Industry Bits

IT Recruiters and Managers on Hiring and Interview Best Practices

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:10:25 -0700

While there's a wealth of information available on general hiring tips (e.g., résumé building, how to interview, etc.), there seems to be a real shortage of relevant hiring information specific to IT. With this in...

In Honor of National Novel Writing Month: An IBM i Tale for the Ages

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:12:48 -0700

Last week in the System iNetwork Shooting the Breeze forum, I posted a note about November being National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo—pronounced "nanno-RYE-mo"). I went on to explain that the goal was to write a...

IBM i ISVs Recognized in Gartner Magic Quadrant

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:11:56 -0700

Here's a cool news tidbit that's been waiting patiently on my desk: big gun consulting group Gartner has positioned Tango/04 as a "Niche Player" in its vaunted Magic Quadrant for IT Event Correlation and Analysis...

IBM i-related Fiction, Anyone?

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:24:23 -0700

November is National Novel Writing Month. Who among us will write some i-related fiction? The goal is to write a 50,000-word novel in 30 days. Check out the details at NaNoWriMo.org. My town is having...

IBM Touts 235 New Switchers From Sun, HP

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:42:35 -0700

IBM is pleased to report that it has snagged 235 customers who moved critical business workloads to IBM servers and storage systems from Sun and HP in the third quarter. Essentially, we're talking about Unix,...

COMMON Lures Early Registrants with Conference Discount

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:19:05 -0700

COMMON is proving it's never too early to think spring with a $200 early-bird registration discount for its 2010 Annual Meeting and Exposition in Orlando. The COMMON flagship conference will be held May 3-6 at...

IBM Finds Smart Business Offerings in the Cloud

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:33:15 -0700

IBM has been on a cloud roll of sorts, introducing service after service in a cloud computing frenzy. And with IBM itself admitting that it's shifting to become a high-margin services company, I doubt...

COMMON Needs Leaders

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:50:55 -0700

COMMON is looking for members who are interested in running for its Board of Directors. Come Spring 2010, there will be three open positions, but the time to act is now. COMMON says its Nominating...

Security Sage Dan Riehl Busts a Move—and Offers Sound Security Advice for IBM i

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:48:47 -0700

I spoke with veteran (21 years!) System iNEWS tech editor Dan Riehl about a major career move he recently announced. Let's get the scoop on that, as well as Dan's expert, IBM i-focused take on...

COMMON Stimulates Conference Attendance with Savings Package

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:26:42 -0700

With the rise and fall of so many statistics like unemployment and consumer confidence, it's difficult to know when this economic roller coaster might straighten out. But COMMON is doing its part to help...