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IT job thaw on the way
The IT workforce took a big hit this year, but IT recruiters are optimistic that the end of the decline is in sight. While the prediction is that IT job numbers will continue to decline through the... Read more...
Younger workers ignore IT security rules
The generation gap is here, again. A new survey from Symantec finds that young men and women entering the workforce don't see the fine line between work-based computer activities and personal... Read more...
India on verge of new outsourcing efforts
Outsourcing companies in India are looking for new ways to help American companies run better. It's called innovation from outsourcing and it's a way to expand the services available to help cut... Read more...
Storage virtualization going mainstream
This time last year, desktop virtualization was the talk of the town in IT circles. If analysts are to be believed, however, 2008 could be the year that storage virtualization takes off in the... Read more...
Offshore outsourcing may be on the decline
Has the wind been taken out of the sails for overseas outsourcing? Probably not. But there are plenty of cautionary tales about the changing terrain of getting things done cheaply abroad. The first... Read more...
How a CIO rebounds from job loss
You're fired! Maybe it's never happened to you. Maybe it never will. But CIOs have very high stress jobs with plenty of risk. Just ask Stuart Scott, the former CIO at Microsoft who was recently... Read more...
Is an MBA the new key to becoming an A-list CIO?
If an MBA isn't already mandatory for A-list CIOs, it may be soon. CIO Magazine interviewed Mark Polansky, North American managing director of executive search firm Korn Ferry's IT Center... Read more...
Why VCs are good for your career
Don't overlook the venture capitalist community as you look to grow your career. And don't forget that it's a two way street: "CIOs have much to offer a VC in need of customer feedback on the... Read more...
Another Vital Exec Leaves SAP
SAP is about to lose another key executive. Aliza Peleg, managing director of SAP Labs U.S., will leave the company by the end of next month. The news comes just after Shai Agassi, president of... Read more...
Failed projects leading to IT budget drain?
A CIO Connect census has found that 90 percent of CIOs believe IT projects aren't being properly executed by business, leading to wasted money and resources. The solution, says Nick Kirkland,... Read more...
