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Poll: Do you say 'yes' to freelance consulting work?

July 9, 2012 6:40pm PDT

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Poll: Do you say 'yes' to freelance consulting work?

July 9, 2012 3:19pm PDT

Some developers are full-time consultants, while others moonlight or opt not to dip their toes in consulting work. Do you accept freelance consulting gigs?

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Why a small business can benefit from an IT consultant

July 9, 2012 10:30am PDT

Because the first year of a new business tends to be the "make it or break it" moment, small businesses can benefit from hiring an IT consulting firm for a number of reasons.

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Change How Business Intelligence is Managed

July 9, 2012 12:00am PDT

With the revolution of in-memory computing already under way, the question isn't if this revolution will impact businesses but when and, more importantly, how. Similar to the advance of enterprise...

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What independence means to consultants

July 3, 2012 1:39pm PDT

What independence means to consultants article root How slavish are you? How much do you decide what you do? Interesting, as are the words of Socrates And considering your last blog, I hope all...

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What independence means to consultants

July 3, 2012 1:03pm PDT

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

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An SMS-SQL Based On-Board System to Manage and Query a Database

July 3, 2012 12:00am PDT

Technological advances of recent years have facilitated the use of embedded systems. They are part of the everyday life. Thanks to them, electronic devices are increasingly present in the people...

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10 things I wish I'd known before becoming an IT consultant

July 1, 2012 12:19pm PDT

10 things I wish I'd known before becoming an IT consultant article root Spot on I nodded my head on every one. As you hinted at in your article, smart consultants will learn to adapt their...

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10 things I wish I'd known before becoming an IT consultant

July 1, 2012 10:00am PDT

Careful research, thoughtful planning, and honest self-assessment can help you make a successful leap into the IT consultant role. But the realities of the job will still surprise you.

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Cloud Bursts Into Higher Education

July 1, 2012 12:00am PDT

A study conducted by Forrester Consulting finds that university IT leaders need to focus their efforts on strengthening ties to academic departments, transitioning the internal infrastructure to a...

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Improve the proficiency of your IT consultancy's techs

June 28, 2012 12:50pm PDT

Improve the proficiency of your IT consultancy's techs article root I hate certifications, but I love the certification process Which is to say that I think most IT people have so much going on...

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Improve the proficiency of your IT consultancy's techs

June 28, 2012 12:40pm PDT

Here are three steps IT consultancies can take to get techs up to speed and then maintain a high level of expertise.

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Case Studies

Actuarial Firm Works to Transform Insurance Industry With Cloud-Based Solution

June 28, 2012 12:00am PDT

With increased regulation of insurance companies - including the upcoming Solvency II Directive in the European Union - the insurance industry has a strong need to control the cost and complexity...

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DrillBoard Worldwide: Consultancy Uses Software-as-a-Service for Football Association Training System

June 28, 2012 12:00am PDT

DrillBoard is the company behind DrillBoard Soccer Coaching Software, which helps football coaches, clubs, and national associations plan and share drills, tactics, and match analysis. DrillBoard...

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Forrester: The Total Economic Impact Of IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller

June 27, 2012 12:00am PDT

In June 2011, IBM commissioned Forrester Consulting to examine the total economic impact and potential return on investment (ROI) enterprises may realize by deploying System Storage SAN Volume...

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Forrester: Total Economic Impact Study of IBM Storwize V7000

June 27, 2012 12:00am PDT

In June 2011, IBM commissioned Forrester Consulting to examine the total economic impact and potential return on investment (ROI) that enterprises may realize by deploying Storwize V7000. The...

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IT Services Company Uses Partnering Opportunity to Expand Market Reach

June 26, 2012 12:00am PDT

Limbic Systems is a small IT business with a big mission: to provide consulting services, technology, and infrastructure to help its customers modernize and automate critical business operations....

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Cloud Gives IT Provider New Way of Serving SMBs

June 20, 2012 12:00am PDT

Advance Group is a leading provider of IT consulting and services to the Small and Medium Business (SMB) sector in Spain. Their challenges are to create new business model for SMB IT services and...

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How IT consultants should prepare for downtime

June 19, 2012 11:13am PDT

How IT consultants should prepare for downtime article root The best laid plans... ... just as this article was published, I got a call from the surgeon pushing my surgery back to July 3. Oh...

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