Survey: Businesses disappointed with IT’s mobile development efforts

Mobile development is a key trend in technology and business right now, but IT and other departments are struggling to get on the same page, a new survey says. 

5 things IT should keep out of the Cloud

Cloud computing is great for businesses – but there are some applications and data that IT should think hard about before putting in the Cloud. 

MySQL basics for testers

Have you ever been part of this conversation? Development Group: The application is ready to be released! Management: Did you test it? Development Group: Um…yes…we ran our code in our development environment and everything worked great. Management: Test it again!! We hope that you haven’t been on either end of this conversation but many, many [...]

Microsoft: This type of download leads to malware 76% of the time

IT departments that don’t tightly control what software users download may want to consider doing so based on recent research from Microsoft on the most common sources of malware. 

5 mobile apps IT should ban

To protect mobile security, IT often focuses on keeping malware off of users’ phones and tablets. But there are plenty of legitimate mobile apps that can put data at risk, too. 

Survey: IT not driving mobile development efforts

Most companies are investing in custom mobile development, according to a recent survey. But the money for mobile app projects is coming from outside IT. 

1 in 5 users would quit a job because of IT

Users’ frustrations about tech problems can add up – a new survey says those issues could actually make users consider leaving the company. Here are some ways IT can improve support to keep bad tech problems from driving employees out the door.

Survey: IT departments running too many applications

Though many IT groups complain of not having enough tools to keep operations running, the opposite scenario can cause problems as well.