According to a recent Gartner study, the global market for cloud computing will grow at a compounded annual rate of 28 percent through 2015. On top of that, investing in the service will create 12 million jobs worldwide and IT innovation based around the cloud will generate $1.1 trillion a year over that same time frame.
A report, which was conducted by Frost & Sullivan, interviewed 12,000 information security professionals worldwide and found that the shortage of skilled cyber security professionals is leading to more frequent and more costly breaches.
One of the most highly debated topics around the water cooler today is not about the Oscars but instead the content of a leaked internal memo from Yahoo!, which bans telecommuting for its employees starting in June
As the Web-based threats evolve at a breakneck pace, companies are struggling to stay ahead of the latest threats and must consider turning to outside help.
For every step forward that the IT channel makes in the staffing department, there seems to be something to cause them to step back. Currently there are two competing jobs reports that show both the ups and downs of the industry.
Facebook is currently investigating a massive data security breach when malware was discovered on the laptops of several of its employees.
According to a report in the eCommerce Times, the “Immigration Innovation Act of 2013,” also known as the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) bill, has not only united the IT community but also both sides of the political aisle. It is the only piece of recent immigration reform to get in front Congress.
According to Ryan Faas, a columnist for CITEworld, the biggest challenge IT decision-makers face is managing the constant changes in workplace technology, as well as pinpointing what role technology departments play in supporting them.
In the past, working from home meant using a floppy disk, working on the documents or spreadsheets and maybe answering emails if the system allowed it. Now, with the deployment of cloud technology, VoIP phone systems, video conferencing and mobile devices and applications, working from the living room is as easy as working from the office.
Organizations that have a strong partnership between business executives and IT leaders are four times more likely to be top performers than their counterparts that have fragmented relationships.
