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The consumerisation of IT, the rise of agile software development and the explosion of cloud computing technologies are three big trends that today’s CIOs must embrace, says a group of analysts at Forrester Research.
Speaking to global CIOs in a virtual panel discussion, the research firm argues that these emerging trends are important cogs in information technology’s shift toward “business technology” and none of them should be resisted.
Hackers redirected Twitter.com’s traffic to a rogue website for more than an hour by accessing its DNS records using an account assigned to Twitter, the company that manages Twitter’s DNS (Domain Name System) servers said today.
Twitter initially blamed the early-Friday hour-long blackout of its site on changes made to the company’s DNS records, which act like a telephone directory to match the twitter.com domain name with the IP addresses used by its servers.
Hackers redirected Twitter.com’s traffic to a rogue website for more than an hour by accessing its DNS records using an account assigned to Twitter, the company that manages Twitter’s DNS (Domain Name System) servers said today.
Twitter initially blamed the early-Friday hour-long blackout of its site on changes made to the company’s DNS records, which act like a telephone directory to match the twitter.com domain name with the IP addresses used by its servers.
A modest recovery is expected by IDC next year but this will not mean a return to precession status quo, according to the analyst firm’s latest ICT predictions.
Country manager Ullrich Loeffler says technology investments will continue to be one of strict cost control, with an emphasis on reducing complexity and sweating existing assets.
“Cashflow and liquidity will also continue to be constraining factors for growth, particularly in the SMB business market.”
If 2009 was the year of survival, 2010 will be the year of transformation, says Steven Graham, head of Act On Insight, a business consultancy focusing on digital strategy.
Vendors, distributors and integrators are putting in the groundwork to ensure post-recessionary growth, as Hamish Barwick, Divina Paredes and Amanda Sachtleben find.
After a gruelling judging process and an inspiring cocktail reception at Te Papa, the business analysts of the year have finally been named. People flew and drove in from around the country, with many making the journey from Auckland and bringing friends and family to the Redvespa-sponsored awards.
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Compulsive Twitter and Facebook users aren’t exactly rare these days but a US geek has raised the bar to a whole new level, pausing his wedding while at the altar to update his relationship status and send a tweet. read more »
Not to put too fine a point on it, but as decades go, the 2000s sucked. It’s hard to imagine a worse beginning than the dot-com bust followed by September 11. And the Great Recession as a grand finale?
The New Zealand Computer Society (NZCS) has released an IT Code of Practice for those working in the sector here. The code is an educational tool outlining acceptable and good practice for IT professionals and organisations.
10 ways to get back in the game after a layoff: Check out this interesting article on how to get back into the employment game after a layoff. Do you have any extra tips you can add? Let us know!
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Good candidates deserve the VIP treatment: Most candidates feel good when they leave an interview and, if we feel good, the worst thing that can happen is for weeks to go by without any communi...
Is LinkedIn Checking Out?: Check out this interesting article on LinkedIn. Are you a networking guru or do you use LinkedIn regularly? Tell us what you think...
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Despite Appearances, Girls are Geeky too!: Where are all the IT Geek Girls? If you're an IT geek girl let us know what you would love to see to better represent the diverse nature of geek gir...
Report: Staff willing to fund own IT equipment for work: An interesting survey result! Would you be willing to fund part of the technology for your work if you got to choose it? Tell us what you think!...
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