As a freelance writer, I cover business, technology, finance, and careers for publications including The Economist, TIME, Fortune Small Business, and CNNMoney.com. Unforgettable past interviewees include RIM CEO Jim Balsillie, former policy advisor to George W. Bush Dov Zakheim, billionaire Michael Lee-Chin and legendary artist Prince. Years of field reporting have taken me from the backstreets of Saigon to the stockyards of Fort Worth.
Helping to redefine this talent management is workforce analytics, a powerful combination of highly sophisticated computer algorithms and predictive models. Linking this market to business success can help HR professionals convince corporate bean counters to bankroll the crunching of human-capital data. Read more »
As the iPad’s popularity continues to grow and security concerns increase, providers of cloud-based single-sign-on (SSO) solutions face prime business opportunities: to enhance end-user convenience, ease the pressure on IT administration, and cut help-desk costs. Here is a breakdown of the current market. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
As the iPad’s popularity continues to grow and security concerns increase, providers of cloud-based single-sign-on (SSO) solutions face prime business opportunities: to enhance end-user convenience, ease the pressure on IT administration, and cut help-desk costs. Here is a breakdown of the current market. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Data centers consume around 1.5 percent of total electricity demand, a figure that’s expected to increase significantly. To cut power and costs tech titans like Google, Apple, and Facebook are cutting electricity use by greening their data centers. But do energy-efficiency gains justify huge capital outlays? Read more at GigaOM Pro »
There is still not a solar panel capable of displacing electricity from fossil fuels. Disruption calls for smart innovation; several companies are ready for the challenge. The clear winner will be the solar-energy player that breaks new records in solar efficiency without the breaking the bank. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
