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How IoT Is Impacting 7 Key Industries Today

There is no single way to describe the Internet of Things (IoT)—it varies by industry, both in types of systems and in use cases. IoT in one sector is different from IoT in another. To better understand just how IoT...

Where are people legitimately more happy at work?

We’ve got data! If happiness at work matters, your best bet is to head to Fresno, Calif., says employer ratings and review site Kununu. If you’re a woman trying to break into tech, however, California’s capital city, Sacramento, would probably be...

Pythian to launch SaaS platform Tehama as a startup

Apple isn’t the only tech firm launching new products with a live-streamed event tomorrow, as Ottawa-based Pythian Group Inc. will announce Tehama, a new business unit that will act as a startup with a software product designed to securely manage remote...

What is Microsoft’s Intune – and how well does the UEM tool really work?

Microsoft's unified endpoint management offering, Intune, has the potential to reduce time and effort managing desktop and mobile work environments. But it's not without its own set of problems, according to users. As businesses look for ways to give employees...

How to make an old Android phone feel new again

Make your old Android phone faster, fresher, and more pleasant to use with these easy-to-follow steps. Old Android phones are everywhere. They're in closets, kitchens, desk drawers — and, yes, even in the pockets of productive business people who (gasp!) haven't bothered...

Social media & trolls: The end is near

A new service uses NFC and blockchain to end trolling forever. (And just in time.) Companies and brands are starting to quit social media. This quitting takes many forms. Many are reducing or ending their presence on sites such as Facebook and placing...

Why do you care so much about your system of record?

Why are so many organizations, both in-house TA teams and agencies, continuously evaluating their ATS / CRM / whatever they use as a core system of record? Almost every day I hear someone in recruitment management saying, “I’d love to...

What if analytics is more of a leadership than a technical problem?

We’ve been talking about analytics, data, big data and all that for a hot minute. Data scientist is supposedly “the sexiest job of the 21st century.” Meow. There are flaws here, of course. Notably, most companies are good (or starting to get...

How to measure your organization’s cyber security maturity

Spending money on cyber security doesn’t prove an organization is getting better at it. Ask Nicholas Johnston, Toronto-based vice president of the global data risk group at Duff & Phelps, an international consultancy. “It is painful how many people are...