Tech workers have a lot of stress — don’t get ground down by burnout
Employee burnout is an increasingly common problem across all industries, but it’s particularly problematic in the information technology (IT) industry. Working in a constantly evolving, fast-paced, and highly …
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The bedrock of Big Data: Databases are a critically important part of how society functions
Data has become an important part of nearly everything. In the United States, individuals are added …
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Surviving open source: How to shepherd your development dreams
Some of our most reliable technology in 2019 is directly rooted in open source software projects. Sometimes a single creator sows those seeds and sometimes a handful of collaborators nurture an …
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Six technology trends that could shape 2019
It’s the time of year when many people have been wondering what the immediate future of IT has in store for individuals and organizations. Disruptive technologies will continue to evolve and bring about …
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Surveying the emerging field of Software-Defined Networking (SDN)
At the beginning of this decade, a sexy new three-letter acronym began making the rounds in the IT industry: SDN, which stands for Software-Defined Networking. At the time, SDN was an emergent …
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How to determine your rates for freelance IT work
Though full-time employer-based work is still the norm everywhere in the world, the freelance knowledge economy has grown to become a viable work model that is attracting many with its promise of …
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