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What Is Driving the Growth of Cloud Storage? Have you ever wondered what is really driving the widespread adoption of cloud services? It turns out that while everyone has been hyping the latest PaaS or IaaS platform, the real growth in cloud usage has been boring old storage—both in the consumer and business market segments. |
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How the Internet of Things Will Impact Business—and Software“The Internet of Things” has been an underlying theme at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, as everything from cloud-connected thermostats to Crock-Pots has been put on display. Many businesses are wondering what impact this will have on the mass consumer retail world as we know it today. | 
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How Work Gets to Be FunSteve Berczuk writes that the idea of having fun at work is a frequently discussed—and important—topic. But happiness at work is not as simple a concept as it may first seem. How work gets to be fun matters. | 
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A Look Back at LinuxFor more than twenty years Linux has played a significant role in the computing industry—whether commercial users realize it or not. However, in 2013 Linux made a big splash in some important areas that are sure to influence the direction of the industry in the next few years. Read more to see how. | 
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Manage Your Peers Across the Organization, Too People management is a critical piece in your soft skills portfolio, helping you grow in an organization regardless of domain, discipline, experience, or seniority. One area that is often neglected is peer management—also known as managing across. |
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Will We See the Debut of Dual OS Mobile Phones This Year?Microsoft is exploring possibilities of partnering with Android handset makers to build devices that boot up with two mobile operating systems, giving users the option at run time to choose which one they want. This move will pose new opportunities for mobile software engineers and for testers. | 
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Which Is Better—Performance Goals or Results Goals? Microsoft's recent move to abolish the employee stack ranking way of managing performance seemed to be a welcome move after using the anti-teamwork method for years. Anuj Magazine examines chasing performance goals versus results goals and highlights experiences at Microsoft, Apple, and Instagram. |
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How Not to Express Thanks in the WorkplaceExpressing gratitude in the workplace is important, but there’s more to thanking coworkers than just saying thank you—how you say it can make a difference. Don't single out one person in a group and don't belittle others when you acknowledge someone. For more tips, including note etiquette, read on. | 
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