Budgeting and Finance

February 5, 2010

Friday, February 05, 2010 5:39 PM/EST

Data Center Power Play

By John Parkinson I haven't worried about reliable power for quite some time. But last week I started to, if not worry, at least think about how to cope with the levels of power density we are starting to see...

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December 21, 2009

Monday, December 21, 2009 10:54 AM/EST

2010 Investment Guide

by John Parkinson We all talk a lot about ROI - Return on Investment - but there hasn't been a lot to invest lately, and I don't see that changing much in 2010. Technologists have always been a forward-looking group...

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December 15, 2009

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 11:25 AM/EST

Lessons from 2009

by John Parkinson "May you live in interesting times" is a pretty good translation of an old Chinese curse. The times have been pretty interesting lately - and interesting times can be instructive if you are paying attention and get...

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November 22, 2009

Sunday, November 22, 2009 2:07 PM/EST

The IT Talent Supply-Chain Problem

By Arthur Langer We are supposedly at the crossroads of losing technology talent in the U.S. due to lower prices and better IT training abroad. I have been collaborating with two senior academics, Dave Thomas from Harvard Business School and...

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November 17, 2009

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 10:21 AM/EST

A Failure of Cost-Benefit Analysis

By John Parkinson I am always looking for ways to make people more productive. Often, that means eliminating wasted time from their working days. I remember one example for quite a long time ago, when I found a situation...

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October 3, 2009

Saturday, October 03, 2009 8:06 PM/EST

ROI and the Strategic CIO

By Arthur Langer Perhaps there has been too much importance placed on how the CIO needs to focus on ROI to be strategic. ROI is what the CEO and CFO want and the board expects, right? Maybe not. While it's...

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