IDG Contributor Network: Eventbrite and HelloSign SaaS offering makes event registration easier

I'm a massive fan of HelloSign. I seem to have an ever-increasing number of documents to sign and forms to fill out. This, coupled with the fact that I don't work from one fixed location, means that I always had lots of frustration when it came to form filling. Having to find a printer to print a form out, a pen to fill it in and then some way of digitizing the form to send it back was a real pain.I haven't had to do any of that for a year or two now—I simply use HelloSign (and its super-handy Gmail integration) to fill in, sign and send forms in a flash. So, now that my business form signing problems are solved, what other areas can HelloSign help with?To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Where does IBM fit in the cloud market?

Recently released reports from two investment research firms call into question just exactly where IBM fits in the cloud computing market.Deutsche Bank’s Markets Research team issued a note titled “Why IBM Won’t Catch AWS,” which argues that IBM’s focus on hybrid cloud computing puts the company in a different, and smaller, market than Amazon Web Services.Another report from UBS Global Research focused more broadly on the cloud computing market and said IBM should be considered among the “Big 4” providers in cloud: AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform.The conflicting reports show IBM is sitting on the fringe of the cloud market.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

FBI/FTC: Watch those e-mails from your “CEO”

The scam business of tricking employees into opening company coffers by spoof e-mails apparently from their CEO is on the rise. The FBI says that the so-called business e-mail compromise scam has caused $2.3 billion in losses to 17,642 business and non-profit organizations in the U.S. and other countries since October 2013, with the number of victims nearly tripling since January 2015. +More on network World: IRS: Top 10 2015 identity theft busts+ This week the Federal Trade Commission blog wrote that the CEO schemers first study their intended victims closely.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

FBI/FTC: Watch those e-mails from your “CEO”

The scam business of tricking employees into opening company coffers by spoof e-mails apparently from their CEO is on the rise. The FBI says that the so-called business e-mail compromise scam has caused $2.3 billion in losses to 17,642 business and non-profit organizations in the U.S. and other countries since October 2013, with the number of victims nearly tripling since January 2015. +More on network World: IRS: Top 10 2015 identity theft busts+ This week the Federal Trade Commission blog wrote that the CEO schemers first study their intended victims closely.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

FBI/FTC: Watch those e-mails from your “CEO”

The scam business of tricking employees into opening company coffers by spoof e-mails apparently from their CEO is on the rise. The FBI says that the so-called business e-mail compromise scam has caused $2.3 billion in losses to 17,642 business and non-profit organizations in the U.S. and other countries since October 2013, with the number of victims nearly tripling since January 2015. +More on network World: IRS: Top 10 2015 identity theft busts+ This week the Federal Trade Commission blog wrote that the CEO schemers first study their intended victims closely.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

EP03: Ask Us Anything – Open Questions and Answers with TK

Questions Asked:

  • I have my CCNA R/S. Should I continue my CCNP R/S or go after my CCNA Security then CCNP Security?
  • I have had my CCNA for a year and a half now, but cannot get into an engineer role. Do you have any suggestions?
  • I’m currently working as a computer systems administrator… any suggestions on how to transition?
  • How does someone specialize in a particular technology?
  • I am 17 years old and have an interest in IT. What is the best way to start?

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Worth Reading: Social Media and Monetization

Social media developed by entrepreneurs, backed by venture capital, will eventually have to find some revenue. And there are only three choices: they sell information about their users and content creators, even if that’s just access to the attention of the users via advertisements; they sell services to their users and content creators; they sell the content their creators gave to them, or at least take a huge cut of any such sales. That’s it. -via Easily Distracted

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Can Open Source Hardware Crack Semiconductor Industry Economics?

The running joke is that when a headline begs a question, the answer is, quite simply, “No.” However, when the question is multi-layered, wrought with dependencies that stretch across an entire supply chain, user bases, and device range, and across companies in the throes of their own economic and production uncertainties, a much more nuanced answer is required.

Although Moore’s Law is not technically dead yet, organizations from the IEEE to individual device makers are already thinking their way out of a box that has held the semiconductor industry neatly for decades. However, it turns out, that thought process is …

Can Open Source Hardware Crack Semiconductor Industry Economics? was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

33% off Fire HD 6 Kids Edition Tablet – Deal Alert

Amazon's Fire tablet comes in a well thought out kid's edition. If you're in the market for a kid-proof tablet that won't break the bank, this is one to consider at its currently discounted price of $99.99.  That's a $50 savings on its regular list price of $149.99. The Fire Kids Edition sports a 7" 1024 x 600 IPS display (wider viewing angle and higher quality colors). There is a 2MP rear-facing HD camera as well as a VGA front-facing camera for things like Skype. 8GB internal storage is expandable to 128GB via a microSD slot, and Amazon gives you free unlimited cloud storage for Amazon content and photos/videos taken from the device. There's an accelerometer and gyroscopic sensor onboard, and Bluetooth for wireless headphones or microphone connections. Battery life is roughly 7 hours, and it recharges to 100% in about 6.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

33% off Fire HD 6 Kids Edition Tablet – Deal Alert

Amazon's Fire tablet comes in a well thought out kid's edition. If you're in the market for a kid-proof tablet that won't break the bank, this is one to consider at its currently discounted price of $99.99.  That's a $50 savings on its regular list price of $149.99.The Fire Kids Edition sports a 7" 1024 x 600 IPS display (wider viewing angle and higher quality colors). There is a 2MP rear-facing HD camera as well as a VGA front-facing camera for things like Skype. 8GB internal storage is expandable to 128GB via a microSD slot, and Amazon gives you free unlimited cloud storage for Amazon content and photos/videos taken from the device. There's an accelerometer and gyroscopic sensor onboard, and Bluetooth for wireless headphones or microphone connections. Battery life is roughly 7 hours, and it recharges to 100% in about 6.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

5 things you need to know about data exhaust

Big data is now a familiar term in most of the business world, and companies large and small are scrambling to take advantage of it. Data exhaust, on the other hand, is less widely known, and in some ways it's an evil twin brother. Here are five things you should understand about data exhaust's pros and cons.1. It's essentially all the big data that isn't core to your business. The "data exhaust" term has actually been around for more than a decade, and it arose with the new streams of data coming from smartphones, said Tye Rattenbury, director of data science and solutions engineering at Trifacta, which makes software for data preparation. Today, more accessible data tools are bringing exhaust to the fore.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

7 deadly career mistakes developers make

You'll find no shortage of career motivational phrases surrounding failure: Fail fast, failure builds character, the key to success is failure, mistakes make you grow, never be afraid to fail. But the idea of mistaking your way to the top of the software industry is probably unsound. Every developer will have their share of missteps in a career but why not learn from others’ experience -- and avoid the costliest errors?That’s what we did: We talked with a number of tech pros who helped us identify areas where mistakes are easily avoided. Not surprising, the key to a solid dev career involves symmetry: Not staying with one stack or job too long, for example, but then again not switching languages and employers so often that you raise red flags.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

EU’s data privacy regulations put the pressure on IT

Most corporate acquisitions come with a fair share of complexities. But when Accuride acquired a majority stake in Italian truck wheel manufacturer Gianetti Ruote, the Indiana-based company never dreamed of the impact the deal would have on its IT activities. Since Accuride expanded into Europe late last year, its U.S. IT team has had to contend with everything from a stalled cloud strategy and decentralized systems to increases in hardware costs, licensing fees and IT head count.Welcome to the European Union, where authorities are requiring companies that handle the data of EU citizens to comply with some of the strictest data privacy regulations in the world, or else suffer dire financial consequences.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)

EU’s data privacy regulations put the pressure on IT

Most corporate acquisitions come with a fair share of complexities. But when Accuride acquired a majority stake in Italian truck wheel manufacturer Gianetti Ruote, the Indiana-based company never dreamed of the impact the deal would have on its IT activities. Since Accuride expanded into Europe late last year, its U.S. IT team has had to contend with everything from a stalled cloud strategy and decentralized systems to increases in hardware costs, licensing fees and IT head count.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)

7 reasons to gamify your cybersecurity strategy

Game onImage by thinkstockData breaches continue to grow in number, size, severity and cost. With the increase in new security holes, vulnerabilities and attack vectors that need to be fixed, many businesses are turning to gamification to help employees adhere to cybersecurity best practices.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

7 reasons to gamify your cybersecurity strategy

Game onImage by thinkstockData breaches continue to grow in number, size, severity and cost. With the increase in new security holes, vulnerabilities and attack vectors that need to be fixed, many businesses are turning to gamification to help employees adhere to cybersecurity best practices.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

If managers aren’t engaged, do you think workers are?

Employee engagement is one of the most important key performance indicators businesses use to gauge success. But Gallup's most recent research shows that engagement's remained stagnant for the last few years. If organizations want to improve their competitive edge and attract elite talent, they have to make engagement a priority.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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