Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology system (IT system) is generally an information system, a communications system, or, more specifically speaking, a computer system — including all hardware, software, and peripheral equipment — operated by a limited group of IT users.
Public-sector unions or government workers across the world have enjoyed a cushy deal for the past few decades. However, since the onset of the global debt crisis, the tables may be turning. Governments across the world (and particularly in the first world countries such as America, Canada and the United Kingdom) are being pressured to…
Today, the world’s best companies dedicate large amounts of time and resources to finding and keeping “the vital few”, that is, those who do currently / are predicted to account for much of the progress made by a company or organisation. Deloitte and other consultancies have noticed that companies are now trying harder than ever…
Those who have any type of person account on the internet best accept that, much like death and taxes, apparently, spam is unavoidable too. In recent years, online security has become so effective that today it stops an estimated 98% of spam from reaching its targets. Spammers also need lots of addresses to evade security…
In January, Fiat cars will once again be available in America nationwide; the first time in 27 years. Returning to a country from which Fiat was driven out as a result of poor quality is a big risk. But, the reward of becoming a part of one of the world’s largest markets is, according to…
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Software entrepreneur Jason Fried is the co-founder of 37signals and co-author of “Rework.” His passions include collaboration, productivity and the nature of work, all of which become intriguingly apparent in this thought-provoking TED-Talk. In his presentation, Fried proposes a somewhat unnerving suggestion: that perhaps the office isn’t the best place to be productive. Fried goes…
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Gaming theorist Tom Chatfield spends his time analyzing games; what we want from them, what we get from them, and how individuals might use their hard-wired desire for a gamer’s reward to change the way they learn. In this fascinating TED-Talk, Chatfield draws our attention to how games are meticulously designed to issue players with…
