Tag: IT

  • IT Pros: IT Outsourcing More Costly Than Expected

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    Managed services and outsourcing partners may have work to do in improving their reputations if a new survey out this week is any indication. According to a survey conducted by Lieberman Software among 500 IT professionals, more than three-quarters of IT professionals who work in organizations that use outsourcing say their providers have "made up"… Read more

  • IT Specialists at Risk Transmitting Unsecure Mobile Data: Report

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    A study by Origin Storage, a secure storage specialist, has revealed that 41 percent of what should be a security-savvy audience are carrying sensitive information on mobile devices unprotected. In fact, 19 percent revealed that their organization had suffered a data breach following the loss of a portable device (i.e., laptop, USB, CD) with 54… Read more

  • Business Confidence in IT Spending Grows: Report

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    Overall confidence in economic growth is beginning to translate into anticipated spending in the IT marketplace, according to the latest CDW IT Monitor. The report found IT decision-makers are confident in continued investment in hardware and software with an upward trend among medium and large businesses over the last six months. The company’s research found… Read more

  • IT Industry Should Aggressively Persue Federal Training Dollars: CompTIA

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    CompTIA, a non-profit association for the IT industry, is encouraging its membership and the broader high-tech industry to aggressively seek their share of $240 million in newly launched federal grants available for job training programs. U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis on Monday announced the availability of approximately $240 million through the H-1B Technical Skills… Read more

  • Overall IT Spending

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    Overall IT Spending Gartner predicts that we’ll see overall global IT spending rise a relatively healthy 5.6 percent to $3.6 trillion in 2011. SMB IT Budgets This year SMBs are planning on spending 8 percent more than what they initially expected in the second half of 2010, Spiceworks recently reported . Based on a survey… Read more

  • Spiceworks Expanding into IT Product Reseller

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    Free RMM provider Spiceworks will use $25 million in additional funding to expand its business model to include a sourcing tool for IT products and services. Austin, Tx-based Spiceworks announced the new financing round this week and it includes participation from new investors, Adam Street Partners and Tenaya Capital. "The average business in the Spiceworks… Read more