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Houston, TX – iSphere, an IT consulting and staffing solutions firm, is excited to welcome Charles Horton back to the team in his new role as Practice Director, helping to expand the value-added capabilities of their technical solutions. He possesses over 25 years of experience spearheading innovative solutions to help his clients address their biggest […]

Last year, the Biden Administration announced their commitment to the reduction of greenhouse gas pollution in the United States, proposing a carbon-pollution-free power sector by 2035. For some energy executives, this announcement feels like the addition of a new cost center as leaders determine how to extract carbon from the atmosphere or capture byproducts from […]

How hard was your last hire? If you’re like many business leaders right now, the entire proceedings brought their own tribulation. Many of the hiring challenges plaguing the market since the end of the Great Recession have only worsened since the pandemic started, frustrating decision makers who are all too eager to rebound from setbacks […]

Last year, Texas had a wake-up call to reevaluate their entire energy grid and avoid future tragedy after February’s cold snap, brutal storm, and ensuing power outages. Everything from fossils fuels to wind and solar power failed to keep Texans warm and safe during this volatile weather. What’s unbelievable is that the grid was only […]

Forget about candidates ghosting you. Now, organizations need to worry about ghost candidates – IT talent who look real at first glance. That’s especially the case on LinkedIn where, even after the platform enhanced their automated filters, 3 million fake profiles were only stopped after registration and 111,000 only after members reported them. Whether they’re […]

Sometimes, it feels like the Texas grid cannot catch a break. Last year, Texans sampled how quick and easy our unweatherized infrastructure caused blackouts as an unseasonable cold front knocked substations out of commission, cascading across large segments of the grid. Now, there’s a new threat looming, not just to a single state but an […]

Are your IT certifications continuing to pay top dollar? The answer depends on which certifications you have. According to analysis by Foote Partners, LLC, out of 3,805 private and public-sector employers, numerous certs dropped in value as part of a three-year decline, but some still offer windfall compensation. Which ones still behave like your own […]

Earlier this week, I read a story about holiday shopping that resonated with my feelings about the current state of the hiring market. Consumers are struggling more than usual to nab hot holiday gifts for their family and friends – whether it’s a PS5, Xbox Series X, or any other big-ticket item – because they […]

The holidays are upon us. It’s a time of year where we can reflect on where we’ve been, what we’ve accomplished along the way, and the good we’ve done in our local community. There is so much that we’re grateful for this holiday season and we wanted to share some of the high points as […]

In 2020, hackers had school districts nationwide up against the ropes as they broke the record for school cyber-attacks. The shift to remote learning as well as the expansion of harmful ransomware varieties contributed to an increase in school-related attacks by 18%. Whether caused by data breaches and leaks, phishing attacks, ransomware, or any other […]