Managing It in a Downturn

This new pocket guide examines, during this period of economic downturn, what IT executives can do to stretch budgets to maintain a useful and reliable network of IT services, and examine where new technologies, free software and license renegotiation can make budgets work harder. With the world stumbling through an economic downturn, IT managers are under pressure to shave costs from the technology operations that keep organizations running smoothly. Cutbacks abound, staff cuts look likely and new projects are being back-burnered. These are the days in which IT managers really earn their bread and butter. Against this backdrop of turbulence, this pocket guide examines what IT executives can do to stretch budget to maintain a useful and reliable network of IT services, and examine where new technologies, free software and license renegotiation can make budgets work harder. Because all companies are different, the intention is not to recommend specific changes, but