Off the Record | | When you work in IT, a good day can turn into a bad day -- and back again -- with little notice. It doesn't help when a bad day sneaks up on you, at the exact moment you don't have time to deal with small details, which then become large problems. Your best bet is to think through the problem and let your skills and experience lead you. | | Issue highlights 1. Pompous professor swallows placebo PC 2. Client or grifter? The free work stops now | White Paper: Imperva Securing web applications against external threats is a never-ending effort. Web application firewalls have become the central platform for protecting applications against all online threats. This white paper explains in detail the 10 features that every web application firewall should provide. Read now! | There are good and bad aspects of working with people in any business, and each has its quirks. For a university where I worked, a gratifying challenge was finding effective ways to communicate with the users. A downside was working with huge egos and know-it-alls who clearly knew nothing. READ MORE | How do you stop a repeat rip-off artist? If you're in tech, you may unfortunately fall victim before the culprit is stopped, but with your knowledge and experience, at least you can block the next offense before it goes too far. READ MORE | Webcast: Rimini Street New innovation and updates in core ERP lag as SAP focuses all its attention on a long-term, high-risk "re-platform" strategy with its newly announced S/4HANA suite. Join us on May 14th at 1:00 p.m. EST for a live discussion and expert insight. Learn More | | | | |