Volume 4, Issue 2 - February 2009
Based on what we're seeing these days, I've started to feel like we're facing a kind of perfect-storm scenario when it comes to the IT
resourcing market. Because of the economic downturn, a lot of baby boomers are opting to come out of retirement and go back to work. On the other end of the age scale, you've got a lot of kids coming out of college, eager to get started on
their own careers. It goes against the usual order of things, and it's putting people with different skills and working styles into direct competition with each other.
That's making it even harder for front-line managers to find
the right blend of resources for a given project team. Depending on the company, the veterans' mainframe savvy may be absolutely essential. But you might also need the younger generations' knack for recognizing 2.0 opportunities. In fact,
I came across a great article on this topic in NetworkWorld. It's worth reading.
I don't usually do direct InSys plugs in the
newsletter, but I guess there's a first time for everything! If you're facing these kinds of generational staffing issues, give us a call. We can help!
Linda Magnusson-Rosario, CEO
Business & IT Alignment
Should you stop aligning IT with the business? The business side of the organization often asks for the wrong things from IT, primarily because they don't know everything IT can do to help solve a
problem. Besides, business goals are always changing, adapting to shifts in the business environment, so the right projects today are often wrong by the time they get done. Read the article.
Managed Services in an IP World
A report from Insight Research predicts managed services revenue will grow from nearly $30 billion in 2008 to nearly $43 billion in 2013. The study deals with five managed service segments: data
center services, infrastructure, LAN services, WAN services and mobility services. Check out an excerpt of the report here.
IT Professionals and Social Networks
Social networks like Facebook (150 million users), Twitter (4.4 million users) and LinkedIn (34 million users) are some of the fastest growing sites on the Internet and they're not just
being used for aimless chatter. Busy IT professionals are using social networks for serious IT business. Read the article.
Why Isn't Linux Funny?
A blog post at Computerworld wonders if Linux would get more traction in the marketplace if its users weren't so gosh-darned serious. There's an old joke they tell at Microsoft, for example: How many
Windows programmers does it take to change a light bulb? Read the post.
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