system. Businesses and schools around the world st…
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  Internet of Things Could Prove a Boon for Security Experts

  Last week, Nest pulled its ultra-sleek Nest Protect smoke detector from the market after stumbling upon a potentially dangerous glitch in its software. “During recent laboratory testing of the Ne…
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  Using Netcat to Read, Write Data Across Your Network

  Testing a network connection or troubleshooting a data flow is a common job for the system admin or developer. One tool they can take advantage of: the Netcat command line program, which provides…
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  A Hilarious Video of a Business Meeting’s Lone Engineer

  Painful. Sometimes that's the only word that can describe what it's like to be the sole engineer in a meeting full of product and marketing types. If you don't think what happens to this guy can…
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  Employers Can’t Find Enough Scala Talent

  Some have wondered whether the recent release of Java 8 could be bad news for Scala, which gained fans with its functional programming capabilities on the Java Virtual Machine. Scala’s creator Ma…
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  Walmart Global Tech: You Belong

  People-led, tech-powered. That’s what Walmart Global Tech delivers every day, while helping people save money and live better. And that’s not just for customers. Living better is also a goal the…

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