From the deeply personal to the public governmental and business reactions to this cascade of tragedies, the Japanese have quietly shown the world how to deal with adversity. At the same time, inadvertently, this period has given us a chance to...

After a few decades of unbridled growth, the economic powerhouses of Asia are beginning to encounter self-imposed limits that will drop their GDP figures by perhaps 20%-30% in the near term. These limits include, but are not limited to, top-down...

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2012 promises to be a turbulent year for IT leaders. Users are increasingly active in establishing how they wish to use new technology, with tablets and social media top of mind. There can be significant benefits when organizations move to...

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The current financial climate is an area of concern for business leaders. While many cost saving strategies have been pursued already, there are still opportunities in this area for applications. The top tactics for cutting costs are zero-based...

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The current financial climate is an area of concern for business leaders. While many cost saving strategies have been pursued already, there are still opportunities in this area for applications. Focus on zero-based budgeting and eliminating...

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Outsourcing can be a viable option for enterprises looking to control costs and add value to an area where they might not have in-house expertise.

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This video introduces some of Info-Tech's new research on controlling application related costs in IT. Applications typically account for about 40% of the enterprise IT budget, therefore it faces a lot of scrutiny from senior management.

In this issue, Eric shares data with us on new strategic issues and movements that are moving minds and money in Japan, ASEAN, and China: post-crisis reawakening of the nuclear export market, U.S. pressure on the new TPP agreement, Japan's...

Finding cost-reduction opportunities should be a regular process, carried out monthly, rather than a process that is carried out only when management asks for cost reductions.

(6-May-11) A tight economy affects us in a lot of ways: less travel, fewer new cars, less discretionary income in general. But it also tends to put the brakes on IT spending aimed at improving data center efficiency. At the same time, when the...

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Info-Tech's analysis of IT budgets across North America reveals a strong upward trend since 2009. Organizations are benefiting from the economic recovery and the effects of government incentive programs such as the American Recovery and...

The current triple crisis has put Japan under stresses far beyond what any planner had imagined. In doing so, it has provided an opportunity to see the real Japanese global economic model laid bare.

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As we look back at the year that was 2010, it was the economy that had the biggest impact on enterprise IT departments, albeit in a more positive way than it did in 2009. While the purse strings didn't loosen substantially, the move away from...

Today, we face a greater challenge: preventing past and current human activities from bringing so much climate change upon our species that we suffer beyond imagination. While fools spend money to make sure no action is taken, so they can make a...

This marks the first in a series of Pinnacle Conversations, the intent of which are to provide state-of-the-art information on critically important issues facing the world today, in technology and economics. This first conversation is with...

This concludes the first in a series of Pinnacle Conversations, the intent of which are to provide state-of-the-art information on critically important issues facing the world today, in technology and economics. This first conversation is...

A couple of months ago, I predicted that 2010 would be a record year in sales for two key industries: Personal Computers and Cars. For those who understand the roles these two items play in the global economic universe, this is all...

How can you consistently increase company performance year after year, without any benefit to your company's stock value? This has got to be the question that is driving Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer crazy.

Apple and Google had interlocking boards, Adobe was Apple's lifelong development partner and ally, and even Intel had come back from the Dark Side of Wintel to make the chips used in Apple machines. What a happy family, all playing around the...

(14-Apr-10) The chief executive of technology reseller Softchoice Corp. is seeing a strong rebound in corporate spending on computers and servers, a trend consistent with chip maker Intel's results as the economy recovers. "We are seeing...

Publisher's Note: Asia Editor Scott Foster has again brought this continent, with its issues, challenges, and connections, directly into members' view with this latest quarterly update. If you are doing business in Asia, you will be glad we all...

A few weeks ago, in the onslaught of morning emails, I found a press release that, at first, was almost unbelievable. It had come from Matthew's new company, and that story forms the basis of this week's Special Letter. If you want inspiration,...

There are plenty of historic reasons to restrain one's enthusiasm over so-called smartphones: they have been very expensive, and so, limited in appeal and sales; there are no standards to unify them in the developer community; and the industry...

Although less popular today than a decade ago, there has long been a discussion of the so-called "Digital Divide" in U.S. and global populations. The idea, in its basic forms, is that some people move into the digital economy, and some are left...

(10-Mar-10) Phaeton Automotive Group got its start in 1993 with two locations in London, Ontario. Today, Phaeton has grown to have over 350 employees working out of seven sales and service locations in London, Richmond Hill and Thornhill,...

(5-Mar-10) The popularity of netbooks helped computer makers shore up their sales through the recession, but analysts suggest the market is changing again and the booming sales of these super-portable computers will be short-lived. Netbooks...

Most people probably assume that the reason for China's enormous economic growth rates is simply size: anything powered by 1.2B people is bound to make a big splash. But India, with the self-proclaimed "oldest democracy in the world," is about...

(21-Dec-09) When businesses consider cutting costs in almost any area, often the first thing that comes to mind is outsourcing, particularly to overseas employees or consultants. It is understandable — especially in this economy — that companies...

(26-Nov-09) The Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) says the global economy is showing definite signs of recovery, visible in all seven major economies, including France and Italy, as well as China, India and Russia. And...

(9-Nov-09) Microsoft has announced the Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 is now available worldwide, and the software giant believes that despite the economy, forces are promoting significant customer adoption, in much the same way that they...