Create alert204 results for "Budgeting/cost control"
Gartner: 'Worst year ever' for IT spending
Videos Silicon Valley no longer in the driver's seat
Tags: Investments, IT budgeting, Budgeting/cost control
Google cutting contractor workforce
News The search giant confirms "significant" cuts are coming for the company's 10,000 contractors--as its co-founder already said in October.
Tags: Budgeting/cost control, Google Inc., Sergey Brin, Workforce, Yahoo! Inc., Internet Search Advertising, layoff, YouTube Inc., News.com, San Jose Mercury News
Aust budget '09: Smart grids get US$76.5M
News Australia's government has announced an up to A$100 million (US$76.44 million) investment in the 2009 Budget to create a "smarter and more efficient energy network".
Tags: Budgeting/cost control, Investment, Information And Communication Technology, Renewable Energy, Grid, Australia, grid computing, Do-Not-Call, Government, energy efficiency
UK banks trim tech spending
News Technology spending by U.K. banks has been pulled back, but some areas are not likely to be affected.
Tags: Budgeting/cost control, Datamonitor, Investment, operating income, investment banking, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, compliance, financial, financial service, bank
Amazon to close three facilities
News Closure of distribution centers for the online retailer in three states affects 210 workers, who will be redeployed or cut, according to an Associated Press report.
Tags: Budgeting/cost control, E-business, Facility, Closure, Indiana, Nevada, e-commerce company, Amazon.com Inc., Associated Press, network
Snip, snip, snip: Sony cuts supply chain costs
News Sony's new executive deputy president Yutaka Nakagawa, has the task of drastically overhauling its supply chain for digital cameras, game consoles and LCD TVs.
Tags: Budgeting/cost control, Leadership, TV, Cell, Supplier, Electronics, Backup, Sony Playstation, Sony PlayStation 3, supply chain
APAC manufacturing sector to cut back
News IDC reduces its forecast for IT spending growth in the Asia-Pacific region as manufacturers tighten their belts due to economic downturn.
Tags: Budgeting/cost control, Cost control, Manufacturing Sector, Electronics, IT-spending, Manufacturing, International Data Corp., Asia-Pacific, Compound Annual Growth Rate, Hardware
Getting the green on 'green' PCs
News ZDNet Asia finds out from experts what companies should look out for when they evaluate "green" PCs, and what savings to expect from an energy-efficient machine.
Tags: Personal Computers, Green IT, IT budgeting, Budgeting/cost control, Business, Hewlett-Packard Co., International Data Corp., Power Supply, Asia-Pacific, computer
Microsoft CEO still positive on tech economy
Videos Steve Ballmer says industry weathering the storm
Tags: Budgeting/cost control, Investments
Downturn chops, delays HK IT projects
News One in five businesses have canceled IT projects that were underway, while over 80 percent are cutting or freezing IT investments, new survey finds.
Tags: IT Governance, Business Strategies & Functions, Infrastructure/architecture management, Budgeting/cost control, Survey, Hong Kong, accountability, business strategy, IT governance, monitoring
Software certification, training to hit US$14B
News Despite temporary drop in spending on training in 2009, ongoing need for skilled IT people will fuel sector's long-term growth in Asia-Pacific region, analyst says.
Tags: Software, IT training, Budgeting/cost control, Certification, India, Training, IT Professional, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, On-demand
Creative Technology slices 2,700 jobs
News Axeing more than half the size of its 2007 workforce, the Singaporean music device maker says the retrenchment exercise was focused on a Malaysian subsidiary.
Tags: Budgeting/cost control, Layoffs, Creative Technology Ltd., Manufacturing, Workforce, Spokesperson, Singapore, layoff, e-mail, technology company
Indian small firms to buy first PC in 2009
News Some 500,000 of India's small businesses will buy their first PC and boost spending on software, services and security, says AMI-Partners study.
Tags: Personal Computers, Hardware, Budgeting/cost control, India, Small And Medium Business, Small Business, Computer, Microsoft Access, industry, analyst
India's schools to enjoy IT spending boost
News Educational institutes are set to double spending on IT from this year to 2012, particularly on new software and infrastructure purchases.
Tags: Budgeting/cost control, IT budgeting, IBM Corp., India, IT-spending, ERP, network, leader, network infrastructure, IT budgeting
Gartner: 'Speak the CFO's language'
News With the economic situation forcing IT budgets to get cut, an IBM finance director and Gartner analyst offer tips to CIOs on how to get projects approved.
Tags: Budgeting/cost control, IT budgeting, IBM Corp., CFO, Project, IT-spending, Gartner Inc., CIO, analyst, finance
