ITBE Staff

With the cloud a big buzz word in the industry today, make sure you take a detailed look at any provider you are considering and don’t be afraid to make them prove their worth. David Moorman, president of DynaSis Integrated Systems, has outlined some helpful tips and things to look for in your search for a […]

New technologies have pioneered ways for businesses and consumers to benefit from sharing data in unprecedented ways, yet those benefits have come at the cost of an increased risk of security exploits and cybercrime. Security breaches escalated in 2010, and Cenzic, a leading provider of Web application security solutions, expects this trend to continue and […]

While there’s no doubt that costs are a big factor when it comes to why IT organizations are embracing virtualization and cloud computing today, it turns out that more IT organizations are starting to appreciate the flexibility inherently provided by virtualization and cloud computing. A global survey of 2,600 IT professionals conducted by InsightExpress on […]

Job Description: Senior Project Manager Senior Project Managers tie complex intransitive together, from specification to progress tracking to vendor management. Use this sample job description to find the best Senior Project Manager candidates. This IT Download is a typical job description for a Senior Project Manager. Typical responsibilites for this position include: Requirements gathering, planning, […]

A major transformation is taking place in how organizations use project management software. Instead of being the sole province of the project managers, the rise of online project management applications heralds a new era of collaboration across the enterprise. The challenge, of course, is getting the organization to embrace online project management in the first […]

Sixty-two percent of C-level executives responding to a recent survey by IT services provider Avanade said they were bothered by frequent interruptions caused by irrelevant incoming data. Not surprisingly, given the state of most executives’ inboxes, the single largest source of such data was e-mail. All of us, executives or not, can make good use […]

A survey of 300 IT managers conducted by Quantum finds that a staggering amount of IT personnel time is wasted restoring files. Just about everybody in IT is aware of the nuisances associated with having to restore a file. But not many people have taken into account that, on average, 131 hours of IT time […]

When times were good, malware attacks were pretty much the cost of doing business. They happened from time to time, but nobody ever really considered their real impact on the business. Now that times are tough and the number of zero-day malware attacks have increased, the operational costs of security are becoming a much bigger […]

Beyond an intuitive sense that your teams need additional support, how can an employer tell when it’s time to hire?  Here are five telltale signs, offered by Robert Half Technology in its Salary Guide 2011. Click through for five signs that it's time to hire additional support, from Robert Half Technology. If working overtime is the […]

As 2010 draws to a close, Juniper Research has drawn up a list of predictions for the coming year, all neatly wrapped up as the top trends for the mobile and wireless industry for 2011.  A free report detailing the findings is available to download from the Juniper website today. Click through for the top 10 wireless […]

Data Center Convergence Assessment Tool 10G Ethernet offers a world of benefits for voice and data services, but it also presents enormous challenges. This spreadsheet based tool will help you determine whether this is the right time for your organization to undertake this initiative. The decision to adopt a network convergence strategy depends on more […]

Fundamentals of Small Business Information Security SMBs are an increasingly important component of the economy, and so they have become a more attractive target for cybercrooks. This research note will walk you through critical issues facing SMBs as they secure their data and networks For some small businesses, the security of their information, systems and […]