Tag: IT

  • IT Decision-Maker Optimism Returns to Pre-crisis Levels

    Jessica Davis

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    A semblance of IT budgets past may soon return to IT managers who have been very good at reining in their 2009 expenses. That’s according to the most recent CDW IT Monitor that shows IT decision-maker confidence has experienced its greatest increase in the last 18 months, returning to the levels last seen before the… Read more

  • IT Operations Spend to Increase by 2% in 2010

    Ericka Chickowski

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    Channel partners selling the meat-and-potato solutions necessary to keep IT operations  up and running will find that they have a little more budget wiggle room in 2010, according to new findings released by Computer Economics last week. The analyst firm questioned 139 North American IT organizations about their spending outlooks and attitudes for the coming… Read more

  • IT Jobs Trends 2010: Predictions for the New Year

    Jessica Davis

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    While the recent Department of Labor report showed that IT employment may have turned the corner recently, that doesn’t mean there will be a big job recovery in IT in 2010. Expect IT hiring to remain sluggish through most of 2010, only picking up at the end of the year and maybe not even until… Read more

  • IBM Targets SMBs with Cloud-Based IT Monitoring

    Steve Wexler

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    IBM is reaching out to small-medium businesses with online software intended to help monitor, predict and prevent IT outages. Tivoli Live Monitoring Services is being offered on a monthly subscription basis and Big Blue’s channel partners can sell it either as an agent or as a host, says IBM’s Dave Mitchell, Director of Strategy and… Read more

  • IT Jobs Gaining Ground Again

    Jessica Davis

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    Even though the overall economy is still shedding jobs instead of adding them, IT job creation seems to have turned a corner. U.S. employment numbers released last week by the U.S. Department of Labor showed a third straight month of improvement in IT-related employment. Categories that grew included those in professional and technical services businesses… Read more

  • IT Investments What IT Leaders are Whispering in Budget Meetings

    IT Investments What IT Leaders are Whispering in Budget Meetings

    Jessica Davis

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    IT Investments What IT Leaders are Whispering in Budget Meetings IT is becoming more strategicThere is greater acknowledgement from business unit managers and staff of the importance of the IT function’s objectives to the business.53% agree19% strongly agree22% disagree No Title Impact of the Financial CrisisSurvey subjects were asked if increased pressures resulting from the… Read more