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Seattle is top U.S. city in global talent ranking of software engineering hotspots

GeekWire

(GeekWire File Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Seattle technical recruiting startup Karat ranked the top cities around the world for hiring the best software engineers, and Seattle ranks at or near the top in two different categories, according to a report released Wednesday. Founded in 2014, Karat is ranked No. and third globally.

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We’re all becoming software CIOs — a role Red Hat CIO Jim Palermo knows well

CIO Business Intelligence

Whether you sell cars, candy, consulting, or construction, software is moving to the center of your business. Your products and services rely on software and data for nearly everything from product development to aftermarket support. You’ve become (or will become) what is, essentially, a software company CIO. So congratulations!

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Seattle firm Curious makes first acquisition, buying infrastructure platform Convox

GeekWire

Curious , a new Seattle investment firm that looks to buy software startups with limited funding options, acquired Convox , a 10-year-old infrastructure company that helps developers deploy and scale applications. “This is a great case study and example of the work we love to do,” Dumont wrote on LinkedIn. ”

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Open Web Application Security Project Releases CISO Survey Report

CTOvision

By Bob Gourley The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) has just releases the results of a Survey of global CISO s. OWASP is an international organization and an open community dedicated to helping organizations conceive, develop, acquire, operate and maintain applications that can be trusted. Do so here.

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Amazon expanding ‘upskill’ training for software developer roles to workers outside of company

GeekWire

Amazon announced Tuesday that it is expanding one of its so-called “upskilling” programs to people outside of the company who are interested in acquiring training for roles in software engineering. Building on that coursework foundation and graduate success, Amazon is now bringing the program to students outside Amazon.

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Enterprise IT in 2014 – Under-the-Radar Challenges with WAN Bandwidth, BYOD, and XP Security

CTOvision

In a 2014 Next-Generation WAN Survey , 68 percent of respondents said demand for WAN bandwidth will increase over the next year. Careful testing and limited pilot deployments are perennial success strategies with WAN-trafficking applications. Bandwidth-optimizing technologies and applications can also be good investments.

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More on OnLive: New Cloud Solution Delivers Secure Cross-Platform Deployment for Graphics Intensive Applications

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NEW ONLIVE CLOUD SOLUTION DELIVERS SECURE CROSS-PLATFORM DEPLOYMENT FOR GRAPHICS INTENSIVE APPLICATIONS. OnLive CloudLift Enterprise PaaS provides the first seamless solution for businesses with Graphics Intensive Applications. As a result, resource-intensive apps can only be accessed from expensive, high-powered PCs.