Stories by Fred O'Connor

When ERP is botched, CFOs must act

Companies long have grappled with glitches in their ERP (enterprise resource planning) system implementations -- a situation that the recent botched-rollout record suggests won't get better any time soon. While ERP projects go awry for many reasons, each incident reveals its own set of troublesome repercussions, financial and otherwise.

By Fred O'Connor | 01 February, 2012 03:39

Tags: software, sap, it management, enterprise resource planning, Business Management, applications

Intel lowers Q4 revenue over hard-drive shortage

Intel warned on Monday that fourth-quarter revenue will be lower than anticipated due to a hard-drive shortage. The chip maker now anticipates quarterly revenue of US$13.7 billion, down from a previous n estimate of $14.7 billion.

By Fred O'Connor | 13 December, 2011 01:58

Tags: processors, Intel, financial results, Components, business issues

CRM packages look to ease financial firms' move to Salesforce

Cloud computing consulting firm GlobalOne Wednesday released the first of three CRM packages that aim to help financial services firms and banks transition to cloud computing with Salesforce.com.

By Fred O'Connor | 01 December, 2011 07:19

Tags: salesforce.com, internet, GlobalOne, cloud computing, Business Management

The CFO's role in the data breach war

The disturbing rash of data breaches in recent years has demonstrated that data security -- always a huge concern of CFOs -- affects every company and its customers. Entertainment sites, clothing retailers, grocers, financial services institutions are only the latest and most obvious of organizations to have had IT systems compromised, or sensitive information stolen.

By Fred O'Connor | 24 November, 2011 03:11

Tags: sony, security, data breach, Business Management

Study: IT's future lies with cloud computing, security and mobile

Cloud computing, security and the mobile space hold the most growth potential in the coming years, according to IT professionals surveyed by tech staffing firm Modis.

By Fred O'Connor | 04 November, 2011 06:09

Tags: security, personnel, Modis, mobile, it management, internet, data protection, cloud computing, careers, business issues

Social media, virtual meetings help firms enter markets and save capital

When cloud computing service provider Nimbula hires employees for its South Africa development office, the Mountain View, California, company turns to social networking, not recruiters, to find workers. The company also uses video conferencing to conduct interviews with job candidates and to demonstrate software to potential customers, which saves travel expenses.

By Fred O'Connor | 28 October, 2011 06:10

Tags: video, social networking, nimbula, Internet-based applications and services, internet, Intelligent Technologies Labs, business issues

Survey: CFOs to add finance jobs despite US unemployment

Despite a U.S. unemployment average that has hovered around 9 percent in recent months, a survey of CFOs indicates improved fourth-quarter hiring for accounting and finance positions.

By Fred O'Connor | 15 September, 2011 05:52

Tags: accounting, Business Management, careers, it management, Robert Half International

10 questions for NetSuite CFO Ron Gill

Name: Ron Gill

By Fred O'Connor | 30 August, 2011 01:01

Tags: cloud computing, internet, Business Management, netsuite

EHR use by doctors will foster personal health record uptake

A lack of electronic medical data from doctors, complicated setup processes and the static nature of personal health records (PHRs) have caused U.S. consumers to shun the products. But PHR use should increase as more doctors use electronic health records (EHRs) and tech vendors develop offerings that are easier to use.

By Fred O'Connor | 25 August, 2011 07:13

Tags: health care, industry verticals, U.S. Department of Health and Humans Services

10 questions for Quest Software CFO Scott Davidson

Name: Scott Davidson

By Fred O'Connor | 16 August, 2011 03:25

Tags: Scott Davidson, CFO Careers, Business Management, quest software

Job experts: Fresh skills key for a return to IT

With no definitive measure of how IT hiring fared during the recession, job experts hold conflicting opinions about the residual effects on that sector.

By Fred O'Connor | 09 July, 2011 01:12

Tags: careers, it management, Dice

Behind the Finance-Hiring Pickup

With the recession's accounting and finance staff reductions now potentially jeopardizing their operations, CFOs seem ready to restore some of those jobs in the third quarter.

By Fred O'Connor | 21 June, 2011 00:18

Tags: personnel, business issues, Robert Half International

Welcome back, finance pro

The recession has altered the career track for many ambitious finance and accounting professionals. Some took more junior roles in finance after losing their old positions. Others, unable to find a suitable replacement post, ventured into fields outside the finance world.

By Fred O'Connor | 18 June, 2011 01:07

Tags: CFO Careers, Business Management, personnel, business issues, U.S. Department of Labor

IT worker demand remains robust despite slow economy

U.S. tech hiring for the second half of 2011 will increase as the gradually improving economy results in companies updating their IT systems after scaling back during the recession, according to a hiring survey from technology job website Dice.com.

By Fred O'Connor | 11 June, 2011 06:23

Tags: careers, it management, Dice.com

Hospitals compete for IT talent with funding at stake

Health care providers in the U.S. are encountering a lack of qualified candidates as they race to meet federal government deadlines for EHR (electronic health record) and health IT use.

By Fred O'Connor | 01 June, 2011 07:11

Tags: John Halamka, Josh Lee, staff management, careers, it management, health care, industry verticals, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, University of California San Diego Medical Center

 
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