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ALSO CALLED:
Layoffs,
Job Cuts
DEFINITION: In a business enterprise, downsizing is reducing the number of employees on the operating payroll. Some users distinguish downsizing from a layoff, with downsizing intended to be a permanent downscaling and a layoff intended to be a temporary downscaling in which employees may later be rehired. Businesses use several techniques in downsizing, including providing incentives to take early retirement
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A clearer horizon. Do CIOs have more clarity about cloud computing?
sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com
IT BRIEFING:
This research from management consultants, Xantus, shows that while there is still a lack of clarity and a reluctance to fully commit to the cloud, there is a general acceptance from CIOs of the benefits and a growing commitment to develop those benefits.
Posted: 01 Dec 2011 | Published: 01 Dec 2011
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Capturing the ICT Dividend
sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com
ANALYST REPORT:
This report from Oxford Economics and AT&T shows ICT investment and productivity growth are closely linked - and European countries are lagging behind other parts of the world in both areas.
Posted: 01 Dec 2011 | Published: 01 Dec 2011
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Collaborative Commerce for Dummies
sponsored by Ariba, Inc.
EBOOK:
This e-book describes how using a cloud-based suite of applications and services integrated with a community of experts and trading partners can fuel the collaboration needed to improve your performance and profits.
Posted: 04 Nov 2011 | Published: 04 Nov 2011
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Creating the hybrid organisation: Making public and private sector organisations relevant in the new economy
sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com
WHITE PAPER:
This paper aims to explore the role and relevance of organisations in a future defined by economic uncertainty, changing workforce demographics, globalisation and rapid developments in social and business technologies.
Posted: 24 Oct 2011 | Published: 24 Oct 2011
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ERP In A Recovering Economy: Now is the perfect time to invest!
sponsored by IQMS
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During past economic slowdowns companies didn’t plan ahead to safeguard the ability to grow profitably. While the current economic downturn shows a need to reduce costs, many SMMs are also pursuing growth. They’re responding to market pressures and rising costs by targeting IT solutions like industry-specific ERP to set the stage for future growth.
Posted: 06 Jan 2011 | Published: 06 Jan 2011
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Expanding Business Benefit and Lowering Costs Through Desktop Optimization
sponsored by Microsoft
WHITE PAPER:
Access this report to read about an IDC study that found the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) to have a 438% ROI over three years, improving both IT and end-user productivity.
Posted: 14 Dec 2011 | Published: 14 Dec 2011
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Replication options for virtualized environments
sponsored by Quantum Corporation
PODCAST:
W. Curtis Preston, executive editor of the Storage Media Group and independent backup expert, discusses the options currently available for performing replication as part of a backup strategy for virtual machines, benefits and drawbacks of using replication in a virtualized environment.
Posted: 25 Aug 2009 | Premiered: 25 Aug 2009
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Strategic View to Virtualization: HP Enterprises to dramatically cut costs
sponsored by HP and Intel
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This podcast event provides important real-world perspectives on what virtualization is helping companies achieve, and offers suggestions on how to plan, deploy and managed virtualized environments.
Posted: 10 May 2011 | Premiered: 10 May 2011
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DOWNSIZING DEFINITION (continued): … In a business enterprise, downsizing is reducing the number of employees on the operating payroll. Some users distinguish downsizing from a layoff, with downsizing intended to be a permanent downscaling and a layoff intended to be a temporary downscaling in which employees may later be rehired. Businesses use several techniques in downsizing, including providing incentives to take early retirement and transfer to subsidiary companies, but the most common technique is to simply terminate the employment of a certain number of people.Rightsizing is downsizing in the belief that an enterprise really should operate with fewer people. Dumbsizing is downsizing that, in retrospect, failed to achieve the desired effect. Downsizing definition sponsored by WhatIs.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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