Strategies and Trends for Information Technology Leaders
It’s likely that the biggest Inauguration Day drop in the Dow Jones industrial average’s history — a fall of 332.13 points to 7,949.09 — probably did little to boost the confidence of IT workers. According to the latest Technisource IT Employee Confidence Index results for Q4, that confidence was fragile enough already. The Index dropped…
In 2009, expect a strong focus on IT management initiatives that deliver measurable cost savings in a tight economy; the continued deployment of technologies that enable IT to be managed as a business; and new management challenges introduced by the growth of emerging technologies. “While there are obvious concerns surrounding the global economy, we expect…
9. Solid state disk to emerge as new first tier of storage in the data center. With breakthroughs in nanotechnology, solid state disk (SSD) solutions promise to deliver greater capacity at much less cost. In 2009, EMA predicts that SSD will emerge as the new first tier of storage in the data center. 10. Economic…
According to a Computer Economics assessment of IT spending patterns during the previous two recessions, IT spending growth will remain flat through 2009 but will begin to recover in 2010. The IT research and advisory firm said that its analysis of IT spending trends shows that businesses began restraining spending in late 2007, in anticipation…
The problem is getting worse. Every year, research firm Basex calculates the cost of information overload and the numbers keep going up by a staggering amount. For 2008, Basex estimates information overload cost the U.S. economy $900 billion in lost productivity. For 2006, that figure was $588 billion. “We’re continuing to generate more content, and…
Hammered by the global recession, players in the IT industry will have to undergo radical changes to simply survive, according to research firm IDC. But that’s not bad news for everyone. Enterprises and small to midsized businesses (SMBs) may be poised reap the benefits of a transforming IT industry — in the form of new…
Despite the fact organizations worldwide are deferring capital expenditures, outsourcing continues to be the number one tool chosen to drive organizational change, according to EquaTerra’s Advisor and BPO/ITO Service Provider Pulse Survey 3Q08. The findings show demand for outsourcing is outpacing business investments in areas such as hardware, software or other types of more discretionary…
PandaLabs, Panda Security’s malware analysis and detection laboratory, today announced that less than six percent of emails that reached companies in the third quarter of 2008 were legitimate correspondence. Moreover, 1.43% of emails contained malware. The data, extracted from a sample of more than 123 million emails, found the most frequently detected strains of malware…
Brad Pitt has overtaken Paris Hilton as the most dangerous celebrity to search for in cyberspace according to Internet security company McAfee. For the second year running, McAfee entered the glamorous world of Hollywood to reveal the riskiest celebrities in cyberspace. Checking in on your famous friends is not only a guilty pleasure, but seriously…
CEOs, CIOs, and top enterprise managers continue to cite IT/business alignment as the No.1 hurdle they face. That’s according to a survey commissioned by the Society for Information Management. Rounding out the top 10 concerns in SIM’s annual survey, the list includes: 2) Building business skills in IT 3) IT strategic planning 4) Attracting new…