Strategies and Trends for Information Technology Leaders
Continuing their ambitious survey work peering into the future of the Internet, researchers from the Pew Internet Project and Elon University canvassed nearly 900 digital soothsayers, who overwhelmingly expressed the hopeful belief that in 10 years new forms of online collaboration will substantially reduce inefficiencies in government, business, and other organizations. Seventy-two percent (72%) of…
What a difference a year makes. In March 2009, a survey of more than 1,100 IT decision makers by market research firm Dimensional Research found that 82 percent of those surveyed planned to wait at least a year after Windows 7’s release before deploying Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) replacement for Windows Vista. Now, a year later,…
Chief information officers (CIOs) expect an uptick in IT staffing in the second quarter, according to the latest Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report. Nine percent (9%) of technology executives plan to hire additional IT staff and 4% anticipate personnel reductions. The net 5% increase is up two points from the first…
Technology executives are signaling a readiness to make critical IT investments, a new survey shows. More than one-third (37 percent) of chief information officers (CIOs) interviewed said, post-recession, they plan to implement software and hardware upgrades deferred due to the bad economy. Others foresee moving forward with virtualization projects (16 percent) and website design initiatives…
That provocative question splashed across the cover of the Atlantic Monthly last summer, headlining a story penned by controversial technology analyst and pundit Nicholas Carr, who argued that the climate of instant information and supreme distraction that permeates the Web has chipped away at the more focused, intellectual pursuits like reading a book. Fast forward…
The CompTIA IT Industry Business Confidence Index experienced its largest jump ever in December 2009, reflecting renewed optimism and strengthening balance sheets among IT companies. The December rating jumped 6.3 points to 56.6, marking the first time net positive opinions exceeded net negative opinions. The December results come on the heels of a relatively stagnant…
Despite the historical tendency for businesses to slow spending and weigh investment decisions more carefully during a recession, a study by the Economist Intelligence Unit, the business information arm of The Economist Group, publisher of The Economist, found that business decision-making is actually accelerating due to the recession. In today’s challenging business environment, the report…
Killers apps will, like most tech innovation today, come from the edge, not the mobile carriers, said Gartner. Its list of applications is arraigned by impact on consumers and industry players and takes into consideration revenue, loyalty, business model, consumer value and estimated market penetration. “Consumer mobile applications and services are no longer the prerogative…
7) Near Field Communication Services – Near field communication (NFC) allows data transfer between compatible devices by placing them close to each other, within ten centimeters. The technology can be used, for example, for retail purchases, transportation, personal identification and loyalty cards. NFC is ranked No. 7 in Gartner’s top ten because it can increase…
Cloud computing is no longer just a buzzword according to a recent study commissioned by Avanade, a business technology services provider. The Cloud Computing survey shows a 320% increase over the past nine months of respondents reporting they are testing or planning to implement Cloud computing. This, according to Avanade, is the first data that…