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Report: Bright outlook for IT jobs: I've heard this song too much to believe itwhere are the millions of IT positions promissed by government predictions a few years ago?May be in India but not arround here...Never lose hope!Keep the Faith Everyone!Jobs BoomI have been forecasting a Jobs Boom for almost a year now.The finances are right...; Tags: Strategy, Recruitment & Selection, information technology, IT job; Discussion threads 2009-12-01
Save Time and Money With Virtualization: In these difficult economic times, everyone is being pressed to do more with less. By applying technologies and techniques like server virtualization, leading CIOs have prepared themselves to weather the storm with dramatic economic and operational results. The attendee of this webcast will listen to Government Technology and the Center...; Tags: VMware Inc., Server Virtualization, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Servers, Hardware; Webcasts 2009-11-27
Next year is THE year for cloud computing: Here is what Indu Kodukula, CTO of SunGard Availability Services thinks how cloud computing is likely to transform the computing industry landscape in 2010. Commentary - Yogi Berra had it right - it?s difficult to make predictions, especially about the future. It?s especially difficult...; Tags: CIO, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Hardware, cloud, Indu Kodukula; News items 2009-11-17
Leading CIOs speak out on hottest IT trends and 2010 budgets [video]: At SIMposium 09 this week I asked six of the world's best CIOs about the hottest IT trends and 2010 spending. See what they had to say. by Jason Hiner; Tags: CIO, Information Technology, Video, Strategy, Corporate Communications, Management, Marketing, Jason Hiner; Blog posts 2009-11-12
No more servers? Rackspace says IT workers are tired of them: And, as servers move to the cloud, fewer and fewer will be Windows servers.When you deploy thousands, you can pay millions in licensing for Windows, and, then Windows is less stable and less secure.RE: No more servers? Rackspace says IT workers are tired of themI wonder how well those outsourced...; Tags: Servers, server, information technology, Rackspace; Discussion threads 2009-11-10

SIM survey: 76% of CIO time is spent on non-technical tasks: On average, CIOs spend 76% of their time on non-technical stuff, according to a new SIM survey. See the breakdown of what they spend their time doing. by Jason Hiner; Tags: SIM Card, CIO, Survey, Marketing Research, Flash Memory, Cellular Phones, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason Hiner; Blog posts 2009-11-10
CIO top priorities: Productivity and cost reduction, according to SIM survey: CIO's waste of timeThe office of CIO should be abolished from IT. Its a useless office of someone who really has no clue of building a computer, setting up a network, how to solve IT problems in a real manner not in the "I needed it yesterday" style. CIO's love...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, cost reduction, SIM card, survey; Discussion threads 2009-11-09
SIM survey: 52% of CIOs reported diminished IT budgets in 2009, but only 28% for 2010: Tax & trade and more taxesWait till the Bush tax cuts go out, you will see unemployment go higher thanthe bogus 10% it is really 16%...Since the past month 500,000+ jobs werelost and I am sure with Cap & Tradewe will be enjoying more unemployment!CHANGEYes, change the greatest country on...; Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Personal finance, information technology, tax, SIM card, survey, IT budget; Discussion threads 2009-11-09
SIM survey: 52% of CIOs reported diminished IT budgets in 2009, but only 28% for 2010: As part of the "IT Trend Survey" released at SIMposium 09 in Seattle on Monday, 52% of CIOs reported 2009 budgets that were smaller than 2008. The numbers for 2010 look a little better. by Jason Hiner; Tags: SIM Card, IT Budget, CIO, Information Technology, Survey, Marketing Research, Strategy, Marketing, Management, Jason Hiner; Blog posts 2009-11-09
Enteprise 2.0 - the non-debate: Mega-Corps & the worldThere is life beyond the Mega-Corp droneculture where management punishes theworker ants for a mistake and threatensthem with layoffs and pay cuts.No thanks, small enterprise businessis the groundwork, big mega-corpsare puppet shells with CEO's pullingthe strings.RE: Enteprise 2.0 - the non-debateWell putRE: Enteprise 2.0 - the non-debateUnfortunately...; Tags: Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Enteprise 2.0, Enterprise 2.0; Discussion threads 2009-11-05
Enterprise IT's trust level of Google will increase: TechRepublic's CIO Jury finds that IT leaders trust Microsoft more than Google as a technology partner, but tune in next year. Jason Hiner outlines the latest findings in the TechRepublic CIO Jury. In a nutshell, it looks like this: So...; Tags: Google Inc., Information Technology, Enterprise, Jason Hiner, E-mail, Strategy, Online Communications, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2009-10-26
Verizon preps fourth quarter device barrage; Droid will 'stimulate demand': Verizon delivered a solid third quarter courtesy of its wireless business, which added 1.2 million net customers excluding acquisitions. The company also said it is set up for the fourth quarter with the launch of Research in Motion's Storm 2 on Wednesday, two Motorola Android devices and 12 other handsets....; Tags: Revenue, Verizon Communications Inc., Wireless, Operational Accounting, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2009-10-26
From fear to value; CIO strategies for propelling business through the economic crisis: Your aspiration: As a Chief Information Officer, drive change, innovation and efficiency to help build a smarter enterprise that will prosper amidst global competition. Your daily challenge: As a Chief Information Officer, deliver business results faster and better-with less. Chief Information Officers are being counted on to...; Tags: CIO, Chief Information Officer, Economic Crisis, Strategy, Leadership, Management; White papers 2009-10-26
Anne Thomas Manes: SOA can be resurrected, here's how: SOA was/is a failure.No reason to resurrect it.Of course, service oriented architecture is the right thingAnd increasingly CIOs are becoming more strategic in their role and migrating their architectures to service orientation.The problem is that a lot of vendors started selling - overselling - products with the SOA name on...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, SOA; Discussion threads 2009-10-23
Google's Schmidt: Mimicking Office completely not 'a good use of our time': Google CEO Eric Schmidt acknowledges that Google Docs lacks workflow features that Microsoft Office has, but isn't trying to emulate the suite. In an interview with Stephen Shankland at CNet News, Schmidt continued his courting of the enterprise. Schmidt on Wednesday had a good performance at the...; Tags: Google Inc., Eric Schmidt, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2009-10-22
How can today's CIO make the biggest impact on their organization? Learn more here: We listened to more than 2500 CIOs worldwide, including 158 CIOs from midsize firms. Those discussions showed us the demands on CIOs are changing, and in reaction, how today's CIOs are redefining their role. Learn more about the role of today's midmarket CIO and what they are doing...; Tags: CIO, Roi/Tco, Leadership, Strategy, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Management; White papers 2009-10-21
How did IT fall so far behind the tech curve?: Okay, butThey also go out and buy their own servers with some hidden budget line, then try to foist maintenance off on the CIO. And then we try to integrate the data - and the data isn't theirs, it's critical to the health, even survival, of the enterprise.Yes, we...; Tags: Strategy, Virtualization, cloud computing, Regulatory compliance, Marketing Guy, information technology; Discussion threads 2009-10-19
Stinks to be the CIO: The 2010 IT budget may spike to 2006 resource levels: wowOne would think with our new leader money wouldbe flowing with millions of new jobs all overthe place.Since millions have lost jobs since his automakertake overs and giving banks Billions if not trillionsof dollars that went no where.Now free healthcare for all, that is right free withno cost to anyone....; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, evil, reason business, Microsoft Corp., information technology, IT budget; Discussion threads 2009-10-19
Stinks to be the CIO: The 2010 IT budget may spike to 2006 resource levels: Welcome to 2010 with the same resources you had back in 2006 and 2007 (if you're lucky). Now go out and be useful to the business. That cheery outlook was delivered by Gartner in its 2010 CIO Agenda talk. Some pep talk, guys. Gartner analyst Mark McDonald...; Tags: IT Budget, CIO, Information Technology, Gartner Inc., Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2009-10-19
Future ERP: Brian Sommer's provocative post that juxtaposes SAP's technology thinking around the 'old' and 'new' worlds provides insights into something SAP was talking about last year - the two speed world of ERP. At the back end there is still plenty to do, hardening applications, winkling out recurring bugs...; Tags: Innovation, Salesforce.com Inc., Financial, SAP AG, ERP, Brian Sommer, Brian, S-curve, Cloud Infrastructure, BRP, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Software, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2009-10-19