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Open source? No good for cost cutting, say CIOs
News Hidden costs mean open source software isn't always an IT budget stretcher, tech chiefs in the United Kingdom say.
Tags: Cost control, Open source, Open Source, Director Of Information Technology, software, Information Technology, IT Budget, Open-source Software, CIO, Silicon.com
10 ways to effectively estimate and control project costs
Techguide Estimating what a project will cost is only half the battle; controlling those costs during the project and after delivery is equally critical.
Tags: IT project management, Project management, Cost control, Baseline Cost, Business Unit, Information Technology, Benchmarking Exercise, Project, IT-spending, Cost
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
Firms overlook Web 2.0 cost-saving potential
News As companies largely view Web 2.0 on an experimental level, they are likely to pass on it during the current economic downturn, say analysts.
Tags: Web 2.0, Cost control, Budgeting/cost control, savings, Business, Ovum, cost savings, Web Service, savings, e-mail
Cut overlaps in software and support costs
News Trimming software spending during the economic downturn is a matter of cutting overlaps in deployments and unnecessary support costs.
Tags: Budgeting/cost control, IT budgeting, Open source, Business applications, Open-source Software, CIO, business intelligence, software, enterprise architecture, software-as-a-service
Soaring finance costs hurt Huawei earnings
News The Chinese telecom gear maker saw net profit jump 20 percent year-to-year, but finance costs soared to US$971 million, up from US$199 million a year earlier.
Tags: Budgeting/cost control, Mobile platforms/communications, Mobile Broadband, Mobile, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., DSL modem, Sales, financing, Earnings, operating margin
Beware hidden costs in your IT organization
News In current economic climate, IT heads may do well to monitor often overlooked costs such as maintenance contracts, training and certification.
Tags: IT budgeting, Budgeting/cost control, Business Strategies & Functions, Infrastructure/architecture management, Hewlett-Packard Co., Training, Storage, Procurement, Hardware, software
CFOs want clearer view of travel costs
News Syncing IT travel tools and expense systems will help financial chiefs better manage profitability, and save up to 15 percent in corporate spend, says Amadeus exec.
Tags: Cost control, Software integration, HR policies and procedures, Strategic management tools, CFO, Survey, cost savings, Tool, Procurement, Strategic management tools
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
Data center planning needs new paradigm
News Businesses need to factor in scalability, flexibility and focus more on keeping operational costs low to equip themselves for cloud environments, says IBM exec.
Tags: Data centers, Cloud computing, Cost control, IBM Corp., software, Information Technology, High-performance Computing Setup, Larry Ellison, Nanyang Technological University, Cloud computing
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
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
Virtualization: Get the contract right
Insight perspective Virtualization promises many business benefits--but only if you structure the agreement correctly. Lawyer Mark O'Conor offers some advice.
Tags: Virtualization, Software licensing, Cost control, Security, intellectual property, Hardware, service provider, agreement, pricing strategy, business continuity
APAC SaaS spend to hit $2.3B by 2012
News Asia-Pacific businesses choose software-as-a-service after evaluating on-premise apps, indicating SaaS software has "begun to eat into on-premise" market, says new study.
Tags: Software, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Cost control, Software-as-a-service, Cost control, Software, China, small and medium business, India, cloud computing
U.S. CTO: Health care needs better billing systems
Videos Aneesh Chopra addresses cure for health care inefficiencies
Tags: Cost control, Network administration/implementation, Accounting
