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Social networks in the quest for jobs
News Although job seekers now using social networks to look for work, they would do better through traditional means, according to a recruiter.
Tags: Networking, Web services, Business development/management, IT Professional, Survey, Singapore, social networking, Facebook, Human Resources, job
Tis season to be shopping online, at work
News Employees plan to spend 14.4 hours shopping online from work computers during this year-end festivities, highlighting need to keep systems secure, study finds.
Tags: Business security, IT training, Web sites, Social Networking, Employee, Computer, Survey, ISACA, Information Technology, Web sites
Firms can ease staff anxiety in downturn
News Employers should play role in helping to alleviate stress level of their workers, as fears over job cuts loom at back of employees' minds in current economic climate.
Tags: Conflict resolution, HR policies and procedures, Layoffs, Career, Staff, Training, IT Professional, Singapore, information technology worker, Conflict resolution
Businesses offered free trial of Windows 7
News Microsoft has introduced two more ways for companies to try out the new operating system ahead of its launch in October, including a 90-day free trial of Windows 7 Enterprise.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Software, IT Professional, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft TechNet, volume-license, Microsoft Windows, reseller, team
Microsoft introduces new Windows Server 2008 certifications
Techguide Here is a look at what is available and the tests MCSA and MCSE holders can take to upgrade their certificates.
Tags: Microsoft Server 2003, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SQL Server, Certification, IT Professional, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Rick Vanover, Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, system administrator
Use DropMyRights to protect systems from admin users
Techguide Providing only the local system access necessary for business users to perform their jobs should be the ultimate goal. But until then, we can drop their rights when appropriate.
Tags: Security Management, Business security, Sandbox, IT Professional, EULA, Admin User, Microsoft Windows Vista, Steve Gibson, MCSE, Tom Olzak
Get agile requirements by asking for user stories
Techguide Having trouble gathering agile requirements from a nontechnical client? Consider asking for user stories, which are simple and outline tasks users plan to do when they sit down at the keyboard.
Tags: IT project management, Project management, IT Professional, Rick, Environment, Use Case, job, technique, natural language, team
Businesses fail to appreciate the value of IT
News Tech needs to get itself noticed--but that's no good if they can't explain what value they provide.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, IT Service Management, ITIL, IT Services, IT Professional, Survey, CMDB, change management
Windows 7 business standard by next year
News Analysts believe that Windows 7 will become the standard operating system for business PCs, skipping Vista.
Tags: Windows 7, Business applications, Forrester Research Inc., Operating System, business PC, Business applications, Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, IT Professional, Microsoft Windows 7
Techies must rebrand themselves as 'integral'
News IT professionals still seen as personnel who serve other departments, rather than as an integral part of the business, notes IASA CEO.
Tags: Organizational structure, Personnel management, Workforce, IT Professional, Malaysia, CIO, CEO, revenue, finance, Edwin Yapp
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
Top four mistakes organizations make when building datacenters
Techguide Etienne Guerou, vice president for Southeast Asia at Chloride, Asia shares insights from his 20-year expertise in building data centers.
Tags: Data centers, Databases, Servers, Green IT, Security, IT Professional, Server, Hardware, marketing, brand
Mainframes fall short on technical skills
News Availability of IT professionals with mainframe capabilities is shrinking in Asia, despite ongoing need for such expertise, say market observers.
Tags: Mainframes, Recruiting, Trends, Mainframe, Computer Associates International Inc., IBM Corp., GUI, Asia, India, IT Professional
Job hunting tips for retrenched IT workers
News Jobseekers should use variety of job hunting methods, and consider new industries as well as roles that fit their experience and skills, say recruiters.
Tags: Recruiting, Layoffs, Jobseeker, IT Professional, information technology worker, Environment, Worker, e-mail, career, job
Are your systems falling down on resiliency?
Insight perspective Few outside IT realize just how much effort goes into ensuring systems don't fail. If more board members understood that, we might see a greater business emphasis on robust systems, says analyst.
Tags: Software engineering/development, Business applications, IT Governance, Business, IT Professional, Software Failure, software, financial, knowledge, information technology
