Strategies and Trends for Information Technology Leaders
Employees looking for help with a frozen computer screen or a mobile application glitch may be in for a long wait. CIOs interviewed in a recent Robert Half Technology survey said their companies’ technical support teams are, on average, 42 percent smaller than they would like them to be. The results are similar to a…
Yes, the IT job market is tough these days. It’s a far cry from the late nineties, when just showing up with a pulse earned you a signing bonus. I’m told by top IT employment specialists that these days even highly qualified tech professionals can’t always find positions, at least not easily. Employers know they…
Even if your firm is not actively recruiting, it’s important to keep abreast of current hiring trends. Unforeseen circumstances such as employee turnover can cause you to launch an immediate search for new talent. In addition, some companies are finding that now is an ideal time to make select hires to enhance the skill levels…
To reduce the effect of outliers on the middle, Computer Economics (CE) uses the median when reporting its findings. What this means for CIOs reading their latest research is a little less than half of those surveyed (45%) were actually able to increase their operational spending this year, while 17% of CIOs had to get…
When an IT manager gets the order to “do more with less,” a shiver runs down the spine. IT managers know that this usually translates into doing less with less and finding ways to hide that fact. Compounding the problem is IT has been in cost-cutting, efficiency-boosting mode for several years now. Haven’t we squeezed…
With the worldwide economy seeming to stabilize lately, IT could be adding its round of positive numbers to the mix. Based on the numbers, it appears that companies across the country are showing signs of life once again. In the next three months, 8% of chief information officers (CIOs) plan to add information technology (IT)…
Firms in the United States technology sector announced planned job cuts totaling 84,217 in the first quarter, up 27% from 66,312 in the previous quarter. It was the largest quarterly job-cut tally for the sector since 2002, when 133,511 layoffs were announced in the fourth quarter, according to the report released Monday by global outplacement…
In these difficult times, it seems every company is trying to do more with less, and central to that goal is maximizing employee contributions and productivity. While increasing workloads can be a short-term solution, over time it will lead to staff burnout, so organizations must find other ways of addressing their business needs under tight…
In this economy it is the lucky few managers who do not have to inform colleagues that their services are no longer needed. Most managers are having to layoff people they know and like; people, who through no fault of their own, must be set adrift on a very uncertain economic sea. This takes its…
Gartner’s latest analysis of the direction of global IT spending during 2009 released March 13, includes significant downward revision to its last market growth forecasts, which were made at year-end 2008. In an advance look at its forthcoming 1Q09 update, Gartner’s preliminary forecast is that IT spending during 2009 will decline by 3.7%. The sharp…