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Backsourcing gains momentum
The level of outsourcing activity remained fairly steady over the past couple years, but at the same time there has been an increase in the volume of insourcing, analysts say. More companies are
Study: 25 percent of U.S. IT jobs to head offshore
A new study by the Hackett Group, a Miami-based consulting firm, estimates that as many as one quarter of IT jobs at global 1000 firms may be moving offshore by 2010. The group estimates that these
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
