Forrester, the US market research firm, says that the decline in US IT markets will be much worse than it predicted just three months ago. In June, Forrester estimated US tech markets to drop by 5.1 per cent in 2009. In the latest forecast released...
Topics: A Top Story

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WIll the lack of IT spending provide a boost to cloud computing companies this coming holiday season? It would seem so. Retailers and many other companies have to have sufficient computing resources to handle the busiest season of their year. But with...
Topics: Enterprise IT

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A year ago, IT spending fell off a cliff. The key question is will it make a comeback in this quarter? There's a lot at stake. Hardware and software companies are hoping that IT spending will make a strong comeback this quarter because of all the...
Topics: A Top Story, Enterprise IT

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Rarely has a Powerpoint presentation deck had as much destructive power as the one prepared by Eric Upin, partner at Sequoia Capital. " R.I.P. Good Times " was presented about a year ago in a mandatory meeting of all the CEOs backed by Sequoia..
Topics: A Top Story

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Tuesday was a very good day. I got to spend time with Sabrina Horn, head of the Horn Group , and Todd Defren , head of Shift Communications. These are two people that I have a lot of respect for because they've been around the block a few times and...
Topics: A Top Story

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