July, 2008

Soft landing for IT jobs?

Is it possible that in this hair-raising economy, supply and demand in the IT job market are in balance? Data out this week suggests that may be so. The latest report from Dice, the...

CIO weekly wrap-up

As you head into this disappointingly short two-day weekend, be sure to catch up on anything you might have missed on SearchCIO.com this week: 

• Think you're a green computing guru? Put your knowledge to the test with our

A view from across the pond

Today, we posted a story on SearchCIO.com about mitigating risks in your outsourcing contracts. Clearly, it's a topic affecting...

Boston Globe: Cognos contract with state “raises ethical issues”

News flash: The Boston Globe reports today that a representative of Cognos ULC,...

CIO weekly wrap-up

Welcome back! As you catch up on all your post-July 4^th emails, here are two of the latest pieces we've run on SearchCIO.com:

All Ears: Hurricane Warning

A reminder, gentle reader, as you head into the holiday weekend that the summer months can bring ungentle weather. The 2008 Atlantic hurricane season started June 1 and promises to be above average. And that isn't...

Can you bring up “beach read” and “business book” in the same breath?

So, who's off to the beach this weekend - or even slinking out of the office a few hours early today? If you're like me and need to get your mind off work and enjoy a good beach read (I've got a

“The brain is built for video”

Channeling Marshall McLuhan, James McQuivey of Forrester Research has a report out about how video will take over the world and - no surprise here -...

How well do you know your Facebook friends?

How many of you (or your organizations) have Facebook profiles? I do, so the following might come off sounding kind of hypocritical, but I'm uncomfortable with a lot of the Facebook culture.  You know what I'm talking about: the once-private...