Strategy

Don't let standards impede employee innovation

If users want to use one-off software tools or hardware, IT pros might want to think twice about saying "no" — being too standards driven can be counter-productive to employee innovation. Read more »

The roots of agile project management

Here’s a brief history of agile project management. By brushing up on these fundamental concepts, you’ll gain insight into the challenges and problems that agile techniques are designed to resolve. Read more »

Export DNS zones to a text file

Managing DNS zones is easy enough until something goes wrong; but there is a way to make DNS zone data more accessible in lieu of a restore. Read more »

Familiarity can breed contempt among co-workers

If familiarity breeds contempt, then the modern workplace is a veritable petri dish for derision. Since many of us spend most of our days in the company of co-workers, how can we resist the urge to let everything about them irritate us? Read more »

10 tactics and tips to make the most of your vacation

In today's environment, taking a vacation may seem like the least important issue facing many people. However, a decision to stick around the office is short-sighted and can result in deteriorating performance. Taking advantage of this annual rite is one of the best ways to ensure your ongoing career success and overall satisfaction. Read more »

Is mentioning a job offer in a raise discussion a good or bad idea?

If you're talking to your boss about a raise, should you mention that you have another job offer? Well, that depends. Read more »

Six tips for using Twitter as a recruitment tool

Job boards that charge for job postings might be becoming a thing of the past if Twitter has anything to say about it. Read how one company is using Twitter as a way to recruit people for jobs. Read more »

Reap the green IT benefits of thin client computing

This article notes that applying a selective and rigorous methodology to a thin client migration will position IT teams to reap the enhanced green IT and ROI benefits that the computing model offers. Read more »

Take the pain out of meetings

We've all experienced the soul-deadening boring meeting. In fact, unless someone is dedicated to making it otherwise, the boring meeting is a corporate staple. Be the first one on your block to end the meeting pain, by following these tips. Read more »

Hyper-V R2 scalability and cross-processor migration features introduced

Microsoft has been racing to catch up in the enterprise virtualisation space, and the company's efforts appear to be bearing fruit. Feature sets and scalability are quickly making gains against market leader VMware. This article introduces two new Hyper-V R2 features that are coming and contrasts them against similar VMware offerings. Read more »

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