Commentary

The more things change, the more they stay the same. IT professionals everywhere should make this their rallying cry. Automation relies on this adage. Methodologies, best practices and all kinds of efficiencies depend on giddy change being temporary and rational predictability enduring....

Despite the enormous amount of time, effort and resource expended on efforts to hire the right people, a great debate rages over how much data-driven tools and techniques contribute to the effectiveness of hiring and matching talent. ...

Several years ago, while attending a conference on equity capital, the category of financing labeled "friends, family and fools" drew more than a few snickers from the participants. It turns out this "informal" source of capital, along with the entrepreneur's personal funds is nothing to...

It's becoming clear that no matter what the pay grade in IT, tech skills aren't enough any more. They're necessary, but they're not sufficient. ...

Since Hurricane Katrina raked devastation along the Gulf Coast, so many people have volunteered time and money to ease the suffering of the people and speed the recovery of this region. From afar, though, it's difficult to see how our checks and care packages are...