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1. IT Spending Forecasts: How Low Will They Go?

   [ Blog ] Topic: Cost Containment | Author: AnnAll | Date Published: 02/26/2009

   Remember back in November, when IDC scaled back its expectations of IT global spending growth from an original estimate of 5.9 percent to just 2.6 percent? What, you blocked it out along with all the and other reminders of financial distress? , along with IDC analyst Stephen Minton's...

2. Companies Still Making IT Pay Cuts, But Why?

   [ Blog ] Topic: Compensation | Author: RalphDeFrangesco | Date Published: 10/27/2009

   According to a recent NetworkWorld article that wrote about, companies are still making IT pay cuts and forcing unpaid furloughs. These companies are even cutting the pay of key personnel, causing employees to jump ship. A recent Janco Associates salary survey found that total compensation...

3. Which Costs More: Staff or Middleware?

   [ Blog ] Topic: Business Case | Author: LoraineLawson | Date Published: 11/05/2009

   I follow a lot of SOA discussions that, for various reasons, I don't write about on this blog. First, this isn't an SOA blog; it's an integration blog, and I've got to represent, you know: Keep it real, and so on. Second, sometimes these discussions are just too niche for this blog's audience....

4. OMB in Dark About Security Spending

   [ Blog ] Topic: Government Agencies | Author: RalphDeFrangesco | Date Published: 11/09/2009

   Maybe it's old age or maybe because the holidays are just around the corner, but I don't want to beat up the White House Office of Management and Budget too badly for not knowing how much it's spending on IT security . However Vivek Kundra, the new Federal CIO, is letting loose with both...

5. GE Healthcare Offers Stimulus Simplicity for EMR Implementation

   [ Blog ] Topic: HIPAA | Author: LoraBentley | Date Published: 06/16/2009

   have been a priority of President Obama's since his campaign days, if not before. But they're coming to the forefront again now that he is renewing his focus on health care reform . In the HITECH Act, which is part of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009, "to advance the...

6. Why SMBs Should Avoid Inkjet Printers for General Use

   [ Blog ] Topic: Printers | Author: Paul Mah | Date Published: 10/08/2009

   In my previous post where I offered some tips to , I briefly highlighted why inkjet printers are generally not a good idea for general-purpose business printing. Today, I shall elaborate a little more on the rationale behind this advice. The Cost of Inkjets One major attraction to...

7. The Great Potential of Wireless TEM

   [ Blog ] Topic: Cost Containment | Author: CarlWeinschenk | Date Published: 10/19/2009

   Wireless and wired TEM are conceptually the same. The idea is that managing things better – both internally and with outside vendors – will save money. Lots of money. There also are side benefits, such as better security and an all-around improvement in efficiency. TEM enables organizations to...

8. IT Pay Cuts and Attrition Worries

   [ Blog ] Topic: Staff Recruiting and Retention | Author: AnnAll | Date Published: 10/27/2009

   With IT positions prominently featured on CNNMoney's list of 50 best jobs in America and at sites like Dice.com, folks with IT skills are on the road to Easy Street, right? Not necessarily. IT personnel may still find themselves on Uncertainty Drive. IT staff may not be excluded from...

9. Try Stroking Vendors When Everyone Else Is Squeezing Them

   [ Blog ] Topic: Vendor Management | Author: AnnAll | Date Published: 11/12/2009

   When the going gets tough, so do IT executives, especially when it comes to pushing vendors to lower their prices. But an overly tough approach can backfire, through vendors offering sub-par service or trying to offset short-term cost cuts by insisting on longer-term agreements with higher prices...

10. Going Along with the Crowd

    [ Blog ] Topic: Business Development | Author: AnnAll | Date Published: 07/19/2006

    Yeah, we know. There probably isn't a business technology concept out there that's more nebulous than Web 2.0 . Some of its concepts sound downright goofy -- and few have proven themselves in the real world.       So some folks are certain to view the concept of crowdsourcing -- having...

11. Offshoring's Positive Impact on the Bottom Line

    [ Blog ] Topic: Offshoring | Author: AnnAll | Date Published: 01/16/2007

    Though experts caution companies not to make offshoring all about saving money, it appears that cost reduction remains a very big motivator for most folks.       Hard to argue the point, based on research from the Software & Information Industry Association. Three-quarters of companies surveyed...

12. Boeing Sees Earnings Lift, Despite Outsourcing Woes

    [ Blog ] Topic: Outsourcing | Author: AnnAll | Date Published: 04/23/2008

    Back in December, I blogged about the outsourcing-related woes affecting Boeing's production of its Dreamliner 787 jets, noting that problems with suppliers led the aerospace giant to delay delivery of the first plane from this spring to November or December. Boeing hoped to change the way...