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Could data scientist be your next job?

Who's hiring data scientists? Facebook, Google, StumbleUpon and more | 10 SaaS delivery companies to watch

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Could data scientist be your next job?
Large enterprises, staffing firms and universities have observed increasing interest in a new class of data professional - the data scientist. A curious blend of business, analytics and computer skills, this hot new title is on the march in diverse verticals such as energy, e-commerce, healthcare and financial services. Read More


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Who's hiring data scientists? Facebook, Google, StumbleUpon and more
Across industries, hiring managers and staffing pros are buzzing about a new class of data professional – the data scientist. Facebook, Google, StumbleUpon and PayPal are among the big-name companies currently looking to fill this critical role, which deftly blends business, analytics and computer skills. Read on to see their exact requirements. Read More

10 SaaS delivery companies to watch
Analysts and industry watchers agree that the next frontier for SaaS is setting distribution channels designed specifically for the cloud and providing mechanisms for managing multiple SaaS offerings from a single control point. These advancements will likely come from a variety of sources: established SaaS vendors, startups providing SaaS channel enabling software, and cloud service brokerage houses. Here are 10 to watch, listed in alphabetical order. Read More

Taking SaaS to the next level
Software as a service has some wildly successful poster boys such as Salesforce.com, Google Apps, NetSuite, Workday, ADP and Concur. Every new independent software vendor is developing for the SaaS market. And for the established software companies, it's a case of articulate and deliver on a cloud strategy or die. Read More


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Deliver Cost-Effective Business Continuity
IBM DB2 provides application cluster transparency technology that equips organizations running OLTP applications with the ability to deliver high availability and continuous uptime for transactional data, plus the flexibility and capacity they need to remain competitive. Learn More

Chrome steals second from Firefox in browser wars
Google's Chrome passed Mozilla's Firefox in May to become the world's second-most-popular browser, according to data released today by Web analytics company Net Applications. Read More

Schools need 100Mbps per 1,000 users
U.S. schools will need networks that deliver broadband performance of 100Mbps for every 1,000 students and staff members, a new report says. Read More

Security Utah CTO steps down following data breach
The executive director of Utah's Department of Technology Services has resigned over a data breach that exposed the Social Security numbers and other personal data of around 280,000 Medicaid recipients. Read More


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Rehearsals over, IPv6 hits Broadway June 6
IPv6 will go fully live on June 6. That's the date when 50-plus access networks and more than 2,500 websites -- including Google, YouTube, Facebook and Yahoo -- will turn on support for the long-anticipated upgrade to the Internet's main communications protocol and leave it on for good. Read More

Lenovo cracks $800 price barrier with new IdeaPad ultrabooks
Lenovo has cracked the US$800 price barrier on ultrabooks, launching thin-and-light IdeaPad U-series laptops with Intel's latest Core processors starting at $749. Read More

HP CEO takes risk by helping Romney
HP CEO Meg Whitman's strong support for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney carry risks ranging from public perception of the company to closer scrutiny by the government. HP says Whitman's politics are her own. Read More

Mobile devices enterprise Android use 'severely limited'
Adoption of Android tablets and smartphones in enterprises has been 'severely limited' by the complexities of managing the wide variety of devices and versions of the operating system, research firm Gartner said in a new report. Read More



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