Frank Hayes

If it seems like lately there hasn't been much good news for people who work in IT, consider this: According to a new survey, most users think IT is doing a pretty good job

A recent survey by the American Management Association and the ePolicy Institute indicated that 20.1 percent of companies surveyed say...

Are U.S. IT workers grossly overpaid? That's what some Canadian CIOs claim. But what else can they say?

What wasn't hype was that the System/360 would change IT forever. And you're still living with those changes today. For good and for ill. Whether you're a mainframer or not.

Here's a comforting bedtime story: Offshoring won't just save companies money. It will also create jobs. And reduce inflation. And grow the economy. Those are the top-line conclusions of a new report from the Information Technology Association of America, the IT vendors' lobbying group.

Worries about offshore outsourcing aren't just for IT people anymore.

Corporate IT is a risky business. That's not new, but it's truer now than ever before. Technology, business conditions and strategic requirements change constantly. You can never know in advance whether you really understand what users and the business need, or whether technology can deliver it. And, oh yes, there really are people gunning for you.

If you had any doubts about the effects of offshoring on IT pay, you can stop doubting. For programmers, it's starting to look like the end for big paydays, and maybe for any paydays at all.