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Research firms paint a dire picture of a massive big data skills gap that will get worse over time. But companies like Persado, which uses big data to help marketers optimize their messages, are finding success training their existing staff in the new big data technologies.

What if you could scale your IT personnel requirements as you would computing resources? Using a workforce-as-a-service model lets you add a skilled, vetted and insured workforce when you need it and release it when you don't.

Technology pros share their insights, strategies and top draft picks for their dream IT team.

Unemployed? Don't sit at home and wait (and hope) for an opportunity. Volunteering your IT skills is a way to keep current and show potential employers your business and technical acumen, your character and your drive.

You have 25 years of experience as an IT professional, you made it through the dot com boom and the housing bubble. So why is it you can't seem to find a new position in your chosen technology field?

IT workers who want to work part time may see an uptick in lucrative part-time consulting positions.

Hitching your wagon to the latest 'it' technology can lead to lucrative pay and compelling job opportunities, but it's not without risk. dBase developer, anyone?

Not getting the responses you expected from your online resume? Learn what common pitfalls IT pros experience in their journey to find a better job.

Even some of the most talented IT professionals have found themselves the victim of a downsizing or reorganization. If you find yourself in your worst-case scenario, these tips will help you work your way out of it.

Every so often you see a tweet that makes you cringe. Were you ever the one who wrote it?

Don't leave your network in the dark when you leave a job. Here are the dos and don'ts for announcing a career change on LinkedIn and other social networking sites.

The product had to ship yesterday. The users are screaming about a missing feature. The boss's boss says we better get moving or else the ax will fall. Nothing ever seems to work as well as it could.