August 4, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Any business that’s not using social networking to target customers is way behind the curve, say the tech analysts at Gartner, Inc. These days, most consumers rely to some extent on these networks to direct their spending.
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Tags: Gartner, marketing, social networks
May 18, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Looks like there’s some optimism out there in IT land — at least when it comes to the economy. Industry analysts are anticipating healthy growth in spending this year, and it’s likely that the folks who created the recession will be the ones helping spend our way out of it.
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Tags: banking, Gartner, IT spending, securities, segments
May 6, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
It’s become increasingly rare for IT pros to be able to tell the company CFO: “You’re not the boss of me.” In fact, a new Gartner study found that at 42% of companies surveyed, the CFO was the top IT decision-maker.
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Tags: CFO, Gartner, IT, reports
March 2, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
We recently reported that most small and mid-size businesses that made IT a priority reported revenue gains in 2009. It seems many business leaders already figured that out.
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Tags: Gartner, IT, recovery, results, role, survey
January 18, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Hackers are getting past some of the toughest tactics used in online banking security, say the analysts at Gartner.
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Tags: Gartner, malware, online banking, security, threats
November 2, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
First the General Accountability Office sounded the alarm about a flu pandemic and its potential to cripple the Internet, and now one of the IT industry’s preeminent analyst groups is adding its voice to the alarm.
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Tags: flu, Gartner, General Accountability Office, Pandemic, swine flu, telecommuting, work at home
October 20, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Things could get worse for the IT industry, but it’s tough to imagine how.
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Tags: Gartner, Hardware, IT spending, servers
September 25, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Among the leading and lagging indicators in the economy, there’s one that IT folks keep a close eye on: the PC industry. And it seems that the worst may be over for that segment.
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Tags: decline, Gartner, growth, PC sales, shipments, worldwide
September 2, 2009 by Sam Narisi
Think a lot of recognition for a job well done is an effective retention strategy? That’s not what the results of a new survey say.
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Tags: flexibility, Gartner, recognition, retention, training
July 24, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
Wondering how many of your workers will have broadband access at home in coming years? The experts at Gartner, Inc., say they know.
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Tags: access, broadband, Gartner, home, Internet, penetration
