IT spending
RSS IT spendingHow to squeeze the last drops of savings from an outsourcing contract
News Antony Hayes, commercial director for RMG, was appointed a year ago to reduce the £110m the RMG was spending on running its IT operation each year. How does a business pay less for its... [20 Nov 2009]
Naked CIO: Cloud computing more expensive than we thought?
Comment Before they knew it they were spending more than £500,000 per year on user fees annually associated with the application. It's not just the technology that's important - how you account... [19 Nov 2009]
How CIOs can achieve post-recession success
Comment Chui: Some of the things that were identified [in our research] are increasing uncertainty, lower availability on credit, potentially lower consumer spending in certain areas and more public sector involvement in the... [18 Nov 2009]
Saving Money in Your Security Spending During a Financial Crisis
White Paper How can one optimize spending while the numbers of threats that must be defended against are increasing at such a rapid pace? Belts are getting tighter around all budgets and IT budgets are no exception. [13 Nov 2009]
Securing EMR (Electronic Medical Records)
White Paper Information Technology advancements in healthcare are expected to accelerate, due to cost concerns, more viable and cost-effective Electronic Medical Record (EMR) technology, and federal spending initiatives. [13 Nov 2009]
Collaborating on Cost Savings: A Scalable Software Whitepaper
White Paper An IT executive, whose primary responsibility is prudent spending on IT good and services, is simply not going to endorse any process change that suggests it has been... [12 Nov 2009]
A Case for Enterprise-Wide Solutions for AML and Anti-Fraud
White Paper With the increasing consolidation it is now witnessing in the banking industry, the approach is to reduce spending and free up investment capacity for a few vital technology projects. Navigating the... [12 Nov 2009]
Small Business Strategies to Limit the Risk and Affects of Data Loss: Preventing Unplanned Downtime and Business Failure
White Paper Storing valuable files, applications, and email archives in-house may be costing one more money than one should be spending. As a business owner or IT professional, one understands how crucial data is to... [12 Nov 2009]
Why are Indian outsourcing companies such bashful suitors?
Comment But now, as technology spending rebounds, aggressive M&A could help firms grow quickly. Indian outsourcers certainly have the cash - so why aren't they buying up their competitors? Saritha Rai finds out. [06 Nov 2009]
BT offers free fibre to Glasgow businesses
News Back in 2008 BT announced it would be spending £1.5bn to bring fibre broadband to around 10 million homes and businesses by 2012. BT is offering a free taste of superfast broadband to businesses in Glasgow. [05 Nov 2009]
Exclusive: Jimmy Wales on what's next for Wikipedia
Comment In the days before Wikipedia, they were probably spending a lot of time watching Star Trek or. In an exclusive interview, Wikipedia founder and silicon.com Agenda Setter Jimmy Wales talks to Natasha Lomas about what's... [05 Nov 2009]
Whose IT budget has been hit the hardest?
News Financial services firms' IT budgets fell by 8.3 per cent between 2008 and 2009, meaning the banks have cut their budgets more than other industries, and saw spending fall by 6.8 per cent year-on-year. [04 Nov 2009]
10 Hot Skills for 2009
White Paper Whether we are in a down economy, seeing jobs go offshore, or witnessing jobs being cut altogether, there are certain IT skills that will never go out of style With spending on cost-saving technologies... [03 Nov 2009]
An Introduction to Windows Server 2008 Server Manager
White Paper Spending time studying and learning the Server Manager console may be the quickest way to become familiar with Windows Server 2008. Exploring the roles and features sections of this tool, especially, will acquaint you... [03 Nov 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 30.09.09
Round-Up Throw in that green-tinged Gollum tan that many IT people develop from spending too much time hunched over a screen and add in those odd, bearded sysadmins that lurk dwarf-like in the server room, and... [30 Oct 2009]
