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Dallas News: Experts at Dallas cyber summit say speed essential in fight against high-tech crime

May 11, 2010/0 Comments/in Dallas IT, dallas technology news, Information Technology, IT, IT Budgets, IT Spending, Technology, Technology Budgets/by admin

"We have to move at a speed that, frankly, these collaborations have not traditionally been capable of."

Cybercriminals certainly are speeding up.

According to the FBI, the cost of online scams and fraud for Americans more than doubled from 2008 to 2009, reaching nearly $560 million.

The organizers of the Worldwide Cybersecurity Summit planned from the beginning for the event to be a launching pad for concrete results.

The biggest component of the conference organized by the EastWest Institute was a series of workshops where attendees – security professionals, government officials and business executives – worked with industry experts to craft suggestions for how their industries could prepare for cyberattacks.

Job Tips and Job News – IT Hiring Jumps in April; Demand Up Sharply for Full-Time Workers

May 11, 2010/0 Comments/in dallas technology news, Information Technology, IT, IT Budgets, IT Jobs, IT Professionals, IT Spending, IT Workers, Job Tips, Technology, Technology Budgets/by admin

By Patrick Thibodeau on Mon, May 10, 2010

Computerworld — Last week’s U.S. government report showing an increase of 290,000 jobs in April brought some good news to tech workers as there was a sharp increase in IT hiring.

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Perhaps even more important for tech workers, Dice.com, an IT jobs board, reported a sizable increase in the percentage of opportunities for full-time rather than contract workers.

In terms of the broader numbers, TechServe Alliance , an industry group that tracks month-to-month IT hiring trends, reported Monday that tech employers added 17,300 jobs in April, rebounding from a slight dip in March. Alexandria, Va.-based TechServe said the latest numbers, part of a mostly upward trend that started late last year, are a clear indication that momentum has returned to the technology market.

Foote Partners LLC in Vero Beach, Fla., Monday released a report that supported TechServe Alliance’s analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Foote said its analysis of IT employment saw a net gain of 8,800 jobs in April, representing a swing of nearly 16,000 jobs from March when IT employment dipped by nearly as much.

It’s important to note that that there is no one analysis or set of numbers on the state of IT hiring. The various groups that analyze labor data can pull from different government labor data sets, that can either be broad or more focused on bellwether categories, such as in the case in Foote. But while the approaches may differ, there is usually agreement on the broader trends.

IT Outsourcing: 3 Reasons Your Vendor Won’t Innovate

May 11, 2010/0 Comments/in Information Technology, IT, IT Budgets, IT Spending, Technology, Technology Budgets/by admin

Once you’ve figured out what innovation means to you, seek out providers that line up with your definition

Stephanie Overby (CIO (US))
Tags | outsourcing | IT outsourcing | innovation

Internal IT organizations choose to outsource for any number of reasons: to cut costs, improve service, increase efficiency. Increasingly, they’re seeking innovation from their IT outsourcing partners, even though many don’t have a clear picture of what innovation means in the context of outsourcing. Consequently, those IT departments are not getting much innovation from their service providers.

According to a 2009 Forrester Research survey, 38 percent of IT outsourcing customers said lack of innovation or continuous improvement was their greatest challenge with existing vendors–up from 33 percent the previous year. (Also see CIO’s Exclusive Outsourcing and Innovation Survey.)

"Clients expect more from their service providers than just a cost reduction and reliable service," says Forrester Senior Analyst Chris Andrews. "In many cases they want their supplier to be aligned with their own business concerns, and that implies some level of evolution in the supplier’s capabilities."

Leading IT outsourcing providers recognize that innovation is integral to their survival. "None of the service providers I have ever spoken with is unwilling to engage in an innovation discussion," says Andrews, who recently interviewed ten technology service providers to figure out the disconnect between customer expectations for and outsourcer delivery of innovation.

So what’s the problem? In a word–it’s you. Andrews says IT outsourcing customers make the following three seemingly basic, yet critical mistakes in attempting to procure innovation from their external partners. He recommends ways they can address these mistakes to obtain the innovation they seek from their vendors.

Contract Sr. JDE Business Analyst Opportunity with Great Company in Dallas, TX

May 10, 2010/0 Comments/in Dallas Contract-to-hire IT jobs/by admin

We pay for referrals, so if this opportunity is not a good match for your skills or you are not available but know someone who is, please forward this link to them.

Senior JDE Business Analyst

The Sr. JDE Business Analyst interacts with business users, management and technical teams to lead implementation and maintenance of business critical processes and related systems.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

a. Participates in ERP and related system development lifecycle

i. Responsible for system development deliverables

ii. Defines, creates and communicates appropriate process documents such as scope document, project plan, configuration document, QA plan, and training plan.

iii. Implements and maintains key global system (ERP) setup

iv. Participates in data conversion processes where necessary

v. Participates in QA process

vi. Assists implementation teams with training, testing, and cutover support

b. Participates in change control process

i. Defines, creates and communicates change requests and functional specs for enhancement requirements such as reports, interfaces and interactive applications.

ii. Works with senior management, as well as functional users

iii. Communicates requirements to Programmer team

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE OF CANDIDATE:

a. Bachelors degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or BA with equivalent work experience

b. Minimum 5 years experience in JDE EnterpriseOne Financial configuration

c. Proven ability to deliver project with minimum external guidance

d. Specific knowledge of JDE Financial and Procure to Pay systems

We pay for referrals, so if this opportunity is not a good match for your skills or you are not available but know someone who is, please forward this link to them.

Also have a client with 11 open Contract-to-hire JDE positions in Dallas:

CNC – 2 Positions

Sr JDE BA 4 – 5 Positions

Sr JDE Developer Positions

If you have this experience, feel you are a fit for this position, and are interested, please answer the questions below:

1) Do you have an updated Word copy of your resume?

2) What is your availability to start?

3) Are you open to a contract position?

4) What is your current salary or pay rate?

5) Are you currently eligible to work for any employer in the US?

6) When is the best time to contact you and what # can you be reached at for this opportunity?

We pay for referrals, so if this opportunity is not a good match for your skills or you are not available but know someone who is, please forward this link to them.

Regards,

Mike Hanes
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Dallas IT News – Security expert Bruce Schneier says at Dallas cybsecurity conference that data is the pollution of the Information Age

May 5, 2010/0 Comments/in CIO, Dallas CIO, Dallas CIOs, Dallas Information Technology, Dallas IT, Dallas IT News, dallas technology news, Information Technology, IT, IT Budgets, IT Spending, Technology, Technology Budgets/by admin

During a panel discussion at the Worldwide Cybersecurity Summit in Dallas yesterday afternoon that otherwise was as dry as a highway in the Sahara, security guru Bruce Schneier made a provocative argument.

He contended that just as pollution was the unfortunate byproduct of the Industrial Revolution, data is the waste product of the digital revolution.

And just like pollution, all the data we generate during our lives never degrades.

He noted that almost every transaction and interaction now generates data.

Truly Partnering With Your Dallas IT Clients

April 2, 2010/0 Comments/in Dallas IT, Dallas IT Consulting, Dallas IT Managers, Dallas IT Recruiter, Dallas IT Recruiting, Dallas IT Staff Aug, Dallas IT Staff Augmentation, Dallas IT Staffing, Dallas Technical Consulting, Dallas Technical recruiter, Dallas Technical Recruiting, Dallas Technical Staff Aug, Dallas Technical Staff Augmentation, Dallas Technical Staffing/by admin

Truly Partnering With Your Dallas IT Clients

Many Dallas IT Consulting/IT Recruiting firms seem to lack an understanding on what it means to partner with their clients’ in a long-term relationship. It seems that some firms are just concerned with billable hours and one-off placement fees than actually serving their clients true needs. A case in point was a situation I encountered at one such firm in which I was employed. I was the Director of the Dallas branch of a New York IT Consulting firm and was account manager of a financial client where we had placed a programmer. This programmer was not working out well and the client was thinking of replacing him, however, the president of the New York IT consulting firm I was with was determined to keep this programmer there for the 90 day guarantee period just so they could earn their fee. I actually called the programmer and asked if he knew that the client was thinking of letting him go and told him that he really needed to “step up” his learning process and come up to speed or we would have to replace him. The candidate did better for a short period of time. At around 95 days after he was hired, the Dallas IT Development Manager called to say that the candidate was not working out and could we find a replacement. I spoke with the president of our firm and he said “no way, they have to pay us”. I was very uncomfortable with this approach, but really had no say in the final decision. Although I had asked if we could not be flexible on the 90 day guarantee period, he proceeded, in no uncertain terms, to tell me what he wanted me to tell the manager – to pay us immediately. The client paid us all right, and then put us on their “blacklist”.

As a technical account manager/recruiter, do you truly partner with your clients? As a 13 year veteran of Dallas IT Operations and Technical Consulting/Recruiting, I really do desire to partner with my clients in a long-term relationship that adds value. That is why I considered it a “blessing in disguise” when that particular company I was with decided to to close the Dallas office I operated. I launched my own company, ProVisionTech, and now am able to operate my own company with what I feel are sound and honest business practices.

Sincerely,

Mike Hanes

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Truly Partnering With Your Dallas IT Clients

March 12, 2010/0 Comments/in Dallas IT, Information Technology, IT, IT Professionals, Technology/by admin

Many IT Consulting/IT Recruiting firms seem to lack an understanding on what it means to partner with their clients’ in a long-term relationship. It seems that some firms are just concerned with billable hours and one-off placement fees than actually serving their clients true needs. A case in point was a situation I encountered at one such firm in which I was employed. I was the Director of the Dallas branch of a New York IT Consulting firm and was account manager of a financial client where we had placed a programmer. This programmer was not working out well and the client was thinking of replacing him, however, the president of the New York IT consulting firm I was with was determined to keep this programmer there for the 90 day guarantee period just so they could earn their fee. I actually called the programmer and asked if he knew that the client was thinking of letting him go and told him that he really needed to “step up” his learning process and come up to speed or we would have to replace him. The candidate did better for a short period of time. At around 95 days after he was hired, the client IT Development Manager called to say that the candidate was not working out and could we find a replacement. I spoke with the president of our firm and he said “no way, they have to pay us”. I was very uncomfortable with this approach, but really had no say in the final decision. Although I had asked if we could not be flexible on the 90 day guarantee period, he proceeded, in no uncertain terms, to tell me what he wanted me to tell the manager – to pay us immediately. The client paid us all right, and then put us on their “blacklist”.

As a technical account manager/recruiter, do you truly partner with your clients? As a 13 year veteran of Dallas IT Operations and Technical Consulting/Recruiting, I really do desire to partner with my clients in a long-term relationship that adds value. That is why I considered it a “blessing in disguise” when that particular company I was with decided to to close the Dallas office I operated. I launched my own company, ProVisionTech, and now am able to operate my own company with what I feel are sound and honest business practices.

Sincerely,

Mike Hanes

Free Report – 5 things you need to know before hiring an IT Consulting/Staffing company

February 26, 2010/0 Comments/in Dallas Information Technology, Dallas IT, Dallas IT Candidates, Dallas IT Directors, Dallas IT Managers, Dallas IT News, Dallas IT Recruiter, Dallas IT Recruiting, Dallas IT Staff Aug, Dallas IT Staffing, Dallas Technical Recruiting, Dallas Technical Staff Aug, Dallas Technical Staff Augmentation, dallas technology news, Information Technology, IT, IT Professionals, Technology/by admin

Mike Hanes
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IT Staff Augmentation – Effective Way to Deal With Resource Crunch

January 20, 2010/0 Comments/in Dallas CIOs, Dallas IT, Dallas IT Candidates, Dallas IT Consultants, Dallas IT Consulting, Dallas IT Contractors, Dallas IT Directors, Dallas IT Managers, Dallas IT Programmers, Dallas IT Recruiting, Dallas IT Staff Aug, Dallas IT Staff Augmentation, Dallas IT Staffing/by admin

Dallas IT Recruiters must commit to excellence and consistently raising our standards when it comes to working with our clients.

January 18, 2010/0 Comments/in Dallas IT Candidates, Dallas IT Consultants, Dallas IT Consulting, Dallas IT Contractors, Dallas IT Directors, Dallas IT Managers, Dallas IT Recruiting, Dallas IT Staff Aug, Dallas IT Staff Augmentation/by admin

I was screening an IT candidate a while back for a developer position with one of our Dallas IT clients and noticed that the resume he had emailed stated that he was a BA on his last 3 positions. I told him thanks for his resume, but my client needed a developer. He said he was a developer and I asked why his resume stated he was a BA. He said that the last Dallas IT Consulting/Recruiting firm he had spoken with had “tweaked” his resume to match a requirement one of their clients had open. To me this is just plain wrong. For one thing, a Recruiting firm should never try to squeeze someone into a position they are not a fit for just to make a buck.

Years ago I interviewed for an account manager position with this same Dallas recruiting firm. I a way I am glad that at that time they chose not to extend an offer to me and I would work for them now that I know that they engage in these types of unethical practices. Even if this recruiting firm does not necessarily condone these practices, if someone working at the firm that chose to engage in unethical practices, it tarnishes the image of the entire firm.

I had a similar situation happen with a company that I worked for out of New York. I managed the Dallas office of this company and had recruiters supporting me out of New York and New Jersey offices. I had a situation where the recruiters just were not finding candidates with the right skills my clients were looking for. They were submitting plenty of candidates, but none were a fit. One recruiter promised me that her candidate had all the experience my Dallas client was looking for although his resume did not reflect the experience. I told her that, if the candidate had the experience with certain programming tools my client was looking for, to have the candidate expound in the body of the resume how he had used the tools and then I would submit them.

Without my knowledge, this recruiter changed the candidates resume to match the requirement (without the candidate’s knowledge, consent, or permission) and sent it back to me. I submitted the resume to my client and he immediately requested an interview with the candidate based on what he saw in the resume. I scheduled the interview and after the interview the manager called to ask why we had changed the candidate’s resume without their knowledge. I told him that we never touch candidate resumes (so I thought). He told me the candidate said he did not have the experience mentioned in the resume and that the recruiter must have added it.

Once I found out what had happened I called the candidate immediately to confirm that he had not updated his own resume and then I called the president of our company to discuss the problem. The recruiter told him that she had corroborated with the candidate on what to change on his resume (which he denied) and the president believed her. He told me to get the candidate another interview – WHAT?

I was so embarrassed that this situation had wasted my clients’ time. IT managers are too busy to have their time wasted interviewing candidates that are not a fit. As recruiters, we must commit to excellence and consistently raising our standards when it comes to working with our clients. We must operate with integrity at all times. We must exhibit INTEGRITY in RECRUITING.

Mike Hanes

ProVisionTech

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