IT Consultant

Archive: 07-2012

• Acronis image backup software enables you to quickly recover clients

  Despite its drawbacks, IT consultant Erik Eckel says Acronis Backup & Recovery can play a critical role in addressing two critical and common server failures.

  Posted by Erik Eckel | July 31, 2012, 11:25 AM PDT

• What UK consultants need to know about IR35

  Under UK law IR35, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs may examine the contract between contractor and client to determine if its terms could describe an employment relationship.

  Posted by Chip Camden | July 26, 2012, 2:22 PM PDT

• Mitigate project role confusion for staff wearing multiple hats

  If you expect your developers or contractors to take on business analyst or project manager roles, here are three ways to help them be effective and stay motivated.

  Posted by Rick Freedman | July 23, 2012, 5:01 PM PDT

• Who hosts your consultancy's domain?

  Are you an uber-geeky consultant and host your firm’s domain on your own server, or do you take advantage of hosting services? Take the poll to let us know what you do.

  Posted by Chip Camden | July 19, 2012, 9:37 AM PDT

• Get project schedule metrics by using VBA

  In this Microsoft Project 2010 and VBA tutorial, Andrew Makar details how to use Visual Basic to develop a quick metrics snapshot of your project schedule.

  Posted by Andrew Makar | July 18, 2012, 9:50 AM PDT

• Use VBA to find late finish dates in Microsoft Project 2010

  Reduce your project administration burden by using VBA code to identify late tasks within the context of your overall Microsoft Project 2010 schedule.

  Posted by Andrew Makar | July 11, 2012, 8:19 AM PDT

• Deciding who pays for a client-related expense

  Get general guidelines on when consultants or their clients should pay for such expenses as travel, necessary equipment and software, and paid software licenses.

  Posted by Chip Camden | July 9, 2012, 9:17 AM PDT

• What independence means to consultants

  Chip Camden explores the question of whether independent consultants are truly free and, if so, to what degree.

  Posted by Chip Camden | July 3, 2012, 1:03 PM PDT

• An agile management success story: Interview with Glu Mobile's CEO

  Glu Mobile CEO Niccolo De Masi opens up about the challenges of running an agile enterprise in the mobile gaming space.

  Posted by Rick Freedman | July 2, 2012, 5:17 PM PDT