Tag Archives: budget

CIOs give go-ahead to delayed IT projects

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

16 Mar 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

Which IT projects placed on the backburner will get the go-ahead from CIOs as the economy recovers? Software and hardware upgrades are most likely, followed by virtualization, Web site design, internal collaboration, cloud computing and social media, says RHI.

 

How Intel cut internal IT costs

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur

03 Dec 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

IT managers waiting around for that special day when they get budget relief and use it to fix all their problems are setting themselves up for disappointment, says internal IT at Intel.

— reprinted by IT World, How Intel cut internal IT costs

City of Toronto announces capital budget

Posted on November 6, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur

06 Nov 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

CIO Dave Wallace, Councillor Shelley Carroll and Brian Zeiler-Kligman of the Toronto Board of Trade discuss spending on the IT front.

Five reasons your family doctor isn’t using EMR

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur

24 Jun 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

A GP and the CEO of OntarioMD weigh in on the roadblocks to electronic medical records for family physicians in Ontario.

How to reduce the burden on your IT budget

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur

06 Apr 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

Info-Tech recommends 18 tactics to help IT managers cut server and storage costs using a new methodology called Cost-to-Serve.

— reprinted by CIO.com, How to Reduce the Burden on Your IT Budget

IT cost-cutting tactics: LinkedIn users tell all

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur

12 Mar 2009, CIO Canada

In LinkedIn Answers last week, Peter B. Giblett raised the question, “Cost effective IT? How is your business adapting to changing economic circumstances?” Senior technology executives respond.

— reprinted by IT World, IT cost-cutting tactics: LinkedIn users tell all

 

Budget commits $50 million to quantum computing centre

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur

28 Jan 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

With matching funds from the province of Ontario and RIM founder Mike Lazaridis, University of Waterloo’s Institute for Quantum Computing will receive $150 million to build a research facility and attract talent.

New data centre will save $1 million a year, Sun says

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur

27 Jan 2009,  ComputerWorld Canada

The largest data centre consolidation project in the company’s history boasts new design, power and cooling technologies, and even grey water diversion plans.

— reprinted by Computerworld.com, Sun says its new data center will save $1 million a year

CATA’s 10-step program to avoid a financial crisis

Posted on November 27, 2008 by Jennifer Kavur

27 Nov 2008, ComputerWorld Canada

Financial managers who follow CATA’s advice could become role models to the rest of the world, according to one Info-Tech Research Group analyst.

Farm Credit Canada cultivates its printing strategy

Posted on September 28, 2008 by Jennifer Kavur

28 Sep 2008, ComputerWorld Canada

The country’s largest financial institution for agricultural organizations discusses its efforts to optimize its purchase of devices, its use of toner and its environmental footprint.

Toronto firm grades overall efficiency of IT shops

Posted on September 16, 2008 by Jennifer Kavur

16 Sep 2008, ComputerWorld Canada

NegenIT says it will give companies a way to lower costs and increase margins by looking at benchmark results and other measures of technology success.

Managing your wireless telecom bills

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Jennifer Kavur

23 Jul 2008, ComputerWorld Canada

More handsets, more data, more usage means more money, yet many businesses don’t even audit their wireless bills. See where wireless telecom expense management comes in.