CIOs more cautious on IT budgets, plan more outsourcing: survey
New CIO survey finds somewhat tighter IT budgets, and a couple of surprises: less money for cloud, and a new outsourcing destination.
Service Oriented
Service technology -- from SOA to cloud to IT service management -- promises many "-ilities": greater agility, flexibility, and reusability. Joe McKendrick explores the challenges and opportunities with service orientation, and how to capitalize on these emerging computing philosophies.
Joe McKendrick
Joe McKendrick is an author, consultant and speaker specializing in trends and developments shaping the technology industry.
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