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Financial sector strain means more offshoring

The collapse of Wall Street is not good news for America or for information technology professionals. Besides the expected loss of jobs from big financial firms going under or being taken over, some... Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: Greening the data center

Despite what you might think, U.S. data centers are using as much energy as ever, a clear sign that current energy initiatives aren't working as well as they should. What's the solution? According

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Silicon Valley losing middle wage jobs

The demographics are changing fast in Silicon Valley and this may hit the IT community first. The latest survey shows that the nation's technology heartland is losing... Read more...

A new outlet for outsourcing

Companies are looking for new ways to save money, and they may have found it: running data centers remotely. The reason is simple. As hardware prices fall, labor takes on a larger share of the costs.... Read more...

Protect your data warehouse

Does your disaster recovery plan include your data warehouse? If it doesn't, you are facing a critical gap that could cost you years of saved data and lots of trouble. Now that data warehousing is... Read more...

Pay attention to online customers

Most business is now online, and at some point, that business will connect directly with the consumer. And customers expect both a stellar website and usable tools to make things work efficiently. It... Read more...

Where are you going to get your workers?

IT is clearly stuck in a hiring rut. With baby boomers retiring, there will be a significant number of IT professionals leaving the workforce in the next few years. And there are few driving... Read more...

Analysts identify 6 top traits of effective IT shops

Analysts at Boston-based consulting firm Ovum Summit identified a series of patterns that effective IT departments follow. Topping the list is a focus on alignment between IT projects and business... Read more...

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Outsourcers grapple with worker shortage

Outsourcing is thriving in India, yet some Indian firms are facing a potential worker shortage. US-based companies doing business there, however, don't believe it's a major issue. According to... Read more...