Month: February 2009

10 At-Risk IT Jobs

ERP DevelopersAs CIOs look to cut discretionary spending, costly ERP extensions and customizations are likely to hit the cutting room floor.

10 Open Source Implementation Tips

Create a policy/governance program. Organizations need to know who’s using open source and for what, as well as how the software is performing.

Computer Security: The First Step

The easiest route hackers can take is through employees. The natural reaction of an information-technology department to easy-to-crack passwords and log-ons taped to monitors is

The Governing Concepts of Governance

After three years of tight reins, tighter budgets and gimlet-eyed interrogation over every expense, the last thing many technology managers want is more corporate oversight.

A Strategic Measure of IT Value

Determining the value of an IT investment is no longer a matter of equating three accountants with one DEC minicomputer—not surprising, given that technology today