Cutting costs can be an overwhelming and painful task, but knowing where to focus your efforts can make it easier. Take a look at our top ten favorite strategies. It doesn't have to be as painful as you think, and who knows, you could become the...

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While cutting IT staff is admittedly unpleasant, it is very possible to minimize the pain of downsizing while maximizing the efficiency of your reorganized IT department. Use this storyboard to help you understand downsizing factors, apply...

First, an unpleasant truism: The economy is tanking, with no sure end in sight. Accompanying this downward spiral is a corresponding frenzy of activity as enterprises and their IT departments look for ways to reduce costs. However, there's a...

Despite many danger signals, the current worldwide economic crisis seems to have taken everyone by surprise. Governments and businesses continued to be optimistic through most of 2008 and made few plans for bad times. But the warning bells are...

According to early statistics in a new Info-Tech Research Group study, more than 80% of IT departments are taking action to cut and monitor spending. In light of these results, the research firm urges overly optimistic IT leaders who haven't...

Despite heavy government intervention to allay further financial crises, many US and Canadian Information Technology leaders are anticipating budget impact from the downturn and should be preparing to manage with less, a recent poll by Info-Tech...