Post-Recession IT Work? More With Less

research: Many of the recent job gains for CIOs and HR departments are temporary positions, and U.S. business leaders don’t anticipate a return to hiring or budgets to levels prior to the recession, according to a new Gartner study

Align This! Why it's Hard to Sell IT Projects to the Business

commentary: Go to any conference, read any analyst or consultant briefing, or pick up or log into any technology journal, and you will find that magic phrase everywhere: “IT-business alignment”

Stanford Outsources to Accenture

news: Under a seven-year contract, terms of which were not disclosed, the Chicago-based consultancy will manage applications and infrastructure, including applicable data centers, networks, help desks and data support

Slowing PC Market Could Reflect Changes in Device Preference

commentary: I have no doubt that fears of a still-sluggish economy may slow down PC sales for businesses and consumers, but I also wonder if something else is at work here

3Par Agrees to HP Offer; Dell Concedes

news: 3Par accepted the increased buyout bid earlier today from Hewlett-Packard, ending a back-and-forth for the California utility storage company with rival Dell

Three Approaches to Life and How They Influence Your Career

column: The best outcomes for IT systems begin with creative ideas from divergent thinking

Report: Customer Service Driving Data Quality Concerns

research: Business executives have surprisingly shifted their focus on data quality because of customer service concerns – and not just finding efficiencies – in the last year, according to a new study of data quality by Experian QAS

New Product News – September 2, 2010

news: News about new and recently released products from HP, Javlin, Stonefield Software and more

6 New Must-Read Books for IT Professionals

Slide Show: The Society for Information Management, the national organization of CIOs, just released its 2011 booklist for candidates in its Regional Leadership Forum program.