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• 7 Great Options for a Business Analyst Who Wants More

  06-12-2014 22:39
  
  Reader Question: I’m an experienced business analyst and would like to move my career forward. What are my options?
  
  First, thanks for emailing me your question. As a Business Analyst (BA), you have many potential career options based on your previous experience, business knowledge, technical knowledge and leadership ability. The beautiful thing about being a BA is that, by definition, you are the intermediary between the business people and the technologists. As a result, you have the
  
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• Why Google and Facebook Need Balloons, Drones and Rockets

  06-12-2014 13:00
  
  We tend to think that everybody's online these days. In fact, only one-third of the world's population has access to the Internet. The other two-thirds are simply beyond reach.
  Google and Facebook are hatching schemes (that some people call crazy) to bring to the majority of people what we in the privileged minority enjoy every day -- the ability to get online.
  It's really an extension of actions Google and Facebook already take to get people connected.Paying the bills
  
  Most people in the in
  
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• Hackers said to threaten Sony employees

  06-12-2014 01:15
  
  The hack against Sony Pictures appeared to enter new territory on Friday when employees reportedly received messages threatening them and their families.The message, reported by Variety, warned that “not only you but your family will be in danger.”Sony’s computer system was attacked in late November and gigabytes of data, including unreleased movies, were stolen and leaked online. Embarrassing hacks have hit other companies in recent years, but threatening employees is highly unusual an
  
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