Features

• Outsourcing Prices Still Headed Down in 2010

  By Stephanie Overby | 10 March, 2010 07:39

  Two major trends led to lower prices for outsourced IT services last year--the global economic downturn and the uptick in remote infrastructure management (RIM) adoption.

• 5 Web 2.0 Startups to Watch in 2010

  By Kristin Burnham | 08 January, 2010 03:28

  There's no doubt that 2009 was a rough year for startups and established businesses alike, but many are holding out hope that 2010 will be different, especially since venture capitalists seem to be loosening their purse strings. Keep an eye on these five businesses that offer fresh ideas to the Web 2.0 arena.

• 10 Outsourcing Trends to Watch in 2010

  By Stephanie Overby | 07 January, 2009 04:52

  It was a long year of intense ups and downs in the IT outsourcing industry. Consolidation among vendors and interest in remote infrastructure management increased, while overall outsourcing demand and IT services pricing decreased.

• Five Twitter Features I Want Most in 2010

  By Kristin Burnham | 15 December, 2009 06:01

  Twitter had a big year in 2009: It announced several partnerships, including one with LinkedIn. In September, Twitter was valued at $1 billion. And most recently, "Twitter" beat out "Obama," "H1N1" and "vampire" to be named word of the year by the Global Language Monitor.

• 5 Ways to Get More from LinkedIn in 2010

  By Kristin Burnham | 14 December, 2009 05:23

  As the economy plummeted in 2009, LinkedIn's popularity skyrocketed. LinkedIn grew to more than 53 million members and announced partnerships with IBM, Microsoft and Twitter. If you're on the hunt for a new job-or just looking to ramp up your activity and connections-start the new year off right with these five tips to help you get more from the business networking service.

• Microsoft in 2010: Four Challenges That Lie Ahead

  By Shane O'Neill | 11 December, 2009 05:21

  When you're a technology mongrel like Microsoft, challenges are constant - and 2009 was chock full of them. It was a tumultuous year that saw the software giant's first widespread layoffs and its worst quarterly revenue earnings ever.

• Outsourcing Prices Likely to Drop in 2010, But at What Cost?

  By Stephanie Overby | 10 December, 2009 07:19

  Outsourcing prices dropped overall in 2009, and industry watchers expect the downward trend to continue next year. It's not just the global economic slowdown that's sending IT service prices south, it is also the increased use of offshoring, pricing pressure from customers, and a reduction in vendors' services.

• 2010's New Software Star: 'Socialytic' Business Apps

  By Thomas Wailgum | 07 December, 2009 07:34

  What's next for the ever-evolving and consolidating enterprise applications market in 2010? The rise of next-generation "socialytic" apps that fuse business apps with analytics and social and collaboration software.

• IT Management in 2010: Complex, Costly, Confounding

  By Thomas Wailgum | 01 December, 2009 06:10

  No one ever claimed that managing corporate IT systems was easy, or without its fare share of tumult, or for the faint of heart. But during the past decade, as better IT tools emerged in the high-tech industry-such as application integration software, Web-based software delivery methods, project implementation strategies and virtualization techniques-it would be reasonable to think that the overall management of IT might have become less arduous and risky.