James Maguire

Tim Young, VMware’s VP of Social Enterprise, is something of a pioneer. He’s on the leading edge of trend we’ll see more of in the years ahead: social networking in the enterprise. The company that Young founded in 2005, Socialcast, was acquired in May 2011 by VMware. Socialcast is – to grossly oversimplify it – […]

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Upgrading to Windows 7 offers a number of advantages, yet some businesses continue to delay migrating. Part of that hesitation might be pure inertia – a major upgrade is no small task. That’s especially true if you’re upgrading a dozen (or several hundred) machines. But if you’ve been running XP so long it’s now tied […]

If you’ve worked in IT for any length of time, you know that IT salary levels can vary wildly between staffers with the same job title. As in any industry, in the tech sector factors like experience, specialized knowledge, and overall talent can – and often do – dramatically affect paycheck size. In short, the […]

So many cool ipad apps, so little time. Yes, there are soooo many iPad apps – between 30,000 to 50,000 in total, and the number vaults higher every day. So among the zillions, which iPad apps are the very best? Which apps are truly “must-have”? The iPad, after all, can enhance your life in many […]

IT salary levels, based on a variety of IT salary surveys, have hit a rough patch in the last few years. The decent gains in IT salaries prior to 2007 have been essentially eaten away by the long downturn. That’s the bad news. The good news is that IT professionals continue to pull in some […]

IT paychecks have suffered in the economic downturn, with a generally flattening effect over the last few years. James Maguire reports on the small ray of sunshine in IT salary levels. GO TO 2011 IT SALARY GUIDE (list of IT salaries). Also see: The 2010 IT Salary Guide The good news: the The 2011 IT […]

Now available: The 2012 IT Salary Guide   GO TO 2011 IT SALARY GUIDE (list of IT salaries). Also see: The 2010 IT Salary Guide The good news: the The 2011 IT Salary Guide demonstrates that IT salary levels are once again headed upward. The 2011 IT Salary Guide indicates some respectable boosts in average […]

Would you believe a list of developer and IT salaries posted on the Internet, anonymously? Some may scoff, yet plenty of wage slaves have flocked to Glassdoorsince it launched in 2008. The site enables users – without publishing their name – to post their salary figure. In exchange they get to see the salary data […]

In today’s IT landscape, reams of data flow endlessly: revenue, inventory levels, staff activity, budgets. Making sense of this surging river of data is the purpose of business intelligence software. BI software’s ability to display many essential data streams on easily viewable screens makes it invaluable for business decision makers. To gain insight into the […]