Tuesday, October 16, 2007

How to hire and retain technical talent; Outsourcing pummels offshoring in IT budget plans

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Network/Systems Management News Alert




Network World's Network/Systems Management News Alert, 10/16/07

What does it take to hire and retain technical talent?, 10/11/07: IT managers say now more than ever they struggle to find qualified IT employees and to keep key talent on staff, while tasked with delivering ever more services to the business.

How one manager deals with dwindling IT talent pool, 10/12/07: IT managers face increasing pressure to keep operations running while being strapped for cash and short on staff. As the baby boom generation begins to retire, many IT managers anticipate losing veteran workers. Add to that the fact that fewer computer science and information systems graduates are entering the workforce. James Kritcher, vice president of IT at White Electronic Designs in Phoenix, shared his thoughts on dealing with staff in the face of an inevitable talent shortage with Network World Senior Editor Denise Dubie.

Outsourcing pummels offshoring in IT budget plans, 10/15/07: Far more IT managers are dedicating budget dollars to outsourcing than offshore services, according to a recent survey conducted by the Society for Information Management, which also revealed IT managers are spending less on average with offshore providers.

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Infoblox offers management for Microsoft DNS, DHCP servers, 10/14/07: IP address management vendor Infoblox Monday introduced an appliance that the company says will help IT managers tackling DNS and DHCP on Microsoft Windows servers reduce manual labor, support compliance efforts and improve operational efficiencies around managing IP space.

Capgemini’s new service focuses on business insight, 10/15/07: French IT services company Capgemini SA has introduced a new offering, Customer Care and Intelligence (CC&I), that focuses on aligning clients’ customer care operations with their overall business objectives, rather than merely improving the efficiency of customer care.

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Senior Editor Denise Dubie covers network and systems management for Network World.



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