Back in 2010, we saw near record lows for IT security spending among many US companies. Now, the CISO office is back in business, with an eye toward business-enabling policies that safeguard company and customer data from the latest threats. Research firm Gartner projects IT security...
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Vivo recently participated in Chico State's 2013 Spring Career Fair; where we had the opportunity to meet graduating college seniors as well as students looking for internships. While there, we met Annie Poma, a Chico State senior looking for a summer internship in Marketing. We asked...
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I broke code again today – for a good reason. I did it to help a friend. I don’t like to give away secrets of our trade – the dastardly doings of recruiting professionals. What does a “you’ll be moving forward” really mean? When is...
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As a partner who relies heavily on IT spend, when my client eVault put out this blog post, it naturally caught my eye. Great tips. As a recruiter who places IT Executives, I have to say, I will save this for the for the budding executives within...
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I like the candidate who sent that now infamous “hire me because I’m ordinary” cover letter, for his bluntness and honesty. And while I admire the creative approach that made him stand out among his considerable competition, there is no way I’d hire him. First off...
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I am in proud, sequined possession of two Lady Gaga concert tickets for her performance in San Jose this coming January 17. That being said, I am doing all things Gaga: wearing her T-shirts, streaming her music on Pandora, following her on Facebook. As I...
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Since 2006 Vivo has been serving many types of clients ranging from Start Ups through Enterprise Fortune 100 companies and the need for solid Network Engineering talent remains steady. What’s the driving force? The rapid pace of innovation and changes in LAN and WAN environments challenges...
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In May 2012, Vivo and MILESTONE hosted a fundraiser and the two companies joined forces with Lajos Koppanyi and The Evangelical Alliance Mission (a non-denominational organization) to help a humanitarian cause in a very techy way! Their mission was to help save lives by raising...
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Social media has dominated the landscape over the past couple of years and as our online lives become more documented, we should remember to apply our life filters to our online lives. Now, I won’t get into what you should or should not do on...
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I recently took precious time away from being CEO of Vivo to champion a cause for my kids’ school. Our school had never had a Fundraising Gala, despite all neighboring schools doing one annually, or at least bi-annually. Thanks in large part to having such...
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