Fed IT Budget Chokes Spending, Eliminates Data Centers
President Barack Obama's 2011 budget proposal flattens federal IT spending and calls for departments to consolidate IT operations and implement the best practices of private-sector data centers. Deal Done, Oracle Looks to Reassure Sun Users
Oracle, looking to convince Sun customers to stop worrying about the future, outlined its postmerger plan to pare back some Sun product lines while focusing on key offerings like UltraSparc, Solaris and Java. IT Shops, It's Time to Restart Your Engines
Scot Finnie says IT has to get into gear now, before the recovery is in full swing. CIOs Clamor for Usage-Based Pricing
Enterprise software vendors that don't change their licensing schemes risk losing customers to software-as-a-service alternatives, IDC says. Where Has IT's Passion Gone?
Thornton May is getting anxious about IT's looming leadership development crisis. Cloudy, With a Chance of Trouble
Bart Perkins identifies seven thorny issues you must consider before making the jump to cloud computing. Latest Malware Is a Call to Action
Practice tempers panic. But the Google 'Operation Aurora' malware required a few extra precautions. Aid Workers Rebuilding Haiti Networks
Relief workers are scrambling to provide communications links -- often via satellite -- in Haiti, where land lines were knocked out by the Jan. 12 earthquake. Users Want Reliability, Not Metrics
Chuck Musciano, CIO at Martin Marietta Materials, reminds IT managers that end users want good service, not good service metrics. Carbon-Tracking Software Market Starts to Get Hot
The nascent market for enterprise carbon accounting software is expected to grow exponentially in the next few years, and CA, SAP and Microsoft are seeking a piece of the action. Career Watch
One of Computerworld's Premier 100 IT leaders answers questions on skills for 2010 and leadership. Privacy Training Gone Awry
Privacy consultant Jay Cline identifies the errors companies often make when trying to educate employees about data protection. Get Ready for Global Accounting
CIOs need to start converting financial reporting systems to accommodate the accounting standard used overseas. Virtualization: Beware of Server Overload
Virtualization vendors may tout the potential of putting 20, 50 or even 100 virtual machines on a single physical machine. But those ratios are dangerous for resource-intensive, mission-critical applications. IT Careers: Retire? How About Never
IT retirement is newly distant dream for fifty- and sixtysomething techies grappling with tanking 401(k) plans, rising health care costs and a hypercompetitive job market. The Grill: Microsoft's Chris Capossela
Microsoft's Office marketing chief Chris Capossela talks about the company's plans to beat Google Apps, and adding Twitter-like features to Office.