Stories by Ann Bednarz

Tech managers aren't doing a good job developing IT talent: survey

Tech managers need to do a better job developing talent, IT pros say. There's too much judgment and not enough instruction, according to new poll data from Dice.com.

In Pictures: Who are tech’s highest paid CEOs?

Oracle’s Larry Ellison finally ousted from the top spot on our list of highest paid tech execs. We count them down from 50 to 1. (All figures in $US)

Large enterprises handing off data center builds

Demand for data center space is on the rise. IT pros responsible for facility planning are juggling physical requirements for secure, power-abundant space with operational considerations, including the need to improve disaster recovery, deploy new applications and services, and handle increasingly large data volumes.

BYOD: 'the inmates of the asylum have control'

Mobile devices are multiplying and -- sanctioned or unsanctioned -- finding their way onto corporate networks. For IT pros, the influx of personal mobile devices to the corporate network is raising security concerns, creating management challenges, and swamping the help desk with support calls.

Fave Raves: Compliance assistance wins over IT pros

IT pros play a vital role in helping their organizations enforce operational policies and abide by industry and government regulations. When we asked IT pros about their favorite products, a number of them cited technologies that help their companies achieve regulatory compliance.

Fave Raves: Loyal Spiceworks community chimes in

Spiceworks users continue to heap praise on the open-source IT management suite, lauding its features, cost (free) and community support.

Cisco, EMC, VMware unite behind big data, cloud training initiative

As the IT silos come down, tech pros need to beef up their skills to stay relevant and maximize the business benefits of cloud computing, virtualization, unified networking and big data, according to Cisco and EMC, which have teamed to offer training targeted at tech's hottest data center disciplines.

Q&A: Chris Melissinos on curating Smithsonian's 'The Art of Video Games'

A longtime game designer and collector of gaming systems, Chris Melissinos, is the guest curator of the "The Art of Video Games" exhibition, which opens at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. on March 16.

Will IT bother to block NCAA tournament traffic?

Every year when March rolls around, so, too do the dire predictions of network-clogging effects from employees who stream NCAA tournament games at work. But do CIOs and IT managers really care if college basketball lovers sneak a peek using company resources?

Starbucks CIO leaves coffee giant for Best Buy

College athlete, avid gamer and MBA graduate Stephen Gillett is leaving Starbucks to head up Best Buy's digital and global business services division. The 36-year-old former Starbucks CIO will start his new role at Best Buy effective March 14.

CIOs struggle to find IT talent

Is it harder these days to hire skilled lawyers, accountants or tech pros?

Google Chrome share suffers with tweak of browser use calculation

A change in the way browser usage is calculated led to a decline in web browser market share for Google Chrome, which experienced its second market share slip this year after growing steadily throughout 2011.

Miami Dolphins dive into cloud analytics

When Mexico takes on Columbia in a soccer match tomorrow at Sun Life Stadium in Miami, operations staff at the stadium will be able to tap into metrics such as visitor traffic patterns and concession stand spending to keep the event running smoothly. The soccer match will be the first live test of a new analytics platform deployed by the Miami Dolphins, whose home field is this stadium

What would you give up to telecommute? A raise? Vacation time? Spouse?

To some US workers, telecommuting is a higher priority than many of life's perks, including raises, vacation time, shopping and social media.

Hadoop wins over enterprise IT, spurs talent crunch

Hadoop is coming out of the shadows and into production in IT shops that are drawn to its ability to store, process and analyze extremely large volumes of data. But the relative newness of the open-source platform and a shortage of experienced Hadoop talent [link to sidebar TK] pose technical challenges that enterprise IT teams need to address.