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Cloud Computing Is Still In Its Adolescence
Compare the adoption rate for cloud services to that for virtualization, and it's evident we still have a ways to go.
Do Health IT Hires Need A Clinical Background?
The debate on which qualifications an IT job candidate needs to work in a hospital or medical practice rages.
Why P&G CIO Is Quadrupling Analytics Expertise
Procter & Gamble's Filippo Passerini is investing in analytics talent, even as the company cuts in other areas, to speed up business decision making.
The Shadow IT Threat
Rogue IT groups outside the main IT organization pose both pros and cons--and won't disappear anytime soon.
Innovation Doesn't Happen By Chance
IT organizations need to make the time for innovation, either formally or informally.
iPad's Success Demands IT Change Its Thinking
Tablets won't just be a niche. They'll be the dominant knowledge worker platform, so IT will have to start thinking Web and tablet apps first.
Want IT Flexibility? Demand Jailbreaking Be Legal
Why should CIOs care about the DMCA's jailbreaking rules? Despite Pollyanna assurances that locking down a box will make everybody more secure,...
When 'Nice' Bosses Fail
IT is a service business, where nice guys often finish first. But you'd better be effective too, because scorched-earth leaders are just waiting...
The Social Enterprise: Your Path To Job Security
Make it easier for knowledge workers to do their jobs, and you're in for the long haul.
Do iPads Belong At Sporting Events?
You can bring your iPad to the Super Bowl. Should you be allowed to?
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India's Outsourcing Economy Booms
February 10, 2012Despite calls from Washington to keep jobs onshore, U.S. companies seem to be sending more tech work to the subcontinent, as offshoring sales...
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Cloud Computing Is Still A Leap Of Faith
February 06, 2012IT's jumping into cloud services with way too much custom code and way too little planning, our annual State of Cloud Computing Survey finds.
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Obama's Insourcing Call Falls On Deft Ears
January 13, 2012President Obama wants companies to bring jobs home, but smart businesses are already rethinking the insourcing and outsourcing mix--due to...
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5 SMB Tips For Partnering With Big Business
January 05, 2012Check out this list of lessons learned by games developer Arkadium, which recently signed a multi-year deal with Microsoft.
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IBM Lands $2.6B Spanish Bank Outsourcing Deal
January 03, 2012IBM research centers also will feed social media and cloud computing innovations to bank's IT staff.
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House Approves Faster Green Cards For Foreign IT Workers
November 30, 2011Senate also expected to approve bill that eliminates per-country visa caps and institutes a first come, first served system.
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Infosys H-1B Fraud Case Heads For Trial
November 18, 2011Allegations that outsourcer Infosys abused visa program cannot be settled out of court, judge rules.
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Dell Earnings Don't Tell Big Transformation Story
November 15, 2011Two years ago, Dell talked up a transformational message--that fell flat, reinforcing its image as little more than a box pusher. Now it's clear...
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What Will Eat Your IT Job?
November 14, 2011HCL says virtualization and cloud technologies are automating the roles that it used to fill with lots of H-1B workers.
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Foreigners Don't Take IT Jobs, They Create Them
November 10, 2011Research shows that immigrant-founded companies generate billions in revenue and employ hundreds of thousands of Americans, so why do so many...
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