Analytics team strategy: Don’t sweat the technical skills
You don’t need a data scientist to get started with predictive analytics. But you do need to know some basics – and be business savvy.
View ArticlePussy Riot and tech revolutionaries
There is boldness, determination and steel in these women and it is admirable. But it was not surprising at all to read that one had an IT background.
View ArticleCIO: Hottest IT roles in information architecture, SaaS integration
The migration of enterprise apps to SaaS is diminishing some traditional IT roles. But there are new opportunities, says Kimberly-Clark CIO Ramon Baez. Here are the skill sets and roles he says will...
View ArticleWhy blogging is still important
My Computerworld blog has been active for over a year now, so I recently took a look back at my experience with it to see was it worth all the time spent researching and publishing articles. Sometimes...
View ArticleJust her way of saying thanks
Teacher at this elementary school has a brainstorm: She can teach a quick video editing class. The only issues: She doesn't know anything about video-editing -- and she's in a hurry.
View ArticleHot IT jobs: Why location matters
Location can negate a higher paying IT job or make a low paying more lucrative. Here's how to get to the bottom line.
View ArticleWell, job security IS something to be thankful for
VP of sales calls this support pilot fish to complain that her files are missing and she needs them back right away. But a quick trip to the VP's office makes it clear they're not that hard to find.
View ArticleThe neglected art of user training, and how to eliminate it
The most important part of any IT project is properly training the people who will be using it. In many ways the quality of the training and the number of help desk calls it drives is the most...
View ArticleWhat Steven Sinofsky did next: Teach at Harvard!
Steven Sinofsky announces his latest venture. Sinofsky, who recently left Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) under a cloud, is going to be an Executive in Residence at Harvard Business School. Some call him...
View ArticleTo create personal customer connections, employees must be 'one with the...
Technology can make your customers love you or hate you. To ensure the former, consider a 2:1 investment of people vs. technology.
View ArticleOff the hook
At the small college where this pilot fish works as IT director, some students are complaining about emails getting lost -- and the subject comes up at a staff meeting.
View ArticleWait, didn't they cover that in Intro to Programming?
This company has a rash of new hires, almost all of whom are fresh graduates of major universities. But one day, one of them comes up to a senior engineer with a problem: The coffee maker isn't making...
View ArticleIn the Midwest, concern about the H-1B
The spouse of a military vet writes about challenges facing vets, which include for-profit colleges and H-1B visa workers.
View ArticleMaybe Yahoo is right about telecommuting
If the White House is a big supporter of telecommuting why, then, isn't Yahoo?
View ArticleUnclear on the concept
An early morning training session goes awry when half the students get a blank screen instead of the virtual training desktop. But there seems to be a fix -- and an objection.
View ArticleI type A, I get a. I type B...
The foreman at this manufacturing plant has zero experience with computers, but the assembly area needs a computer station to print bar-code labels -- and that computer needs a password.
View ArticleFacebook is but a dorm room
Creative people are inventive throughout their life. For them, the creative process is about continuing advancement. But in high-tech there is a tendency to believe that creativity is the domain of...
View ArticleWhy, at least sometimes, we love our users
This pilot fish is working third-shift IT support for a hospital when he gets a call from an older nurse who's sure someone shut down a dedicated workstation -- it wasn't a power outage. Fish's...
View ArticleCuriosity killed the CAD/CAM
It's the late 1980s and these aircraft engineers are being trained to use some new and very expensive CAD/CAM workstations. The first thing they're told: Never touch the floppy disk or shut down the...
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