Cost Control
87 Stories
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
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, business continuity, intellectual property, Hardware, service provider, agreement, pricing strategy
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
Cisco Systems to close shop for 4 days to save money
News Networking giant plans to close offices in the United States and Canada between Dec. 29 and Jan. 2 to help reach its goal of slashing US$1 billion in operating expenses.
Tags: Cost control, Network security, Cisco Systems Inc., cost control, Wall Street, technology company, CEO, Canada, News.com, bank
Yahoo plans layoff after profit plunges
News Several hundred employees will lose jobs in coming weeks as the online pioneer tries to change course.
Tags: Earning reports/forecasts, Layoffs, Yahoo! Inc., Internet Search Advertising, cost control, layoff, Advertisement, cost management, cost reduction, net income
How to recession-proof IT
Techguide In the current economic environment, IT is well positioned to make a compelling case for strategic spending that can help weather the storm.
Tags: Strategy, Cost control, IT budgeting, Asset/resource/knowledge management, CFO, Fortune 500, Patrick Gray, Prevoyance Group, CIO, recession
Seven (nasty) truths about IT spending
Techguide An article discusses harsh realities associated with out-of-control IT costs. While cost containment is integral to reducing failed IT projects, Draconian inflexibility is not the way to go.
Tags: IT project management, Cost control, IT budgeting, IT-spending, help desk, Harvard Business Review, Michael Krigsman, CIO, CEO, project failure
10 ways IT departments waste money
Techguide IT is often a popular target for corporate cost-cutting. So the more you can identify and control unnecessary spending, the better you’ll be able to fend off the budget axe.
Tags: Cost control, IT budgeting, Employee, Money, Training, Server, Hardware, job, consultant, Benefit
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, Benchmarking Exercise, Information Technology, Project, IT-spending, Cost
Google: The cloud is cheaper
News In response to McKinsey report, search giant says companies should consider application stack in addition to hardware when weighing costs of cloud.
Tags: Cloud computing, Cost control, Budgeting/cost control, Software, Cloud, Virtualization, Google Inc., McKinsey & Co., Small And Medium Business, Cloud computing
Researchers cut costs of quantum cryptography
News A method to lower costs and improve the security of quantum cryptography has been developed.
Tags: Security, Cost control, NIST, Quantum Cryptography, Cryptography, theory, researcher, blog, technique, IEEE
The real driver of 3G in Thailand
News Operators opt for 3G network not from a technical stand point but to escape from current 2G concession scheme.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Sales/revenue, Cost control, Operator, Thailand, public sector, 3G, 4G, W-CDMA, HSDPA
Apple could split device sales with music labels
News As part of a deal to offer devices featuring preprogrammed music, the company would have to agree to share sales revenue, says a source close to the deal.
Tags: Music, Cost control, Negotiation, Apple Inc., Universal Music Group, Sales, Source, device manufacturer, phone, Apple iPod
Cutting data center costs main driver for virtualization
News IDC research claims 90 percent of European companies that have adopted virtualization have done so to cut data center costs.
Tags: Virtualization, Business applications, Software, Data centers, Budgeting/cost control, Cost control, International Data Corp., business application, Environment, performance
IDC: Prudence boosts utility model's popularity
News Despite belt tightening efforts by user organizations, they must continue to invest on analytic and business intelligence tools for their future growth, says analyst.
Tags: Cloud computing, Cost control, Utility computing, Conference, International Data Corp., Asia-Pacific, Tool, Storage, business continuity, Cloud computing
