Tag: IT
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IBM Targets SMBs with Cloud-Based IT Monitoring
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
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IT Jobs Gaining Ground Again
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
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IT Investments What IT Leaders are Whispering in Budget Meetings
Categories: News and TrendsIT 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
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A Leaner IT to Get More Strategic in 2010
Business leaders may be looking to IT as more of a strategic tool rather than just a cost center as we enter into 2010, a year that many believe could bring an economic recovery. That’s because so many businesses put the clamp down on IT spending in 2009 during the deep global economic recession. And… Read more
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2010 Sweeping Changes Coming for IT
Categories: News and Trends2010 Sweeping Changes Coming for IT With a modest recovery for IT spending predicted for 2010, IDC is also looking for a ‘fundamental’ industry transformation. Channel Insider takes a closer look at some of the changes the channel can look forward to next year. 2010: Tipping Points "In last year’s predictions, we talked about how… Read more