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Recession hits your bonus, too

Recession-related cost cutting is finally hitting the top brass, according to a new survey by ExecuNet. Companies are cutting back on pay packages they offer new executives in 2009 and trimming

Signs business is getting better

It's still a very tough year, but it's looking like cost-cutting measures have finally hit the bottom and are leveling off. There's still plenty of bad news out there, according to CIO.com. But the

Investment in IT services represents cost savings

Gartner researchers report that investment in IT services can be a great opportunity for cost savings and optimization, but are often given insufficient attention. "During the last five years,

Salesforce.com reports a cool $1 billion in revenue

For its fiscal 2009, which ended January 31, San Francisco-based Salesforce.com reported a cool $1.08 billion in revenue. An increase in revenue over the last three months contributed to a total

AMD takes $948 million in charges

Chipmaker AMD has said it would take charges totaling a whopping $948 million for the second quarter of this year. The majority of the charges are related to the acquisition of ATI Technologies in

Is procurement rearing its ugly head in IT?

There was a time when IT professionals decided on the technology and the equipment to purchase, and then the procurement side of the company would come in and perhaps try to negotiate a better

Big firms could slash 40 percent from IT

For CIOs and their IT employees at Global 1000 companies, it may not seem like your department's budget is bloated, given all the needs and the long wish list. Yet, the Hackett Group, a research

Fighting irrelevance and achieving your goals

These days, the average CIO is in a tight spot, thanks to cost-cutting and changes in corporate direction and perception. There is a giant divide between what CIOs aspire to accomplish and what

Bringing IT's appeal back

Working in an IT department can seem like trudging to the salt mines every day--at least if you listen to some techies. Complaints about losing work to outsourcing, cost-cutting, indifferent

C&L: Heavy workloads lead to burnout

Heavy workloads lead to burnout There's a great column over at CIO magazine on how increasing