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17:42:48 MDT -0600
Mobile device policy focus is both security and productivity
 The
business operating environment is rapidly and drastically changing. There
is an increasing demand for mobile solutions to streamline productivity and get
data closer to the end user. In services and sales functions, employees are
required to travel heavily or are frequently away from a fixed office gain
significant productivity and levels of efficiency with the use of mobile devices
such as smartphones and tablets.
 
Data security concerns
must be addressed and a mobile device policy
clearly defined to minimize liability and loss.That is where the Mobile
Device policy comes into play - more information
09:43:53 MDT -0600
Employment Picture for IT Professionals is Not Improving
A net gain of 6,600 seasonally adjusted IT jobs in April – only 20,600 jobs
added in the last 3 months – more job seekers have stopped looking for jobs with
the participation percentage being the lowest it has been since 1980 not a
recipe for bright short term future
Janco has found that market for IT Professionals continues to struggle.
IT reflects the malaise of the US economy and added only 6,600 jobs in April
while the total job market increased by only 115,000 which is well below the
number of new jobs needed to drive a strong recovery. In addition, the number of
individuals leaving the job market continues to increase with a participation
rate falling to 63.6% -- the lowest it has been since 1980. In California
the overall unemployment number is 11% and Nevada tops state unemployment at
12%. Janco has found that national unemployment rates have a direct impact
on the confidence and ability of CIOs to implement new initiatives and expand
their staffs.
- more information
07:43:52 MDT -0600
Salaries inch up while work increases
The bad news is that tech professionals are working hard for every penny they
bring home -- so hard that in many cases the extra workload outweighs the small
boost in pay.
For the second year in a row, salaries and total compensation for IT
professionals have inched up. According to Janco's and Computerworld's Salary
Survey 2012, average salaries increased modestly this year.
Hiring is also up, with 87 percent of hiring managers who responded to the
survey saying that they expect IT staff head count to increase in the next 12
months or remain the same. Only 25 percent of the total respondents reported
hiring freezes, compared with 39 percent last year. And other negative
indicators, such as salary freezes, budget cuts and layoffs, are all in
retreat.
IT, it seems, is finally on the road to recovery. Workers even seem to feel
better about the economy: Only 19 percent listed it as a challenge in the latest
survey, compared to 28 percent the prior year. - more information
05:04:47 MDT -0600
BYOD Policy meets CIO's compliance and security requirements
 BYOD has
taken off leaving many CIOs struggling to find the right technologies to cope
with the radical changes to compliance and security models that BYOD entails. In
the rush, many CIOs have not managed to update their policies to reflect BYOD
issues, which may mean advising users of their new responsibilities and support
limitations, as well as security and privacy measures.
The BYOD policy template
does just that.
BYOD include consumer smartphones and tablets which are making
their way into your organization. Going mobile makes employees happier and more
productive, but itÂ’s also risky. How can you say 'yes' to a BYOD choice and
still safeguard your corporate data, shield your network from mobile threats,
and maintain policy compliance? - more information
15:41:47 MDT -0600
Outsourcing to Strip More Job From IT and Finance
 Corporations in the U.S. and Europe will move an additional
750,000 jobs in IT, finance and other business services to India and other
low-cost countries by 2016, according to a new report.
The study notes that levels of additional offshoring in these areas will
begin to decline by 2014, and in the next eight to 10 years, the flow of jobs
offshore is likely to cease, as companies simply run out of business services
jobs suitable for moving to low-cost countries.
By 2016, a total of 2.3 million jobs in finance, IT, procurement and human
resources will have moved offshore. This represents about a third of all jobs in
these areas. India is by far the most popular destination, with nearly 40
percent of the jobs that are sent offshore headed there.
 
The report also said that additional offshoring levels in business
services, which are currently at around 150,000 new jobs each year, leveling off
or declining after 2014. The research also found that of the 5.1 million
business services jobs remaining onshore at U.S. and European companies in 2012,
only about 1.8 million have the potential to be transferred offshore, with
750,000 of those moving by 2016. So by the end of the next eight to 10 years,
the traditional model of lifting and shifting work out of Western economies into
low-cost regions will cease to be a major factor behind business services job
losses in the United States and Europe. - more information
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