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Government IT: Technology Change Leaves IT Workers Less Confident about How to do their Jobs

By Dick Weisinger

Technology is changing quickly and people worry that the federal government is not at all able to keep up with the changes. A survey sponsored by Splunk and executed by the Ponemon Institute found IT workers feeling the pressures of

Bimodal IT: Manufacturers Staff up IT Departments to Improve Innovation and Competitiveness

By Dick Weisinger

The rapid advance of new technology is dividing many IT departments in half.  One half focuses on keeping the current systems up and running while a second half scouts out and tests new technologies that could be transformative for the

Shrinking IT: IT Must Transform from a Role of Support to one as Technology Advisor

By Dick Weisinger

IT is a department that is useful only to the extent that it supports the operations of other departments in the company. IT provides services and support for business projects in the organization.  Increasingly though, IT is viewed as an

IT Spending: Strong Dollar and Increased Cloud Adoption Slash Spending Forecast Again

By Dick Weisinger

Gartner slashed their forecast for IT spending in 2017 for the second time in 3 months. In October 2016, Gartner estimated IT growth in 2017 would be 2.9 percent.  In January, citing political uncertainties, the growth estimate was revised downward