Management/ Leadership

Prospects dim for more H-1B visas

admin — Thu, 15 May 2008 06:59:59 -0400

It's a presidential election year, and with limited time available in the 2008 session, and little appetite for rocking the boat, any reforms of the U.S. immigration system will not be on the Read more...

Which IT skills are important to you?

admin — Thu, 15 May 2008 06:59:56 -0400

IT executives often complain that it is difficult to recruit and retain good security personnel with the necessary skills, but it may be a problem of matching the people to the right jobs. Companies Read more...

Spam is everywhere--even on your cell phone

admin — Mon, 12 May 2008 07:00:00 -0400

Spam is everywhere--even on your cell phone You thought you had wrestled spam to the ground, and maybe you have on your computer system. But now comes a new trend reported by the New York Times that Read more...

Google and IBM have a cloud deal

admin — Mon, 12 May 2008 06:59:59 -0400

IBM and Google are teaming up to create what they hope will be the primary IT delivery model of the future--cloud computing. In the next year, the two companies intend to make available a network of Read more...

How a strategic plan can sink

admin — Mon, 12 May 2008 06:59:56 -0400

Alex Cullen, of Forrester Research, has some tips--a kind of top 10 list--for CIOs who want develop an affective strategic plan. One key point, he says, is to create a blueprint for action, not just Read more...

IBM seeks more Hispanics for IT jobs

admin — Thu, 08 May 2008 06:59:59 -0400

The Hispanic population in the U.S. is booming and will continue to grow, but Latinos now fill only a small percentage of technology jobs. IBM hosted a summit in New York this week with leaders from Read more...

H-1B abuse pays off

admin — Mon, 05 May 2008 06:59:59 -0400

American IT professionals often complain that they are being undercut by the H1-B Visa system when companies hire foreign workers at lower salaries even when qualified, tech-savvy U.S. citizens are Read more...

You can be an IT rock star

admin — Mon, 05 May 2008 06:59:56 -0400

Getting ahead in the IT world is not always easy. Like any work environment, there are internal politics, changing conditions and sometimes few opportunities for advancement. CIOs and IT recruiters Read more...

The help desk: Dead end or launch pad?

admin — Thu, 01 May 2008 06:59:59 -0400

It is a widely held belief that getting stuck at the IT help desk is a one-way ticket to Palookaville. An individual gets hired for that job and never leaves, in stove-piped organizations where Read more...

Disaster plans must vary

admin — Thu, 01 May 2008 06:59:58 -0400

IT executives often focus on data center replication, building design and backups when doing disaster planning. Yet experts say that recovery plans should be customized for whichever type of major Read more...