Published by admin on 23 Dec 2009
Companies are coming off a rough 18 months. So it’s time to regroup, realign business objectives in light of the economic conditions and communicate them to employees. Yet that last step might be suffering, based on research conducted by the UK’s
Published by admin on 23 Dec 2009
I’m not sure how successful the European Union was with its effort to persuade more women to pursue careers in information technology . But the fact that such an effort existed in the first place is proof that it’s tough to attract women to IT careers.
Published by admin on 23 Dec 2009
Sometimes a task can be so daunting we just keep putting it off, even though we know we’d be better off sucking it up and getting it done. When my in-laws downsized from a house to a condo, they got rid of lots of stuff. But nearly a year later, they’re
Published by admin on 23 Dec 2009
The good news: According to a widely disseminated Gartner survey, 62 percent of CEOs believe IT will be a “key element” of their companies’ post-recession recovery. That’s reflected in the 43 percent of CEOs who say they’ll increase IT spending in
Published by admin on 23 Dec 2009
Looking ahead, most analysts are predicting healthy growth for cloud services over the next several years. IDC, for example, says cloud services will grow 26 percent over the next four years, becoming a $45 billion market and accounting for 10 percent
Published by admin on 23 Dec 2009
Yesterday I wrote a depressing post about The Hackett Group’s prediction that nearly 2 million IT jobs in North America and Europe will be eliminated between 2000 and 2014, part of a larger group of 3.6 million general and administrative positions. IT
Published by admin on 23 Dec 2009
Earlier this week I wrote about how social networks can facilitate communication between corporate technology users , mentioning SAP’s Community Network as a notable example. Networks like SAP’s seem to parallel Dell’s successful IdeaStorm community ,
Published by admin on 23 Dec 2009
In theory, Gartner’s findings that 62 percent of CEOs think IT will be a “key element” of their companies’ post-recession recovery plans is a good thing. It seems to suggest IT’s star is rising in the enterprise. That’s reflected in their plans for IT
Published by admin on 23 Dec 2009
Not long ago, I wrote a post about how cloud computing will eliminate some percentage of IT jobs . And it isn’t just the cloud, of course, but other forms of outsourced and/or automated service as well. Just last week, I interviewed The Hackett
Published by admin on 23 Dec 2009
It turns out government projects are a lot like love affairs — and not because of their potential to end up in scandal and/or heartbreak. Check out this show-stopping quote from Roger Baker, the Department of Veterans Affairs’ new CIO, included in a