recession

The struggle is on in 2009

dblacharski — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:52:15 -0500

ZDNet blogger Brian Sommer wrote today that service firms are in for a struggle in 2009, and I think his crystal ball has the right dope. In fact, it doesn't take a crystal ball to know that almost everybody is in for a hard time this year.

10 things that won't survive the recession

ITworld staff — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:56:30 -0500

it seems to me that this recession will be something unprecedented. One reason is that that there was no Internet or mobile technology in the 1930s. That means individual people and companies have very low cost, high efficiency alternatives for doing a wide ranging of activities. That will accelerate the demise of those things fated to be replaced anyway. Here are 10 things that I believe won't survive the recession.

Recession-Proof Your Business by Recession-Proofing IT

ExecutiveBrief — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:59:01 -0500

Whatever the economic realities may be, technology is an integral part of majority of business operations the world over. How do you maintain your tech-reliant operations in the midst of a challenging business climate?

How recessions make good people do bad things

ITworld staff — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:38:37 -0500

Greed, anger or desperation are what motivate insiders to attack their own companies. Here are some of the insider issues to look out for during a recession...

Financial reports confirm fears for IT

ITworld staff — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:34:07 -0400

Financial reports are confirming market watchers' fears that the U.S. is heading into recession, dragging the global tech industry down with it.

Ways to recession-proof your WAN

ITworld staff — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:08:14 -0400

Unless you're in one of those rare industries that thrives in recessions, that means it's batten-down-the-hatches time. In anticipation of the grimness, here are some tips for keeping your WAN spending under control.

Contrarian outlook for channel members

dblacharski — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:44:41 -0400

The economic devastation continues to create a lot of speculation as to what is going to happen to the IT industry and to the greater sales channel of VARs and other partners. At first, we didn't think we'd be hurt. After all, everybody still needs hardware and software, right?

Channel business during recession

dblacharski — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:04:24 -0400

There are certain things that are hard to sell during a recession. RVs, for example. The Midwest RV show was in town, and not surprisingly, nobody's buying the house-on-wheels these days.

Okay, I hear you, we're not in a recession. Only a "mental recession", right? Things are better than they've ever been? You work for Exxon?

7 survival tips for managing IT in an economic slowdown

unameits — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:38:09 -0400

Small and midsized businesses may not be receiving the right advice on how best to cut IT spending

11 ways to save money online

ITworld staff — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:31:05 -0400

Maybe you've heard: We're in an economic downturn. For that reason, most of us are tightening our belts and looking for deals. So to help you keep more of your cash, here's a list of 11 ways you can go online to save money. Some of these sites aren't new, but they bear repeating as a guide in turbulent financial times. We welcome you to add your own suggestions in the "comments" field at the end of this story.