Archives : October 2009

IT workers upskilling to tackle downturn

published on 2009/10/30 by

With continued uncertainty about the state of the economy, and mixed feelings about how both industry in general and the IT sector will fare in coming years, IT staff are (unsurprisingly) polishing their CVs and seeking new skills which will make them more attractive candidates during the recruitment process.According to the IT Job Board, a UK specialist recruitment agency, 83% of IT professionals are thinking about gaining new qualifications, with 37% stating that their motivation is improving their chances of getting a job. Top subjects for study are project management, Microsoft qualifications, and Cisco certifications, with "the most popular choices......

Is Voice dead or just undergoing a transformation?

published on 2009/10/29 by Rob Evans

Om Malik recently wrote a blog post entitled "Voice Is Dead or Long Live Voice?" and discussed how voice is becoming free and just an application on the network. Om points out two recent developments of Verizon allowing Google Voice over its 3G network and that AT&T will also allow Skype over its 3G network. Both of these highlight that voice is becoming an application and it doesn't matter how it's encoded, it will ultimately be transported across the network as IP. Om goes on to link to Andy Abramson's post "Voice 3.0: The Era of API Calling" which talks......

Is Voice dead or just undergoing a transformation?

Enterprise IT spend austere in South Africa; some recovery in 2010

published on 2009/10/28 by Simon Marshall

Enterprises in South Africa are spending less on IT as they try to eke out lessening, unpredictable budgets in the face of continuing recession. Increasingly, senior financial executives are being involved in purchase decision-making, but there are signs that South Africa is attaching greater importance to planning and spend behind adopting enterprise mobility.According to the Enterprise Software in South Africa 2009 report, 63% of medium-to-large enterprises budgeted annually to spend 1% or greater on IT in 2005, but that figure has dropped dramatically to just 39% today. There's also been a change in the way the money is spent, with......

Enterprise IT spend austere in South Africa; some recovery in 2010

published on 2009/10/28 by Simon Marshall

Enterprises in South Africa are spending less on IT as they try to eke out lessening, unpredictable budgets in the face of continuing recession. Increasingly, senior financial executives are being involved in purchase decision-making, but there are signs that South Africa is attaching greater importance to planning and spend behind adopting enterprise mobility.According to the Enterprise Software in South Africa 2009 report, 63% of medium-to-large enterprises budgeted annually to spend 1% or greater on IT in 2005, but that figure has dropped dramatically to just 39% today. There's also been a change in the way the money is spent, with......

Why WAN optimization is important to consider during this economic climate?

published on 2009/10/28 by Jean Critcher

As 2009 winds down, most enterprises who follow the standard calendar fiscal year, are typically in budget planning mode if not already finished for 2010 spend. Indeed, we have seen some hestitation or delay in some investments this year. A more popular request of late is that enterprises are requesting more OPEX based services rather than adding CAPEX to their end of year bottom lines. WAN optimization remains a technology area still in demand given the changes of focus on consolidation and virtualization, which are common areas for quicker cost reduction around IT but where maintaining performance remains a challenge. Managed WAN optimization provides many......

Why WAN optimization is important to consider during this economic climate?