Opinion
Opinion
Data Center jobs and staffing and professional development
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Hone these top 5 data center skills in 2019
As data centers become more software-based, admins should prepare themselves by learning about the cloud, containers, DevOps and artificial intelligence. Continue Reading
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Open source strategies bring benefits, but don't rush in
Before your organization can reap the benefits of open source, it's important to understand your options and map out a plan that will guarantee success. Continue Reading
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IT culture is insane. Yes, this means you
IT needs to embrace the chaos and change its ways -- fast. If it doesn't, a stagnant IT culture can prove disastrous for the data center, the IT team and the company. Continue Reading
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Traditional IT employees must adapt to cloud way of life
Traditional IT employees need to understand the big business picture and what the cloud offers to remain relevant. Continue Reading
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How learning Linux jumpstarted my career
Choosing an alternative to Windows 98 and learning Linux -- back in the 90s -- led Jack Wallen to his current career. How did you get started with Linux? Continue Reading
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Make this your most modern IT year yet
No one sticks with their New Year's resolution -- where is that gym card anyway? -- but you can pick up seven modern habits and feel good about fit, healthy IT ops. Continue Reading
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Failure provides the best data center training
Incompatible programming languages, limited management capabilities, outages -- these problems and frustrations of IT life actually have the most training potential. Continue Reading
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Following both sides of the decentralized vs. centralized IT debate
Consumerization and cloud have pulled technology control away from IT. But management issues may push enterprises back to a centralized IT model. Continue Reading
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Memorable technology quotes from Gartner and AWS re:Invent
These technology quotes overheard at Garner events and AWS re:Invent show the diversity of IT personalities. Continue Reading