September 2, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Whether you’re hiring IT staff or keeping an eye on your own career in the field, it’s important to know which IT credentials matter. That’s because in most cases, credentials convert to cash, in the form of compensation.
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Tags: certifications, IT, Tech Republic, top
August 30, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
In a recent column on SearchCIO.com, contributor and CIO Niel Nickolaisen pondered whether IT chargebacks are worth the trouble. His conclusion:
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Tags: chargebacks, CIO, Headwaters Inc., IT, Niel Nickolaisen
August 27, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
With shrinking budgets and head counts, many firms look to solve their budget woes by outsourcing some IT operations to third parties. But outsourcing can be a disaster when not managed properly.
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Tags: background checks, budgerts, disaster, IT, outsourcing, support
August 26, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Are stagnant pay and heavy workloads really the big reasons IT staff are poised to bolt as soon as the economy rebounds? Seems there’s more to it than that.
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Tags: change, Communication, IT, jobs, morale, staff, turnover
August 25, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Ever wonder what it takes to rake in the big bucks in the tech industry? The answer can be found in the executive suites of the big technology firms, where leaders are taking home millions — whether they do a good job or not.
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Tags: BMC software, CEO, compensation, executive, Hewlett-Packard, IT, Oracle, pay
August 23, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
IT budgets may have been flat in recent years, but the cost of staff could soon rise. Retaining top workers will likely get tough in the coming months, says a new report.
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Tags: CDW, Dice, employment, hiring, IT, retention, survey
June 25, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Seems IT could only hold out so long without upgrading and updating the organization’s technology. Now, after many quarters of flat spending, companies are starting to relax the budget constraints that kept purchases at a minimum.
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Tags: increase, IT, spending
May 17, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Those of us who love technology know there’s nothing like it to make life just a little bit better. Of course, the Luddites among us don’t agree, but then most of them don’t know what they’re missing anyway.
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Tags: Chartered Institute for Technology, happiness, IT, study
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
April 25, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Some new research shows that cutting corners in IT could be more shortsighted than company accountants may have figured.
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Tags: IT, security, staff cuts, survey, Symantec