SOA, CMDB and Automation

If the economy isn’t yet in the midst of a nuclear winter, it’s at least in a nuclear autumn. The financial meltdown has already changed the face of the financial industry, and some analysts say we’ve only seen the beginning. And it’s likely that the landscape of other industries will soon be re-shaped as well….

2009 IT Spending Roundup

You’d have to live under a rock to not know that economies around the globe are either in, or heading for recession. In the past, when IT was viewed as just a cost-center, this meant sharp cuts in IT spending. This time around things don’t look too bad. Gartner, IDC, Forrester and Computer Economics have…

Key Technologies Boost Functionality and Lower Costs

While market lamentations rattle forth from every industry and market segment, few would argue that the housing and relocations markets are the hardest hit. Among those straddling the widening gap between a profitable past and a promising future is SIRVA, a company that conducts more than 300,000 relocations per year, transferring corporate and government employees…

IT Still Relevant Even in a Downturn

Even when faced with a discouraging economic outlook, CEOs, CIOs and top enterprise managers projected increased budgets and staffing needs for 2009. That’s according to a survey commissioned by the Society for Information Management (SIM) that was completed in June. More than three-hundred respondents, primarily senior IT leaders within SIM’s membership base, participated, representing data…