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DDoS or bust! Angry gamers come for IT
When gamers threaten to bring down the system, a tech team battens down the hatches and prepares for the worst
Hack the server room! No tech required
Secret codes and heavy locks on the server room door are no contest when the contractors simply don't do their job
A new manager learns the power of no
Stop the madness! An office newbie discovers the importance of setting priorities and limits
Life lessons: An intern earns his admin privileges
A techie takes his first steps into the workforce and gains valuable insight into corporate culture
Double-crossed: A decade in IT goes down the drain
A loyal, productive techie learns the harsh reality of cutthroat corporate culture at a large company
Execs know best? Not at these companies
IT expertise is no match for execs' stubbornness and agendas, even under dire circumstances
Stupid wireless mouse trick mesmerizes CFO
Any day you can prank the CFO is a good day for a techie
Rejected! 3 lies sink tech contenders
In a hot job market, good hires are crucial, but sometimes, a resume can be too good to be true
Hard drive nosedive exposes backup breakdown
It should've been a simple hard drive swap. Instead, IT must dive into the server’s core for a solution
IT gets a taste of the other side of tech support
In search of a simple service, a techie is frustrated personally and professionally by bad web work
Hotheaded manager backs tech into a corner
A higher-up wants a problem fixed yesterday, and a busy techie has to improvise a quick solution—without alerting upper management