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Hidden costs in outsourcing to Latin America
Latin America is a burgeoning market for outsourcing, and there are many good reasons for it. However, the region also poses a number of risks and costs that vendors are unlikely to publicize,
How satisfying is an IT management job?
The way IT professionals think about their job has changed steadily over the past five years. For IT managers, job satisfaction fell dramatically from 2008 to 2009, and since then the number of
Survey: Tech's high-end salaries are shrinking
If you are in the front office, don't get too comfortable. A new survey finds that compensation for CIOs is declining. It's almost as though we didn't have to tell you this. But if you think you are
Russian firm buys a piece of Facebook
The cost was $200 million, but the investment may be worth much more than that. On Tuesday, a Russian investment firm called Digital Sky Technologies made the investment in the social networking
Don't get rid of the boomers yet
This week we report on an article about the impact that baby boomers will have on the workplace when they retire. And if you are not ready for this seismic change, you are in trouble because baby
IT job prospects on upswing
Yahoo is in a layoff mode and so is Microsoft. But a new poll of senior technology professionals found that more than 50 percent of those surveyed are currently hiring. The survey, conducted by
Survey: IT faces bleak days
A new CIO.com report finds that more than half of IT heads surveyed (53 percent) plan to slash budgets in response to unfavorable economic conditions. That number is up from 40 percent in the
C-level IT execs predict year-long downturn
A sizable majority of C-level technology executives believe the industry is being hit hard by the economic downturn and the effects will not be resolved in the short run, according to a new survey.
Companies are cautious about IT hires
Research firm Gartner predicts that the depressed economy will make IT organizations careful about their hiring plans. A newly released survey of 285 U.S.-based IT organizations found that 57.9
