budget crunch

Naked CIO: The true cost of IT

Comment The Naked CIO: Crunch time for large projects This debate might be fuelled by accountants looking for better accountability or by IT professionals frustrated by continued budget constraints in organisations that do not understand the cost of...

Tags: value, cost allocation, projects, departments

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[21 Apr 2008]

Why IT must escape the belt-tightening

Comment The Naked CIO: Crunch time for large projects As the economy wobbles, the bean-counters instinctively reach for the IT budget. Perhaps we need a new name for the IT budget, because it's almost impossible to believe so many organisations can have...

Tags: value, recession, budgets

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[18 Apr 2008]

Recession fears hit IT budgets

Comment The credit crunch, uncertainty in the world's financial markets and fears of a recession all add up to even more pressure on already squeezed tech budgets as organisations tighten their belts. Alastair Behenna, CIO at Harvey Nash, said "enhancing...

Tags: cio agenda

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[04 Apr 2008]

IT chiefs cutting back on contractors

News IT contractors are finding it harder to secure work, with the joblessness rate among temporary tech staff increasing - an ominous omen that the chill economic winds from the global credit crunch are starting to blow through the IT department.

Tags: credit crunch, skills, contractors

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[28 Mar 2008]

Recession fears squeeze tech budgets

News Tech budgets are starting to feel the squeeze on the back of the credit crunch crisis and fears of a recession. But the credit crunch isn't yet hitting tech budgets across the board, with reducing operational costs now a constant feature for most...

Tags: credit crunch, cio jury, recession, budgets

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[24 Jan 2008]

Financial Systems: Beyond the Spreadsheet Lie a Host of Technologies That Do More Than Simply Crunch the Numbers

whitepaper The intersection of finance and IT is not limited to ROI analyses, budget scrutiny, and potentially testy conversations between CFOs and CIOs. The finance function itself is the focus of a number of IT initiatives that will propel corporate...

Tags: data visualization, finance, analyses, enhance

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[01 Jan 2007]

The Show Must Go On

whitepaper Growing popularity recently placed the Kennedy Center smack in the middle of an IT crunch. The facility needed a way to tackle numerous new infrastructure demands-including a need for greater storage capacity and availability-without sacrificing...

Tags: infrastructure management

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[24 Feb 2004]