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Big Data, IoT, Security are Hot IT Careers for 2017 (InfoWorld)

"Big data engineer" seems like an obvious on-fire specialty for the year, and other companies have reached the same conclusion. Staffing and recruiting firm Robert Half saw startin... More

Reltio Continues Global Expansion with New Office in India (HITS)

Reltio today announced that it has moved into a new office in Bangalore, India, continuing its global expansion which includes locations in North America and Europe. It has also hi... More

Trump’s Proposed Shakeup of Work-Visa Program Could Leave Silicon Valley Scrambling (Forbes)

Tech firms may soon need to find new recruiting ground to the fill high-paying positions that President Donald Trump has repeatedly promised to make a core part of his plan to crea... More

Salesforce Research Reveals Keys to Exceptional Customer Service (Sci-Tech Today)

Based on responses from 2,600 customer service professionals across the globe, Salesforce's second annual "State of Service" report identifies four key trends driving the customer ... More

Software is Politics (Fast Company)

If you work in software or design, you also work in politics. The inability of Facebook's user interface, until recently, to distinguish between real and fake news is the most blat... More

Wipro to Acquire Brazil’s IT Firm InfoSERVER (HITS)

This acquisition closely aligns with Wipro’s vision to localise, expand its presence and become a significant partner of choice in the LATAM market and an end-to-end IT services ... More

Cognizant Acquires Insurance-Focused Technology Consultancy Adaptra (Consultancy.uk)

With the acquisition of Adaptra, Cognizant hopes to further strength its position in the core platforms space, focused on improving core services and customer experience. The deal ... More

Western Digital Names Martin Fink CTO (HITS)

Western Digital today announced the appointment of Martin Fink to the position of chief technology officer (CTO). Fink most recently served as CTO and director of HP Labs at Hewlet... More

Industry Insight: What the Cloud IT Revolution Means for Business (Fox Business)

Aaron Levie, Box: Look back on IT a decade ago. Most of your time within the IT organization or strategy was really on activities that weren't particularly differentiating you from... More

Wazee Digital Promotes Greg Loose to CTO (HITS)

Wazee Digital today announced that it has promoted Greg Loose to chief technology officer. In his new role, Loose oversees all technology that powers the company, including enginee... More

HCL Tech Revenue, Profit Rises (HITS)

Multinational IT services company HCL Technologies posted a fiscal third quarter profit of $306 million on revenue of $1.74 billion, thanks to growth across every one of the compan... More

Signiant CEO: ‘The Media Industry Isn’t Just One Monolithic Thing’ (TV Tech Global)

As Discovery announces its partnership with Signiant, Signiant CEO Margaret Craig about the surge in cloud services for broadcasters. "Our Flight product is cloud native and allows... More

Salesforce is Opening an Innovation Hub Near Amazon and Microsoft (Fortune)

It's probably safe to call greater Seattle area the hub of the cloud computing universe right now. After all, it's home to public cloud behemoth Amazon Web Services as well as to r... More

Wazee Digital Adds Hatter as VP Operations (HITS)

Cloud-native video management and licensing services provider Wazee Digital has tapped Josh Hatter as its VP of operations, giving the company a media and technology vet with more ... More

AWS to Teach Military Vets Cloud Skills in IT Training Program (CBR)

Like its parent company Amazon, Amazon Web Services seems to know no barriers as to what services it can offer, which is why it is now stepping into the IT training and job placeme... More

Will Trump’s Policies Increase IT Employment (Computerworld)

Estimates for IT employment growth this year range from flat to gangbuster. But the actual 2017 outcome will depend on the economy and the still-uncertain policies of President-ele... More

Expert System Announces New CEO for Expert System USA (HITS)

Expert System today announced that it has appointed Louis Andre as the new CEO for Expert System USA, the Group’s North American subsidiary serving the Federal, Intelligence and ... More

Dell EMC Launches ProDeploy Client Suite (HITS)

Dell EMC today announced the launch of ProDeploy Client Suite, enabling customers to deploy PCs with greater speed, less effort and increased control. With three different service ... More

Join Our Board: Companies Hotly Pursue New Wave of Women in Tech (New York Times)

Even by Silicon Valley standards, where recruiting wars are legion, attracting women to join tech company boards has become intense. While many companies still want the highest-pro... More

Five Regulatory Fights Facing Tech in 2017 (The Hill)

Tech's influence and reach is growing and pitting the industry against a new wave of regulatory challenges. In the U.S., mega-mergers are likely to face tough scrutiny in 2017, and... More

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