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Effect of baby boomers retirements on IT training programs

IT managers are bracing for baby boomers to retire and trying to offset declines in the number of college graduates in technology-related fields—one of the effects of this is that training programs are receiving increased emphasis in 2008 and beyond. Training Budget Per Employee, Q4 2007

• Median spending was $2,000 per employee

• For companies in the 25th percentile, $1,000 per employee

• For companies in the 75th percentline, $3,000 per employee

Source: Computer Economics, 2008 IT Salary Report

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Financial giant goes green

The corporate IT group of a very large, worldwide financial organization with 100,000 employees, has initiated an ongoing “greening” process. This is focused largely on reducing energy use both to decrease the corporation's carbon footprint while creating a net savings in operational costs over the lifetime of new, more energy-efficient equipment, including new storage systems.

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Planning a Green Storage Initiative

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