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No more servers? Rackspace says IT workers are tired of them

It’s been a week chock full of IT surveys. Yesterday, I posted some details on a survey that found that 40 percent of IT professionals (and an even higher number of executives) are still confused by cloud computing - and that could be delaying adoption in the enterprise. Jason Hiner has a posted some results as it relates to CIOs - that revealed that IT budget slashing, which was rampant...

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SIM survey: 76% of CIO time is spent on non-technical tasks

November 10th, 2009 SIM survey: 76% of CIO time is spent on non-technical tasksPosted by Jason Hiner @ 9:05 amCategories: Tags: , , , , , , , , , One of the questions in the “IT Trend Survey” released on Monday at dealt with how IT leaders spend their time. On average, CIOs spend 76% of their time on non-technical stuff, as you can see in the chart at the bottom of this article.This is...

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SIM survey: 52% of CIOs reported diminished IT budgets in 2009, but only 28% for 2010

November 9th, 2009 SIM survey: 52% of CIOs reported diminished IT budgets in 2009, but only 28% for 2010Posted by Jason Hiner @ 2:31 pmCategories: Tags: , , , , , , , , , As part of the “IT Trend Survey” released at in Seattle on Monday there was a report from CIOs on budget levels for 2009, and projections for 2010. It was no surprise to see that budgets fell off a cliff in 2009, with...

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CIO top priorities: Productivity and cost reduction, according to SIM survey

November 9th, 2009 CIO top priorities: Productivity and cost reduction, according to SIM surveyPosted by Jason Hiner @ 11:27 amCategories: Tags: , , , , , , A new list of top priorities for IT leaders was revealed on Monday at the SIMposium 09 event in Seattle. IT/business Alignment, a perennial top concern, was bumped out of its No. 1 spot from 2008 and replaced by “Business productivity...

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Will business users get onboard with the Verizon Droid? [podcast]

November 5th, 2009 Will business users get onboard with the Verizon Droid? [podcast]Posted by Jason Hiner @ 7:18 amCategories: , , , Tags: , , , , , , , , The Verizon Droid launches Nov. 6 amid a lot of hype and anticipation. It’s also being aimed at business users. We discuss how it measures up.The Big Question is a . Larry Dignan is on vacation this week, so I have two guests: Bill...