Tag: IT
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Out-of-Control IT Projects Can Kill Enterprises
Categories: News and TrendsMajor IT projects are 20 times more likely to fail than other business projects, according to a recent study from Oxford University. IT projects on average are 27 percent over budget and take 55 percent longer to complete than originally planned, researchers from the University of Oxford’s Said Business School’s BT Centre for Major Program… Read more
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Getting It Right in the Post-Managed Services Era
The IT channel is about to enter the post-managed services era. Much like modernism led to postmodernism in art and philosophy, the managed services model is evolving into a new IT consumption reality. At the heart of the change is the cloud, and more specifically, how managed services providers (MSPs) choose to proceed into a… Read more
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IT Skills, Pay Premiums Decline in Value: Report
The average market value for 265 noncertified skills dipped slightly (-0.2 percent) from April to June following consistent gains in the previous five calendar quarters, while pay premiums for 237 IT certifications continued their abysmal performance for the 18th time in the last 19 quarters, posting an overall loss in market value of nearly 2… Read more
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Health Care IT Will Need to Support Mobility: Report
Categories: News and TrendsThe health care industry will need its IT specialists to support multiple platforms of mobile computing despite the apparent popularity of specific devices such as Apple’s iPad, according to a new report by research firm Frost & Sullivan. The white paper "Mobile Devices and Healthcare: What’s New, What Fits and How Do You Decide?" details… Read more
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Nokia Bets It All on Windows Phone in U.S.
Live in the United States? Have your eyes on a Nokia smartphone running Symbian? Tough luck. According to reports, the Finnish phone maker is planning to end sales of its Symbian-based smartphones and feature phones in North America, effectively doubling down on its bet that Microsoft s Windows Phone will reverse its recent market-share declines.… Read more
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SMB IT Spending Inside the Mind of Small Business Owners
Categories: PartnersSMB IT Spending Inside the Mind of Small Business Owners Within the next three years, the U.S. SMB tech support market will be worth more than $15 billion, according to analysts at Parks Associates. No Title IDC predicts that SMBs will spend more than $125 billion on advanced technology in 2011. No Title That’s $5… Read more