IT Consultant

Archive: 04-2012

• Reduce injury risks and gain efficiencies with ServerLIFT devices

  If your large consultancy can justify the cost, an IT equipment lift such as ones from ServerLIFT offers a number of benefits.

  Posted by Erik Eckel | April 27, 2012, 4:15 PM PDT

• Post-close requests from clients: When is enough too much?

  Read advice on how many hours you should eat on clients’ post-final invoice tasks, and how to avoid these requests in the first place.

  Posted by Ken Hardin | April 25, 2012, 7:37 AM PDT

• The most stressful elements of breaking in to full-time consulting

  When you became an independent consultant, was the most stressful part finding enough business to stay afloat, the feast or famine syndrome, or something else?

  Posted by Chip Camden | April 24, 2012, 9:04 AM PDT

• Download TechRepublic Pro's Data Backup Policy to avoid data loss

  TechRepublic Pro’s customizable Data Backup Policy will help your organization determine what needs backing up and specify where to find that information.

  Posted by Erik Eckel | April 20, 2012, 11:43 PM PDT

• The fine line between persistence and stagnation in IT consulting

  Ask yourself these five questions to determine whether you’re persisting in progress or stagnating in your IT consulting career.

  Posted by Chip Camden | April 18, 2012, 2:34 PM PDT

• Five cloud-based PM tools to suit a wide range of projects

  Learn about Zoho Projects, Planbox, ProWorkflow, Basecamp, and Milestone Planner to determine if one of the project management tools might be the right fit for your client.

  Posted by Ken Hardin | April 17, 2012, 6:37 AM PDT

• VMware VSP accreditation: What consultants can expect

  The VMware Sales Professional 5 accreditation helps consultants understand and sell VMware’s virtualization solutions. Learn what each VSP training module covers.

  Posted by Erik Eckel | April 14, 2012, 11:50 PM PDT

• Why 'Value Dials' is a game-changing concept in portfolio management

  Learn how disciplined portfolio management helps organizations select and deliver the right projects to fulfill their strategic goals.

  Posted by Rick Freedman | April 11, 2012, 1:45 PM PDT

• IT consultants' four overselling mistakes

  Chip Camden identifies common overselling mistakes consultants make and boils down the basic formula for avoiding this practice.

  Posted by Chip Camden | April 10, 2012, 10:43 AM PDT

• Image-based backups add recovery flexibility

  Erik Eckel describes the specific ways in which image-based backups are critical safeguards for IT consulting work.

  Posted by Erik Eckel | April 4, 2012, 9:36 AM PDT