Articles by Dice Staff
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Amazon Posted More Than 16,000 Jobs Last Year
Amazon posted more ads for IT jobs -- 16,146 in all -- than anyone during 2013, according to CompTIA's annual IT Industry Outlook report. The report’s based on numbers from Burning Glass Technolo… -
White House Rejects Agency Slam of NSA Snooping
[caption id="attachment_16535" align="aligncenter" width="600"] President Obama announced a few changes to NSA practices during a Jan. 17 speech.[/caption] The wholesale telephone and Internet ea… -
IBM Sheds Datacenter Gear to Chase Cloud, HPC
[caption id="attachment_16504" align="aligncenter" width="518"] IBM sold off much of its mainstream datacenter hardware to focus on HPC, cloud.[/caption] Chinese systems-manufacturing giant Lenov… -
Recruiters Challenge Candidates on Social Media
As employers increase their monitoring of social media websites, job seekers worry about how their search could be affected. And now there’s a new rub: While it’s not unusual for recruiters to re… -
What to Do When Recruiters Don’t Read Your Resume
A recruiter calls you up about a Java job, iOS developer position or some other hot, hard to fill IT role. But as you talk, it becomes clear that they’ve given your resume little more than a curs… -
Hardware Jobs in Jeopardy at IBM
Look for more staff cuts at IBM – especially in hardware – after the company’s quarterly earnings fell below analysts’ estimates. Big Blue reported fourth-quarter revenue of $27.7 billion, while… -
Chrome Bug Lets Web Eavesdrop on Users
[caption id="attachment_16492" align="aligncenter" width="500"] A bug in Google Chrome could let a site take over the mic and secretly listen to users.[/caption] Update:While acknowledging the bu… -
Russia Is New Threat in Global Cyber-Spy Game
[caption id="attachment_16481" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Report shows countries hit by industrial spies from Russia and China.[/caption] According to a new report on state-sponsored cyber-… -
Denver-Based Convercent Cuts Staff, Then Hires
The ax has been falling at the workforce at Denver-based startup Convercent, despite the fact it just raised $10 million. Convercent’s cloud-based technology allows companies to track compliance… -
Why Retail Analytics Specialists Need New Skills
Following the consumer fallout of the massive security breach that engulfed Target, retail analytics specialists may find it tougher to glean valuable shopping data from consumers. Consumers' pri…