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Panel: Future CIOs will have careers blending non-tech roles with traditional IT duties

Next-generation CIOs will have to consider how technology affects other corporate departments as well as handle traditional IT management functions, especially those accompanying mobile device management and greater data analysis, according to panelists who spoke at the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

By Fred O'Connor | 23 May, 2012 21:35

Tags: CIO role, it management, Modell's Sporting Goods, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sensata Technology

UPDATED: HP slashes 27,000 jobs as part of restructuring program

It's official. Hewlett-Packard will cut 27,000 employees as part of its long-term restructuring plan, the company said when it announced quarterly financial results.

By Agam Shah | 23 May, 2012 20:52

Tags: restructuring, pc, layoffs, hewlett-packard, Components, business issues

Brain drain: Where Cobol systems go from here

David Brown is worried. As managing director of the IT transformation group at Bank of New York Mellon, he is responsible for the health and welfare of 112,500 Cobol programs -- 343 million lines of code -- that run core banking and other operations. But many of the people who built that code base, some of which dates back to Cobol's early days in the 1960s, will be retiring over the next several years.

By Robert L. Mitchell | 22 May, 2012 00:55

Tags: it management

Up-and-Coming Tech Jobs

Any study of the IT labor market is likely to find that project managers and business analysts are in demand, but what about cloud transformation officers?

By Mary K. Pratt | 21 May, 2012 23:44

Tags: training, Management and Careers, Korn/Ferry International, it management, industry verticals, Education/Training, education

HP plans massive layoff, say reports

The last time Hewlett-Packard Co. announced a layoff of 25,000 people, it was on the same day that Lehman Brothers collapsed and the stock market nose-dived. That was in September 2008.

By Patrick Thibodeau | 19 May, 2012 03:37

Tags: Management and Careers, layoffs, IT industry, hewlett-packard, business issues

Résumé writing in IT terms

Perhaps you see your IT rsum as a way to get a job interview. That's the goal when we send out our rsums, after all. But thinking about rsums that way doesn't really help you determine how to prepare one.

By Ken Moore | 15 May, 2012 04:23

Tags: it management, careers

Utility hires outsourcer -- but keeps IT staff

Consumers Energy, a large utility in Michigan, has hired an offshore outsourcing firm to take over some of its IT operations. But instead of cutting its internal IT employees, it is retraining them for new types of work.

By Patrick Thibodeau | 14 May, 2012 23:02

Tags: staff management, services, outsourcing, it management

Infosys' legal problems prompt analysts' concerns

WASHINGTON - The company that is a target in a federal probe on its use of visas, Infosys, says it is assuring customers that the government investigation, despite its unknown outcome, will not impact its business.

By Patrick Thibodeau | 10 May, 2012 08:57

Tags: staff management, services, Regulation, Palm, outsourcing, it management, infosys, Gov't Legislation/Regulation, government

The Grill: Arthur Langer turns the IT education model on its head

Arthur M. Langer is chairman and founder of Workforce Opportunity Services, a nonprofit that uses an outsourcing model to train economically disadvantaged youth and match them with hard-to-fill IT positions. Langer's "skills first" approach stresses getting vocational training and a job upfront, and then gradually fulfilling general education requirements part time to finish a degree in five to six years -- leaving students with no debt. And since many families today can't afford the cost of college tuition, Langer's model is one that could have much broader appeal.

By Robert L. Mitchell | 08 May, 2012 00:09

Tags: training, Management and Careers, it management, industry verticals, freemium, Education/Training, education

Career Watch: Companies expect to do more IT staff hiring in short term

Ask a Premier 100 IT Leader

By Jamie Eckle | 07 May, 2012 23:33

Tags: Management and Careers, it management, careers

Will Yahoo CEO's misstep kill company momentum?

All the momentum and vision that Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson has been building for the struggling company may have been thrown off course.

By Sharon Gaudin | 05 May, 2012 06:28

Tags: Yahoo, search engines, paypal, Management and Careers, it management, IT Leadership, IT industry, Internet Search, internet, IDC, CIO role

NBC, the Olympics and the Internet

I have been far from nice when it comes to my opinion of NBC's understanding of the power of the Internet when it comes to Olympic coverage. Six years ago I had the Pollyannaish view that NBC would stumble on the Internet when it next broadcast the Olympics. ("The last pre-Internet Olympics?") I was wrong and complained again the next time the Olympics came around ("NBC Olympic coverage: Is the Internet the enemy?").

By Scott Bradner | 02 May, 2012 01:48

Tags: it management, LAN & WAN, London summer Olympics, Olympics, Olympics Internet

Fla. university writing new computer science plan, cites 'overwhelming' backlash

University of Florida computer science students remain fearful about their department's future, despite the school's decision this week to "set aside" an earlier plan to reorganize the department and cut its budget.

By Patrick Thibodeau | 28 April, 2012 05:53

Tags: careers, education, Education/Training, industry verticals, IT industry, it management, training

Lofgren says 'toxic environment' stalls visa reform

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) isn't giving up on a bill to give green cards to college graduates with advanced degrees in technical fields, but she has been unable to find any Republican backing for it.

By Patrick Thibodeau | 27 April, 2012 07:20

Tags: careers, government, Gov't Legislation/Regulation, IT industry, it management, outsourcing, Regulation, services

BYOD in India: Employees Keen; IT Treads With Caution

Communications services and solutions provider British Telecom recently released a research summary of its survey 'BT Assure- Rethink the Risk'. The survey includes responses from more than 2,000 users and decision makers across 11 countries including India.

By Anup Varier | 26 April, 2012 23:52

Tags: BT, it management

Florida university plan to 'decimate' computer science draws protest

The University of Florida in Gainesville is on the verge of dismantling its computer science department through budget cuts and restructuring, a move that has shocked students in the program.

By Patrick Thibodeau | 24 April, 2012 20:21

Tags: careers, education, Education/Training, industry verticals, it management, training

Fixing the Technology Isn't Always Enough

Every IT person has had one of these situations. A user comes to you with a problem. You fix it and announce, "Problem solved" or "Case closed." But you're met with a long, uncomfortable silence or a blank stare. It's an awkward moment that you can end only by

By Paul Glen | 24 April, 2012 01:12

Tags: freemium, it management, Management and Careers

Help for the Help Desk

A help desk can be a real lifesaver for employees, not to mention a productivity boost. If a keyboard stops working or Outlook keeps crashing, a technician is just a phone call away. Even complex problems can usually be resolved internally, and relatively quickly, without the need for an outside vendor.

By John Brandon | 24 April, 2012 00:24

Tags: education, Education/Training, Gartner, industry verticals, it management, Management and Careers, NASA, staff management, training

CS Enrollments on the Rise, Up 10% in 2011-12

Interest in computer science continues to grow among undergraduates, according to a survey conducted by the Computing Research Association (CRA). The number of students pursuing computer science majors rose nearly 10% in the 2011-2012 academic year, marking the fourth straight year of increases.

By Patrick Thibodeau | 24 April, 2012 00:14

Tags: education, Education/Training, industry verticals, it management, Management and Careers, training

$500M state pension software system wracked by backlogs

An expensive and long-troubled software program for California's pension system that went live last year has stumbled out of the gate, with some areas of service dealing with significant and growing backlogs, according to a report released Tuesday by officials at the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS).

By Chris Kanaracus | 18 April, 2012 04:31

Tags: accenture, applications, Application services, integration, it management, it strategy, services, software

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