Steve McMahan

With end-of-support deadlines looming, many companies are forced to scramble to upgrade their enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems or face paying exorbitant maintenance fees — or worse, lose support for the entire system. The situation poses a serious dilemma for IT departments that are still struggling to make due with limited staff and financial resources. […]

Projections on the strength of the recovery may be mixed, but most agree that 2004 will finally mark an increase in spending in the information technology sector — spending that should result in improved job growth for IT professionals with the right skills. Even those pundits whose predictions of recovery in 2003 failed to come […]

Many hiring managers are learning the hard way that when it comes to adding to their IT staff, there are more obstacles than just finding the right person to fill the opening. Today, a new problem facing managers is getting the OK to create or fill the position to start with, and then maintaining that […]

After several false starts in the economy since 2001, the overall outlook is now more positive. The information technology sector has entered a more stable period characterized by infrastructure upgrades and increased interest in projects with near-term payback. As a result, IT professionals who kept their eye on long-term career plans, stayed abreast of changes […]