Cloud computing is a leaner approach, a more agile approach and a greener approach, than installing stuff to hard drives and servers, keeping it updated, secure, and running smoothly. [This post] observes that ”the majority of data center power use comes from non-IT companies running their own data centers less efficiently. ” and cites [google’s own report on how…
The WSJ reported last Thursday that jobless are biting on fly by night re-training programs that offer believable certificates in all kinds of cool sounding things (like Web Security) for which there are no jobs. The problem with some of these outfits is no placement to match their education. Of course, at FAS, we’ve long…
Yes, we have a 401k plan! www.sharebuilder401k.com - We signed-up on September 08 with a plan start date of October 01. We just completed our first payroll with 401k contributions.
Independent Contractors, Independent Consultants, Freelancers, Free agents: this day is for you. Whether you are free of traditional employment by choice, or one of the millions of reluctant independent contractors (people laid-off and out of a traditional job), you will get to see economic recovery before anyone else does. The current recession will not end…
An article in yesterday’s New York Times describes in great detail how training has not paid off as some thought it would.