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How CIOs can achieve post-recession success
Comment In an exclusive interview, silicon.com reporter Tim Ferguson spoke to Chui about the report he co-authored on how CIOs can overcome the significant challenges posed by the business world emerging from the global... [18 Nov 2009]
ITIL in a Recession
White Paper As organizations focus on surviving the recession, is this the time to consider adopting industry practices such as ITIL service management? Adopting ITIL practices for service management also helps companies to gain a... [13 Nov 2009]
Recession Proof Your Business Email Through Outsourcing
White Paper Email's importance is overshadowed only by the formidable task of keeping everything up and running as close to 24x7 as possible, adding new capabilities to the email infrastructure over time, protecting against new and ever more... [13 Nov 2009]
Opportunities in Adversity: Responding to the Crisis
White Paper Yet the "Credit Crunch" actually started in 2007 and the downturn has been evident in many sectors and countries for sometime - indeed the US economy appears to have already gone into recession by December 2007. [13 Nov 2009]
IT Security's Critical Role During Layoffs
White Paper The Gateway Recession of 2009 has brought the prospect of slowing sales and profits - and job losses. Although layoffs are never desirable, they are often necessary. Much of the responsibility for keeping company data... [12 Nov 2009]
Windows 7, Snow Leopard, open source and glory for Steve Jobs
News Last but not least, the economic case for open source came under scrutiny with only two of the 12-strong CIO Jury revealing they have adopted open source software as a way of cost-cutting during the recession - with... [09 Nov 2009]
Windows 7: Over 200 per cent more popular than Vista
News However, it's likely the global recession as well as the respective timing of the releases of the two OSes - January, when Vista was launched, is traditionally a higher volume month for PC shipments than October, when... [06 Nov 2009]
3 Strategies for Reducing IT Support Costs
White Paper To ensure a seamless transition into the post-recession market, however, slashing and burning is not recommended. As companies brace for more bumps in the economic downturn, many organisations are indiscriminately... [29 Oct 2009]
Green IT: Thrifty CIOs should make it a priority
News In a recent silicon.com survey, more than a quarter of respondents admitted green IT was off the agenda because of the recession. It's no surprise that for some companies green initiatives are dropping down the list of... [29 Oct 2009]
Why CIOs are saying yes to open source software
News While some CIOs are enthusiastic about the potential savings that can be made, others still warn of the hidden costs that can lie in wait for the unwary.silicon.com's latest CIO Jury came down strongly against the uptake of open source... [28 Oct 2009]
Open source? No good for cost cutting, say CIOs
News However, when asked if they had chosen open source software as a way of cutting their costs during the recession, just two of the 12-strong jury said yes. Despite tough economic conditions, CIOs have not turned to open... [23 Oct 2009]
Keeping IT green in tough times
News And in the midst of a recession, with cost cutting a priority, it's easy to let slide worthy targets such as becoming carbon neutral - especially if the choice is between a project to shrink the carbon footprint of IT... [22 Oct 2009]
Windows 7: Who's adopting it, when and why?
News However, despite the recession, moving from XP to Windows 7 could prove a cost-cutting exercise for businesses, according to Longbottom. With software spending down 16.5 per cent year-on-year, Windows 7's launch tomorrow... [21 Oct 2009]
Going green: A guide for CIOs
Comment Needless to say, they are among the first to be put on the back burner as the recession shifted executive attention to more fiscal priorities. In good times and bad, green IT deserves a spot on the CIO agenda. [21 Oct 2009]
Windows 7 to trump Snow Leopard?
Comment Apple reported record fourth quarter results this week, despite the recession and multiple reports of iPhone component shortages. There are far richer pickings to be had elsewhere, as it's proved with its... [20 Oct 2009]
