Category: IT Management

IT Management

Five pitfalls to avoid when migrating to the cloud

By Sharon Gaudin Mistakes can be costly. They also can be so painful they keep you from venturing any further ahead. Of course, that’s true with almost anything tech-related, but IT managers will tell you that there are some common, and potentially damaging, pitfalls that anyone looking at a cloud migration should work to avoid.…

The human side of the data revolution

By Thornton May For over a decade, data has been at or near the top of the enterprise agenda. A robust ecosystem has emerged around all aspects of data (collection, management, storage, exploitation and disposition). And yet in my discussions with Global 2000 executives, I find many are dissatisfied with their data investments and capabilities.…

Busy work, meet the buddy system

By Sharky This IT consulting outfit doesn’t just expect its unassigned consultants to show up for regular working hours — their fingers had better be moving too, reports a pilot fish who’s been there. “We were supposed to be logged in, for the whole eight hours, to the company’s online virtual reality portal,” says fish.…

What’s in a name?

By Sharky IT pilot fish is on the payroll of this consulting firm, where the standard terms for a consultant who’s not on a project are “on the beach” or “beached.” But that doesn’t mean they’re actually at the seashore. “There was an expectation that we would come into the office and make some reasonable…